Reefer Madness Zoa Growout Competition! 2019

JerSaint · Apr 13, 2019

Are either PJB if Fastest going to KOR? I have 2 more frags I can bring with me.

pjb9166 · Apr 13, 2019

JerSaint said:
Are either PJB if Fastest going to KOR? I have 2 more frags I can bring with me.

Jeremy

My son and I are planning on going to KOR. It's your call. If that's what you want to do, so be it.
I just don't want you to feel obligated or that this reflects on you in anyway. I truly appreciate what you did to pull everything together.

Skydvr · Apr 15, 2019

Sorry, I've been away for team training.

Paul, I'm not so sure how they would have faired in my care. I apparently forgot to turn my pumps back on after feeding Thurday morning before work (I need to build my own controller and power supply, the built in 10 minute feeding timer is too short). I left for NC after work and didn't get back home until 3:30 this morning. Something like 93.5 hours with no flow. Things aren't looking so good right now, other than the Katrapora and the dragonette, which don't seem to care. There was a pretty thick surface film. I haven't been able to find my Trimma goby or my hi-fin goby pair. If I can't turn this around, I'm thinking of calling it quits on the corals for a bit and focus on breeding.

If you don't end up grabbing another one from Jeremy, you can keep mine. Otherwise, I'll have you hold on to mine until the end of the week if you don't mind. I'm doing a 90% waterchange tonight and see how things go from there.

pjb9166 · Apr 15, 2019

Skydvr said:
Sorry, I've been away for team training.

Paul, I'm not so sure how they would have faired in my care. I apparently forgot to turn my pumps back on after feeding Thurday morning before work (I need to build my own controller and power supply, the built in 10 minute feeding timer is too short). I left for NC after work and didn't get back home until 3:30 this morning. Something like 93.5 hours with no flow. Things aren't looking so good right now, other than the Katrapora and the dragonette, which don't seem to care. There was a pretty thick surface film. I haven't been able to find my Trimma goby or my hi-fin goby pair. If I can't turn this around, I'm thinking of calling it quits on the corals for a bit and focus on breeding.

If you don't end up grabbing another one from Jeremy, you can keep mine. Otherwise, I'll have you hold on to mine until the end of the week if you don't mind. I'm doing a 90% waterchange tonight and see how things go from there.

We are down to one polyp. Not each. One polyp. My son and I tore down the tank. Good excuse to setup the 90. I found two of the polyps. The flesh was turning opaque. Looks like they were simply dieing. He said that he would bring new frags to KOR. I guess a few people are having issues. I don't like the way he fragged them. He didn't take any of the substrate they were attached to. I don't know if he tried the method in which you pretty much just cut the power off and leave the food there. I guess what happens is the foot will grow a new head and the cut polyps in theory heal. I'm not mad at him. I'm disappointed in the situation.

FREAKINRICAN69 · Apr 17, 2019

Good lcuk to all and keep me posted i'd like to see these grow outs!

RossTheReefer1 · Apr 17, 2019

Skydvr said:
Sorry, I've been away for team training.

Paul, I'm not so sure how they would have faired in my care. I apparently forgot to turn my pumps back on after feeding Thurday morning before work (I need to build my own controller and power supply, the built in 10 minute feeding timer is too short). I left for NC after work and didn't get back home until 3:30 this morning. Something like 93.5 hours with no flow. Things aren't looking so good right now, other than the Katrapora and the dragonette, which don't seem to care. There was a pretty thick surface film. I haven't been able to find my Trimma goby or my hi-fin goby pair. If I can't turn this around, I'm thinking of calling it quits on the corals for a bit and focus on breeding.

If you don't end up grabbing another one from Jeremy, you can keep mine. Otherwise, I'll have you hold on to mine until the end of the week if you don't mind. I'm doing a 90% waterchange tonight and see how things go from there.

That sucks man! I'm so sorry to hear that. Good luck

Skydvr · Apr 22, 2019

Thanks man.
The corals started rebounding pretty quickly. I still haven’t seen the Trimma of Hi-Fin gobies. I think it is safe to say they didn’t make it.

JerSaint · Apr 22, 2019

Hi Everyone, I have decided to try fragging 10 single polyps in a more traditional way as free replacements. I will work on cutting them tomorrow and let them heal for a week or more. They will be available for pickup at the Keep on Reefing Expo in Groton on May 4th or picked up at my house in Mystic the 5th-10th. Let me know if you want one.

RossTheReefer1 · Apr 22, 2019

JerSaint said:
Hi Everyone, I have decided to try fragging 10 single polyps in a more traditional way as free replacements. I will work on cutting them tomorrow and let them heal for a week or more. They will be available for pickup at the Keep on Reefing Expo in Groton on May 4th or picked up at my house in Mystic the 5th-10th. Let me know if you want one.

That's very generous of you! Thank you

I'll take one if everyone else is game for a re-start. I can't be at KOR but I'll arrange a time with you

Brewman1987 · Apr 22, 2019

@JerSaint ill take a single from you as well. I still have two polyps from the original, but neither have opened up. They aren’t dead either, just being fussy.

JerSaint · Apr 24, 2019

Fragging went well! Let me know if you want to pickup a new polyp. I will be at Keep on Reefing Expo in Groton on the 4th or you can contact me to pickup from my place in Mystic.

petro2342 · Apr 24, 2019

Since this didn't go so well for some, could there be a do over along with new players in the game?

JerSaint · May 2, 2019

@RossTheReefer1 what do you think?

petro2342 said:
Since this didn't go so well for some, could there be a do over along with new players in the game?

ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHO NEEDS THEIR REPLACEMENT FRAG AT KOR?

pjb9166 · May 2, 2019

JerSaint said:
Fragging went well! Let me know if you want to pickup a new polyp. I will be at Keep on Reefing Expo in Groton on the 4th or you can contact me to pickup from my place in Mystic.

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Peter Dietz · May 3, 2019

Mine is at 2 heads and opened nicely

pjb9166 · May 6, 2019

Thank you @JerSaint frags seem to be settling in. They are partially opening. Great seeing you guys at KOR. My daughter got a kick out of meeting you guys. She was like they sound the same in person as on the Podcast. I guess she was a little starstruck. LOL....