Why aren’t there more grow out challenges?

[Johniejumbo]

Seriously though. This seems like a natural progression for a hobby. Competition. Grow out challenges seem like a good thing for this community. What’s y’all’s thought on it?

 

[fishguy242]

HI, i'm in,have a piece of my "old" hw stunner aka"the green monster coming sunday would love to document growth time n patterns,what do you have?pics of old and return home piece

 

[fishguy242]

also can doc at same time 30 yr old blue ridge at same time same story

 

[homer1475]

Why does everything have to be a challenge? Why cant we just build our reefs and enjoy them instead of making everything a competition?

I personally get a lot of calming effects from looking at my tank. If I was to make it a competition, then where would the fun and calmness come from? I would be obsessed over trying to make that little frag grow faster so I can beat my fellow reefers.

Again, not the purpose of owning a tank.

 

[fishguy242]

it's not a challenge ,a documentation,how i can retain a coral for 30 years ,spread square footage of frag to fellow reefers over that time,retaining,growing,sharing,is that not a purpose of reefing,and preservation..what is??

 

[homer1475]

it's not a challenge ,a documentation,how i can retain a coral for 30 years ,spread square footage of frag to fellow reefers over that time,retaining,growing,sharing,is that not a purpose of reefing,and preservation..what is??

Grpwing and giving away is what the hobby is all about. 100% agree!

To make it a challenge or competition loses it's value.

 

[fishguy242]

Grpwing and giving away is what the hobby is all about. 100% agree!

To make it a challenge or competition loses it's value.

exactly..my first words to this: HI, i'm in,have a piece of my "old" hw stunner aka"the green monster coming sunday would love to document growth time n patterns,what do you have?pics of old and return home piece
edit: 2nd post: also can doc at same time 30 yr old blue ridge at same time same story

 

[AdamD76]

Some people are motivated by doing competitions and challenges some are not. It doesn't make it lose value.

 

[homer1475]

In that case I'll play. This is just a year and a half growth of a purple stylo.

Frag when it was given to me by a fellow reefer(about 2"):

And now(I'll get a pic of just this coral when my lights come on). You can see it on the upper left side of the rock:

 

[homer1475]

Wow my tank looks like crap in that photo. lol

 

[homer1475]

I'm blaming the dirty glass on the crappy photo.

And FWIW, I've given many frags of that sylo away, so it certainly has been bigger.

 

[AdamD76]

I started with one head torch...

 

[homer1475]

I started with one head torch...

Very similar to the growth I have on my frogspawn. I chopped it up about a year ago and gave half away to someone I'm mentoring.

I started with 1 head, grew to about 40. Cut half up, gave away 20+ heads, and now have about 40 heads again. That thing just grows like a weed. Now if I could get my wall hammer to grow like that I would be happy as a bed bug.

 

[homer1475]

HI, i'm in,have a piece of my "old" hw stunner aka"the green monster coming sunday would love to document growth time n patterns,what do you have?pics of old and return home piece

Purely out of curiosity, which is you? Holding the coral, or the guy in the background? If your in the background, I had an old boss that could be your identical twin(unless of course you used to own a restaurant in upstate NY, then you are my old boss!

 

[AdamD76]

Very similar to the growth I have on my frogspawn. I chopped it up about a year ago and gave half away to someone I'm mentoring.

I started with 1 head, grew to about 40. Cut half up, gave away 20+ heads, and now have about 40 heads again. That thing just grows like a weed. Now if I could get my wall hammer to grow like that I would be happy as a bed bug.

Mine had 70ish heads before its demise last year. All of my euphilia died in 2 days.

 

[homer1475]

Had the same thing happen. Never did figure out why(wasn't bacterial, or BJD). Took me almost 2 years before I could put another euphyllia in my tank. All other corals were fine, just euplyllia that was effected.

If I had all my old euphyllia that died in that crash, I would be a rich guy right now.

 

[fishguy242]

Purely out of curiosity, which is you? Holding the coral, or the guy in the background? If your in the background, I had an old boss that could be your identical twin(unless of course you used to own a restaurant in upstate NY, then you are my old boss!

holding it here's about 13 yrs ago ,growth giving away prob 5x holding pic,grew 1/8" a night

 

[homer1475]

Colony shot as promised. Excuse the dirty glass, today is maintenance day.

Pic doesn't do the size justice. That thing is about the size of a football now. The pavona for reference is about the size of a softball.

 

[Alaeriel]

^^goals. We're hoping to find an inexpensive, non-plaguing frag in December to start off with :3

 

[Johniejumbo]

Wow my tank looks like crap in that photo. lol

If that looks like crap, I’m sure not posting a pic of mine! ;Hilarious