Battlecorals Snipes Blue Discussion Thread

CNDReef · Aug 22, 2018

Replied to your pm

Sushitheshiba · Aug 22, 2018

@Battlecorals oh gahhh I’m so sorry! I thought it was Wednesday yesterday ;Facepalm Long day at work and excitement for corals doesn’t mix in the middle of the night for me...

thaveteran · Aug 22, 2018

I’m just here to complain. My frag is smaller than everyone else’s. Booooooooo!

bubbaque · Aug 22, 2018

MTBake said:
Nice pack! There's a few in there that I'd really like to have

And I'm coming for ya in the contest! Got some new lighting on the way! And my tank is finally coming around

New light? I wouldn’t worry about acclimation at all and blast that coral!! ;Dead;Dead

thaveteran said:
I’m just here to complain. My frag is smaller than everyone else’s. Booooooooo!

Every bit of growth you get will look even more impressive!

thaveteran · Aug 22, 2018

bubbaque said:
Every bit of growth you get will look even more impressive!

I'm not serious, we have a year. The double branchers did make me a little jealous tho.

thaveteran · Aug 22, 2018

ecam said:
No acclimation right to the spots. I like that !!!!

It got a day in the frag tank. lol

I never acclimate corals. My sps go right where I want them. I find that starting them out low only stunts their growth as they are more than likely getting less light then they were accustomed to. After the transport stress, and the dip stress, I don't want to add lack of lighting to the list.

Robert McCreary · Aug 22, 2018

i hope each monthly photo includes parameters! that would be pretty awesome to log it in.

MTBake · Aug 22, 2018

bubbaque said:
New light? I wouldn’t worry about acclimation at all and blast that coral!! ;Dead;Dead
Every bit of growth you get will look even more impressive!

Not worried about switching lighting this go around! All I have to say is good by leds, at least on this tank

hwntunda · Aug 22, 2018

Got my frag today in a battlebox, will post an official entry tomorrow. I can’t post since my daughter forgot her ruler at school.. lol

CNDReef · Aug 23, 2018

Here’s my box
Thank you Adam. I just got wowed

Ento-Reefer · Aug 23, 2018

My shipment is delayed thanks to FED Ex screw up. They say no one was at the place of business, but I know that is bogus because I am here along with 30 other co-workers . I called them and they are supposed to be attempting to deliver again. I hope they don’t screw this up. Either way I will track down the package and drive to pick it up if I have to.

bubbaque · Aug 23, 2018

Toomanyfish said:
Here’s my box
Thank you Adam. I just got wowed

All nice ones!

CNDReef · Aug 23, 2018

Problem is finding a place to put all of them. I think I need to sell the rock I have a encrusting monti on

Battlecorals · Aug 23, 2018

Ento-Reefer said:
My shipment is delayed thanks to FED Ex screw up. They say no one was at the place of business, but I know that is bogus because I am here along with 30 other co-workers . I called them and they are supposed to be attempting to deliver again. I hope they don’t screw this up. Either way I will track down the package and drive to pick it up if I have to.

Ugh that sucks. Sometimes they pull that crap. Like the driver may have driven by and if he "thought" it looked maybe no one was there then he writes up the exception. please let me know how it goes. they should attempt another delivery today at some point id imagine

CNDReef · Aug 23, 2018

Here’s a picture, I’ll post official tomorrow morning

bubbaque · Aug 23, 2018

@RUNVS Do you plan to grow it sideways on the glass like you have it now?

PSXerholic · Aug 23, 2018

bubbaque said:
Well my tank has almost always run really low nutrients. The last test was .01 po4 and 0 no3. Afte joining the grow out contest and wanted to get a little help with some Reef Roids (I couldn't let @PSXerholic get ahead by pumping his full of roid and not me, lol) . I started feeding it last weekend and today I checked my nutrients. po4 is .18 and no3 2.5, granted I heavy handed it. Not bad numbers but not what I am use to seeing come up on the test. I think I am done with Reef Roids for now, lol.

I notice no difference in coral color and alk hasn't went up or down, so it seems the tank is just going with it.

Lol, @bubbaque .......
Was a tough week for me, not much done on the Reef.
My frag is coming next Tuesday ;-)

Regarding the Roids, I just do 2 piled scoops of the white mini spoon that comes with the Red Sea test kits. Haven't done roids last few feedings, but will likely keep mixing it in again once a week if I won't forget about it.

Nice seeing the first frags, already have a good idea how to mount it then and where to place it. To increase the chances to win this contest, the ARC Firework colony likely has to move for that

RUNVS · Aug 23, 2018

bubbaque said:
@RUNVS Do you plan to grow it sideways on the glass like you have it now?

Yes I do, I did this with a small red planet frag on the other side of my tank and I like the growth structure so I figured give it a try with this frag and see how it turns out!