Battlecorals Vivid's Rainbow Acropora - Contest Discussion Thread

[tqui]

Can I enter ?

 

[MTBake]

Can I enter ?

Wow! That looks great! Can't wait to see mine grow out into something like that

 

[SaltySteve]

Got my frags on Thursday, still need get a ruler.

Vivid Rainbow:

PC Rainbow:

Pearly Cadaver:

Thanks Adam!

 

[bubbaque]

@drawman did you intentionally lay yours on it’s side? I was thinking of doing it. I heard it encrust and grows new branchs faster.

 

[drawman]

@drawman did you intentionally lay yours on it’s side? I was thinking of doing it. I heard it encrust and grows new branchs faster.

Yes since it was a long spindle I thought it would be best. If a frag has multiple branches I don't really like doing it.

They really do encrust faster that way but look funny to start.

 

[SWSooner]

Yes since it was a long spindle I thought it would be best. If a frag has multiple branches I don't really like doing it.

They really do encrust faster that way but look funny to start.

I've never heard of that (I'm new to SPS) but that sounds awesome. I might need to try it on one of my other frags.

 

[bubbaque]

Most people put them vertical because it looks the best but if you lay it on the side I guess the frag will encrust then shoot up new branch’s quicker.

I will try it on this frag I receive so my beginning pic is gonna be like 1/4” tall, lol

 

[rlman41299]

Just a suggestion to @leahfiish. Should the official entry thread only contain picture and date? Someone needs to clean it up and remove some of the comments in there with no pictures so to avoid confusion. So the first 40 pictures should be the official entry and you can comment anything on the picture you submitted. Just a suggestion

 

[leahfiish]

Hmm maybe I will try putting mine horizontally then.

And for the official entry thread, I mostly just don't want comments so that it is easier for me to keep track of who is still in.

 

[leahfiish]

All of the spots are filled. We ended up with a few extra spots. Thank you everyone for helping make this happen. Let the games begin!
(if I missed you somehow or messed up something please let me know)

1. Ergodyne
2. newbreefer316
3. jason.kennedy.98478
4. MTBake
5. Shameless_Dood
6. ksfulk
7. TonapahNorth
8. Waalker
9. Da Ghost
10. rlman41299
11. alten78
12. aarbutina
13. Zaven D
14. stylaster
15. jerrad
16. wopadobop
17. domination2580
18. ptpablo
19. Chac317
20. Clownman727
21. Crimsonvice
22. SaltySteve
23. RUNVS
24. aandfsoccr04
25. kdino
26. bubbaque
27. Swayne_07
28. Mykesocalreef
29. Tcup25
30. Josh Kraft
31. SWSooner
32. drawman
33. snakejacques
34. Tphill
35. Nola Bear
36. nashorn
37. Dmw913
38. Karl M
    
39. Drblakjak55
40. Caravanshaka
    
41. Servo
    
42. Leahfiish

 

[MTBake]

Just thought I'd try to wake this thread up a bit. I've been wondering where all the contestants are from? Experience levels? Anyone care to share setup info or parameters? I'll start...

I'm in Kane county Illinois. About a 40 minute drive to Chicago(East) or Wisconsin( North).

I started saltwater in 2004 and have kept a tank in some form or another ever since. I first started keeping coral in 2006. It was different then compared to now. I had several nice fish stores near me. Each had live rock, actually came from the ocean back then. Along with captive raised, maricultured and wild corals. Hard to find stores like that around here these days around here.

I currently have a 40 gallon breeder with 1 Kessil 380 and 1 Kessil 160 over it. Today, I added a 36" LET 2x T5 retrofit kit over the tank. With one ATI blue plus and one ATI coral plus for now. I do not use a sump or controller. Pretty much just test often and dose rarely. I do 15% wc every other week. And rock a hob skimmer and 1 mp40 for flow.

As far as parameters...
DKH=8.3
CA=420
MG=1280
That's all for now

Matt

 

[bubbaque]

After seeing all these frag pics getting posted and they are all decent sized, makes me wish there was a pic of a colony before it was cut! It had to be pretty big to cut 40 frags!

 

[MTBake]

For sure! Excited to see mine grow out and color up! So many different shapes and sizes to the frags. Should be fun to see this thread progress!

 

[SaltySteve]

My ritteri better stay put for the next few months. I pulled out an HD Prime LED spotted above his favorite spot (luckily for the last 4 months) to keep him there. The competition frag is in the lower right corner... as I hear a pistol shrimp menacingly 'clicking' in the background. For the love of reef tanking!

 

[RUNVS]

Just thought I'd try to wake this thread up a bit. I've been wondering where all the contestants are from? Experience levels? Anyone care to share setup info or parameters? I'll start...

I'm in Kane county Illinois. About a 40 minute drive to Chicago(East) or Wisconsin( North).

I started saltwater in 2004 and have kept a tank in some form or another ever since. I first started keeping coral in 2006. It was different then compared to now. I had several nice fish stores near me. Each had live rock, actually came from the ocean back then. Along with captive raised, maricultured and wild corals. Hard to find stores like that around here these days around here.

I currently have a 40 gallon breeder with 1 Kessil 380 and 1 Kessil 160 over it. Today, I added a 36" LET 2x T5 retrofit kit over the tank. With one ATI blue plus and one ATI coral plus for now. I do not use a sump or controller. Pretty much just test often and dose rarely. I do 15% wc every other week. And rock a hob skimmer and 1 mp40 for flow.

As far as parameters...
DKH=8.3
CA=420
MG=1280
That's all for now

Matt

Hey Matt small world, I am also in Kane County, Near Cville! I have a 65 gallon display with 4 T5 and 2 Hydra 52 HDS over it. I also have a 30 gallon frag tank with 4 T5s, My growout piece is in my frag tank and will stay in there for the duration of the contest.

My parameters are:

DKH-8.5
CA-450
MG-1350
NO3-Unknown dont test
PO4-Unknwon dont test

 

[Swayne_07]

Just thought I'd try to wake this thread up a bit. I've been wondering where all the contestants are from? Experience levels? Anyone care to share setup info or parameters? I'll start...

I'm in Kane county Illinois. About a 40 minute drive to Chicago(East) or Wisconsin( North).

I started saltwater in 2004 and have kept a tank in some form or another ever since. I first started keeping coral in 2006. It was different then compared to now. I had several nice fish stores near me. Each had live rock, actually came from the ocean back then. Along with captive raised, maricultured and wild corals. Hard to find stores like that around here these days around here.

I currently have a 40 gallon breeder with 1 Kessil 380 and 1 Kessil 160 over it. Today, I added a 36" LET 2x T5 retrofit kit over the tank. With one ATI blue plus and one ATI coral plus for now. I do not use a sump or controller. Pretty much just test often and dose rarely. I do 15% wc every other week. And rock a hob skimmer and 1 mp40 for flow.

As far as parameters...
DKH=8.3
CA=420
MG=1280
That's all for now

Matt

My name is Seth and I am from Greenup, Kentucky my frag for the contest is in my newest tank my 4x4x1 lagoon that I plan on growing out many sps colonies the system itself is around 180 gallons and is lit via 1 radium 400W 20K with a mini lumen fixture cant wait to see where everyone gets in the next 6 months

 

[MTBake]

Hey Matt small world, I am also in Kane County, Near Cville! I have a 65 gallon display with 4 T5 and 2 Hydra 52 HDS over it. I also have a 30 gallon frag tank with 4 T5s, My growout piece is in my frag tank and will stay in there for the duration of the contest.

My parameters are:

DKH-8.5
CA-450
MG-1350
NO3-Unknown dont test
PO4-Unknwon dont test

Small world indeed! I am in C'Ville.

 

[Swayne_07]

has everyone received their frags I only count 24 on the other thread so far

 

[snakejacques]

Nope delays

 

[bubbaque]

Still waiting.