Growth rates?

Chelsey · Oct 19, 2006

I have recently acquired some nice frags and I would like to know what kind of growth rate I can expect

I'm not sure if this should go in the propagation forum, so please move it if you see fit

Here are the frags:
-2 x single polyp purple deaths
-1 x single polyp mean greens (like the one in Marvin's avatar)
-1 x single polyp purple people eater
-1 x 3 polyps raspberry limeaid

These I will be getting very soon from my new best friend Rommel

-Dungenous paly
-Crazy Daisy paly
-xmen paly
-joker paly

I'm getting ready to start up my new dual 40 system (40 breeders, 1 display and 1 sump) and I just set up a prop tank, so I'm hoping these frags will grow nicely for my display and I'd love to be able to trade with some of you! Thanks in advance

Chelsey

sr71 · Oct 19, 2006

Do zoas/palys do better (grow) in dirty tank vs. heavily skim tank? I have a asm g1x on a 30 gal and was thinking cutting back.

OT how do you guys get those faces in the main body of your text. When I click on one the face in the post icons it goes to the title area.

Alright Chelsey give up your source for the PD. Who is it? Dang it smiley face come down here!!! Now angry face

Chelsey · Oct 19, 2006

What lighting to zoas grow best under? T-5s or MH?

allurex22 · Oct 19, 2006

i had vho lighting on my tanks for a while till i switched to t-5 not much of a difference in growth... i liked the blues of the vho lighting better. growth all verys on your tank conditions... if worst comes to worst and you really wanna boost growth use mark weiss's "coral vital dna" it's an addative that pushes your corals to accept more light and eat more.. therefore they grow faster... oddly ennough it works well. just don't od your tank on it.

revhtree · Oct 19, 2006

My buddy in the reef club has an sps tank with a few choice zoas, and his is the cleanest tank I have ever seen. He has a MR2 Recirculating skimmer on a 90g, and it skims constantly. That being said I fragged him some PPE's, and he is getting about 6 new polyps a month, and the PPE's look so much better in his tank than mine. Mine sometimes gets a faded skirt a littl, but his are bright green and dark prurple. So it may just depend.

Azurel · Oct 19, 2006

Hand feed the Purple deaths and you will be amased at the growth rate, I don't care what lighting you have. I feed mine 1-2 times a week and get probably 1-3 new polyps every 2-3 weeks. Probably more towards the highend of growth rate......

Chelsey · Oct 20, 2006

If growth rate is so high, why are they so expensive? Do the nuclear greens grow just as fast since they seem to be about the same?

Chelsey · Oct 20, 2006

Just curious

Azurel · Oct 20, 2006

I have actully traded more then sold, I don't think a lot of people really feed them specificly. As far as I know I am the only one that has came to that conclusion. If I do sell them I don't charge online prices for people I know or people on here either really. I use them for more trade bait then anything. They are still limited as far as the chain of dispursion, although I have done my best to spread them out as well as others here.

MarvinsReef · Oct 20, 2006

Azurel said:
I have actully traded more then sold, I don't think a lot of people really feed them specificly. As far as I know I am the only one that has came to that conclusion. If I do sell them I don't charge online prices for people I know or people on here either really. I use them for more trade bait then anything. They are still limited as far as the chain of dispursion, although I have done my best to spread them out as well as others here.

hey, I feed mine too.. :lol:

they get mysis or brine shrimp when I feed the fishes and I also feed my corals (whoever is going to feed) Coral Frenzy and Golden Pearls atleast once a week, twice if I remember... although, my PD's have halted on producing polyps the past month.. I think they're about ready to have a growth explosion soon.. if not, they're getting fragged! haha

I haven't sold one yet but if I do, it'll be included on a frag pack...

flytrap · Oct 20, 2006

Chelsey,

I have been looking at Rommel site also and if they look in person anything like they do online they will be great.

I hope you will post pics after they settle.

Steve

Chelsey · Oct 20, 2006

I already bought one pack from Rommel, I put in a huge order right after I received my last pack, the entire stock list for my 40 gallon setup...I should be getting 20+ frags from him soon. I can post pics of the ones I have from the first order if you want

flytrap · Oct 21, 2006

Sound Great

flytrap · Oct 21, 2006

Chelsey,

Lets see those pics!

Steve

maroonytunes · Oct 21, 2006

Pictures would be awesome, please.

fishes2889 · Oct 21, 2006

It was ordered........

Steve

jessiesgrrl · Oct 22, 2006

coralnutz said:
I think the price is still high because there isn't a whole lot of people that have these. I think as these continue to spread between the people the price will drop. But I wouldn't count on that happening anytimg soon.

I agree...

Laurie