Starting to get sps growth. What do you think?

[Upstartreefer]

Good morning reefer

Just a little background. This is my first attempt at an sps dominant reef. First started 4 years ago a year and a half in after nothing but pure hell the tank crashed. Emptied the tank and cleaned all equipment and was really thinking about selling. I snapped out of that crazy thinking and started it back up 15 months ago. With much better results.

Ok to the question. These 2 pictures are 1 month apart. Do you think this is good growth for 1 month?

 

[branbray07]

Wow amazing results man keep at it

 

[EagleEye121]

Great results for one month. Keep it up

 

[MoshJosh]

NOICE!

 

[Dburr1014]

Yes, looks good.
Just have to watch numbers as it grows and more pieces.

 

[Fishyfish22]

Good morning reefer

Just a little background. This is my first attempt at an sps dominant reef. First started 4 years ago a year and a half in after nothing but pure hell the tank crashed. Emptied the tank and cleaned all equipment and was really thinking about selling. I snapped out of that crazy thinking and started it back up 15 months ago. With much better results.

Ok to the question. These 2 pictures are 1 month apart. Do you think this is good growth for 1 month?

Thats good growth! Just give it time. Don't rush it. You're going to have a gorgeous colony before you know it.

 

[Upstartreefer]

Yes, looks good.
Just have to watch numbers as it grows and more pieces.

Thanks.
My alkalinity has been slowly going down (which is a good think). My iodine is the thing that depletes pretty fast.

 

[Upstartreefer]

Thats good growth! Just give it time. Don't rush it. You're going to have a gorgeous colony before you know it.

Thanks
One thing I have definitely learned over the last 15 months is slow and steady wins the race.

 

[Ancient Mariner]

Well done!

 

[spsick]

Looks really good nice growth and color improvement

 

[Upstartreefer]

Looks really good nice growth and color improvement

Thanks
It turn all green after about a month in my tank. Then it started coloring up and took off.

 

[reefah]

Good morning reefer

Just a little background. This is my first attempt at an sps dominant reef. First started 4 years ago a year and a half in after nothing but pure hell the tank crashed. Emptied the tank and cleaned all equipment and was really thinking about selling. I snapped out of that crazy thinking and started it back up 15 months ago. With much better results.

Ok to the question. These 2 pictures are 1 month apart. Do you think this is good growth for 1 month?

Looks great!!!

 

[fishrambo]

Awesome

 

[JMetaxas]

Very good. FWIW, i believe in water changes and quarterly ICP tests.

 

[chipchipbro]

how long did you wait until placing acros in the tank?

 

[Upstartreefer]

how long did you wait until placing acros in the tank?

I waited 11 months in hind sight was still to early. This was 1 of my first test acros that I added to the tank.

 

[Upstartreefer]

Very good. FWIW, i believe in water changes and quarterly ICP tests.

Agreed. 35 gallon water change every 2 weeks and quarterly ICP test here as will

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

What are you feeding them and how? I‘m feeding most of my Corals ReefRoids.** Shut the pumps off, except for the Emergency Pumps, Spot feed with a Syringe and Long Lee’s Rigid Tubing. I‘ve tried others, without much luck. Just seem to float away, rather than settling around coral. **Stopped feeding some due to overgrowth. My problem is I’m fearful of killing by Fragging.

 

[Upstartreefer]

What are you feeding them and how? I‘m feeding most of my Corals ReefRoids.** Shut the pumps off, except for the Emergency Pumps, Spot feed with a Syringe and Long Lee’s Rigid Tubing. I‘ve tried others, without much luck. Just seem to float away, rather than settling around coral. **Stopped feeding some due to overgrowth. My problem is I’m fearful of killing by Fragging.

The only coral food I feed is reef chilly. All I turn off is my power heads and I broadcast feed with my frozen fish food. I am a big believer is heavy in heavy out. I feed my fish 4 times a day. 3 auto feedings and 1 frozen mixture. Fish poo is awesome for acro I have found but if the tank doesn't have a good bio filter and good export my tank would be nothing but green algae.

 

[Upstartreefer]

Another month has flown by and things are still growing and coloring up. Most of this pics are a month apart and some have a couple of weeks added to them.