FREE '24 SPS Growout Contest

[Reservetank]

Thanks for the update @ReyDeFarts. Did we decide the LPS grow out contest is over, or are we wrapping that one up this year as well?

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Thanks for the update @ReyDeFarts. Did we decide the LPS grow out contest is over, or are we wrapping that one up this year as well?

I just posted an update.

 

[Invictus]

I would like to close out this contest before the end of the year please. At this time, the only contestants still in it are:
@Darkxerox @derek_SR @Invictus & @Reservetank

If any of you would like to bow out, now is the time to do so.

Submit your final image here in the next couple weeks. I will work on making a collage of your images for judging. I will also post the collage here for all the members to view.

Thanks everyone that participated throughout the year! It's been fun to see the progress throughout the months. Get ready for the 2025 growout contests!

I’m going to put mine 1” from the water surface and blast it for 2 weeks. Stay tuned for a complete 180° on my colors in the next two weeks.

In all seriousness though, I think it will be pretty easy to see that I’m last with the setbacks I’ve had, but I’m glad to still be in it. Not giving up. Top 4!

 

[Srt4eric]

Is there any frags of this still floating around?

 

[derek_SR]

I’m going to put mine 1” from the water surface and blast it for 2 weeks. Stay tuned for a complete 180° on my colors in the next two weeks.

In all seriousness though, I think it will be pretty easy to see that I’m last with the setbacks I’ve had, but I’m glad to still be in it. Not giving up. Top 4!

Mine seems to be in a good spot right now with the tank doing well - going to wait until right before Xmas to post my final pics. Sprint to the finish!

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Is there any frags of this still floating around?

I believe @Arvin R may have some. I'm not sure if @under_water_ninja already sold his remaining frags.

I just broke off a piece from mine on accident. It's a booger, but I mounted it on a plug. I can grow it out and give it to you. LMK

 

[MichaelB]

Sadly Arvin gave me a new frag of this recently it started good and suddenly died, so did the other orginal one I had barely hanging on. I'm actually starting to get concerned as I'm starting to loosing more sps. 2 more frags this week alone. Plus as of today my purple stylo is looking grim.

 

[richiev]

I had a great grow out of this and then it got nuked in a frag tank incident. If this restarts I'd love to try again.

 

[Reservetank]

Final entry for me. Awesome frag and contest. Really enjoyed being a part of it.

 

[Darkxerox]

Only could get this one to grow downwards! Ended up being about 2"x2" square:

Top down next to the DBTC "Oregon" tort and a Walt Disney booger:

 

[popper]

Mine is dead.

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Please post your final pic. I'd like to get this closed out. Thanks

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Attention judges!

@B the Nano Reefer
@CaseyP
@Arvin R
@phc567

I'll be putting together the pics and sending you all a DM for judging in the next couple days. I'd like to get this judged and announce the winner by next week if possible. We have two remaining final pics to receive.

 

[CaseyP]

My final picture as a non-contestant. This was really fun to see how the same coral can react in different tanks, lighting, flow, ups and downs. I mounted mine nearly horizontal which created a different initial growth pattern than others that mounted their frag vertical which spurred a bunch of new shoots from the base. Even for mine, the main branch remained nearly the same size and all growth was from new branches. Thanks @ReyDeFarts for putting this on! It encouraged me to take more pictures to track progress for other corals. And thank you @Dan-sf for sharing this beautiful coral.

 

[derek_SR]

My final picture as a non-contestant. This was really fun to see how the same coral can react in different tanks, lighting, flow, ups and downs. I mounted mine nearly horizontal which created a different initial growth pattern than others that mounted their frag vertical which spurred a bunch of new shoots from the base. Even for mine, the main branch remained nearly the same size and all growth was from new branches. Thanks @ReyDeFarts for putting this on! It encouraged me to take more pictures to track progress for other corals. And thank you @Dan-sf for sharing this beautiful coral.

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That really took off last couple months! I’ll post mine tomorrow

 

[derek_SR]

It was fun digging up my original pics, I forgot how close to death the frag was when I initially got it.


Feb:

March:

Today:

Whiter lighting profile:

 

[Invictus]

Soooo pretty disappointing but this is where I landed with my final result after multiple setbacks.

Its completely alive and does get polyp extension, but has steadily lost color over the last few months and is now pretty much gray other than the polyps.

In contrast… take a look at my Cops Calacali which we got at nearly the same time. Doubled in height and added 8+ offshoots in that same time.

Congratulations to whoever wins, we had some really good results despite the field dwindling.

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Congratulations to whoever wins

Are you conceding?

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Attention judges!

@B the Nano Reefer
@CaseyP
@Arvin R
@phc567

I'll be putting together the pics and sending you all a DM for judging in the next couple days. I'd like to get this judged and announce the winner by next week if possible. We have two remaining final pics to receive.

I have not had a chance to wrap up on this contest yet. Sorry judges. Will see if I can get to it tonight.

 

[Invictus]

Are you conceding?