Forum Contest: Semi-Rainbow Acan Grow-out Contest - WINNER

[iCon]

I'll try to get some picture this weekend. Mine doesn't look good .

Been around too long to know the odds of 'single head/polyp' frags

 

[boun11]

I too will take pics this weekend and I guess I cant feel bad if @boun11 is not doing the best...Mine is sooosooo....lol

I have been holding out waiting for it to look better..lol

@wpeterson looks great and so does @Corallus

I feel you. I picked it up not too long ago too. Like on Sunday!

 

[wpeterson]

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

I posted an April picture on 4/3, but I'll be glad to post another one when we get home -next week or the following weekend. Currently in Arizona.

 

[Enderturtle]

Yeah I mean I actually encourage discussion regarding how to grow the coral. What you're doing differently than the other person. Whose corals died and why lol.

You all can post as many pictures as you'd like showing your progression/set up. So long as you post 1 picture before the deadline of each month.

 

[jctse]

Here we go....

 

[jonmos75]

Here are my pictures for the month of April... One pic with white lights on and one pic with actinic lights on.

 

[boun11]

I have to said it but I am out! I look into my sump to take picture of the acan and all I saw was a dead skeleton . My Kore 5th doser has been missed dose the tank for a week now.

 

[Prisonfood53]

@boun11 sorry you lost the frag hopefully no other livestock was affected.

Okay so here is a quick pic of mine. It seems to be doing pretty well a little green is starting to show.

Ryan

 

[jonmos75]

@boun11 sorry for your loss also...

 

[Geneva]

It might be interesting to track whether frags picked up very early do better than those at the end. It is only natural to pick the healthiest frag first. I think it also may be traumatic going from the store, to Michael's tank, and then finally to the contestant's tank (and sometimes members pick up for other members so an extra dip / tank)......I'm not sure but I think Boun was one of the latter picks? Sorry for the loss.

 

[boun11]

I think my doser dosing too much Ca and Alk into the tank and I put the frag in the sump frag area has a lot to do with it. When it's overdosed the sump area becomes very concentrated. the lps in my main tank is doing fine.

 

[wpeterson]

Our Acan is doing great, continues to look happier:

I haven't mounted him on a rock yet. I target feed him about once a week, usually pellets or meaty fish. I also feed cyclopeeze in the water column late at night 2-3 times a week, which I believe he also eats.

 

[jonmos75]

@wpeterson ....Congrats...your acan looks really good!!!!

 

[Enderturtle]

FYI: The acan frag that the guy tried stealing at California Reef Co was the mother colony of these frags. Soooo you do have something special and you got it for a measly 10$. If you want to go see the colony, stop by the store. These frags might be solid orange for you some of you as you blast it with light and stuff it with food but when you're done winning the contest I recommend putting them lower in your tank to bring out all of the colors.

 

[wpeterson]

I mounted a bunch of frags today, including the Acan for the contest. He's looking OK after being pissed off for a few hours:

He's on a low rock, about half an inch off the substrate.

 

[Ahruk]

Looking good can't wait to see them start popping heads

 

[jonmos75]

Here is my May Picture

 

[wpeterson]

Here's my picture for May, from 5/1:

 

[iCon]

May. Still alive.

 

[Corallus]

Here's mine for May. Still looks nice, doesn't seem to have done much, but you can see a little spur growing off the bottom left - hopefully that's good(?)

I need to get one of those acrylic top-viewer things to take decent overhead pics. Does anyone sell those, or should I make a trip to Tap Plastics?