FREE '24 SPS Growout Contest

[richiev]

Anyone know where to get those fluorescent acrylic rods cheap? I wonder if it'd be possible to get those and if anyone has a laser cutter, engrave them with measurements and the bar logo.

 

[RandyC]

Anyone know where to get those fluorescent acrylic rods cheap? I wonder if it'd be possible to get those and if anyone has a laser cutter, engrave them with measurements and the bar logo.

Tap plastics

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_rods_tubes_shapes/colored_acrylic_rod/148

 

[MichaelB]

March update

03/17/2024 ( most recent testing date)

Alk - 8.4 salifert
Alk - 8.9 hanna (exp reagent 2023)
Mag - 1320 salifert
Ca - 455 salifert
Po4 - 0.3 salifert
Po4 - 0.83 hanna (ULR)

 

[ReyDeFarts]

March update

03/17/2024 ( most recent testing date)

Alk - 8.4 salifert
Alk - 8.9 hanna (exp reagent 2023)
Mag - 1320 salifert
Ca - 455 salifert
Po4 - 0.3 salifert
Po4 - 0.83 hanna (ULR)

Nice update. Glad it's doing good for you.

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Here's a few pics I took tonight. Prior to getting these pics, I fed the tank with a good amount of phyto. Plus, I was spot feedings a few corals. So there's a lot "stuff" in the water column.

This one is on the frag rack.

This is a top down view of the one I decided to mount on the rock work. This is the side getting the most light and looks the best. Looking at it from the front, just isn't as nice.

Same coral that is mounted but captured on the side of the tank.

 

[psidriven]

here's my update. @ReyDeFarts can you make a sticky on how to take better phone pictures for the grow out contest?

 

[ReyDeFarts]

here's my update. @ReyDeFarts can you make a sticky on how to take better phone pictures for the grow out contest?

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Thanks for the update!

I hope the many others still In this contest get their pics submitted before the end of the week.

For now, I wouldn't worry too much about color or measurements I suppose. It will really matter toward the end when the judges really need to see its true colors and size.

As for taking better phone pics @psidriven, that's a tough one. I haven't had much time to dedicate to it, but I wanted to get the discussion going in a photography specific thread. I wanted to put together either tutorial video or written tutorial for phones and cameras. My work schedule has been difficult though and I just haven't had the mental energy to get that done. It's on my hit list though.

 

[Klems]

Here's my picture for March

 

[Crazymex408]

Hanging in there

 

[derek_SR]

March Update

 

[Reservetank]

Here’s my update. Looks like I just made the deadline to post . Not a lot of growth but some decent color. It fell into my frogspawn the first night in the tank - so thought it might not make it, but it recovered just fine.

 

[Darkxerox]

Contest frag is encrusting but the same height:

The Seatak non contest frag is encrusting more:

 

[Invictus]

Encrusting and coming along slowly. I’ll try to get a plastic ruler before next month.

I gathered some 1/8” nubs from the frag event onto a plug and they’re growing really well. All encrusted into one piece. And of course it has better coloration than my grow-out piece haha. Still curious to me that they’re all turning green and yellow before any pink.

 

[Darkxerox]

Encrusting and coming along slowly. I’ll try to get a plastic ruler before next month.

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I gathered some 1/8” nubs from the frag event onto a plug and they’re growing really well. All encrusted into one piece. And of course it has better coloration than my grow-out piece haha. Still curious to me that they’re all turning green and yellow before any pink.

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Micro-fragmentation is the fastest!

 

[richiev]

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Updated pic with ruler. I printed this ruler so it's slightly off (20cm is off by around 0.1cm), but consistently off and close enough.

Lol, somehow on how I held the ruler it's gotten shorter.

 

[RandyC]

My frag is just chugging along. Encrusting more each day. Eyes might be playing tricks on me, but it looks like I might be getting some growth tips too.

 

[Turkeysammich]

My frag is just chugging along. Encrusting more each day. Eyes might be playing tricks on me, but it looks like I might be getting some growth tips too.

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Daymn. Got the kung fu on it

 

[derek_SR]

My frag is just chugging along. Encrusting more each day. Eyes might be playing tricks on me, but it looks like I might be getting some growth tips too.

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Best color I have seen so far!

 

[Finnaddict]

April check in.

 

[markovkaa]

mine isnt doing to well and i think it wont last. got knocked over and before i realized it, it was too late.