NanoCrazed
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Crazy growth in the last month.
131+100+89+81 = 401 (+134 since May)
131+100+89+81 = 401 (+134 since May)
GROW-OUT CONTEST: Alveopora - Growth Tracking
- Thread starter glee
- Start date
NanoCrazed
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wow -- if this was a contest based on polyp extension, you'd win hands down... Mine stays compact like a goni
Klems
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Here is my submission before the July 7th deadline.... This thing has grown like a weed in my little 10g frag tank. Here are the pics and counts from this afternoon. Also took a picture of the skeleton with a golf ball to give perspective on its size.
129+121+138+118=506
129+121+138+118=506
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NanoCrazed
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glee
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NanoCrazed
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No objections from me...
The_Lazy_Reefer
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I’m happy to see this thing grown out so well! I have no objections and I enjoyed watching everyone grow it out. It’s a mighty fine alve that’s for sure
glee
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Cool, then it is settled.
The Winners must write a summary of his or her experience with the coral i.e. conditions kept, learning lessons, etc.
@NanoCrazed A 50$ Gift Card to any Local Fish Store
@Klems A 20$ Gift Card to any Local Fish Store
Let me know which fish store and I will make it happen.
Congrats and thanks everyone for participating. I would love a frag of this if we ever meet up. Stay safe everyone!
The Winners must write a summary of his or her experience with the coral i.e. conditions kept, learning lessons, etc.
@NanoCrazed A 50$ Gift Card to any Local Fish Store
@Klems A 20$ Gift Card to any Local Fish Store
Let me know which fish store and I will make it happen.
Congrats and thanks everyone for participating. I would love a frag of this if we ever meet up. Stay safe everyone!
NanoCrazed
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My "write-up":
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System set-up:
I don't spot feed or broadcast feed specific for corals... only pellets for fish and I run mostly with the 200 micron mesh bad in my sump (idea being the small particles would pass through back into the water column to passively feed my corals and the like).
@glee -- yeah, at the rate this things is growing, I will need to frag in. the very near future.
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System set-up:
- Tank volume: 85G DT + 30G sump
- Lights: 2x Radion XR30W G4 Pro and a non-pro (was running G3 pros for first half) plus reef brights. 11 hour photo period.
- Temp Range: 78-82F
- Skimmer
- Alk: 9.8 - 10.2
- Ca: 440 - 500
- Mg: 1300
- Nitrates \ Phos: Unknown... i don't test
I don't spot feed or broadcast feed specific for corals... only pellets for fish and I run mostly with the 200 micron mesh bad in my sump (idea being the small particles would pass through back into the water column to passively feed my corals and the like).
@glee -- yeah, at the rate this things is growing, I will need to frag in. the very near future.
Klems
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My story:
System set-up:
When I first picked up the frag for the contest,(first and second pic) I placed it in my main 50g cube. However, after about 5 days it wasn't looking very happy...not sure if it was too much flow, so I moved it to my small frag tank. There I was able to monitor it much easier. The flow in that tank was lower more linear, but it seems happy. I would spot feed some if the other frags in the tank with a frozen mix of shrimp, clams, salmon, scallops and reef chili. However, since it doesn't appear to have a feeding response like a Duncan or Acan, I would just spray some of the liquid from the frozen mix its way while the pumps were off.
The growth exploded about March (about 2 months in) and it started extending it's polyps about 4-5 inches. (Third pic) So much so that I have to move a few frags around so that they weren't shaded by this monster.
Over the next few months, it's growth was amazing. It closes up during the night, but once the lights come on in the morning it just stretches it's polyps. Not sure if it it's reaching for more light, but the amount of stretch and retraction is astounding.
The last three pictures shows how much the base has grown with a golf ball as a comparison....and the amount of stretch these polyps have in my little tank with a top down view.
The worst part about this contest was trying to get the polyps to retract enough and counting all of the tiny holes
System set-up:
- Tank- DIY AIO 10g frag tank- no fish, just some crabs and snails
- Light: AI Prime 16 HD, mounted about 10" above the surface and 20 inches from the sandbed (don't know par value)
- Temp Range: 78
- Fritz salt
- Rubble rock with a bag of ROX .8 carbon an MJ400 pump
- Alk: 8.3
- Ca: 420
- Mg: 1420
- Nitrates \ Phos: Don't test, but perform a large water change (~70%) every week to keep things nice and fresh
When I first picked up the frag for the contest,(first and second pic) I placed it in my main 50g cube. However, after about 5 days it wasn't looking very happy...not sure if it was too much flow, so I moved it to my small frag tank. There I was able to monitor it much easier. The flow in that tank was lower more linear, but it seems happy. I would spot feed some if the other frags in the tank with a frozen mix of shrimp, clams, salmon, scallops and reef chili. However, since it doesn't appear to have a feeding response like a Duncan or Acan, I would just spray some of the liquid from the frozen mix its way while the pumps were off.
The growth exploded about March (about 2 months in) and it started extending it's polyps about 4-5 inches. (Third pic) So much so that I have to move a few frags around so that they weren't shaded by this monster.
Over the next few months, it's growth was amazing. It closes up during the night, but once the lights come on in the morning it just stretches it's polyps. Not sure if it it's reaching for more light, but the amount of stretch and retraction is astounding.
The last three pictures shows how much the base has grown with a golf ball as a comparison....and the amount of stretch these polyps have in my little tank with a top down view.
The worst part about this contest was trying to get the polyps to retract enough and counting all of the tiny holes
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glee
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Love the golf ball comparison pic. I realized early on that there was no easy way to judge this contest. Counting holes is a real chore so I appreciate the time and care you put in to the coral and contest.
Thanks for writing this up. A question for both, what power heads do you have in the tank? Flow similar to that for hammers and other fleshy LPS?
True farmers!
Thanks for writing this up. A question for both, what power heads do you have in the tank? Flow similar to that for hammers and other fleshy LPS?
True farmers!
NanoCrazed
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I have XF330s on both ends running random -- mounted high up on a 24" high tank. So, the flow is really modest to low where the alve sits (in the corner between some rocks and glass). When the polyps are extended, there is only slight movement.
My alves have always done well with lower flow than LPSes.
The_Lazy_Reefer
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If anyone frags this up I’m definitely missing it in my tank since I mistakingly gave all the frags I had.
NanoCrazed
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i might be... between this and my other alve, they take up a lot of space... just need to get my hands on a saw some day. otherwise chisel and hammer!
NanoCrazed
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Case in point...
