Bomb Diggity Paly Grow-Out Contest

DB9181

New member
I will be at Reefwise TONIGHT from 5-6pm meeting with people - I did bring a few extra polyps if others wanted to pick theirs up @ RW - If so, please PM me to verify that I still have enough left and that I don't leave early because I didn't know you were coming.

I also bagged a few frags: Pink Zippers, Pink Hippos, Vivid Rainbows, ASD Blues, AOG, and Cats Eyes available for anyone. PM me if interested.
 

BigBarnacles

New member
Initial check in:

75 gallon DT with Trigger Systems 30 sump

LIGHTING: AI SOL BLUE LED lighting (x2) with 70* optics
FLOW: HK EVO 750 (X2) and dual return from sump via Aqueon 3500
FILTRATION: Reef Octopus SSS-1000, refugium, TLF Phosban reactor
AQUATIC LIFE: Yellow Tang, Tomini Tang, Lawnower Blenny, Midas Blenny,
Watchman Goby, Yellow Coris Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse,
Snowflake Clown.
Sand sifting starfish (x2) and a Tiger Pistol shrimp.
FEEDING/SUPPLEMENTS: Rod's Original, Reef Roids, Aqua Vitro Fuel, SelCon
CURRENT PLACEMENT: Lower rockscape mid-tank

 

fwadiver

New member
i'll update this post tommorow with photo (light was already off)

Nuvo 8 gal
coral compulsion par38
no other livestock currently
chemipure and purigen

 

CienFuegos

Premium member
Good Meeting you today Dan and sorry if I talked your ear off.

I will upload pics once the lights come on.

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90 Gallon RR Tank with 30 Gallon Sump

2 AI Sol Super Blue LEDs
Koralia Evolution 1400 & Koralia Magnum 5 Pump
Reef Octopus Diablo 160 XS
BRS Media Reactor (GFO)

Yellow Tang, Yellow Eye Kole Tang, 2 Clown Fish, 3 Blue/Green Chromis, Firefish:purple, Dwarf Flame Angelfish, Lawnower Blenny, Yellow Watchman Goby, Melanurus Wrasse, Sunburst Anthias, Fire Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Japanese Snapping Shrimp (which I'm tiring to evict) Crocea Clam, Feather Duster, CUC

Rod's Feed, Mysis Shrimp, Spirulina Brine Shrimp, Sea Weed, Cyclops

VC Dosing

Placed on the bottom left of the tank on the sand bed. I will move him up as I acclimate him to my lights.
 

GBeck87

Member
Rofl! Hey it was good meeting you today dan, it was fun shooting the sh*t with you at AP. Ill upload a photo when the polyp opens up.

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theboy

New member
very nice to meet you today Dan. Pedro is awesome as well. polyp is in and seems happy so far. Ill post a pic tomorrow when its open.

Initial check in:

90 gallon

LIGHTING: 4 Bulb t5 (2) 14k (2) actinic with moon led
FLOW: (2) Hydor 850s
FILTRATION: Sea Clone 100 skimmer, 30 gallon wet/dry (bioballs)
AQUATIC LIFE: Powder Gray Tang, Sailfin Tang (veliferum), Lawnower Blenny, Pair of Ocelaris clowns,
(7) Chromis, Checkered Wrasse, Hoevens Wrasse, Eibli Angle, Bi-color Angle, 3 Stripe Damsel
Strawberry Dotty.
Sand sifting starfish (3) Peppermint Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp.
FEEDING/SUPPLEMENTS: Rodifers, mysis, spiralina
CURRENT PLACEMENT: Lower rockscape left side of the tank(plan to move it slowly towards the top)
 

DD

"Rambo"
Tank: 27g marineland cube
Lighting: D120 Group Buy light (55 LED's)
Filtration: Custom pimped out sump/fuge make by Will!
Skimmer: Ebay sc65
Reactor: BRS GFO reactor
Heater: Finnex 200W titanium heater
Dosing: marine color dosing unit. Dosing Mag, Alk, and Cal
ATO: Avast marine ATO unit that plugs into my apex
Inhabitants: Mixed reef with lps, sps, and znps. Fish- a female bluestar leopard, yellow candy hogfish, geometric hawk,and a spotted mandarin.
Frag placed near center of tank on sandbed approximately 25" from lighting.

Sorry for the crappy iphone pic. I'll get better pics as we progress. The frag on the left is the neutron bomb.

 

DB9181

New member
First posted updated - Please have your initial checkins (brief tank specs, frag placement, picture) posted no later than Friday July 5th.
 

DB9181

New member
Im out, just got home and the frag blew off the plug.
^#@^%@#%!#@!

This is becoming very odd... all the polyps were fragged/healed for 7-10 days in my tank in front of a PH alternating on/off every 10secs and seemed fine. Prior to pick-ups, I checked them again and if they seems at all loose I added some extra glue. Some people have been able to notice it before it detaches... and it appears the stalk is splitting, not simply coming lose from the glue (the remaining piece on the plug/glue quickly deteriorates from CUC).

Verses for if instance... we've only had 1 case of a chong bong coming lose (out of over 30 fragged). This has me extremely puzzled ... =/

I would check all your polyps to verify that they are completely attached. I always take extra time when fragging, specially when its for a grow out with limited # of polpys.... I've already given out my own personal head, just afew tiny babies left from the initial fragging that i saved just to see if they'd turn into anything.
 

tinman

Well-known member
Well, just a suggestion to ppl who lost their polyps (polyps came off of the frag plug) ..it helps to increase the flow or jsut move your powerhead in different direction and if ht epolyp is still somewhere in the tank it would surface ..just get a hold of it and re glue it.
 

Siebo

Premium member
Initial check in:
65 gal mixed reef
Ever grow 2080 LED's
MP40w
SCA302 skimmer
BRS dual reactor GFO and carbon
Kalk in ATO
Frag is currently on the sand bed however will be moving up.

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