ChicagoReefs.com Summer 2012 Palythoa Grow-Out Contest

[FishBeard]

Why do you think you need a low spot? These were all on a rack about a foot or less below water getting plenty of light after being fragged and were open happy.

 

[helitaiwan963]

****, all u guys have ur plugs up high in a frag rack... mines in the sand...

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

...... idk, last time i put the contest frag up high it fell off and into my bubble coral. i just moved it up into lil more flow. couple more hours till lights on tho.

 

[Lil BamBam]

****, all u guys have ur plugs up high in a frag rack... mines in the sand...

The sand is much better

 

[Nxt]

I have yet to have any paly/zoa that did better in a higher spot compared to low spot.

 

[m.miller1547]

Nuvo 8 w/ 9 3w LEDs
Fluval G3 w/ Chemipure Elite
Mp10 @ 20%, 100gph stock return, 285gph G3.
RKL w/ sl1 and ato
12 ish lb LR and 1" sandbed.
Two fish; eat mostly spectrum pellets, but I feed cyclopeeze. I also regularly dose Fuel.

I placed the frag on my rack for now. It's getting medium flow and higher light. No par meter so I'm not too sure. I really appreciate you guys donating to help me upgrade my tank. jk.

 

[FishBeard]

I have yet to have any paly/zoa that did better in a higher spot compared to low spot.

Ill have to disagree with that, a few of my nicer polyps wouldn't grow worth crap down low. Put them up high getting blasted 200+ PAR in HIGH flow area and they are thriving! I have a huge colony of dime sized Sunny D's growing in a spot you would expect to find SPS. And I have the colony rock from the Spring growout about 9" in front of my MP40 and less than a foot from my Tek 8 bulb fixture that colony couldn't be happier...

The trick I think for this contest is for people to figure out where the best place is for their frag to really thrive and pop babies out.

 

[m.miller1547]

Placing the frag in high light is better. The polyp won't spend energy reaching for the light and will mat more. Hopefully producing more babies.

 

[Saledo]

Ok quick writeup of my tank:

55G
Remora Aqua C Pro HOB skimmer
AquaticLife T5 HO and Lunar Light Fixtures 48" Fixture
Magnum 350 Canister Filter with Carbon/GFO
60lbs Live Rock
40 Lbs Live Sand
6 fish and CUC components
2 Circulation Pumps total of 2050/gph


Placed frag about midway in the tank, med flow

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[lunacris]

here is a run down of my tank
92 gallon corner tank
tank fed 3x per day pellets flakes rods mysis crine nori ....
brs 2 part
carbon and gfo
75 gallon sump
20 gallon long fuge
reef octopus sss1000
biopelets
mag 18 retrun 10ft head pressure
two mp 40 settings from 1/2 to3/4 power
radion light
tank temp 80.5
salinity .25
placement in tank mid way
water change 10 gallons every week
fts

 

[m.miller1547]

WOW! nice ric!

 

[Tbonekilla]

Came home from work and some fricken a-hole flip my polyp over. Wedged it in tight now.

Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk 2

 

[FishBeard]

A little dab of super glue may still be necessary. Them snails are sneaky sons of .....

 

[William Lutman]

here is a run down of my tank
92 gallon corner tank
tank fed 3x per day pellets flakes rods mysis crine nori ....
brs 2 part
carbon and gfo
75 gallon sump
20 gallon long fuge
reef octopus sss1000
biopelets
mag 18 retrun 10ft head pressure
two mp 40 settings from 1/2 to3/4 power
radion light
tank temp 80.5
salinity .25
placement in tank mid way
water change 10 gallons every week
fts

Nice setup can I put mine in your tank?

 

[lunacris]

lol just looks pretty on paper stay a while my tank changes like the time lol buti hope to keep this one going like is for god well see about that tho lol and i have lots of those rics just gotta fgure out how to get them off the rocks they are on

 

[cromag09]

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my tank is a Biocube 29 with rapidled dimmable kit, 30 pounds of live rock, stock return pump. 2 koralia nano 425. running chemipure and purigen in chamber 2. the frag is placed in high light with medium to high flow.

 

[edsbeaker]

Hi,
I'm excited to be in my first grow out contest with all of you. Good luck to everyone!

Here's my info
Size: 75gal DT with a 40gal Sump
Flow: Moderate alternating flow from 2 Tunze 6105, 75% maximum intensity- controlled by my Apex
Filtration: Reef Octopus SRO 1000 skimmer, BRS reactors 1st with Rox 0.8 carbon running 24/7, and 2nd with HC GFO, used when needed, cheato.
Lighting ATI 6 X 54W Dimmable Sunpower
Placement: Lower portion of tank towards the front. Plug glued to rock
Coral food: Fauna Marin Ultra Zoa food, Oyster Feast, Rod's Food
Fish: 1 Hippo Tang, 2 Booyah's Buckshot Clownfish, 1 Midas Blenny, 1 Flame Hawkfish, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Hi Fin Red Banded Goby. I'm planning to add, during this grow-out, two additional fish. A flame angel and a multicolor angel. Either of which have the ability to take me right out of this contest!


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[helitaiwan963]

Quick Copy and paste from edbeaker so I don't have to type everything up Just filled in with my info.

Size: 75gal DT with a 30gal Sump/refugium
Flow: 1x Mp40w and Koralia 1400
Filtration: Phosban 150 reactor with Vertex 0.8ROX carbon, cheato, ASM G3 Skimmer, Live Rock.
Lighting: 2x Dimmable 120W LED units, Bridgelux LED's
Placement: Trusty sand bed
Coral food: Mysis, Azox coral food, cyclopeeze, reef chilli, brightwell aquatics amino acid, daphnia
Fish: Hippo Tang, GSM maroon clownfish, Flame angel, melanrus wrasse, sixline wrasse, yellow tang, bartletts anthia, blue chromis

Here's some pics. just cruddy cell phone pics. one with flash and one without.

-Eric

 

[edsbeaker]

Quick Copy and paste from edbeaker so I don't have to type everything up Just filled in with my info.
-Eric

I must confess... I copied and pasted from Dre and Tiff's from the spring grow out. :a03: Dre and Tiff, hope you don't mind.

 

[Lil BamBam]

I must confess... I copied and pasted from Dre and Tiff's from the spring grow out. :a03: Dre and Tiff, hope you don't mind.

LOL!!! Ain't we just copycats now No big issue.. But I will accept some price money if you guys win