ChicagoReefs.com Summer 2012 Palythoa Grow-Out Contest

[Funlad3]

Technically the contest ends at 11:59 tonight, if you take 3rd place, then you take 3rd place. The "sudden death" is only for whoever is tied at the end of the contest.

All right, that's what I thought. Darn though!

I still have five, and I'll repost my final check in video to be safe. Those with five polyps, I'm coming for you!

[video=youtube;oL5aESEd_Vk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL5aESEd_Vk&list=UUxUFpMhH-qgos-qcCUlL7dg&index=1&feature=plcp[/video]

 

[DB9181]

As promised:

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Closed to show all heads - the tiny one may be small, but full skirt extends

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6 Polyps!!!!

 

[Funlad3]

Phew! I thought you were a third person with six polyps! You just scared the crap out of me!


George, count me as a "definitely in" for the next contest. Had I done better, I would have sat the next one out, but there's room for improvement.

 

[SkunkerX]

still looks like 3

 

[jayjigga]

Bam! Wahoo

 

[Jep21]

I'll be down also for the next growout depending on the polyp

 

[Funlad3]

Guess who has a clearly visible mouth today? Yeah. Give me two days, and I'm at six. There's a showdown for first with six polyps, and a showdown for third with five polyps, right?

 

[FishBeard]

Unless Dave popped another head today as well (with photo/video proof) then you just took 3rd my friend.... Grats.

(pending you putting up a pic yourself....)

 

[Funlad3]

It has a hole where the mouth will be, but I'm no expert. Let me take a picture....

 

[Funlad3]

Eh, I'll give it a day or so so that I can without a doubt call it a polyp...

 

[Funlad3]

Why not? Not sure if this counts, but here's my picture. The polyp in question is at the bottom of the plug at 6 o' clock. What's the verdict?

 

[DaveWF]

I have a vested interest here so take my vote with a grain of salt. If we're talking about the white-ish spot on the mat of the polyp on the left, then I'm saying NO Mouth.

 

[Funlad3]

At this point, I agree with you. What're you at? Let's make this showdown dramatic, though it'll be over within 48 hours...

 

[DaveWF]

3 biggies, 2 small heads and some seriously polluted water from all the feeding I did today

 

[Funlad3]

You want to talk trash on overfeeding? Okay, but you asked for it.

Do you know how much you have to feed nonphotosynthetic gorgonians? Yeah, I have a blueberry that's been loving my phyto, and that's not even counting the fish I have to feed. Softies have been so happy that even my baby BTA split!

So there's my trash talk. Best of luck Dave!

 

[FishBeard]

So guys, which one of you has broken the tie for 3rd place yet?

 

[gomery12]

not me!!!

 

[Funlad3]

Not me either.... I guess zoas don't go on crazy growth sprees when the frag tank goes through it's diatom bloom. Oops!

 

[Jep21]

so who are the winners?

 

[FishBeard]

Jay and Dan came to an arrangement for 1st place tied with 6, Ben and Dave are duking it out for 3rd.