Growth pics! [Archive] - Reef Central Online Community

ReeferKeith

12/09/2005, 08:35 PM

Post your growth pics here! OMAS, COMAS, SOMAS everyone post your growth pics!

I'll start with my first acro. I have been in the hobby 3 years and up until about 4 months ago (when I upgraded from VHO to MH) I had never attempted an acro. Well I got a Milli and since then I have been hooked on SPS!

So here is my first acro frag. This pic was taken the day I got it, Sept 6th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206milli09-06-05.jpg

This one was taken on Oct 29th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206Mill10-29-05.jpg

And finally this was taken on Dec. 6th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206milli12-06-05.jpg

So post your pics!!! I'll try to post some more later.:D

-Reef on!

I Love Coral

12/09/2005, 08:46 PM

WOW!!

phetish

12/09/2005, 09:09 PM

dude! you rock!

i'm tempted to make the step up to MH but i'm in a holding pattern until after i get my job situation settled and get moved.

but once i get the MH, i'll be getting some SPS! you make it look easy!

derek

SoonerReefer

12/10/2005, 09:07 AM

Great job Keith, keep it up.

Lori :rollface: :rollface:

SweetFawn

12/10/2005, 09:29 AM

Looking good Keith!!!

Can't wait for more pics.

ReeferKeith

12/10/2005, 09:51 AM

Derek, get MH you will have no regrets I guarantee you. Thanks for the kind words guys and gals. Lori post some pics of your stuff, you have had some phenomenal growth!

Here is a pic of my second acro, thanks Jason and Jared! It is an Acropora Yongei, or Green Slimer.

A pic from the day I got it on Sept 17th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206slimer09-17-05.jpg

This one was taken on Oct 29th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206slimer10-29-05.jpg

And finally this was snapped on Dec 6th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206slimer12-06-05.jpg

Come on people I know you have growth pics to share!:bounce1: :bounce3: :bounce2:

keckles

12/10/2005, 10:42 AM

Very nice, Keith. What are you dosing? Uranium?

Looking Good :thumbsup:

ReeferKeith

12/10/2005, 11:15 AM

Hush Jared! I don't want my secret getting out!

I Love Coral

12/10/2005, 11:31 AM

Keith's Secret Garden!

pwhitby

12/10/2005, 04:11 PM

Hey Keith, if you ever decide to frag that baby.....let me know.

Its very nice.

Paul.

ReeferKeith

12/11/2005, 10:22 AM

I certainly will Paul. Hopefully sometime in the near future we can have an OMAS, COMAS, SOMAS frag swap.

Nobody has any pics to post? I'll post a few more then.:spin1:

This is a Monti cap I got on Sept 20th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206Limecap09-20-05.jpg

This was snapped on Oct 29th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206limecap10-29-05.jpg

And this was taken on Dec 6th.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206limecap12-06-05.jpg

pwhitby

12/11/2005, 11:28 AM

Thats one of the Plans that George (OMAS) and Paul T. (SOMAS) and I have discussed.

More on that later.

SoonerReefer

12/11/2005, 08:08 PM

This is my growth on my Milli:D

First pic was on sept 6thhttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/81289Milli-90605.jpg

Second Pic 12/11
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/81289Milli-121105.jpg

jjmcat

12/11/2005, 08:22 PM

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/577/81706xenia.jpg

may 05

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/xenia.jpg
now dec 05

not very much growth sorry.

lanamarks

12/12/2005, 12:54 PM

I'm so lazy that I always forget to document the growth. I do know that a pink birdnest that I got in September is already 1/3 larger and the green monti frag from reeferkeith is at least twice as large, probably 3 times.

Kinda off subject - ReeferKeith, how far from the lights do you put your monti. Mine is up pretty high.

ReeferKeith

12/12/2005, 04:33 PM

Nice pics Donny, Lori, and Jarod looking good! Lanamarks my monti is probably around 5 to 6 inches from the top of the water, so pretty high up. I'll post some more pics later on.

jjmcat

01/24/2006, 07:57 PM

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/acan1-24-06.jpg
jan
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/acans.jpg
dec
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/rainbowacan.jpg
nov

quaz

01/24/2006, 08:06 PM

super cool. I can't wait to get my tank up again.

jokeloma

01/24/2006, 11:24 PM

reeferkeith, when you sold your soul to satan did you specify sps growth or all corals. Freaking awesome. :)

predatorpassion

01/25/2006, 11:36 AM

here is Ramone as a baby (couple of days ago)

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/95332my_baby_caiman_003.jpg

and here is what he will look like...

well the title said growth pics :D :rolleyes:http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/953321086284516.jpg

quaz

01/25/2006, 09:52 PM

Ramone is a freaky looking dude!

predatorpassion

01/26/2006, 06:21 AM

looks like a jurassic park T.Rex to me.... :lol: just kidding

ReeferKeith

01/27/2006, 07:19 PM

An updated pic of my milli taken today 1/27. I know it's not as cool as the dinosaur! :rollface:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206mill01-27-06.jpg

SweetFawn

01/27/2006, 07:42 PM

But it is VERY COOL Keith. I think you should come stick your finger in my tank, I want your kind of growth. :lol: :D

quaz

01/27/2006, 08:54 PM

Do you have halides Keith?

ReeferKeith

01/27/2006, 11:19 PM

Yes I have halides Ben. I am running two 250 watt 14k's on my 58.

ReeferKeith

01/28/2006, 10:15 PM

Here is an updated pic of my green slimer. There was a branch (in my earlier post) that was growing horizontally on left side of this coral that was fragged. Hopefully by summer a few frags of this will be available to the club as a donor.

:D

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206slimer01-27-06-med.jpg

kittyj

01/30/2006, 08:57 AM

I'm jealous! Apparently I need to invest in Hallides

naterd1976

01/30/2006, 09:37 AM

Looks awesome Keith. I can't wait to get a closer look at those pimpin SPS!

Travis L. Stevens

03/02/2006, 01:45 PM

Finally, I got everything working with the camera again. I can post better pictures later. But for now, here are my "Safecracker Wannabe". The growth is over about 2-3 months. It's grown more since the last picture.

When I first got it
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/SafecrackerOld.jpg

Ignore the color. I was playing with my camera.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/SafecrackerNew.jpg

jjmcat

03/02/2006, 05:28 PM

Nice growth travis

Travis L. Stevens

03/03/2006, 08:30 AM

Here are some more. The zoanthids above are the same group as the one directly above the toadstool. TheMcs, the Rhodactis on the right are the two that I got from you. Keckles, that black Tubastrea has grown about .5"-1" on the tips. You can already tell where it will start to grow more branches from.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/29g1Year.jpg

keckles

03/03/2006, 10:27 AM

I am glad you are having luck with the micrantha.

Hey, clean out your mailbox. :)

Travis L. Stevens

03/03/2006, 10:37 AM

Done. Sorry about that. It filled up in less than a week this time. I must be getting more popular :p ;)

jjmcat

04/08/2006, 12:04 PM

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2006_0407Image0004.jpg
4-06

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/orabluemillie.jpg
12-05

jjmcat

04/08/2006, 12:07 PM

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/tort.jpg
11-05

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2006_0407Image0003.jpg
4-06

jjmcat

04/08/2006, 12:11 PM

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/Dcp_0682.jpg

4-06http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2006_0407Image0006.jpg

ReeferKeith

04/10/2006, 12:04 PM

Looking awesome Jarrod! :thumbsup I'll try to get some updated pics of mine up soon.

ReeferKeith

04/15/2006, 10:41 PM

A few more pics for you.

My Candycane taken in June of 05. Bubble algea and all. :)
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206candycanes.jpg

My Candycane today.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206candycane04-15-06.jpg

ReeferKeith

04/15/2006, 10:42 PM

Here is an updated slimer pic. I have moved since the last update therefor the position of the coral has changed a little bit.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206slimer04-15-06.jpg

ReeferKeith

04/15/2006, 10:45 PM

One last one. This pic of my rainbow monti was taken on Jan 19th, the second was taken today.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206rbowmonti.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206rainbow04-15-06.jpg

jjmcat

04/15/2006, 11:18 PM

WOW KIETH IM TOTALY AMAZED

sarai826

04/16/2006, 02:13 PM

Keith,
You need to share the steroid recipe you use on your tank... your growth is amazing!

oddballs

04/17/2006, 03:48 PM

nice rainbow monty i was hoping that you would do growth shots of it.

kittyj

04/24/2006, 07:48 AM

Keith - what supplements do you use on your tank?

keckles

04/24/2006, 08:54 AM

Keith has found zooplankton to be insufficient for his coral's growth needs and has recently switched to dosing this:

http://gnc.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pGNC1-2331578nm.jpg

SweetFawn

04/24/2006, 11:25 AM

Hey Keith can you come stick your finger in my tank?!

ReeferKeith

04/24/2006, 12:09 PM

kittyj- I add B-Ionic daily, change water every week, sometimes every 2 weeks, and I dose oyster eggs once a week. Honestly I attribute my growth to my lights. 2X250 halides on a 58 gal is alot of light.

Jared, quit trying to give away my secrets man!

Stacy, you dont know where my finger has been. :P

Travis L. Stevens

04/24/2006, 12:14 PM

Reefer "Budha" Keith: Just rub his belly for a prosperous tank

Just kidding.

SweetFawn

04/25/2006, 02:11 PM

Where do you get the oyster eggs?

Travis L. Stevens

04/25/2006, 03:28 PM

I've seen DT Oyster Eggs for sale at Reef Revolutions, but I haven't really checked anywhere else. I'm sure that there are others that carry it.

sarai826

05/03/2006, 09:13 PM

Anemone #1 9/05:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/jlbristow/26%20shots/anemone1.jpg

Anemone #2 10/05:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/jlbristow/26%20shots/clown.jpg

Anemones today 5/06:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/jlbristow/05-03-2006%20tank%20shots/100_1706.jpg
(For reference, anemone #1 is on the left side, and anemone #2 and it's offspring are on the right)

Another pic, from last month:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/jlbristow/04-08-2006%20tank%20shots/anemonegarden5.jpg

sarai826

05/03/2006, 09:18 PM

9/05:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/jlbristow/26%20shots/toadstool.jpg

4/06:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/jlbristow/04-08-2006%20tank%20shots/leather.jpg

sarai826

05/03/2006, 09:19 PM

And one more... my before pic is missing, but I started with two polyps of Tubs at the end of last summer... and today:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/jlbristow/05-03-2006%20tank%20shots/100_1700.jpg

ReeferKeith

05/03/2006, 09:26 PM

Wow Jenny the anemone pics are fantastic. Very nice!! :thumbsup:

Travis L. Stevens

05/12/2006, 09:17 AM

Great Blues, Sarai826!!!

I've posted these before, but I thought that I would have an update.

Here is when I first got them about 6 months ago
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/SafecrackerOld.jpg

Here they are about three months ago. Ignore the color. I was playing with the white balance on my camera. It looks cool though
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/SafecrackerNew.jpg

Here it is as of last night. The little rock this frag is on is actually almost covered completely around it.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/RaspberryRedds.jpg

SweetFawn

05/12/2006, 05:28 PM

Green Nepthia
The stalk on the right is the one I kept. This pic was taken in Jan

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/sweetfawn/newcoral.jpg

and just a couple of days ago

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/sweetfawn/Fishtank014.jpg

ReeferKeith

05/13/2006, 10:08 PM

Great shots Travis and Stacy! They look great! :thumbsup:

oddballs

05/14/2006, 11:03 AM

very nice!!i need to learn how to post pics....whos up for teaching me?please only in person im really bad with computers.

ReeferKeith

05/14/2006, 03:27 PM

Oddballs, read this link. It gives you step by step directions.

http://www.reefcentral.com/faqs/imgcode/IMGCODE.htm

quaz

05/14/2006, 09:11 PM

Stacy, save me some frags if that gets caught in your skimmer intake.... ouch!

SweetFawn

05/14/2006, 09:51 PM

It's not quite as close as it looks. Yet. But I do plan on moving the skimmer a little more towards the middle.

ReeferKeith

05/20/2006, 10:13 PM

Here are a few more pics.

This is I *think* a blue Tenius, if I'm wrong someone please correct me. Also an updated pic of my Milli. Happy reefing! :beer:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206tenius.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206btenius.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/12206milli05-17-06.jpg

SoonerReefer

05/20/2006, 11:31 PM

Great pics Keith! Your stuff is looking fantastic.........Amazing growth:D

Donny

OMAS Member

:beer:

jjmcat

05/21/2006, 12:57 PM

That millie is so big it needs a zip code.

oddballs

05/21/2006, 02:03 PM

is that the tenious you got in arkansas? as usual all is looking good reefer man!!

ReeferKeith

05/22/2006, 09:14 PM

No Oddballs, I got that from you awhile back. That is the Nick blue tenius.

jjmcat

12/07/2006, 09:11 PM

Orange acans after 1 year of growth.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/orangecrushacan.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/rainbowacan.jpg
I won this at an OMAS raffel.Id say it was worth my membership wouldnt you.

bkhd

12/08/2006, 10:48 PM

Wow what great pictures.. I am very impressed, I can wait until I have growth pictures to share!

grinch77

12/11/2006, 10:24 AM

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/grinch77/DSCF1659-1.jpg
first month in

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/grinch77/DSCF1790-2.jpg
about a month ago..

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/grinch77/DSCF1913.jpg
couple weeks ago

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/grinch77/DSCF1742-1.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/grinch77/DSCF1894.jpg

jjmcat

03/26/2007, 07:40 PM

Any new updates to share?

Travis L. Stevens

03/27/2007, 07:19 AM

All the reds that I posted were lost in my meltdown :(

GS-Rock

03/30/2007, 10:06 AM

nice, i bet if i took some pics or my hair algae from last week and this weeks new growth. alot of your guys will want to know my secret!!

jjmcat

04/01/2007, 09:34 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7137440#post7137440 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jjmcat
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/tort.jpg
11-05

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2006_0407Image0003.jpg
4-06

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2007_0401Image0001.jpg

Travis L. Stevens

04/27/2007, 10:14 AM

Finally, after two years of fighting with this, that, and the other, I can finally grow Montiporas. I realize it isn't much growth, but when you've been through as much as I have, this is just amazing.

April 15, 2007
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Montipora%20Growth%20Pics/MontiCapApril152007.jpg

April 20, 2007
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Montipora%20Growth%20Pics/MontiCapApril202007.jpg

April 26, 2007
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Montipora%20Growth%20Pics/MontiCapApril262007.jpg

pwhitby

04/27/2007, 11:26 AM

If I may add a few pics to this collection:

The purple monti I have at 07/2005 in my old tank
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/paul-w/speckledcroceasept2005.jpg

after the move to the new tank (and after it had been frag a dozen or more times) 05/ 2006

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/paul-w/newtankmiddle.jpg

After the tank rearrangement and reaquascaping. 08/2006. Also notice the green cap to the left...and the distance between them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/paul-w/pillar2.jpg

here they are at 11/2006

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/paul-w/T5_lit_column2.jpg

1/07
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/paul-w/2pillarslhs1-21-07-2.jpg

03/07

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/paul-w/2montiporas.jpg

4/11/07
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/paul-w/montiporas.jpg

and while I dont have a picture from the last few days...they are now thoroughly welded together and growing through/over each other.

The massive growth spurt coincided with the addition of the T5s.

On this coral, especially in the last picture, you can see growth rings where i was having trouble with my Ca Reactor running correctly.

Paul.

jeeperrs

04/28/2007, 11:53 AM

Wow! those pics make me excited to watch my frags grow. I kind of figured that it would take years to see that kind of change instead of months.

Travis L. Stevens

05/16/2007, 04:28 PM

Original Frag (4/15/07)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Montipora%20Growth%20Pics/Purple%20Monti%20Cap/MontiCapApril152007.jpg

Mid Month Lapse (5/1/07)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Montipora%20Growth%20Pics/Purple%20Monti%20Cap/PurpleCap5-1-07.jpg

One Month Later (5/15/07)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Montipora%20Growth%20Pics/Purple%20Monti%20Cap/PurpleCap5-15-07.jpg

jjmcat

07/14/2007, 10:45 PM

bump

jjmcat

07/14/2007, 10:45 PM

I took a few pics on July 10th.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2007_0709Image0003.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2006_0407Image0005.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2007_0709Image0023.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2007_0401Image0006.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2007_0709Image0024.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2007_0401Image0002.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2006_0506Image0002.jpg

Travis L. Stevens

08/10/2007, 10:09 AM

After posting pictures twice, I've since moved them and broke the link. Here they are again, but with new updates...

Purple Monti Cap[b]
This one has shown it's true form the best. It encrusted down to the base and as soon as it reached the side it started to grow out instead of encrusting more. As a cool detail, I found out that this is at least 5th generation frag.
4/15/07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Purple%20Monti%20Cap/MontiCapApril152007.jpg

8/9/07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Purple%20Monti%20Cap/PurpleCap8-9-10.jpg

[b]Orange Monti Digi
This has been fun to watch grow because for a branching Monti, it sure does like to encrust. It has since fallen down a little and a branch has touched another rock, and the tip of that branch is growing on the rock. It looks like I could make an easy frag of it.
4/15/07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Orange%20Monti%20Digi/OrangeDigi4-15-07.jpg

8/9/07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Orange%20Monti%20Digi/OrangeDigi8-9-07.jpg

White and Lime Monti Cap
This one has shown the quickest growth recently. Within the past month, the edges that you can't view have already encrusted past the disk almost to the rock. Not much outward growth.
5/21/07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/White%20and%20Lime%20Cap/WhiteLimeCap5-21-07.jpg

8/9/07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/White%20and%20Lime%20Cap/WhiteLimeCap8-9-07.jpg

jjmcat

08/18/2007, 05:18 PM

Looking good Travis.

happysak

08/28/2007, 11:40 PM

4-07

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q220/happysak/IMG_0602.jpg

8-07

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q220/happysak/IMG_1409.jpg

4-07

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q220/happysak/IMG_0456.jpg

8-07

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q220/happysak/IMG_1413.jpg

mskohl

08/29/2007, 01:26 PM

happy, that looks ready to frag. :D I'm in line.

jjmcat

09/03/2007, 12:51 AM

Heres one of my lords

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/greenlavenderlords.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/purplegreenacanlord.jpg

dustin Combs

09/03/2007, 01:05 AM

J,

How long did it take to get to that size?

jjmcat

09/03/2007, 01:08 AM

Ill have to check the dates but not to long.

Travis L. Stevens

09/03/2007, 01:16 AM

It's about time we got an update from you.

jjmcat

10/21/2007, 08:05 PM

^^^^^

gm333

10/21/2007, 10:38 PM

Heres a couple, not huge growth, but growth just the same.
Rainbow acan 6/9/07
http://www.photochicken.com/ims/pic/265qdBA7/25485.jpg

Same acan 8/7/07

http://www.photochicken.com/ims/pic/265qdBA7/24448.jpg

Cyphastrea 6/9/07
http://www.photochicken.com/ims/pic/265qdBA7/25483.jpg

10/15/07
http://www.photochicken.com/ims/pic/265qdBA7/25486.jpg

Micros 6/9/07
http://www.photochicken.com/ims/pic/265qdBA7/25488.jpg

9/24/07
http://www.photochicken.com/ims/pic/265qdBA7/25487.jpg

jjmcat

04/06/2008, 02:50 PM

bump

TulsaReefer

04/06/2008, 05:13 PM

Okay, since it was bumped...

Green Slimer on 1/1/2008:

http://kxq8mg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKgKmu6zhah4CeAXZkKyVkjz3YODRF0TaZ4I3iH440zDVMllvP28gqIbcR5g8A30it19bow5re6FdfuUS-r0bkQ/Slimer1-1.jpg

And now on 3/30/2008:

http://kxq8mg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKgKmu6zhah4BNG5Nxk01jLqZ87ZtRueLQ6E46B_G8ZOShnDaFxhZakTIfShtQv_LkqSPTeEulcqTymfRAchJJw/Slimer3-30.jpg

jjmcat

05/02/2008, 09:26 PM

Got another update pic of my cyphastrea.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2008_0502coral0003.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2007_0709Image0023.jpg

Tim Plow

05/03/2008, 02:15 PM

Wow...great growth Jarrod. I love that cyphastrea

jjmcat

05/03/2008, 02:41 PM

This is the fastest growing coral I have ever had.I made 5 frags of it for Crase last year.I am going to have to frag it again and place it on a another rock befor it starts growing on the sand lol.

Tim Plow

05/03/2008, 08:04 PM

Is that cyphastrea the one that came from oddballs?

jjmcat

05/03/2008, 09:23 PM

Yes it did long ago.

Tim Plow

07/29/2008, 08:32 PM

Sometimes it is fun looking back at old pics to see how your tank is progressing. It is also a little sad to see some of the casualties that have happened along the way.

Well here is a blue tort survivor from March 07:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w7/jesusluvr1/P1020325.jpg

Here it is today:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w7/jesusluvr1/DSC02599.jpg

jjmcat

07/29/2008, 08:40 PM

Saweet growth on that tort TIm.

Tim Plow

07/29/2008, 09:00 PM

Thanks...I think that tort actually came out of your tank :)

jjmcat

08/14/2008, 10:44 PM

I do recognize that plug.

jjmcat

08/14/2008, 10:51 PM

I found an old picture cd I had so I thought I would post some pics for fun.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/yellowzoas-1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2008_05155-15-080002_edited.jpg

This is my old 58

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/frontview.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2008_05155-15-080010_edited.jpg

jjmcat

08/26/2008, 01:12 PM

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/2007_0709Image0015.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/DSC_0055_edited.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/DSC_1668.jpg

TulsaReefer

08/27/2008, 03:56 PM

Jarrod, that last picture looks familiar :), glad some of them must have turned out. Hope the other ones did as well. I'm not as familiar with getting the colors right under halides, though I learned some this time. Next time I should be able to bias the color a little better and get the shots to be a bit cleaner.

And these look really good on my new computer monitor. Since I'm working more from home now my company let me go buy some new equipment, and one of the items was a new 24" wide screen monitor. It's really bright and good colors. I think I may get a sunburn sitting this close to it! And it may help me do a little better on the photos when correcting colors since it's got better color than my laptop screen.

jjmcat

08/27/2008, 09:44 PM

Thanks again Lee the pictures came out great.

Travis L. Stevens

10/01/2008, 08:44 PM

This thing practically died on me, only to come back and grow like crazy. Some call it an Appleberry. Atlantis Aquariums is selling it for $120 for a 1/2" frag. What a rip off :eek1:

5/21/07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Green%20Danae/GreenDanae5-21-07.jpg

10/1/08
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Green%20Danae/GreenDanae10-1-08.jpg

And as an update to my Purple with Blue Polyp Monti Cap, here is what it looks like now!

When it first started showing good growth 4-15-07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Purple%20Monti%20Cap/MontiCapApril152007.jpg

My last update 8-9-07
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Purple%20Monti%20Cap/PurpleCap8-9-10.jpg

And what it looks like today! Instead of growing outward and plating, it grew down past the frag disk and on the rock below it. now it's almost covered that rock!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Growth%20Pics/Purple%20Monti%20Cap/PurpleCap10-1-08.jpg

jjmcat

10/01/2008, 08:51 PM

Travis was the first monti from me?

Travis L. Stevens

10/01/2008, 08:56 PM

Yes, but it was my second one from you. The first one melted away with my lightbulb meltdown.

jjmcat

10/01/2008, 11:29 PM

Thats a nice rebound Travis.I love that purple cap as well.

I finally found out what type of monti it is M. capitata .They are found in and around the Hawaii area.
http://pbin.nbii.gov/MediaGallery/Default.aspx?directory=2200&action=View&sortorder=Ascending&dirsortorder=Ascending&file=1020&page=4

http://www.coralite.net/monti.html

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/DSC_1667.jpg

jjmcat

10/28/2008, 10:56 PM

Here are some blue acans I got from salysooner.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/fcd4e96d.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/bluelords.jpg

jjmcat

10/28/2008, 11:05 PM

This coral seems to be a slow grower for me.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/6107649e.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/DSC_1694.jpg

GregC

11/04/2008, 04:00 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13640801#post13640801 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jjmcat
This coral seems to be a slow grower for me.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/6107649e.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/jjmcat/DSC_1694.jpg

Your not alone, its been slow for me as well. Nice pic's thanks for sharing.

Greg