Red Dragon Growth - Page 3

Soy · 02/11/2012, 01:50 AM

this is my steezy's red bugged dragon limited edition from tony himself. hang on to this pic as well. pic quality is bad but it shows the detail very well

MammothReefer · 02/11/2012, 02:07 AM

Here is my tenalla, I'll take some pics of it in my tank, but you can see the growth is very different.

Soy · 02/11/2012, 02:26 AM

i understand what you're saying but here are a few pics that helped me besides the one i just posted. had to borrow one of 250g's pics

Soy · 02/11/2012, 02:27 AM

Soy · 02/11/2012, 02:29 AM

mine is turning out to become a blue version

njreefermadness · 02/11/2012, 09:38 AM

With all the growth I am seeing in this thread, I am surprised that there are still such insane prices for the Red Dragon.

Herb

Soy · 02/11/2012, 09:47 AM

agreed on that. wondering when the market for red dragons will be flooded to bring the price down. you can blame the red dragon hoarders. lol

MammothReefer · 02/11/2012, 12:42 PM

I see where you are coming from, but this is another one of those "veron" things that I'm not sure I agree with (like spathula and millis) Seems to me we have 2 different corals with the same id. Tenella seems like the 2 different tenella ID are very different. Notice how all the living pictures skeletal/corallite structure is VERY different from all the DEAD pictures skeletal/corallite structure.. Gotta wonder if they got things mixed up every once in a while.

dvanacker · 02/11/2012, 05:44 PM

here is a local reefer buddies red dragon (I took the picture). Great coloration on his.....mine not so much. I dont know what to do with this coral, does it like high-med-low light and flow?

MammothReefer · 02/11/2012, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvanacker

here is a local reefer buddies red dragon (I took the picture). Great coloration on his.....mine not so much. I dont know what to do with this coral, does it like high-med-low light and flow?

I've got mine in medium / high light - medium / low flow. I get that colour but slow growth still for me.

ChrisOzment · 04/20/2012, 04:24 PM

Updated Red Dragon colony pic. Sorry, still an iphone shot.

My display is over 400g and this colony is at least 12" back from the front glass so to size it, most of the branches are 10" long now.

mysterybox · 04/20/2012, 09:51 PM

Chris, that's one beauty!!

I don't believe LED's can match 400 or 1000 watt MH yet!

Color might be nicer, per se, but growth and color just isn't there! Great job Chris! Go Atlanta, lol!

Moser · 04/21/2012, 02:27 AM

Hi Chris,

How do you go about doing a bulb change?. Do you drop your light on time and slowly ramp up?.
How long are your 1000W 20k's on for during your normal lighting schedule?

Thanks
Mo

ChrisOzment · 04/21/2012, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mysterybox

Chris, that's one beauty!!

I don't believe LED's can match 400 or 1000 watt MH yet!

Color might be nicer, per se, but growth and color just isn't there! Great job Chris! Go Atlanta, lol!

Thanks Ralph. Gotta rep ATL when we can! You'd be amazed at my colors in person. iphone shots do zero justice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moser

Hi Chris,

How do you go about doing a bulb change?. Do you drop your light on time and slowly ramp up?.
How long are your 1000W 20k's on for during your normal lighting schedule?

Thanks
Mo

Hey Mo. No change in schedule, just swap out the lamps.

10am - 2pm VHO
2pm - 8pm MH 1000's
8pm - 10pm VHO
10pm - 2am R2 Moonlights

Breakbeats2334 · 04/21/2012, 12:35 PM

Sick growth shots

Breakbeats2334 · 04/21/2012, 12:36 PM

Do most people have fast growth with this coral?

Alkamist · 04/21/2012, 03:10 PM

Wow! that is some crazy steroid growth! nice job and beautiful tank.

blakers82 · 04/21/2012, 03:24 PM

Your colony could now be called "colonies". Great growth. More top-downs!

landy · 05/05/2012, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breakbeats2334

Do most people have fast growth with this coral?

here is 7 months of growth for me. it has only recently started to take off.

October 11

may 12

landy

Moser · 05/05/2012, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisOzment

Thanks Ralph. Gotta rep ATL when we can! You'd be amazed at my colors in person. iphone shots do zero justice.

Hey Mo. No change in schedule, just swap out the lamps.

10am - 2pm VHO
2pm - 8pm MH 1000's
8pm - 10pm VHO
10pm - 2am R2 Moonlights

Thanks Chris,

How often do you change the Lamps?.

Thanks
Mo

apt220 · 05/05/2012, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisOzment

07.01.2010
3/4" frag from CITR

Great growth!

What is CITR?

Dejavu · 05/05/2012, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soy

this is my steezy's red bugged dragon limited edition from tony himself. hang on to this pic as well. pic quality is bad but it shows the detail very well

Soy, did you notice you have red bugs?

m.hudzinski · 05/05/2012, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dejavu

Soy, did you notice you have red bugs?

Did you read his post?

this is me · 05/06/2012, 09:24 AM

Lol

ChrisOzment · 05/08/2012, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moser

Thanks Chris,

How often do you change the Lamps?.

Thanks
Mo

every 12 months.

02/11/2012, 02:07 AM	#52
MammothReefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mammoth Lakes, CA Posts: 3,012	Here is my tenalla, I'll take some pics of it in my tank, but you can see the growth is very different. __________________ Reefin @ 8298' Current Tank Info: 3x2x18 SPS tank w/an attached 20x20x10 frag tank.

02/11/2012, 12:42 PM	#58
MammothReefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mammoth Lakes, CA Posts: 3,012	I see where you are coming from, but this is another one of those "veron" things that I'm not sure I agree with (like spathula and millis) Seems to me we have 2 different corals with the same id. Tenella seems like the 2 different tenella ID are very different. Notice how all the living pictures skeletal/corallite structure is VERY different from all the DEAD pictures skeletal/corallite structure.. Gotta wonder if they got things mixed up every once in a while. __________________ Reefin @ 8298' Current Tank Info: 3x2x18 SPS tank w/an attached 20x20x10 frag tank.

02/11/2012, 05:44 PM	#59
dvanacker DID I SOUNDS SMRT?? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ontario, CAN Posts: 3,437	here is a local reefer buddies red dragon (I took the picture). Great coloration on his.....mine not so much. I dont know what to do with this coral, does it like high-med-low light and flow? __________________ --DARRYL-- Current Tank Info: 200g SPS dominant Mixed Reef

04/20/2012, 04:24 PM	#61
ChrisOzment Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dunwoody, GA Posts: 159	Updated Red Dragon colony pic. Sorry, still an iphone shot. My display is over 400g and this colony is at least 12" back from the front glass so to size it, most of the branches are 10" long now. __________________ Oz

04/20/2012, 09:51 PM	#62
mysterybox Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flowery Branch, GA (North ATL) Posts: 1,704	Chris, that's one beauty!! I don't believe LED's can match 400 or 1000 watt MH yet! Color might be nicer, per se, but growth and color just isn't there! Great job Chris! Go Atlanta, lol! __________________ Ralph “Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.” Pope Paul VI

02/11/2012, 01:50 AM	#51
Soy Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: U.S.A Posts: 321	this is my steezy's red bugged dragon limited edition from tony himself. hang on to this pic as well. pic quality is bad but it shows the detail very well

02/11/2012, 02:26 AM	#53
Soy Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: U.S.A Posts: 321	i understand what you're saying but here are a few pics that helped me besides the one i just posted. had to borrow one of 250g's pics

02/11/2012, 02:27 AM	#54
Soy Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: U.S.A Posts: 321

02/11/2012, 02:29 AM	#55
Soy Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: U.S.A Posts: 321	mine is turning out to become a blue version

02/11/2012, 09:38 AM	#56
njreefermadness Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 102	With all the growth I am seeing in this thread, I am surprised that there are still such insane prices for the Red Dragon. Herb

02/11/2012, 09:47 AM	#57
Soy Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: U.S.A Posts: 321	agreed on that. wondering when the market for red dragons will be flooded to bring the price down. you can blame the red dragon hoarders. lol

04/21/2012, 02:27 AM	#63
Moser Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,058	Hi Chris, How do you go about doing a bulb change?. Do you drop your light on time and slowly ramp up?. How long are your 1000W 20k's on for during your normal lighting schedule? Thanks Mo

04/21/2012, 12:35 PM	#65
Breakbeats2334 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Endwell NY Posts: 594	Sick growth shots

04/21/2012, 12:36 PM	#66
Breakbeats2334 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Endwell NY Posts: 594	Do most people have fast growth with this coral?

04/21/2012, 03:10 PM	#67
Alkamist Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 72	Wow! that is some crazy steroid growth! nice job and beautiful tank.

04/21/2012, 03:24 PM	#68
blakers82 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 783	Your colony could now be called "colonies". Great growth. More top-downs! __________________ The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. -Jacques Yves Cousteau 150gal SPS

05/06/2012, 09:24 AM	#74
this is me Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: MA Posts: 3,707	Lol __________________ Nick When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $4.95 per minute. Current Tank Info: -Elos System 70 -Elos Planet II 14K 250W DE 4x24W T5 -GHL Profilux IIIex

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