Frag Growth pictures...

[jscarlata]

So i was doing some readin gon here yesterday, specifically the thread about faded colrs, and i was curious to see what thoughts were on some of my pieces. I am seeing very good growth, but to me the corls arent as rich as i would like and have seen elsewhere. From my readingyesterday, i can deduce that i priobably have my lights a little too close to the tank surface, and my water may be too nutrient poor...so, here are some pics, im just curious if im on the right track with my diagnosis and any recommendations for getting colors richer. I now have the light raised about 10" above the water, i previously had it more like 3-4".
Some info
90 gal, mixed reef
Tek elite 8 bulb 48" - 3 blue+, 1 pure actinic, 1 midday sun, 1 purple plus, 1 aquablue special, i forget what the 8th slot has..
havent tested this week, but my last tests were:
ph - 7.98-8.21
cal 425
Alk 2.5 mq/L
mag - 1350
PO4 - .03
Nitrate .15

so this frag i got around xmas:


and this is the same frag pic taken last night


Same purchase timeframe, xmas


and from last night

 

[jscarlata]

and some more:

birdsnest bought in november 2011


here is now


This oine th epics arent great because its to the rear of the tank

from December:


last night

 

[MammothReefer]

Looking good!

 

[jscarlata]

Thanks guys! i'll put up a FTS tomorrow, need to take a new one with a better camera than iPhone

 

[mayjong]

looks good.
gotta remember, the bigger they get, the faster they'll grow. (more light/nutrient uptake ability)

 

[maxx56dog]

very nice, there is an interesting color shift going on, i have LED's and all corals seem to almost fade in color

 

[jscarlata]

thanks guys! its nice to get some good feedback, i dont post much about my tank picture wise as its still growing out, but i'll get some pics of the whole setup soon...hoping to get more frags this weekend, and i think a few more fish for the last round of QT, ive had a 30g QT tank running for months with nothing in it. I was going to shut it down, but i think i'll get a few more fish and do one more round of QT before shutting it down for storage.