Pics of Large Acro Colonies

[Tigé21v]

Maybe I'm not hitting enough threads, but I never see any of the shots of large colonies like I used to in the past. A tennis ball-sized one seems to be about as large as I ever see. I guess everyone is fragging their colonies as soon as they reach a certain size?
I'm working out the plans for a 300DD. I keep thinking about just doing 2-4 nice acro colonies, and a whole load of small reef fish (anthias,etc). But if the best I can hope for is a softball out of each colony, it'd probably look a little silly.
I don't care if they're brownies, I'd just like to see what kind of luck people are having growing out acros in their tanks nowadays.

 

[Cosmojo]

You're looking in the wrong threads, but it also takes quiet awhile, years, to grow out acros to be that big. There's a reason I have birdsnests and monti caps as the first SPS I put in my system. Have some acros in there now, but I am going to be pretty selective with what goes in.

 

[Cosmojo]

Look at the ice fire echinata thread

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2472522

 

[Tweaked]

Buddies tank, all LED grown.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2177723&page=13

 

[Andrew D]

how's this? I haev to trim the purple one a lot, he kills anything he touches and most of what he overshadows





I have similarly sized colonies on either end of my 350G, grown that large in just over 2 years.

I've also included a recent FTS for (my) fun

 

[markalot]

I had fun looking at it Andrew ... looking for your tank thread now ...

 

[71xlch]

how's this? I haev to trim the purple one a lot, he kills anything he touches and most of what he overshadows





I have similarly sized colonies on either end of my 350G, grown that large in just over 2 years.

I've also included a recent FTS for (my) fun

Seen that tank in person. Looks amazing! That piece of blue/green I got off you is already growing.

 

[Andrew D]

I had fun looking at it Andrew ... looking for your tank thread now ...

Sorry Mark, I don't have a build thread on RC. I do have one on a local southern Ontario forum though, www.Reefescape.ca. Not nearly as busy, but a good, friendly forum nonetheless.

 

[Andrew D]

Seen that tank in person. Looks amazing! That piece of blue/green I got off you is already growing.

Glad to hear it Kyle. I've had a rough go since then with some of my corals, including my prized red dragon. Struggling with phosphates up near .5, have darn too many fish I think

 

[Wazzel]

Maybe I'm not hitting enough threads, but I never see any of the shots of large colonies like I used to in the past. A tennis ball-sized one seems to be about as large as I ever see. I guess everyone is fragging their colonies as soon as they reach a certain size?
I'm working out the plans for a 300DD. I keep thinking about just doing 2-4 nice acro colonies, and a whole load of small reef fish (anthias,etc). But if the best I can hope for is a softball out of each colony, it'd probably look a little silly.
I don't care if they're brownies, I'd just like to see what kind of luck people are having growing out acros in their tanks nowadays.

I have considered doing something similar, but I find it hard to limit myself to just a few corals. The concept of a tank with few massive corals and 1 type of fish is cool. It would take a couple of years and lots of restraint to make it happen in a 300DD. They will get bigger than softball sized, I have bigger than that in my 60 already after 15 months.

 

[ReefBum]

Here are some pics from my former 225 gallon tank.

 

[Tweaked]

I still go search your old threads ReefBum to see that PM colony. One of the biggest I've ever seen. Was lucky to have a piece of it with lineage direct to yours, but lost it in an alk crash unfortunately. Welcome back btw

 

[ReefBum]

I still go search your old threads ReefBum to see that PM colony. One of the biggest I've ever seen. Was lucky to have a piece of it with lineage direct to yours, but lost it in an alk crash unfortunately. Welcome back btw

Thanks! Now I am going to have to find a piece when I am ready for SPS!

 

[coral102]

Amazing tank!!! :thumbsup:

 

[swk]

Check out sanjays efflo!

 

[Tweaked]

Thanks! Now I am going to have to find a piece when I am ready for SPS!

There are some around still here in CT believe it or not.

 

[ReefBum]

There are some around still here in CT believe it or not.

Good to know.

 

[Moser]

Thanks! Now I am going to have to find a piece when I am ready for SPS!

When did you start again?
What filtration lights and tank size?

Nice to see you back!

Thanks
Mo

 

[ridetheducati]

 

[M007]

:bigeyes:My god man! Nice posts, those are huge and beautiful :bigeyes: