Show Off your Frags to Colonies!

[saltygeek]

Crazy growth reefbum! This is a good thread!

 

[ReefBum]

Thanks!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

2 frags fuse into one colony

2 frags fuse into one colony

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

 

[graveyardworm]

Wow that Acro was fighting for space at the start. No problems now I'm sure. What is that growth anomoly in the second pic? Did it just go away?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Wow that Acro was fighting for space at the start. No problems now I'm sure. What is that growth anomoly in the second pic? Did it just go away?

second pic shows the vermitid.
third pic shows how the coral dealt with it (and others)

 

[jasonrp104]

I've got respect for anybody that can keep sps alive but my preference is the look of a tank with a few large, mature colonies to a tank full of frags.

 

[huskysglare1]

I've got respect for anybody that can keep sps alive but my preference is the look of a tank with a few large, mature colonies to a tank full of frags.

Everyone wants a big colony. The problem is if you can't keep a frag, then how are you going to keep a colony? Do you know how much a colony cost? that's money down the drain if you can't keep it alive.

 

[dvanacker]

Husky...I dont think he was implying that people go out and buy big colonies. We like to grow them....that is what the thread is about.

 

[Atomikk]

I have too many to show you all.. but I will do a few..

Grape Millepora

 

[cwegescheide]

Nice growth shots everybody. Here is my ORA Red Planet when I first got it a year and a half ago.

And a recent shot....

And my A.Lokani almost 3 years ago.

And recently

LOVE the Lokani's... So much so I ordered 2 frags of the same one just in case lol.. SWEET pics

 

[huskysglare1]

Husky...I dont think he was implying that people go out and buy big colonies. We like to grow them....that is what the thread is about.

Icic hehe misread it. Yah. I think I understand what he means now. Just get a few conlonies really big rather than having a bunch that fights for space. Me too I like that idea. I'd always liked reefbum's tank. It looks soooo nice. I do t think he has a lot if frags, but they are huge.

 

[ros_sco]

2 & 1/2 years growth, from 9-07 til now. Most of the colonies are where they originally started. The pink stylo has grown to softball size and been fragged to pretty much the size it is now twice. The Cali Tort has been fragged to half it's size once to try to get more branches. The Idaho grape gets a couple inches trimmed twice a year. I made a rookie mistake and thought 4 to 5 inches between frags was plenty. It is if you want all your corals to grow together. They are fighting for space big time.

 

[NorthernCF]

count me inspired! Growth threads are the bomb.

 

[maelv]

Grave, was that 12-14-09 a typo? It can't have grown that big in 3 months?

LOL,
I was thinking....man Grave needs to send me some of that coral steroids he / she is giving the corals.

 

[steevareno2002]

Great thread, subscribed.

 

[jmsteve3]

Wow, some amazing pictures. Kind of gives the rest of us hope!

 

[Rstjean2]

well not a colony yet but its on its way smaller picture was from jan 27 and the other one from today.

 

[tfp]

awesome pics everyone .

probably not exactly what you are looking for but i get a kick out of seeing the growth...

March 2003

April 2004

July 2005

April 2006

January 2007

December 2007

December 2008

December 2009

And just the tank as of last week...

 

[sbin]

Great pics!
Time goes by so fast can't believe two of mine are in college already.
The tank has grown out beautifully as well.