Some SPS Growth Pictures

[scherzo]

Cool! Nice to see the progress..

What kind of lighting and tank do you have these in?

[penelty]

I have a 75 gallon with 50 gallon barrel sump. I am using duel 250W 20k metal halides with 1 65W actinic. I have had softies forever but a couple months ago got the great idea to convert my whole system to SPS oriented. So kinda started from scratch with no real colonies. Been alot of ups and downs in the tank learning zeovit and that SPS require alot more attention to thrive. But within the last 2 months I think I've mastered it and now the corals are booming

[mark]

love growth pictures.

When did you start the frags?

[penelty]

I started getting some of my frags in nov last year and got odds and ends added over the next couple months. I had an issue and my tank nearly crashed a few months ago which put alot of stress on the frags and set back alot of the progress. But since then everything is growing like mad. I can sit and look at my tank everyday and something looks alittle different. I took pictures of stuff at the beginning of july and now end of july and there has been a huge change. So the only real growth has been in the last couple months, everything before that was my learning process

Heres an example of what I mean, within one month it has grown much more drasticly then the rest of the time I have had them. It is really a shame I did not figure out the things I did in the beginning as I know now. So hopefully they will keep growing like this

[penelty]

Here is another picture of the coral I dont have a name for if it helps with identifying it Flash was used for this photo though

[Oceanic]

Originally Posted by penelty

Here is another picture of the coral I dont have a name for if it helps with identifying it Flash was used for this photo though

I am not really sure the exact type of Acropora that this piece is; however, I have the exact same type that is a huge colony over 8 inches across. The Acro grows in a horizontal almost tabling fashion once mature.

[penelty]

Originally Posted by Oceanic

I am not really sure the exact type of Acropora that this piece is; however, I have the exact same type that is a huge colony over 8 inches across. The Acro grows in a horizontal almost tabling fashion once mature.

thats cause I bought it from you :P

[Snappy]

Originally Posted by penelty

Here is another picture of the coral I dont have a name for if it helps with identifying it Flash was used for this photo though

My first thought on this is acropora tumida but it's hard to say for sure.

[Van-rookie]

Mind sharing what you've done to get the rapid growth ? I am new to sps

Originally Posted by penelty

I started getting some of my frags in nov last year and got odds and ends added over the next couple months. I had an issue and my tank nearly crashed a few months ago which put alot of stress on the frags and set back alot of the progress. But since then everything is growing like mad. I can sit and look at my tank everyday and something looks alittle different. I took pictures of stuff at the beginning of july and now end of july and there has been a huge change. So the only real growth has been in the last couple months, everything before that was my learning process

Heres an example of what I mean, within one month it has grown much more drasticly then the rest of the time I have had them. It is really a shame I did not figure out the things I did in the beginning as I know now. So hopefully they will keep growing like this

[lastlight]

That's some speedy growth! Have a FTS?