☆☆ - Fall Grow-Out - Bonsai Humilis Picture Entries - ☆☆

[Reefing102]

Just as a heads up, we appear to be missing a few 0 day pics. My understanding is with the exception of a couiple, most of the rest have been shipped. Please be sure to get your 0 days in if you have not already.

Also do not forget your November pics are due by the end of the month, even if the frag was received in November

@Reefing102​

@BranchingHammer​

@StatelineReefer​

@robanister​

@dewy​

@oreolk​

@alpacaman​

@burningstarIV​

@Joe's Coral Reef​

@zbryant91​

@Skibi​

@Tompickles​

@Jposch​

@Jasonak​

@TheReaperOfMars​

@SpSDrew​

@InvaderJim​

@Jaredilo​

@oliverout​

@Kyan​

@David_Todorov​

@Joe462​

@Special K​

@markrag1086​

@Tanacharison​

@Dhaleillama​

@Jarad​

@Polysarc​

@backdraft_reefer​

@exnisstech​

@Sizzlingreef14​

@RJT​

@RiceKrispy Reefer​

@APlusAquatics​

 

[Kyan]

Just as a heads up, we appear to be missing a few 0 day pics. My understanding is with the exception of a couiple, most of the rest have been shipped. Please be sure to get your 0 days in if you have not already.

Also do not forget your November pics are due by the end of the month, even if the frag was received in November

@Reefing102​

@BranchingHammer​

@StatelineReefer​

@robanister​

@dewy​

@oreolk​

@alpacaman​

@burningstarIV​

@Joe's Coral Reef​

@zbryant91​

@Skibi​

@Tompickles​

@Jposch​

@Jasonak​

@TheReaperOfMars​

@SpSDrew​

@InvaderJim​

@Jaredilo​

@oliverout​

@Kyan​

@David_Todorov​

@Joe462​

@Special K​

@markrag1086​

@Tanacharison​

@Dhaleillama​

@Jarad​

@Polysarc​

@backdraft_reefer​

@exnisstech​

@Sizzlingreef14​

@RJT​

@RiceKrispy Reefer​

@APlusAquatics​

Hi @Reefing102, I already sent my 0 day pic, it was post #8 on this thead.

 

[Reefing102]

Hi @Reefing102, I already sent my 0 day pic, it was post #8 on this thead.

I got you

 

[Special K]

@Reefing102 post 39 is mine

 

[Reefing102]

@Reefing102 post 39 is mine

I got you as well. I just tagged everyone as there’s a reminder of the November pic requirement (in addition to the 0day) as well. Sorry for any confusion

 

[oliverout]

Sorry been very busy with life so haven't had time to update. Hopefully im still allowed in the contest. Thank you.

 

[oliverout]

@StatelineReefer @BranchingHammer @Reefing102

Month 1 update! 4mm of growth in 3 weeks (25mm Day 0 to 29mm), this is definitely the best performing (and happiest) coral of the 3 for me so far. ICP test, apex stats, and FTS attached for anyone curious on my tank stats and frag placement.

Note there's a lot of messed up stuff on the ICP test (Fe and Al especially), and I'm chasing down the culprits. I'm 3 weeks into the Reef Moonshiner's method (just daily dosers so far), and all the correction elements show up tomorrow and I'm excited for that! No vitamins or reef mud yet, I'll probably order those in a month.

I've got my Radion G6 XR15 Blues on full performance of WWC's SPS 1500G tank, and the G6 XR30 Blue in the center is on a 60-day acclimation ramp up to an end goal of ~500 par in the center of the tank @ 12" depth.

I'm still trying to see which of the contest frags like what kind of light in my tank, and I've got some center-aisle spots reserved for them for final placement once I figure out what they like.

I've included a zoomed in shot for fun, and also to really see the flesh, polyp, and coralite health each month.

Nice pics what camera are you using? I need to get a close up of my bonsai

 

[Jasonak]

Nov-15 entry
Alk 8.
nitrate 3.2
phos .19
ph 8.2-8.5
Mag 1300
Cal 420
salinity 35.8
temp 78=79
orp 399

@StatelineReefer @BranchingHammer and @Reefing102

 

[alpacaman]

Nice pics what camera are you using? I need to get a close up of my bonsai

Thanks! Believe it or not, these are taken my iPhone 13 mini, which does not have a built-in macro lens! I bought an aftermarket macro lens attachement (SANDMARC, $100 or so on their site), and also the Orphek lens attachment combo kit ($30-40 on Amazon) in a slightly larger diameter to fit the filters over the sandmarc lens. I use both the Orphek orange and yellow filters, and take the pictures with the ProCam app and manually set the white balance to 10,000 and use the .heic photo format. No other editing whatsoever (no cropping, saturation, contrast, sharpness, etc).

The major downside to both the Sandmarc macro lens and the Orphek macro lens is the focus distance- the Sandmarc will only focus out to about 2" from the lens (so only things on a frag rack); the Orphek will reach out to 6" or so. So if I want shots of the corals in the prime spots in my tank (down the center line), I have to find another solution.

 

[oliverout]

Thanks! Believe it or not, these are taken my iPhone 13 mini, which does not have a built-in macro lens! I bought an aftermarket macro lens attachement (SANDMARC, $100 or so on their site), and also the Orphek lens attachment combo kit ($30-40 on Amazon) in a slightly larger diameter to fit the filters over the sandmarc lens. I use both the Orphek orange and yellow filters, and take the pictures with the ProCam app and manually set the white balance to 10,000 and use the .heic photo format. No other editing whatsoever (no cropping, saturation, contrast, sharpness, etc).

The major downside to both the Sandmarc macro lens and the Orphek macro lens is the focus distance- the Sandmarc will only focus out to about 2" from the lens (so only things on a frag rack); the Orphek will reach out to 6" or so. So if I want shots of the corals in the prime spots in my tank (down the center line), I have to find another solution.

The pictures look good! I've had a macro lens for my iphone 13 too and run into your same situation. heres a picture i actually just took. no editing just straight raw off my olympus tg6.

 

[oreolk]

november humilus.
my day 0 pics are my november pics. Thanks UPS snafu

 

[Sizzlingreef14]

Sorry I am late! Traffic was terrible! Day 0

 

[Jposch]

@StatelineReefer

 

[burningstarIV]

@StatelineReefer @BranchingHammer @Reefing102

Here's my November submission:

 

[robanister]

Nov pic

 

[robanister]

Nov pic @StatelineReefer

 

[Joe462]

November update @StatelineReefer @Reefing102 @BranchingHammer

 

[Reefing102]

@Reefing102 @StatelineReefer @BranchingHammer
November Entry

 

[Kyan]

@Reefing102 @StatelineReefer @BranchingHammer
November entry

 

[zbryant91]

@BranchingHammer @Reefing102 @StatelineReefer
November entry