☆☆ - Picture Entry - BC RAINBOW'S ARMY GROW-OUT CONTEST - ☆☆

[X-37B]

@StatelineReefer
Well I got one of the last 2 from Adam. It will be shipped Monday.
Thanks.

 

[Jason Hieger]

@StatelineReefer

Rainbows Army Entry:

I will get a better picture in the coming weeks.

 

[Obdoc63]

@StatelineReefer
Official entry photo

 

[Redfoxtang]

@StatelineReefer
Official entry

DKH-9
Cal-444
Mag-1442

 

[Cook]

@StatelineReefer Official entry

Alkalinity 8.8
Nitrate 3
Phosphate 0.01

 

[X-37B]

@StatelineReefer
Frag delivered today. Bag was cold but frag looks good. Floated and placed.
Will take official pic tomorrow.
Now to see what my system will do.

 

[X-37B]

@StatelineReefer
Official Entry
Temp 80
SG 1.0265
Alk 7
Ca 400
Mag 1350
No3 1
Po4 .05

 

[Sushitheshiba]

@StatelineReefer here’s my official entry! Pic without the ruler was when i received the frag last Thursday

Parameters:
Alk 7.8. Ca 390. Mag 1305. No3 25.2. Po4 0.47 (lol). Salinity 1.023

good luck everyone!

 

[dewy]

@StatelineReefer official entry!

 

[SpSDrew]

@StatelineReefer I didn’t see my name marked on the list. Post #105 for day after receipt photo.

 

[StatelineReefer]

@StatelineReefer I didn’t see my name marked on the list. Post #105 for day after receipt photo.

When the initial post doesn't have the image in it, sometimes I may overlook it, I've recorded your entry now, though.

 

[X-37B]

@StatelineReefer
Well I woke up to 6" of snow this morning and a snow white frag.
Must have been the snow, no lol.

Good luck to everyone as I will follow this.

 

[Trixter227]

@StatelineReefer
Well I woke up to 6" of snow this morning and a snow white frag.
Must have been the snow, no lol.

Good luck to everyone as I will follow this.

Bleached that quick? Temp issue?

 

[X-37B]

Bleached that quick? Temp issue?

Unknown. The bag was very cold. I should have taken the temp.
Looked good then snow white.
I have had no luck ordering coral online. Not sure why as friends order from BC all the time with no issues.

Floated the bag for 1.5 hrs as it was very cold. It should have had a heat pack but?

Anyway I will move on.

I still want to place a large order from BC, like 1k+ worth but need to rethink it.

Good luck everyone!

 

[Battlecorals]

Unknown. The bag was very cold. I should have taken the temp.
Looked good then snow white.
I have had no luck ordering coral online. Not sure why as friends order from BC all the time with no issues.

Floated the bag for 1.5 hrs as it was very cold. It should have had a heat pack but?

Anyway I will move on.

I still want to place a large order from BC, like 1k+ worth but need to rethink it.

Good luck everyone!

Sorry About the frag. I had issues with a few other single frag orders in that same box Overheating the week prior, Due to heat packs inside that thicker walled Styro. Going to warmer destinations. so the following week , when it was even warmer here, especially on shipments going to warmer places like Florida and California, Az, etc, I opted to leave the heat packs out, and as far as I know, all of them came in just fine. Albeit a little cooler, but in my experience, Sps will tolerate colder temperatures tremendously better than warmer temperatures. Easily handling low 70s to high 60s without issue.

It can be a tough needle thread though shipping this time of year, from cold to warm temperatures and trying to avoid overheating. but as many people know already, and have heard me say this, I will always err on the side of letting Frags get cooler in transit as opposed to risking them overheating. For what it’s worth. 99.9% of the time the frag is better off. Based on your entry pic I’d say the frag traveled ok in this instance as well.

 

[bud_rick]

Unknown. The bag was very cold. I should have taken the temp.
Looked good then snow white.
I have had no luck ordering coral online. Not sure why as friends order from BC all the time with no issues.

Floated the bag for 1.5 hrs as it was very cold. It should have had a heat pack but?

Anyway I will move on.

I still want to place a large order from BC, like 1k+ worth but need to rethink it.

Good luck everyone!

I always have good luck doing a 15 min dip in tank water then straight in the tank. Maybe it's better to get them right out of the cold bag and into the warm water rather than aclimating? Sorry you lost your stick.

 

[Battlecorals]

I always have good luck doing a 15 min dip in tank water then straight in the tank. Maybe it's better to get them right out of the cold bag and into the warm water rather than aclimating? Sorry you lost your stick.

Yeah, I totally agree with this. usually in all cases getting that frag out of the bag the sooner the better. Ph is dropping in there and any slime from the coral can serve to contaminate the water even further, it’s not really a healthy Or ideal place really. After 24 hours in transit.

I get wholesale orders and they regularly come in the low 70s the high 60s all the time, and they go right into the dip straight from the bag without incident.

generally speaking the sooner you get that frag out of the bag, and into clean water the better in my experience.

 

[Obdoc63]

Where do we find the badge to change our avatar?
My two contest frags plus all but one of my added frags all made it perfect, but I'm in Florida.
Tim

 

[Battlecorals]

Where do we find the badge to change our avatar?
My two contest frags plus all but one of my added frags all made it perfect, but I'm in Florida.
Tim

here you go let me know if you want a laser as well.

 

[StatelineReefer]

Where do we find the badge to change our avatar?
My two contest frags plus all but one of my added frags all made it perfect, but I'm in Florida.
Tim

Both badges are posted in the second post in each Grow Out Contest entries page.