☆☆ - Spring Grow-Out Class 1 - Lasermelon Picture Entries - ☆☆

[Velcro]

Good luck isnt being first bad luck?

Hope not lol

 

[Sushitheshiba]

Are we allowed to ask at what PAR the Lasermelon was raised in @Battlecorals system? Just trying to gauge a baseline for it in our tanks

 

[Battlecorals]

Are we allowed to ask at what PAR the Lasermelon was raised in @Battlecorals system? Just trying to gauge a baseline for it in our tanks

Of course. I’m an open book man. Figure anywhere in the 300-500 window is good

 

[Vested]

Of course. I’m an open book man. Figure anywhere in the 300-500 window is good

These fellas have been under LED?

 

[Battlecorals]

Mostly led, a little outside of the good zone

They weren’t in a super Prime location unfortunately. I wanted to keep them all together as best I could and they ended up in the halide tank but on the outside edge under the photons.

 

[Makisupa]

LETS GOOOOO!

@Battlecorals @Reefing102 @Jasonak @Mschmidt @Troylee

 

[Troylee]

LETS GOOOOO!

@Battlecorals @Reefing102 @Jasonak @Mschmidt @Troylee

Awe snap! Can’t wait to get my hands on that piece! This is gonna be epic!

 

[Kaneohekid]

Initial pic 5/15/24

@Reefing102 @Jasonak @Mschmidt @Troylee

 

[ryshark]

Looking forward to watching this one. I’m not part of the competition, but I got a Lasermelon from Adam about 4-weeks ago, so will definitely be doing my own comparison to all of your results. Good luck to all of the participants!

 

[Vested]

DAY 1 Took the risk and cut it into a few pieces to see if I can get some faster encrusting, will see
@Reefing102 @Jasonak @Mschmidt @Troylee

 

[dewy]

@Reefing102 @Jasonak @Mschmidt @Troylee

 

[Jasonak]

You got the nightmare spec also, that one is amazing.

 

[mrpontiac80]

DAY 1 Took the risk and cut it into a few pieces to see if I can get some faster encrusting, will see
@Reefing102 @Jasonak @Mschmidt @Troylee

Your brave! So did you cut and glue it back together? I’m curious. I have glued broken branches back on before but never intentional.

 

[Vested]

Your brave! So did you cut and glue it back together? I’m curious. I have glued broken branches back on before but never intentional.

Cut it into 3 pieces (left branch and top piece/bottom) and glued them next to each other but spaced out on the rock, more coral surface touching the rock hopefully = more edges to encrust from. Also maybe more surface area getting light? Ill try and get a picture this weekend.

 

[penguinexdeus]

Cut it into 3 pieces (left branch and top piece/bottom) and glued them next to each other but spaced out on the rock, more coral surface touching the rock hopefully = more edges to encrust from. Also maybe more surface area getting light? Ill try and get a picture this weekend.

 

[Minifoot77]

If he wins bet every one will be doing it lol

 

[Battlecorals]

If he wins bet every one will be doing it lol

Yeah, that is of one of the cool inadvertent discoveries about these contests

that we do get some insight into what seems to work better for some people when it comes to growth and even some of these recent contests where we’ve been sharing a lot of the parameters that insight even goes a little deeper

 

[Troylee]

If he wins bet every one will be doing it lol

For what it’s worth I’ve done just that with plenty of acros and my experience has been this…. Tons of encrusting and they never shoot up for at least 6 months.. I don’t think they grow much faster..

 

[Vested]

For what it’s worth I’ve done just that with plenty of acros and my experience has been this…. Tons of encrusting and they never shoot up for at least 6 months.. I don’t think they grow much faster..

If stuck encrusting stab it

 

[penguinexdeus]