Battlecorals Snipers Blue Official Entries

[snakejacques]

Better late than never

 

[eatmoreyeah]

Sorry for the terrible photo I had to send someone to my home to do this for me.

 

[danreefman]

Not sure if I had to post this month or not? Heres the 1 week mark

 

[JuanGutz]

My first submission

 

[tigé21v]

Beginning pic

 

[tigé21v]

Beginning pic

So, I just took the time to go back and start reading this thread from the beginning. Didn't have to read very much before I realized I didn't get my pic posted in a timely manner. I had the frag for a week or better before I snapped a pic....

 

[Mark Gray]

Here's my September photo a day early, but I am really busy. I see some growth. Heading to Fiji next week for work

 

[HolisticBear]

Picture 2. Without my original photo, I wouldn't have noticed the growth.

 

[UABsleeper]

My September entry 9/20/18! Seeing some decent encrusting! Colors are fading a bit but overall appears to be doing great! Still slowly getting it acclimated to my lights

Compared to last months pic getting some decent growth
Picture below taken 8/25/18

 

[Ento-Reefer]

End of the Month submission.
Official entry photo for comparison (frag arrived 8/8, Frag rack shot was taken on 8/10)
I thought I'd include the photo from a few days later when I glued it to the rock work and discovered I couldn't get the numbers on the blue ruler to show up in the new location so new location/new ruler which should remain constant for the rest of the contest





And here is today's 'end of the month' submission. (PE usually much better but new arrival BC frag baggies kept bumping into it during acclimation when I realized I better shoot a picture today cuz I work tomorrow):

So, 22 days in the tank and growth hasn't budged from 2.8 cm.

current tank parameters:
ALK - 7.7
Calcium - 455
Mg- 1400
pH - 8.1 - 8.3
Nitrate - 2.0ppm
PO4 - 0.00 - 0.04 ppm (still trying to tune in my ATS's flow and light cycles to get steady PO4 levels)
SG - 1.026
Temp - 77-79

6 bulb ATI (three blue+, two actinic, 1 purple+) with 1 XHO actinic Reef Brite strip
Experimenting with Red Sea Colors trace elements at about 1/2 recommended dose (waiting for results from Triton to see if I'm on target)

I see quite a bit of encrusting growth though

 

[Norcalreef]

A couple days early but September post. Been working 70-80 hour weeks and tank has been feeling the effects. Still it’s encrusting slowly.

 

[Sushitheshiba]

Sept submission. Lagging on the encrusting compared to everyone since I’m still trying to figure out a spot for it (moved it around quite a bit). Also trying to raise the nutrients since I believed I bottomed out the phosphates last month. I think I also found a good spot for measuring it more accurately compared to the entry pic lol

 

[dewy]

Mine has encrusted some and started to show some color.

 

[Ubans13]

September Submission this is final placement after acclimated to lights. Got a ruler but still hard to see so will try another color ruler. Color is good and starting to encrust. Really liking the color.
Alk 8.7 to 9
Cal 450
Mag 1540
Led lights

September

August

 

[Mrx7899]

9/21/18

Happy with the growth

 

[bubbaque]

1 month update

So far pretty happy with the encrustment growth.

Day 1

Today

 

[Fishfinder]

Sept 21

 

[Crimsonvice]

 

[Muttley000]

Looks like you have a good amount of encrusting going on Brandon!

 

[justingraham]

Second month update encrusting pretty good if I didn’t take a photo wouldn’t have known it grew color is getting deeper as well

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