BC Bonfire Grow Out Thread

[Intheflesh]

Received my entry and battle box today. Few things I need: a plastic ruler (ha!), a 100mm macro and an Avast porthole! My cell phone pics will have to do for now.

back row:
Bonfire, set for stun, pink bubblegum mille, mr neutron, planet yellow, bc bliss

middle row:
Pink flamingo, orange passion, shaggy shortcake, San jays leprechaun beard, blood bank, rainbow tenius, bc baja

front:
Aqua man, blue ghost, mother of pearl, bleeding g tree, deep sunset

 

[Justdrew]

hey guys. everyone should have received an email from me at this point. I sent out that last round this Am for next week's schedule. if you don't see it please check your spam, or shoot me an email and we'll get you on schedule for next week

Still waiting for those 2 to not reply, haha!

 

[Jason Hieger]

Somewhat better pictures:
Pink Nasuta

Orm's Medallioner and A Fire Engine

Pink Flamingo

Orange Peel

 

[BranchingHammer]

Some more pics from my pack. They look amazing, Adam!
BC Bohemia

Miss Scarlet

BC Houdini

BC Lemon Peel

BC Rainbow’s Army

BC Rose Milli

Also got BC Bleeding tree and BC bubblebath Unicorn (hiding in the corners of some photos).

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

My battle box

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

How many of you are running only blues on your leds? I'm not super into that look, but I'd love to see what you've got going on.

 

[BranchingHammer]

My battle box

You’ll love the mothership table! Nice polyp extension and contrasting colors. Here’s a pic of mine from tonight:

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

You’ll love the mothership table! Nice polyp extension and contrasting colors. Here’s a pic of mine from tonight:

I 2nd this. I got a mothership frag as a freebie from @Battlecorals a couple of months ago. Polyp extension on this one is phenomenal.

 

[AngryOwl]

Would it be wrong to ask you to hold onto it for 12 months, and take monthly pictures of it with a ruler. ;Hilarious

Why are you trying to expose my plan like that?! I'm going on "vacation"

 

[DMG Reef]

So much testosterone in this thread. Guess I'm the only girl in the competition.

System details:

Red Sea Reefer XL 425 - running 2 years, upgrade from a 5-year old system

ATI Sunpower with Reefbrite XHO Actinic LED

Red Sea RSK-300 Skimmer

Icecap 4K Gyre and 3K Gyre w/ 2 Vivid Random Flow Generators

5 large fish, 7 years old, feed heavy

Tropic Marin Balling System on auto doser and Reefer's Moonshine Program

Nutrient control is skimmer, refugium, GFO reactor, Nopox dosed daily, Probido Biodigest dosed bi-weekly, so heavy import, heavy export

Parameters - alk - 7.3, cal. - 440, mag - 1400, NO3 - 12, PO4 - .08

My contest frag will be here on Thursday and will post pics then in the other thread. Good luck everyone! This will be fun.

 

[IslandLifeReef]

I think I found the spot for my grow out frag. I've removed it from the plug and I hope this is its final home. I think it looks happy. Fingers crossed.

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

I think I found the spot for my grow out frag. I've removed it from the plug and I hope this is its final home. I think it looks happy. Fingers crossed.

That's genius to use putty to remove those hard corners the coral has to grow down! I'm gonna have to do that now...

 

[IslandLifeReef]

That's genius to use putty to remove those hard corners the coral has to grow down! I'm gonna have to do that now...

It works great with plugs also. If the frag has encrusted the top of the frag and you want to try to hide the plug a bit, you can mold the putty around the plug and blend it into the rock. As the frag continues to encrust, it makes it look like a natural growth onto the rock.

 

[rlman41299]

Got my frag for the grow out and some very nice goodies.

Also got a nice battlebox and I love the cricket spine!!!!
Thanks Adam @Battlecorals!!!!

 

[swebb]

Got my frag!

 

[Battlecorals]

Hey Guys.

so the bulk of the bonfire frags have all been shipped. minus a few that I am holding a little longer, and a few replacements I need to ship out next week.

The good news is that I definitely have more contests to go around. I'd say at least 6-7 frags of equal size. So if there's anyone in line waiting for the word, please feel free to shoot me an email or message here and i can get you set up.

 

[DMG Reef]

I think we need to tag @Justdrew. He wanted this so badly, I almost gave him my slot. Almost...

 

[Gts]

Here is mine. Looks like I need to get a plastic ruler too.

 

[Peanut]

my frag arrived today, will post my pic tomorrow.

 

[Peanut]

not that it really matters, just curious....based on the final number of entrants do we have a prize value for 1st and 2nd places