What was everyone’s first growth they remember

[OctaviusBrine]

I mainly Roid him. Sometimes my mysis shrimp.

 

[OctaviusBrine]

Early 2000s my first reef tank had the typical softies, anthelia, xenia, gsp, but the most fulling was my candy cane which was adding heads. I told my LFS, he asked "it's putting on skeleton?". Later he gave me a tiny porites piece that came in a live rock shipment, which I was able to save.

Everyone said how easy they are to grow. I dang near killed mine after a peroxide dip. Months later they have finally grown back.

 

[MECOMI]

This was one of my favorite pieces (top right) in my first tank which is a Biocube 32. It was my favorite because all it did was grow!

Added a big rock of Peach Palys first week,

Less than a year later,

Later days,

B-Kind

 

[OctaviusBrine]

This was one of my favorite pieces (top right) in my first tank which is a Biocube 32. It was my favorite because all it did was grow!

Added a big rock of Peach Palys first week,
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Less than a year later,
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Later days,

B-Kind

Did it take over your hole cube. I’m always worried about them taking over rocks like gsp.

 

[MECOMI]

Nah, i was not worried at all. I love growing coral so if one day it got 'out of control' i would have welcomed it. I strategically placed corals around it as well to prevent it from taking over certain areas. Sadly i never got to see just how wild it would become, as i had a tank crash caused by bryopsis and questionable choices... i have been fighting bryopsis ever since but hey, [HASH=76975]#tanklife[/HASH]

Later days,

B-Kind