May 2012 POTM voting

"STICKS"! your favorite branching SPS coral

  • [img]http://www.reefsanctuary.com/photopost/data/614/medium/201205RedPlanet.jpg[/img]

    Votes: 11 55.0%
  • [img]http://www.reefsanctuary.com/photopost/data/614/medium/Shortcake.jpg[/img]

    Votes: 7 35.0%
  • [img]http://www.reefsanctuary.com/photopost/data/614/medium/IMG_2580.jpg[/img]

    Votes: 2 10.0%

  • Total voters
    20
  • Poll closed .

BigAl07

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May's contest theme was "STICKS"! Show us your branching SPS coral"! Winner will receive $50 from our own Travis to be used toward a purchase at the RS sponsor of the winner's choice





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BigAl07

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Congratulations to luisgo for posting the winning photo of his
Red Planet SPS coral - Acropora sp
201205RedPlanet.jpg
 

sk8rdn

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BigAl07 said:
Congratulations to luisgo for posting the winning photo of his
Red Planet SPS coral - Acropora sp

Yea! Congratulations!

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luisgo

Member
Thanks to all that voted for my photo. Here some photos of that coral progression. It grows very fast!!

March 2011
2011-03-23_2s.jpg


July 2011
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December 2011
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May 2012 Winnig photo
201205RedPlanet.jpg
 

BigAl07

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Amazing growth :)

Could you tell us what lights you're running, what salt mix you use, what you dose and what your water change regimen are?

:thumber:
 

luisgo

Member
Amazing growth :)

Could you tell us what lights you're running, what salt mix you use, what you dose and what your water change regimen are?

:thumber:

Lighting - 2 175w 20K Plusrite metal halides (6h) + 2 72" 160w UVL VHO's Superactinic and 454 (8h) + 1 Reefbrite 48" blue leds (10h)
Salt mix - Coralife, 35g (25%) water change monthly
Dosing - 2 caps weekly of Seachem Reef Plus and Reef Trace
Calcium Reactor with ARMS coarse media
Vinegar in ATO 1/3 cup weekly
NPS Biopellets 300ml in a TLF550 reactor
Regular 125 gallon tank

20120415-15044-1.jpg


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BigAl07

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Thanks for the details! I'm sure some of us could learn a thing or ....12 from you!! Thanks for sharing :)
 

dmatt88

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Vinegar? Interesting. What function does that serve other than raising acidity.

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FF337

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Vinegar? Interesting. What function does that serve other than raising acidity.

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Fuel for bacteria. Similar to vodka dosing. Also, depending on whether Kalk is being used, vinegar allows the kalk to supersaturate the ATO water. Only so much Kalk is soluble in RODI. But if you add vinegar, more kalk becomes useful.
 
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