The Great Live Rock Specimen Contest!

johnmaloney · 01-09-2009, 12:34 AM

Okay so here are the contest rules:

You submit a link to a picture here, or on our website to some kind of cool coralline or successful encrusting sponge, or feather duster colony that you got on a rock, etc.... I narrow it down to the top 10 or so, and then the whole of the Internet gets to vote on it at ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Home the weekend after next. Top 3 get $50 gift certificates. If they would like to participate in our rock seeding program, (explained below) I will pay all costs.

Why we are doing the contest, ideas we are looking for:

We took your advice on the base rock, and have gotten great reviews and it is starting to really move, we appreciate it, and Sallie Mae does too. smile.gif

So we are thinking of taking the next logical step and grow seed for the base rock. We will use smaller rubble fragments to make up the package. 100% aquaculture, and pest free, We are coming up with a list on what to seed the rock with. So far we got:

stomatellas
dwarf ceriths
colonistas
mini stars
asterinas
microfauna from established tank
feather dusters
purple, pink, and green coralline
some corals - or is this a bad idea because it limits other coral selections people can make? Let me know....
maybe some sponges
tunicates? not sure on that one
possibly some plating coralline spread throughout the mix

what would you like to see? Any particular species one of the ones we listed?

lcstorc · 01-09-2009, 10:24 AM

A variety of pods.

johnmaloney · 01-09-2009, 05:00 PM

got it. got too much of it probably. They keep eating my ulva!

Get those pics coming people!

johnmaloney · 01-23-2009, 09:11 PM

Voting for the winners goes on throughout the weekend here:

ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Liverock Specimen Finalists - Reef Cleaners Support

01-09-2009, 12:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	The Great Live Rock Specimen Contest! Okay so here are the contest rules: You submit a link to a picture here, or on our website to some kind of cool coralline or successful encrusting sponge, or feather duster colony that you got on a rock, etc.... I narrow it down to the top 10 or so, and then the whole of the Internet gets to vote on it at ReefCleaners.org \| Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Home the weekend after next. Top 3 get $50 gift certificates. If they would like to participate in our rock seeding program, (explained below) I will pay all costs. Why we are doing the contest, ideas we are looking for: We took your advice on the base rock, and have gotten great reviews and it is starting to really move, we appreciate it, and Sallie Mae does too. smile.gif So we are thinking of taking the next logical step and grow seed for the base rock. We will use smaller rubble fragments to make up the package. 100% aquaculture, and pest free, We are coming up with a list on what to seed the rock with. So far we got: stomatellas dwarf ceriths colonistas mini stars asterinas microfauna from established tank feather dusters purple, pink, and green coralline some corals - or is this a bad idea because it limits other coral selections people can make? Let me know.... maybe some sponges tunicates? not sure on that one possibly some plating coralline spread throughout the mix what would you like to see? Any particular species one of the ones we listed? __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

01-09-2009, 10:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The Great Live Rock Specimen Contest! A variety of pods. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

01-09-2009, 05:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The Great Live Rock Specimen Contest! got it. got too much of it probably. They keep eating my ulva! Get those pics coming people! __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

01-23-2009, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The Great Live Rock Specimen Contest! Voting for the winners goes on throughout the weekend here: ReefCleaners.org \| Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Liverock Specimen Finalists - Reef Cleaners Support __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

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