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Growth shots anyone?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Waverz, Dec 22, 2007.

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  1. Dec 22, 2007 #1
    Waverz

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    Here is my rainbow montipora, when i first got it was just a little nub, as of lately it has really been doing well.
    Here is a pic i took Sept 30th 2007, it was stung by something and was half dead a few months before this pic was taken.



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    And here is a shot taken Dec. 5th 2007.  You can see why they call it "rainbow" pretty well in this picture, hopefully in a few more months there will be even more color.




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  2. Dec 22, 2007 #2
    Guest

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    Very nice, that's a good looking monti.  Where did you get it.
     
  3. Dec 22, 2007 #3
    Waverz

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    Thanks! I got it from Jason G. about a year ago, I'm not sure where he got it, I will ask him later today. It really wasn't one of my favorite corals at the time but now thats its getting some good color to it, its starting to make me want more montiporas. I really would like to get some sunset.....hopefully i can pick some up this spring.
     
  4. Dec 22, 2007 #4
    slovan

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    Nice Superman, Jeremy! /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/wink.gif The one I got from Jason is finally getting rainbow colors. I gave the frag to Jeff(Ball) and it had all red polyps that were fully extended. To be honest, it didn't even look like a monti anymore. Anyway it has recently started growing well in his tank after he started feeding more. Now you can see the rainbow colors coming back on the polyps with a nice blue base. Keep it up, it looks like you have a nice one growing!
     
  5. Dec 22, 2007 #5
    Waverz

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    It did look like superman the whole time i've had it up until a couple weeks ago when the orange started coming in. I was starting to think Jason gave me the wrong frag. Speaking of which, he was just here and guess what he brought me? Looks like i don't have to wait until this spring to get my sunset.

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    Thanks again Jason!

     
  6. Dec 22, 2007 #6
    slovan

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    Awesome! Remember Jeremy, the sunset isn't a rare coral so don't even think about killing it. /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/wink.gif Ha ha ha, you know I'm just giving you crap.
     
  7. Dec 22, 2007 #7
    glaspie69

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    Just wait til you see the bill for that sunset Jeremy......
     
  8. Dec 22, 2007 #8
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    i like how the bald areas of before have grown the most... or so it seems to me?
     
  9. Dec 22, 2007 #9
    slovan

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    I think the original frag is the one circled in yellow and the rest is new growth.  The bare spots look like they recovered nicely though.  I could be completely wrong but that's my guess. /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif
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  10. Dec 23, 2007 #10
    Waverz

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    Actually the original frag was in this circle.

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  11. Dec 23, 2007 #11
    slovan

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    Wow, I can't believe it was that small! It has come a long ways. I'm almost afraid to ask how big the sunset monti is right now. I hope to see some growth shots of it someday. /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/biggrin.gif
     
  12. Dec 23, 2007 #12
    Waverz

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    Here is the frag of sunset i got from Jason, it was freebie so I'm not complaining at all.  It is about the same size of the rainbow frag when i got it.  Hopefully it will grow as fast as the rainbow has.  I put it close to the the rainbow, i figure if the rainbow is doing well there, then the sunset should as well.


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  13. Dec 23, 2007 #13
    slovan

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    That is tiny but like you said, it's free. /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/biggrin.gif The one I have was a little slow growing at first but when it got a little bigger, growth just started taking off.
     
  14. Dec 23, 2007 #14
    seanndenise1

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    thats pretty cool looking , what lights are you running to get that growth?
     
  15. Dec 23, 2007 #15
    Waverz

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    Posted By seanndenise1 on 12/23/2007 5:15 PM
    thats pretty cool looking , what lights are you running to get that growth?
    I run 3 400 watt XM 20k's on a 125 gallon, along with a couple NO actinics.
     
  16. Dec 23, 2007 #16
    slovan

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    What kind of ballasts are you running, Jeremy?
     
  17. Dec 23, 2007 #17
    glaspie69

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    Are you two gunna rag on me the rest of my life?.....Gunna start giving me a complex
     
  18. Dec 23, 2007 #18
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    I was gunna give him a superman frag too but he might have just blown that
     
  19. Dec 23, 2007 #19
    slovan

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    Posted By glaspie69 on 12/23/2007 9:10 PM
    Are you two gunna rag on me the rest of my life?.....Gunna start giving me a complexWhat's this in regards to?
     
  20. Dec 23, 2007 #20
    Waverz

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    Posted By slovan on 12/23/2007 9:19 PM
    Posted By glaspie69 on 12/23/2007 9:10 PM
    Are you two gunna rag on me the rest of my life?.....Gunna start giving me a complexWhat's this in regards to?
    My thoughts exactly....what are you talking about?  Did i miss something?
     
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