Toyfreak's Grow Out Thread

[toyfreak]

Here is my Grow out thread.

I will be placing my frags in my frag tank since I am upgrading my display to a 384 gallon 3 sidded starphire 96x30x30
Placed on frag rack for now

Specifications:

40 gallon Frag Tank 48x18x12

Lighting -T5 4 24" 3 are geisman actinic + and one aquascience special

Flow-
mag 12 Return Pump-
1 koralia 1
1 koralia 2

Fuge/sump-
50g sump/fuge also supplying a 75 DT
3 little fish phosban reactor
kent nautilus te skimmer
2 150w heaters
flourescent light to grow macros in the fuge


Routine:
Water top off some times with kalk depending on ph
20% water changes monthly with reef crystals
ro water testing at 1 ppm
1.025 salt
0 phosphate
0 nitrate
ph 8.0 currently
calcium 430

pictures taken with my droid


Image taken on 11/11

Cherry Corals SkyHigh's zoos: 3 polyps
Lunar Eclipse: 2 poylps
Green Bay Packers: 5 polyps
Mystery Zoa: 1 polyp Gobstopper
Eye of Rah: 5 polyps
Devils Armor: 2 polyps
Purple Deaths: 3 polyps
Better than Kedds Reds: 2 open 3rd has yet to open polyps

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/toyfreakme/fish/growout.jpg

Total = 23 24 if the other kedds opens

[cephalotus]

You run a mag 12 on a 40 gallon? Not nockin it just askin.

[Mrs. Toyfreak]

Yes I have it split into multiple locklines

[toyfreak]

Image taken on 11/21
water change 25 gallons with reef crystals
dosing buffer due to low ph

Cherry Corals SkyHigh's zoos: 4 polyps and 2 babies
Lunar Eclipse: 2 poylps
Green Bay Packers: 5 polyps and 2 babies
Mystery Zoa: 1 polyp and 2 babies Gobstopper
Eye of Rah: 5 polyps and 2 babies
Devils Armor: 2 polyps and 3 babies
Purple Deaths: 3 polyps and 1 baby
Better than Kedds Reds: 3 polyps and 2 babies

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/toyfreakme/grow%20out%20corals/IMG_20101121_170723.jpg

Total = 39 25 and 14 babies

[Sir Patrick]

Wow! You are on fire!!!!

[jimsflies]

Strong start...got an update for us?

[toyfreak]

Image taken on 12/15
water change 25 gallons with reef crystals
dosing buffer due to low ph

The week before I did 700 sq ft of tile in my basement and one night noticed alot of surface dust on tanks in basement and I think it shows some of my polyps are closed a bit going to do another water change just to flush out whatever contaminants may be in tank

Cherry Corals SkyHigh's zoos: 7 polyps
Lunar Eclipse: 1 poylps one melted
Green Bay Packers: 7 polys
Mystery Zoa: 3 polyp Gobstopper
Eye of Rah: 7 polyps
Devils Armor: 5 polyps
Purple Deaths: 6 polyps
Better than Kedds Reds: 7 polyps

43 polyps

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/toyfreakme/grow%20out%20corals/IMG_20101215_210614.jpg

[jimsflies]

Looks like they are doing well!

[jimsflies]

Lets see an update!

[jolson10450]

Looking for the first half of February's updates on the grow out contest if you could update your thread it would be appreciated so we can add your total to the leader board chart. Thanks! :highfive3:

[toyfreak]

Been busy forming a new venture of work and have neglected my tanks a bit.
Noticed my salt content had creeped up to 1.33 and have been bringing it down gradually and my ph is still low averaging about 7.8. Temperature was averaging about 75 degrees too bringing it up a bit.

Cherry Corals SkyHigh's zoos: melted away
Lunar Eclipse: melted away
Green Bay Packers: 8
Mystery Zoa: 4 Gobstopper
Eye of Rah: 8
Devils Armor: 5
Purple Deaths: 8
Better than Kedds Reds: 13

total=46

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/toyfreakme/1046900858_photobucket_20927_.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/toyfreakme/1046900858_photobucket_20925_.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/toyfreakme/1046900858_photobucket_20931_.jpg