Upscales Microlados Acro Grow-Out Contest sp. by Cultivated Reef

[tanacharison]

Nothing has changed with my contest frag.. The Myagi Tort frag I also picked up has amazing glowing colors, I hope it decides to explode in growth first. I third the kickstarter donation.. I need good karma.

[mitten_reef]

I think if @Okinawa_Reefer is getting a replacement frag for the competition, we should also admit @HarryPotter into the contest at the same time. That way he can join the trash-talking party. 

[Okinawa_Reefer]

? you guys are so kind! I think I’m going to continue nursing this frag and maybe I can win special honors for greatest bounce back lol

[This guy is extra salty]

I’m debating on sending in my picture a week early or not..

i won’t for now until next Friday..

but I’ll give a sneak peek of the comparison next to my red planet 

i guess I’ll have to wait til my refill of RSCP comes in tomorrow 

 

yea I think @HarryPotter needs to get in on this...

[mitten_reef]

1 hour ago, This guy is extra salty said:

I’m debating on sending in my picture a week early or not..

i won’t for now until next Friday..

but I’ll give a sneak peek of the comparison next to my red planet 

i guess I’ll have to wait til my refill of RSCP comes in tomorrow 

 

yea I think @HarryPotter needs to get in on this...

Yeah, with the way his acros grow, one month head start for all of us seems fair enough ?. 

[Cultivated Reef]

Guys I'm feeling generous today.  How about I up the winners pot from $120 to $150?  

[teenyreef]

15 hours ago, Cultivated Reef said:

Guys I'm feeling generous today.  How about I up the winners pot from $120 to $150?  

I'm down with that 

[Cannedfish]

15 hours ago, Cultivated Reef said:

Guys I'm feeling generous today.  How about I up the winners pot from $120 to $150?  

Hot damn! Baby gonna git a new pair of shoes!

[HarryPotter]

1 minute ago, Cannedfish said:

Hot damn! Baby gonna git a new pair of shoes!

 

Or another order from Cultivated Reef  

[Cultivated Reef]

Consider it done!!  

[HarryPotter]

So now we need to bet on who will win 

[pal]

1 Month

Brown out... I am not too suprised my frag is brown as I am slowly working on some tank issues. The last 30 days I have fixed my light only 1 channel had been working and got my dosing dialed in.This month I plan on removing frag from plug and mounting it higher. Then work on getting nutrients in check. Hopefully next months photo will have some growth and color.

[HarryPotter]

39 minutes ago, pal said:

1 Month

Brown out... I am not too suprised my frag is brown as I am slowly working on some tank issues. The last 30 days I have fixed my light only 1 channel had been working and got my dosing dialed in.This month I plan on removing frag from plug and mounting it higher. Then work on getting nutrients in check. Hopefully next months photo will have some growth and color.

 

What are all the bubbles from? Dinos? 

 

Also, thats one HUGE pod on the plug!

[pal]

8 minutes ago, HarryPotter said:

 

What are all the bubbles from? Dinos? 

 

Also, thats one HUGE pod on the plug!

Nah not Dinos, I was struggling with the ruler and holding my phone and  took too long .Return pump turned back on it blows some bubbles when it turns on after feed mode.

 I Had a cleaner photo but liked the Huge pod and brittle star arms in this one

[mitten_reef]

6 hours ago, HarryPotter said:

So now we need to bet on who will win 

Can contest participants get in on this betting pool?  Or is this limited to spectators only?

[Cannedfish]

11 minutes ago, micoastreefing said:

Can contest participants get in on this betting pool?  Or is this limited to spectators only?

Free Pete Rose!

[Cannedfish]

Friday foto & sh$t talking time!! On our way to Clancy’s for some soft shell crab, and between the heavy French sauces, I can almost taste those 75 Thomas Jeffersons!! As you probably can’t tell by the photo, the Microlados is starting to color up! Just look at those sweet sweet polyps... they taste like the tears of @teenyreef losing!!!

[TheBig053]

Well apparently my frag shrunk since the first measurement or I’m just a dumbas that doesnt know how to measure things. Here is an updated monthly shot (only several days late, please forgive me dear glorious judges!).  

 

Measurement shot. I should stop beating this thing with a ruler so I can get a shot with polyps out.

 

Top down w/encrusting

 

And one photo where the lighting doesnt absolutely suck!

 

I finally mounted this sucker so hopefully a stable homelife will help this little guy reach his full potential.

[TheBig053]

19 minutes ago, Cannedfish said:

Friday foto & sh$t talking time!! On our way to Clancy’s for some soft shell crab, and between the heavy French sauces, I can almost taste those 75 Thomas Jeffersons!! As you probably can’t tell by the photo, the Microlados is starting to color up! Just look at those sweet sweet polyps... they taste like the tears of @teenyreef losing!!!

I wish there was a “Boooo” emoji reaction on this site.....

 

 

Hate, hate, hate!

[spectra]

13 minutes ago, TheBig053 said:

I wish there was a “Boooo” emoji reaction on this site.....

 

 

Hate, hate, hate!

 

Its all good Canned is the shit talker of the thread  he has to wish bad juju on Teeny as he will probably toast Canned in the growout  

 

So has yours hit 6"s yet  sorry had to..............dumbass

[FISHnChix]

Supporting tenny is like supporting that patriots in football!!! you got this @Cannedfish

[mitten_reef]

4/20 check-in; top-down

 

4/20 front with ruler

 

I don't even know what color this is supposed to be any more with my backup light being very blue at the moment.  Got decent encrusting from top-down view, but not much vertical growth.  Both branches seem to have gotten a bit thicker(?).  

 

[This guy is extra salty]

On 4/20/2018 at 8:24 AM, Cannedfish said:

Hot damn! Baby gonna git a new pair of shoes!

Now I’m going to start juicing...lol

[Polarcollision]

A few days early, mine hasn’t changed at all but the tricolor valida next to it is encrusting. All other sps is growing though so I suspect it’s still settling in from the extra day in shipping.

 

The ice fire echinata I bought at the same time didn’t end up surviving. It was brown on arrival so I hoped it would recover, but... sadly...

 

The Leng Si cap is still gorgeous

[Cultivated Reef]

33 minutes ago, Polarcollision said:

The ice fire echinata I bought at the same time didn’t end up surviving. It was brown on arrival so I hoped it would recover, but... sadly...

Those ice fires are tricky.  Honestly I was surprised it handled the extra day in transit.  Should you decide to place an order at some point the future (no rush) please remind me in the check out notes of you loss and I will replace it for you at no charge.