Hawkins Echinata Before/ After

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  1. dansreef

    dansreef Astrea Snail

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    Before and after photos of my 18 Month old Echinata. This coral seems to be very hearty compared to other Acropora and does well under T5 or MH lighting.


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    dansreef, Jun 15, 2010
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  2. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    Beautiful coral dansreef.
     
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  3. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    Very nice, I've been wanting to get an echinata b/c I really like the growth pattern.
     
    GuitarMan89, Jun 15, 2010
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  4. spsreefer

    spsreefer Astrea Snail

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    Mine started out the same size as that from ORA also and I have had mine for six months and it's the same size as yours are you running a calcium reactor?If not you should you get ten times the growth in less time.I'm also running 4 vho's 2 super atinic and 2 whites in combination with 2 400w XM 20k bulbs,very nice color.What kind of lights are you running on your system?
     
    spsreefer, Jun 17, 2010
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