Hystrix & Caliendrum growth over a 3 month period

Here is a couple of pictures to show the growth of the Hystix frag and a Caliendrum frag I picked up from local reefers

I know I always look at people tanks and think wow but always wonder just how long it takes them to develop into nice pieces, obviously all species grow at different rates but hopefully this thread may give a little insight to those people who may be looking at getting their finger wet with sps corals

Incidentally this is growth under Evergrow led lights

Hope you like them

3 months ago





2 Months ago added a fairly bland looking hystrix





After 4 weeks




After 8 weeks







After approximately 12 weeks

 

Wow. Nice growth and coral. I got a couple frags months ago of 2 birdsnest coral and by far they are fast growing sps.

 

Dang! Have you been giving those corals steroids?

 

Does that work

only kidding

 

I think if you have good parameter hystrix and caliendrums are excellent choices and give quick results which is great to keep new keepers interested

 

Steroids do work, back in my 20's. Lol I've got to update my thread with before and after pics. Loving the tank man! You must have better water then us in the states

 

Thank you

As for water I think the water companies stick all the same crap in them eh. Im wondering what the effects will be on people in a couple hundred years from all the chemicals, makes you think eh

I must admit our water is pretty good as far as the tds is concerned, out of the faucet mine reads 35-40, a buddy of mine 3 miles away registers 280. It is flicking between 1 and 2 out the the ro unit now so I need to be getting ready to changing the filters. No algae in the tank so I am not going to panic just yet

 

Wow, my tds going in is 560! I'm changing filters every couple months to keep it at 0 on the other end. Crazy

 

very nice!

 

Wow it would be cheaper to buy your water from an LFS. lol

 

That's Florida water for ya. I deal with the same thing.