Ora Redplanet growth shots. Proof of life for 2013

Still kicking and growing, although slower in the summer under higher temps.


The Christmas Acropora aka Millepora frags, still great growth as well.

Thank you for viewing.

 

nice your SPS are really taking off I ended up breaking my red planet into 3 pieces to put in different areas in the tank... Down low its green with red tips, in the middle of the tank its a little bit of green at the base and red the rest of the way. Up high its all red

 

nice!

are u saying they grow faster at lower temps? what temp do you typically run?

 

Yep it does the same here. Lower green, under the most intense it looses all the green is primarily bright red/pink.

This is my first summer without a chiller. Ambient room temp is 78 with AC. Tank gets around 82-84 even with fans. I noticed a big drop off in growth and use of Ca and Alk, the coral growth just came to a stand still with temps over 80 F.

Lost a few sps unfortunately oh well.

Any who things should return to normal with the return of cooler temps. It runs about 100 F every day in August.

 

Awesome corals Corailline! Glad to see you post a pic - been missing that!

 

Thank you OFK. I will try to put a FTS in the days to come.

 

thats pretty warm. mine never gets above ambient. what do you think is heating up your tank? lighting?

 

Yeah lighting/pumps and volume of water. Need a bigger tank which is in the works.

 

Tony Vargas is doing a 300 deep dimension...did you see that Cheryl?! Sounds good for your house, huh?

 

Oh yeah that will fit right to my house and financial arrangements, I wish.

And yes I love his thread. There are some pics of one of his old tanks in The Reef Aquarium Vol. II.