ChicagoReefs.com Official Spring 2012 Paly Grow-Out Contest

[FishBeard]

So...we're good on mine and DJE's for Sunday?

Yep you guys are good. I just kinda want a heads up how many more polyps to frag tonight for pickup over the next few days.

 

[jayjigga]

Cool. Text me pls...lost your # too. I can hear Dre now, "Uh huh..." lmao

 

[Lil BamBam]

 

[Lil BamBam]

Idk what happened to my paly but it looks mangled. The fringe is almost all gone. It looked great yesterday.

It's hard to see with the picture.. Can you post a better pic?

 

[m.miller1547]

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[DanSreef]

I am in!

Tank and equipment -Size: 72 Gal Bow Front Mixed reef
Flow: 2 Koralias
Filtration: Biopellets, Carbon and GFO
Lighting: Aquatic Life 4 bulb t-5: Blue Plus, Aqua Blue Special, Purple Plus and Actinic bulbs
Placement: Upper middle of tank w/ good flow
Coral Food: Azox Coral Food once a week

 

[tiff393]

Tank and equipment:Size: 75gallon Plenum and 29 sump
Flow: Tunze 6025, Koralias 1050 & 750, and Maxi Jet 1200
Filtration: ASM G1x Skimmer, Chaeto and Rubble in Fuge, BRS Bio pellet reactor, 2 Two Little Fishies GFO & Carbon reactors
Lighting:48" 8 bulb Tek with ATI's
Placement: Sand bed
Coral Food: Pellets and Rod's Food
Fish:Maroon Clown, Niger, Regal Tang, 6 Line Wrasse, Blue Damsel, Green Damsel, Lawn mower, mandarin, and some crappy fish Dre keeps trying to spear.

 

[Lil BamBam]

Tank and equipment:Size: 75gallon DSB\Plenum and 29 sump
Flow: Tunze 6025, 2 Koralias, and Maxi Jet 1200
Filtration: ASM G1x Skimmer, Chaeto and Rubble in Fuge, BRS Bio pellet reactor, 2 Two Little Fishies GFO & Carbon reactors
Lighting:48" 8 bulb Tek with ATI's
Placement: Sand bed
Coral Food: Fish poop : )
Fish:Maroon Clown, Niger, Regal Tang, 6 Line Wrasse, Blue Damsel, Green Damsel, Lawn mower, mandarin, and some crappy fish..

 

[FishBeard]

Have 9 more polyps fragged and ready to go. I will be available tomorrow for pickup, pm for info and to arrange pickup of frag.

 

[FishBeard]

Ok, 5 polyps left for pickup, 5 people still left need to pay and pickup. Anyone else that wants to participate, it's not too late! Still have until next Sunday to get a polyp and in on the action. We have over 15 people confirmed, so the payouts will be bigger than shown above! Also a surprise 2nd place prize has been donated and will be announced at the start of the competition as well!

 

[DJE]

Thanks Jay for picking mine up and dropping it off!!! It was nice seeing you again.....

Here is my info and some crappy IPhone pics... If anyone is interested in a DIY food recipe just click on Melev's DIY food recipe below.

Tank and equipment:Size: 75 gallon DSB and ProFlex Sump Model 3
Flow: MP40 & MP10
Filtration: SWC skimmer, Chaeto, Dual BRS GFO and Carbon Reactor
Lighting: 4-54w Bulb T5 Fixtures w/ 21-1w High Par Value Moon LED.
Placement: Mid tank/medium flow
Coral Food: Melev's DIY food recipe
Fish: Yellow Tang,Blue Tang, Trio Clowns,Green Mandarin,Blue/Green Reef Chromis,Sleeper Gold Head Goby

 

[FishBeard]

QUICK REMINDER: Only a few days left to pick up a polyp before the competition begins! Still have 5 polyps ready to go right now.

 

[Navycook2]

george I will pick up tonight or tommorow! Im moving right now so bear with me

 

[m.miller1547]

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Tank Nuvo 8
Flow: spin stream on stock return. Low flow.
Filtration: stock w/ chemipure
Lighting:3rb, 2cw, uv 3w LEDs @700ma
Placement: Sand bed

 

[fordguy24]

Tank: 14 gal biocube
Flow: Stock and 1 nano koraila
Filtration: Stevie ts media rack with flitler floss, chemipure, and chaeto
Placement: Middle of tank on live rock
Lighting: Rapidled 12 - 3- watt cree leds retrofit kit
Food: Rods and Cyclopreeze
Fish: 2 occ clowns, fireshrimp, pajama cardinal, firefish

 

[SkunkerX]

125 gallon with 55 gallon sump/refugium, 1200 gph overflow , 1 koralia #4 & 2 koralia #2 in main tank, 1 koralia #4 in refugium/sump with a turboflotor 1000 multi skimmer. Lighting is current usa with 3 150 watt MH, 8 39 watt T5s and 24 led night lights, current usa 1/3 hp chiller. Placement will be about mid tank, and as for fish I have 2 tank raised ocellaris clownfish, 1 blue/green chromis, 1 yellow tang, 1 purple tang , 1 imperator almost fully changed to adult coloration,1 lyretail anthias, 5 pepperment shrimp, 2 skunk cleaner shrimp and a pistol shrimp . Then there's the clean up crew of many snails and hermit crabs

I will get a pic up in a day or two after I get my new bulbs in. If thats OK that is? Bulbs should be here tomorrow.

 

[richiet]

Tank: 12 gallon JBJ NanoCube DX
Flow: MJ900 and 1 nano koraila
Filtration: Filter Floss, Chemipure, Chaeto
Placement: Bottom of tank on rock
Lighting: Rapidled 3W Cree Upgrade (6 Cool White, 6 Royal Blue, 2 UV, 2 Green)
Food: Rods Original for a few Chalices
Fish: None

 

[jayjigga]

DJE: No prob Man! It was good to see your tanks and I don't mind making the rounds for most people

I'll edit a pic in tonight. It's difficult functioning with a dumb "smart phone".

Edit:

Ignore the algae, lol...

Tank and equipment:Size: 12G Aquapod
Flow: Maxi-jet 1200 w/ Y-loc-linie, and K-nano 240
Filtration: Polyfill, Chaeto, random black sponge
Lighting: Sunpod 150
Placement: Mid tank/medium flow
Coral Food: Rod's Original
Fish: Blue/Yellow Damsel, Black/White-striped Damsel; True Perc, may she rest in peace...

 

[markitekt]

Jay is "The Transporter".

 

[Catran]

Tank: RSM 250
Lighting: stock
1- ATI Purple Plus 39W 36" T5 Bulb
2- KZ 39W 36" New Generation 14000K T5 Bulb
3- KZ 39W 36" Super Blue T5 Bulb

Filtration:CPE and Floss- no skimmer
Flow:Stock, Koralia Nano and Koralia 1
Position in tank: 4-5" from the sand bed
Coral: tons of zoas, light SPS
Fish: yellow clown goby, yellow coris wrasse, a pair of Rainford gobies, longnose hawk.
Food: Rods, mysis, azox



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