- Location
- Overland Park, KS
Jim - looks GREAT!!! I'm hoping that when i get back from Florida, I ?an see it in person finally...
SPS Propagation
- Thread starter House of Laughter
- Start date
- Location
- Ossining, NY
It's time to update. and please NO DIBS, I WANT TO BUYS or the like - this thread is for chronicling the cycles of harvest for SPS as they mature through a system - please don't take offense to that, rather, enjoy the chronicling and progress.
I am happy to say that things are going along smoothly and we have started cycle 2 - we are a little leaner this time around (coral wise) and will be adding more in the next week or so, but it is started nonetheless.
As you remember from the start of this thread, the animals will be going from a t5 environment to a halide to color up and gain intensity in growth. Another thing that I thought would be good while transitioning the corals in support of the above was to not only transition them across, but UP, closer to the lighting as well - this is not rocket science, patent-able or the like - it does, however make total sense.
That being said, the second rack and third will be higher than the first with the last (4th rack) being the highest and closest to the halide.
Attached are some pictures of the progress, the trough with 2 racks and some close-ups the first day after transition.
Feel free to comment, ask questions, critique etc.
House
I am happy to say that things are going along smoothly and we have started cycle 2 - we are a little leaner this time around (coral wise) and will be adding more in the next week or so, but it is started nonetheless.
As you remember from the start of this thread, the animals will be going from a t5 environment to a halide to color up and gain intensity in growth. Another thing that I thought would be good while transitioning the corals in support of the above was to not only transition them across, but UP, closer to the lighting as well - this is not rocket science, patent-able or the like - it does, however make total sense.
That being said, the second rack and third will be higher than the first with the last (4th rack) being the highest and closest to the halide.
Attached are some pictures of the progress, the trough with 2 racks and some close-ups the first day after transition.
Feel free to comment, ask questions, critique etc.
House
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- Location
- Ossining, NY
inverts, cleaner shrimp, pygmy and a yasha haze goby - only til next week though, the second system for HOF south will be up and running.
no bugs
House
no bugs
House
- Location
- Greenpoint Brooklyn, NY
I see Ceramic Tile Plugs!
Nice work Jim!
Nice work Jim!
- Location
- Ossining, NY
And the work continues - only now, we only grow and grow and grow.
The final stage of the SPS grow out system is complete - as you can see from the 3 pictures attached the system will now only hold frags in the cycle of grow out. The rack furthest to the right has the most frags on it - those will not be ready for months. The one second to last are the first harvest - looks like about 70 SPS in total.
The perspective shows 4 total racks grauating in height as they progress through the cycle of harvest - some of the Kedd's nana colonies will be the close to the size of a baseball when they harvest.
This will be the last post in the development phases - any additional posts will be charting progress and coral additions.
House
The final stage of the SPS grow out system is complete - as you can see from the 3 pictures attached the system will now only hold frags in the cycle of grow out. The rack furthest to the right has the most frags on it - those will not be ready for months. The one second to last are the first harvest - looks like about 70 SPS in total.
The perspective shows 4 total racks grauating in height as they progress through the cycle of harvest - some of the Kedd's nana colonies will be the close to the size of a baseball when they harvest.
This will be the last post in the development phases - any additional posts will be charting progress and coral additions.
House
Attachments
- Location
- Ossining, NY
been awhile since we updated - so here are a few shots of some of the corals we have on the racks - been growing and growing and growing . . . . . .
hope you enjoy them.
Undata
Confusa
green and pink Poccilipora
Hystrix Birds nest
Tubs tri color birdsnest
Nathans Millipora
Kedds Purple nana
Superman Monti
Supergirl Monti
Sanjay's Green Cap
Tri color Valida
Pink Poccilipora
Scripps Millipora
Pink and blue polyp sytlo (Chris)
Green Polyp Stylo
Green cap blue polyps (Chris)
Tri color Tenuis (Chris)
California Tort
marshal Islands purple with green polyp
Leng Sy cap
Not all pictures worked well, but you get the idea :thrash:
House
hope you enjoy them.
Undata
Confusa
green and pink Poccilipora
Hystrix Birds nest
Tubs tri color birdsnest
Nathans Millipora
Kedds Purple nana
Superman Monti
Supergirl Monti
Sanjay's Green Cap
Tri color Valida
Pink Poccilipora
Scripps Millipora
Pink and blue polyp sytlo (Chris)
Green Polyp Stylo
Green cap blue polyps (Chris)
Tri color Tenuis (Chris)
California Tort
marshal Islands purple with green polyp
Leng Sy cap
Not all pictures worked well, but you get the idea :thrash:
House
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hey jim, what's this one right here? I like it alot and looks really promising 
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=29366&stc=1&d=1192588039
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=29366&stc=1&d=1192588039
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- Location
- Ossining, NY
Noods, thats the marshal island purple with green ployps. We have a few of these and they grow BIG.
House
House
sweet!!! I'll have to find you guys during the swap first :Up_to_som
- Location
- Staten Island
How much do those Marshall island purple with green polyps acro go for??I'm really liking purple after I got that purple nana colony of Kedd's...
- Location
- NY
Sorry Bob, these are in our sps propagation system. They are not for sale yet......and won't be in this thread. This thread is to document the progress of an sps propagation system as a learning tool and as such will show growth rate under varying conditions and light variants.
swimmer
swimmer
- Location
- Staten Island
Oh sorry bout that...dee duh deeeee...I should have figured that out....It's too late I'm gong to bed...
- Location
- Ossining, NY
- Location
- Ossining, NY
Thanks Rich - like I said in your tank thread - I got all your stuff so come and get it whenever.
Jhale - anytime - I'll be home all day Friday if you're not doing anything,
House
Jhale - anytime - I'll be home all day Friday if you're not doing anything,
House
tank looks great. I'm waving hello to the scopas and tomani
when can I visit?
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