Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Being that my current goal is to grow some stick crops, I decided to post pics of 2 month growth progress. Your comments and observations are welcome, because I don't have much reference to judge which ones need intervention. I have some fast growers and some slow ones. Not sure what's typical for each. One thing I've learned is that I'm running too nutrient lean. Lost some coloration. Both nitrates and phosphates were at 0 for this 2 moth period. Since then, I've increased feeding and dialed back a little on the nopox dose. Am now targeting nitrates below 10ppm and PO4 around 0.18. In progress. In some cases the angles are a little different, but as much as possible I've tried to keep the size of the plug in the before and after photos the same so it's apples to apples. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 PC RainbowSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Vivid's Red DragonSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 .. and most of these I got from you all so thanks guys Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Cornbred Bubblegum DigiSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Purple Bonsai - this is the one that's driving me crazySent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Oregon TortSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Green Goblin - strong growth, but lost quite a bit of color on this guySent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Farmer Ty's Purple PoisonberrySent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 ORA PearlberrySent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Blue DigiSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Tyree Rainbow StyloSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Bali ShortcakeSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Electric MiyagiSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 I have more stuff, but that's all the before & after photos I have. The date range is June 29th - Sept 1st.Why do I feel like I just posted a bunch of pics of myself in my underwear? [emoji1787]Feel free to leave feedback or not. I just appreciate this community for making me feel like my sickness is normal (or at least ok)! Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 The red dragon is looking good! So is the UC Bali Shortcake you got from me, I may need to get a frag back!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Dominican said: Purple Bonsai - this is the one that's driving me crazy Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Is it just the picture or has it turned a lighter shade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 A lot of those look like really happy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 The red dragon is looking good! So is the UC Bali Shortcake you got from me, I may need to get a frag back!!Thanks John! They're both budding nicely. Of course, I'm happy to separate a good sized frag for you. Let me know when you're ready. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Is it just the picture or has it turned a lighter shade?Jimbo the pic on the right does have more light - two coral plus ATIs - but it is definitely pale. I'm hoping it's the lack of nutrients issue. [emoji15]Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 A lot of those look like really happy!Thanks Jim! I appreciate the great frags.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefpuck Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Awesome to see how well they've grown! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 9 hours ago, Dominican said: Jimbo the pic on the right does have more light - two coral plus ATIs - but it is definitely pale. I'm hoping it's the lack of nutrients issue. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk I was going to say mine turned pale just like that when nutrients dropped too. My Phos dropped from an avg of about .14 to around .08 when I started running chaeto in the fuge. I cut back on the photo period a little and started feeding just a little more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominican Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Awesome to see how well they've grown!Thanks Reefpuck. I'm sure others have had much better results. Hopefully these pics can be one possible frame of reference. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Once you get those nitrates in the 5-10 ppm level and phosphates below 0.08 ppm, you'll see some amazing color.Growth seems right on par. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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