The Life of a Monster

[Nano_Steve]

hey all,

i wanted to start a growth thread for a frag i got from sam a couple weeks ago. i got one of the purple monster frags from him and i want to document its growth since its such an awesome coral. hope yall enjoy the many pics to come :D

-steve

pic taken 06-18-04

[samiam_orami]

It will be interesting to see and document the different growth rates of the monster vs the slimer ....

I'm guessing that the slimer will outgrow the monster
growth rate 3X that of the monster ....

.... sounds like a B movie ....
Godzilla vs the purple monster and the slimer

[Nano_Steve]

well it looks like the purple monster is taking out the green slimer!!! rooooaaaarrrrr!!! :P

-steve

pic taken: july 13th 2004

[Ram_Puppy]

I am hoping the monster grows nice and fast, so I can get a frag off you! :)

[Nano_Steve]

for sure!!! this will be going in my mb7 and im sure since the tank is so small i will need to frag everything often.....especially considering i will have 150 watts of mh PLUS 2x 32 watt actinic supplements!!! mwajajajaja! a monster tank for a monster coral! ;)

-steve

[Tim Marvin]

If that is one of the monster frags from me they grow very slow.

[Nano_Steve]

yeah it is, you told me that too but it seems to grow faster than my bali slimer??? at least it encrusts at the bottom faster. i think it may be too short of a time to really be able to tell.

you called it though tim, it took about a month to see any signs of growth. yknow im glad i listen to your advice ;)

-steve

[Tim Marvin]

I have two corals that turn purple with green polyps. One has thin branches and grows very fast, the other has thick branches and grows slow. The thick one is the one they labeled as the purple monster. Both are beautiful corals.

[JimD]

Tim, do you have any frags of the purple one in the forefront of the second picture above?

[JimD]

Umm, hello? I know youre out there! Earth to Tim, Earth to Tim! lol

[Tim Marvin]

No I don't have any frags right now.

[Nano_Steve]

hopefully this guy will grow out once i get him in the mb7 jim and with you helping me build the stand you KNOW youre gonna be the first in line for a frag! :D

-steve

[JimD]

Hey, I like your thinking! lol

[Nano_Steve]

pic taken: august 7, 2004

this pic shows the dieing tissue on the back side that i just now noticed, i hope the b-ionic supplementation will help with its healing, it doesnt seem to be spreading past this point the past couple of days. *knocks on wood*

-steve

[Nano_Steve]

wow, i just looked at the old pics, 20k really makes an incredible difference in photo color, its terrible! :P

-steve

[witecap4u]

steve, if you can set the white balance on your camera, set it by aiming into the tank, preferably at the white sand, and the pics shouldnt be as blue.

cs

[Nano_Steve]

unfortunately this camera is crap for tank pics and i cant adjust any of the levels(its old), i was gonna ask on another thread, whats an awesome camera for macro and tank shots? i want to get into the picture taking hobby also and want to start saving.

-steve