pdxmonkeyboy Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I really enjoyed the zoa grow out. anyone want to go in on a colony of something from cuttlefish and have a sps grow out contest? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I could probably be persuaded 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I haven't participated in one of these. How does it work? (sorry for the newbie questions...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I might be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Tavan Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Is there a prize for last place cause i can seriously keep an acro the same size for 12 months without killing it. That’s gotta be worth something. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 43 minutes ago, Manny Tavan said: Is there a prize for last place cause i can seriously keep an acro the same size for 12 months without killing it. That’s gotta be worth something. X2 Ill battle for last place 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I have been thinking about this also go in a baller tenuis!?...🙃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 jeff has some fire right now...how about winner gets a 30' long aquarium on a trailer??Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: jeff has some fire right now... how about winner gets a 30' long aquarium on a trailer?? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Id settle for a golden star for my chart.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: jeff has some fire right now... how about winner gets a 30' long aquarium on a trailer?? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Only if it’s glass - you aren’t pawning off the acrylic tub on me! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 soooo...?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) Make a poll on what kind of tenuis everyone wants? 😉🙃 Edited October 4, 2018 by 503reefland Kant reed good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I think Brad had a thread about perhaps doing an SPS grow out a while back - before the meeting this summer at Cuttlefish. We had a somewhat prolonged discussion about how best to judge growth since it isn’t as simple as counting polyps like the zoanthid contest and just measuring frag height doesn’t really capture all the different possible growth patterns. We tossed atound ideas on measuring total volume using displacement since it could be done “at home” vs some sort of official weigh in using a high sensitivity scale. Of course that doesn’t take coloration into account but that is pretty subjective by nature Anrway... might make for a good read if someone is thinking about how to put one together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, albertareef said: I think Brad had a thread about perhaps doing an SPS grow out a while back - before the meeting this summer at Cuttlefish. We had a somewhat prolonged discussion about how best to judge growth since it isn’t as simple as counting polyps like the zoanthid contest and just measuring frag height doesn’t really capture all the different possible growth patterns. We tossed atound ideas on measuring total volume using displacement since it could be done “at home” vs some sort of official weigh in using a high sensitivity scale. Of course that doesn’t take coloration into account but that is pretty subjective by nature Anrway... might make for a good read if someone is thinking about how to put one together. Deffinatly could do a weigh in combined with coloration you cant miss a crazy color popping at your eyes...lol maybe polyp extension to depending on the type of acro...cough cough.....rainbow tenuis!;). Also to photograph each peice should have a specific like temp like 18 or 20k and habe everyone use there mobile phone camera with like the snapseed app with a specific setting. Just a few thoughts Edited October 4, 2018 by 503reefland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchums Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I have't been a part of one of these but would be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 water displacement would be the way to go. not everyone has an accurate scale and judging coloration is going to be won by someone with the nicest camera and photoshop skills.Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: water displacement would be the way to go. not everyone has an accurate scale and judging coloration is going to be won by someone with the nicest camera and photoshop skills. Is cosmetic surgery a thing for corals, like models/celebrities getting lip injections and/or butt augmentations? I could see some less-than-scrupulous grow out contestants injecting their SPS with gelatin to increase displacement for the win! I'm not naming names, but someone might do it...🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 7 hours ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: water displacement would be the way to go. not everyone has an accurate scale and judging coloration is going to be won by someone with the nicest camera and photoshop skills. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk That was where we were headed in the last competition thread - although it was never put into practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 2 hours ago, albertareef said: That was where we were headed in the last competition thread - although it was never put into practice. What is the practical procedure for doing this? Everyone needs a graduated cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 on further reflection, I doubt it would work. even if your frag doubled in size, your a talking a volume of water equal to 1ml..maybe 2. you could not measure that in a graduated cylinder big enough to hold the frag. so maybe a ruler really is the answer. if you have multiple branches then measure them all and add. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 3 hours ago, youcallmenny said: What is the practical procedure for doing this? Everyone needs a graduated cylinder? The answer that was proposed there was to use a small container (like one of the abundantly available specimen cups) that you could mark a "control" level on which is how much water to add (just enough to cover your starting frag). You then measure growth by using a syringe to remove excess water down to the original control level and read the volume off the syringe (since it has pretty fine gradations). That was the concept anyway... not sure anyone tested it to see how practical it proved to be. The alternative was some sort of official weigh in on a high sensitivity scale but that would take some coordination. Of course, there is always the snap a pic with a ruler held next to it but it's hard to capture all the possible SPS growth patterns off of that (as we well know). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 How about a shot with a ruler for max height and max width? Final score is just the sum of those two? Lot of control issues I think with actually trying to measure displacement between a bunch of different people with potentially different equipment. Most importantly, when are we starting this? 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas_one Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Why not just weigh them? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDawg Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Why not just take the frags back to CnC afterwards, then they would be all together and be able to be measured in whatever way, even by coloration, and the equipment would be the same for all of them being measured so there wouldn't be nearly as much, if at all, control issues. Just mark each frag plug prior to them getting taken home or wherever so you'd know who's is who's when they come back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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