Shawn Bennet Acropora valida, purchased from Steve Tyree
I got this coral a year ago, right before Next Wave 2005 when Steve Tyree
came to talk to our club.
March 29, 2005
Nine months later, I found what's left of it in the rockwork, and mounted
it to a new spot where I could observe it.
September 8, 2005
October 10, 2005
November 22, 2005
December 25, 2005
January 20, 2006
I switched from 10,000K XM to 10,000K ReefLux bulbs at this point. The
coral's color changes accordingly.
February 28, 2006
March 11, 2006
April 9, 2006
Excluding the March '06 picture, every image was taken the same way with the same amount of zoom, the lens pressed against the glass. As you can see in the April '06 shot, it is almost able to completely fill the frame. Finally.
May 14, 2006
As of the above image, the coral has now exceeded the frame. So here
is another picture to show the little colony.
Here are a few tiny frags that snapped off accidentally. Waste not, want
not. :)
I'll keep updating this page as the coral grows.