Official: RMF Flavor Parade Growout Contest

[joseserrano]

Just saying. Not sure what your implying lol. And no I didn’t dip my piece. Tbh I could careless whose is colored up or not. Just pointing out what’s already obvious.

Cool. I’ll be refunding everyone their pot $, and we’ll just consider this competition over. Went above and beyond trying to organize this at no gain on my end to only hear complaints. Few bad apples have ruined this batch.

 

[turbonut]

Did everyone dip their corals? This is a very sensitive species. Mine looks fine.

I didn’t dip mine at all. Every pic I’ve seen besides yours has been tan. That’s why I asked if this was a color up and growth contest.


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[joseserrano]

I didn’t dip mine at all. Every pic I’ve seen besides yours has been tan. That’s why I asked if this was a color up and growth contest.


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[bryanle87]

Cool. I’ll be refunding everyone their pot $, and we’ll just consider this competition over. Went above and beyond trying to organize this at no gain on my end to only hear complaints. Few bad apples have ruined this batch.

This was supposed to a fun growout comp with everyone starting at the same starting line. Same shade ect. But yours clearly stands out…is that an advantage who knows…but for u to make this comment “a few bad apples” when u clearly know yours isn’t as stressed out as others. Okay boot me then. Refund me my entry and I’ll drop out. Fair is fair right is right. Clearly this comp not everyone is starting off with the same “conditioned” frag. I mean like last competition I remember a person winning and instead of getting his cash prize u gave him an “equivalent” value acro… lol iono Man. U keep doing u.

 

[bryanle87]

u know what…go ahead and dictate this rigged competition. I drop out. Go ahead and keep my $5 bucks. But make sure the winner gets “cash” and not something of equal value in your tank.

But to be fair maybe u should trade your current frag in for one that’s the same condition as everyone else. Or hell drop out too and let it be a fair match for everyone else. U pick u decide

 

[mattyzang]

Mine seems to have added more color but mostly of the blue light variety, especially with an orange filter. Doesn’t seem like a white light star, but probably par for the course these days

It also looks better and different top down

Bottom right area

both pics under full blue + orange filter

I dipped mine in potassium chloride for 30 min

 

[joseserrano]

This was supposed to a fun growout comp with everyone starting at the same starting line. Same shade ect. But yours clearly stands out…is that an advantage who knows…but for u to make this comment “a few bad apples” when u clearly know yours isn’t as stressed out as others. Okay boot me then. Refund me my entry and I’ll drop out. Fair is fair right is right. Clearly this comp not everyone is starting off with the same “conditioned” frag. I mean like last competition I remember a person winning and instead of getting his cash prize u gave him an “equivalent” value acro… lol iono Man. U keep doing u.

Nah I’m done. If you like to take over and champion this, please do. Appreciate you saying I would try and pocket the cash and offer a coral from my tank, because that’s who I’ve shown myself to be.

 

[joseserrano]

Mine seems to have added more color but mostly of the blue light variety, especially with an orange filter. Doesn’t seem like a white light star, but probably par for the course these days

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It also looks better and different top down
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Bottom right area

both pics under full blue + orange filter

I dipped mine in potassium chloride for 30 min

I thought that ppl would have been able to figure Thats what I took the pic under and with.

 

[bryanle87]

Nah I’m done. If you like to take over and champion this, please do. Appreciate you saying I would try and pocket the cash and offer a coral from my tank, because that’s who I’ve shown myself to be.

So you’re telling me this didn’t happen? Because I can tell u exactly which acro u gave instead of the cash prize

 

[joseserrano]

So you’re telling me this didn’t happen? Because I can tell u exactly which acro u gave instead of the cash prize

Please enlighten me.

 

[Emac909]

Am I the only person that loves to get brown (ok tan) SPS and then color them up in my own system to see what they actually look like?

 

[bryanle87]

Am I the only person that loves to get brown (ok tan) SPS and then color them up in my own system to see what they actually look like?

I do too. But if it’s a race. Would it be fair for one person to have the wheels already ahead of everyone else? And to say I’m insinuating foul play? Really? Someone’s a little butt hurt. I call it like I see it. I’m already out of the competition. But to me it ain’t fair for everyone else. Just because he’s the organizer which I’m very thankful of…but that doesn’t give him the right to be ahead.

 

[Emac909]

I don’t want a refund.

Sucks to see this contest die before it gets started.

But in all honesty I’m still on cloud nine from getting purple monster frag. I even told my wife if the PM could give me a semi tolerable handjob she would be out on the curb!

 

[joseserrano]

Am I the only person that loves to get brown (ok tan) SPS and then color them up in my own system to see what they actually look like?

We spoke not too long ago on the phone and you agreed they were not brown. Including Omar’s which he got first pick from your batch. I can see you trying to smooth things over, but at this point it’s been all complaints with no upside.

 

[Gedxin]

FFS people, let's pump the breaks and lower the insults here. We all got our frags, some a bit more stressed than others. I'm not claiming foul play, just bad luck. We're not even a week out though. Let's see how everyone's recovers over the next few weeks.

 

[turbonut]

We spoke not too long ago on the phone and you agreed they were not brown. Including Omar’s which he got first pick from your batch. I can see you trying to smooth things over, but at this point it’s been all complaints with no upside.

Not brown but tan, as my first pic shows. AGAIN which I s why I asked if this was a color up and growth contest. I don’t want a refund either I just suggest we make the contest color and growth that’s all


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[Mtong]

Here's my pic in case this is still going on.

 

[bryanle87]

You guys should definitely continue on….I’d love to see everyone’s progress. We shouldnt let a few bad apples ruin it for everyone lol

 

[Dipan00]

I picked mine up on Sunday. My original pic was under white light no filter. Here it is under blue with filter. Mine doesnt seem browned out and the contest is so far out that im not worried about color as things will get better as it gets growth. Im still in if you guys are.

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[joseserrano]

For further transparency and to show the lie of me offering coral instead of prize money, below is the thread and screen shot me stating I was sending Mark the $. Frags were actually just a free gift from me.

http://www.socalireefs.com/index.php?threads/stay-at-home-sps-grow-out-contest.100055/