☆☆ - Inaugural All Stars Grow Out - "THE UNNAMED" - Picture Entries - ☆☆

[Reefing102]

Welcome to the New Year's 2025 Grow-Out Contest, featuring "THE UNNAMED"!!!!

This thread will be used for monthly submissions of your growing frag progress!

THE RULES - Please read as some may have changed from the previous contests.

Rule 1: Competition will last for One Year from the date you receive your contest frag.

Rule 2: The initial submission (baseline) must be measured on the included frag plug, with the official ruler, within 7 days of reciept.

Rule 2.1: The initial submission will also be your first months pic as well.

Rule 3: The last submission must be within 365 days of your first official entry.

Rule 3.1: As a general rule, there should be a total of 13 pics (12 monthly pics and a final pic) if you do not miss a submission.

Rule 4: The provided ruler must be against your frag for every months’ submission photo.

Rule 5: A picture must be submitted by the end of the month, every month. The last calendar day of each month is the absolute deadline, local time will be considered valid for deadline purposes. I have given a little leeway on this in the past, but we have four organizers this time around, and so for consistency, there will be no deviation.

Rule 5.1: Optionally your monthly submission may be accompanied by your current water parameters, par readings, or any other you deem pertinent to the growth of your contest frag.

Rule 6: After the baseline photo, you can remove the coral from the plug and mount it anywhere that you choose. If placed on a disk it can be moved around the tank. I encourage experimentation with placement as no two frags will grow the exact same, and some can be so picky that a half an inch makes a difference between no growth and explosive growth.

Rule 7: You may take up to 2 consecutive months 'off' without submitting a photo, PM your contest lead if you would like to request this.

Rule 7.1: The "months off" cannot be the first or last month's submission.

Rule 8: When submitting your entry, please tag the BattleCrew - @Reefing102, @Jasonak, @Mschmidt, and @Troylee - so that we may note it in our records.

Rule 9: In the event you change your screen name from the one listed below, please contact an event organizer to make the change official in our records.

Feel free to PM any BattleCrew Member or @Battlecorals with any questions regarding the contest.

The lucky contestants for this contest are as follows (BattleCrew may or may not participate, it is their option):

@Reefing102

@Jasonak

@Mschmidt

@Troylee

@abc123

@Ancient Mariner

@Biggestfish

@bubbaque

@chopper320

@CMO

@DeeBee

@dewy

@Enchanted Reefs

@Frizzles7

@Grey Ghost

@HudsonReefer2.0

@Jason Hieger

@justingraham

@Lost in the Sauce

@MoshJosh

@Nburg's Reef

@penguinexdeus

@prcardinal91

@Redfoxtang

@Scdell

@Sidsreef

@smiley28

@SpSDrew

@thatmanMIKEson

@Tonycass12

@wmb0003

@zbryant91

@Z Burn's Reefing

 

[Reefing102]

You may be wondering...what the heck is a grow out of "THE UNNAMED"?

Well let me tell you a story...

It all started a long time ago, in a faraway land called Wisconsin. Adam was just a wee lad thinking..."what am I going to do when I grow up..." when a fair maiden came calling. Lost in his thoughts, Adam was a tricky guy to get on the phone, thus he missed her call and found ReefCentral. With this magical find, Adam fell in love with the allure of the SPS and overtime, BattleCorals was born. But here's the thing, with Adam's intrinsic care, his SPS began to get names. But some SPS were just too beautiful for Adam to name, so Adam sat and pondered. And pondered he did. Like Johnny Appleseed when the apple hit him in the head, Adam had a sudden thought as he hit his head on his Photons after cleaning out the tanks..."Lets have a All Stars grow out using one of these unnamed." The Ultimate All Star of the named All Stars would have the honor to name the grow out piece anything in their wildest dreams. Thus "THE UNNAMED" was born as it sadly has no name but eternal beauty. Perhaps in about a year, named it shall be. But for now, "THE UNNAMED" it is.

(The above is a completely fictional story. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons is purely coincidental.)

 

[Reefing102]

Reserved

 

[Mschmidt]

 

[Mschmidt]

 

[Jasonak]

You may be wondering...what the heck is a grow out of "THE UNNAMED"?

Well let me tell you a story...

It all started a long time ago, in a faraway land called Wisconsin. Adam was just a wee lad thinking..."what am I going to do when I grow up..." when a fair maiden came calling. Lost in his thoughts, Adam was a tricky guy to get on the phone, thus he missed her call and found ReefCentral. With this magical find, Adam fell in love with the allure of the SPS and overtime, BattleCorals was born. But here's the thing, with Adam's intrinsic care, his SPS began to get names. But some SPS were just too beautiful for Adam to name, so Adam sat and pondered. And pondered he did. Like Johnny Appleseed when the apple hit him in the head, Adam had a sudden thought as he hit his head on his Photons after cleaning out the tanks..."Lets have a All Stars grow out using one of these unnamed." The Ultimate All Star of the named All Stars would have the honor to name the grow out piece anything in their wildest dreams. Thus "THE UNNAMED" was born as it sadly has no name but eternal beauty. Perhaps in about a year, named it shall be. But for now, "THE UNNAMED" it is.

(The above is a completely fictional story. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons is purely coincidental.)

Welll done!

 

[Jasonak]

 

[Red_Beard]

When do we get to gaze in awe over a pic of this bad mama jamma? I have a paper towel to wipe the drool from my screen at the ready. Im not even in this one and i must admit, the mystique generated around this (due in no small part to @Reefing102 's mad narrational skills) has me on the edge of my seat!

 

[Reefing102]

@Battlecorals should we release the pic?

 

[100gallonreefer]

You may be wondering...what the heck is a grow out of "THE UNNAMED"?

Well let me tell you a story...

It all started a long time ago, in a faraway land called Wisconsin. Adam was just a wee lad thinking..."what am I going to do when I grow up..." when a fair maiden came calling. Lost in his thoughts, Adam was a tricky guy to get on the phone, thus he missed her call and found ReefCentral. With this magical find, Adam fell in love with the allure of the SPS and overtime, BattleCorals was born. But here's the thing, with Adam's intrinsic care, his SPS began to get names. But some SPS were just too beautiful for Adam to name, so Adam sat and pondered. And pondered he did. Like Johnny Appleseed when the apple hit him in the head, Adam had a sudden thought as he hit his head on his Photons after cleaning out the tanks..."Lets have a All Stars grow out using one of these unnamed." The Ultimate All Star of the named All Stars would have the honor to name the grow out piece anything in their wildest dreams. Thus "THE UNNAMED" was born as it sadly has no name but eternal beauty. Perhaps in about a year, named it shall be. But for now, "THE UNNAMED" it is.

(The above is a completely fictional story. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons is purely coincidental.)

Well done sir!

 

[Jasonak]

 

[Mschmidt]

@Battlecorals should we release the pic?

I'd say no, ship in a blacked-out bag too so there is a huge reveal.

but only if we wouldn't lose people cuz they want to know at least something about what they are getting.

 

[Jasonak]

I'd say no, ship in a blacked-out bag too so there is a huge reveal.

but only if we wouldn't lose people cuz they want to know at least something about what they are getting.

You sir are evil LOL

 

[Mschmidt]

 

[Reefing102]

I'd say no, ship in a blacked-out bag too so there is a huge reveal.

but only if we wouldn't lose people cuz they want to know at least something about what they are getting.

I can tell you it’s a coral

Not only that, but I can tell you it’s an SPS coral

I can also tell you it’s unnamed

I can tell you it’s almost as good looking as my wife but not quite as good looking your celebrity crush.

I can tell you if Adam picked it, you have to like it regardless cause that’s a new rule for the contest. No hurting Adam’s feelings lol

I can also tell you, don’t be confused if you ordered a BattleBox with this contest and it comes in looking like a “Freebie”. That’s likely the contest frag….hmm maybe we should make sure it’s labeled as the contest frag?

Anyway I’m rambling.

 

[Jasonak]

Ahhhh Kate

 

[Mschmidt]

Welcome to the New Year's 2025 Grow-Out Contest, featuring "THE UNNAMED"!!!!

This thread will be used for monthly submissions of your growing frag progress!

THE RULES - Please read as some may have changed from the previous contests.

Rule 1: Competition will last for One Year from the date you receive your contest frag.

Rule 2: The initial submission (baseline) must be measured on the included frag plug, with the official ruler, within 7 days of reciept.

Rule 2.1: The initial submission will also be your first months pic as well.

Rule 3: The last submission must be within 365 days of your first official entry.

Rule 3.1: As a general rule, there should be a total of 13 pics (12 monthly pics and a final pic) if you do not miss a submission.

Rule 4: The provided ruler must be against your frag for every months’ submission photo.

Rule 5: A picture must be submitted by the end of the month, every month. The last calendar day of each month is the absolute deadline, local time will be considered valid for deadline purposes. I have given a little leeway on this in the past, but we have four organizers this time around, and so for consistency, there will be no deviation.

Rule 5.1: Optionally your monthly submission may be accompanied by your current water parameters, par readings, or any other you deem pertinent to the growth of your contest frag.

Rule 6: After the baseline photo, you can remove the coral from the plug and mount it anywhere that you choose. If placed on a disk it can be moved around the tank. I encourage experimentation with placement as no two frags will grow the exact same, and some can be so picky that a half an inch makes a difference between no growth and explosive growth.

Rule 7: You may take up to 2 consecutive months 'off' without submitting a photo, PM your contest lead if you would like to request this.

Rule 7.1: The "months off" cannot be the first or last month's submission.

Rule 8: When submitting your entry, please tag the BattleCrew - @Reefing102, @Jasonak, @Mschmidt, and @Troylee - so that we may note it in our records.

Rule 9: In the event you change your screen name from the one listed below, please contact an event organizer to make the change official in our records.

Rule 10: the coral must be in your top 5 favorite in the tank for the duration of the competition.

Feel free to PM any BattleCrew Member or @Battlecorals with any questions regarding the contest.

The lucky contestants for this contest are as follows (BattleCrew may or may not participate, it is their option):

@Reefing102

@Jasonak

@Mschmidt

@Troylee

@abc123

@Ancient Mariner

@Biggestfish

@bubbaque

@chopper320

@CMO

@DeeBee

@dewy

@Enchanted Reefs

@Frizzles7

@Grey Ghost

@HudsonReefer2.0

@Jason Hieger

@justingraham

@Lost in the Sauce

@MoshJosh

@Nburg's Reef

@penguinexdeus

@prcardinal91

@Redfoxtang

@Scdell

@Sidsreef

@smiley28

@SpSDrew

@thatmanMIKEson

@Tonycass12

@wmb0003

@zbryant91

@Z Burn's Reefing

 

[Jasonak]

I know my top 5 varys so much lol Blue Flame, Age of Fire and Wasp Nest have remained in there since ive got them though.

 

[anit77]

Anyway to get in on the list?

@Jasonak No I wasn't. I see "All Stars" in the thread title. But I didn't see anything in the OP stating that.

Mods please delete.

 

[Jasonak]

Anyway to get in on the list?

Were you a winner in one of the previous grow outs ?