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Old 09/23/2007, 12:26 AM
makoJ makoJ is offline
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Here is my OBT when I got it on: 2-28-2007



Here it is on: 8-24-2007



some top downs:


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Old 09/23/2007, 10:31 AM
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I'm amazed how you guys can get that much growth after a few months. I must be doing something wrong.
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Old 09/23/2007, 10:43 AM
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I took a better picture. Its ORA Blue Tort.
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Old 09/23/2007, 11:39 AM
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Wow Mako! That is some crazy growth!! Torts are usually slow growers IME but Mako has a good stock and great color!!
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Old 09/23/2007, 11:56 AM
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Really nice shots everyone.
DaddyJax, as usual, incredible colors for us to all drool over .
Mako...awesome growth on that tort and the color is just gorgeous.
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Old 09/23/2007, 11:58 AM
makoJ makoJ is offline
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Thanks DaddyJax! I really thought it was going to take forever to get it to grow but it grows pretty fast. Your tort has some amazing color too!
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Old 09/23/2007, 12:07 PM
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thanks slojmn!
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Old 09/23/2007, 09:13 PM
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Cali:



Old cali shot:



Oregon:

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Old 09/23/2007, 10:11 PM
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damn!! so nice everyone! wish i had a better camera i would post mine
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Old 09/23/2007, 10:28 PM
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Holy crap Mako, that's crazy growth in 6 months!!
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Old 09/23/2007, 10:33 PM
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Mako, I think you have gotten more growth out of your OBT in 6 month than I have gotten in 1.5 yrs out of mind. WOW!
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Old 09/23/2007, 10:57 PM
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Not much to "show off" currently, I Had to start over with two of them recently, (Note to self: Torts don't like low Alk) Some of my favorites these are,
Cali Tort


Oregon Tort


Becker Tort
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Old 09/24/2007, 12:33 AM
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ora tort

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Old 09/24/2007, 12:54 AM
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Miagy tort (A.austera)





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Old 09/24/2007, 01:36 AM
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Old 09/24/2007, 11:19 AM
makoJ makoJ is offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by SDguy
Holy crap Mako, that's crazy growth in 6 months!!
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Originally posted by Dejavu
Mako, I think you have gotten more growth out of your OBT in 6 month than I have gotten in 1.5 yrs out of mind. WOW!

Thanks! I too was shocked when I looked back at the pictures as I was told it would be one of my slower growing corals. But not so lol
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Old 09/24/2007, 12:14 PM
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Mako, are you sure that is an oregon and not ORA? Looks more like ORA to me, and the incredible growth would seem to back that up. My oregon looks slightly "deepwater-ish", like lieshmans. My ORA has been one of the fastest growers in my tank, second only to the green slimer.
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Old 09/24/2007, 02:24 PM
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No I'm sure as I can trace its lineage all the way back to Upscales through who I purchased the colony from.

My colony is under super heavy random flow whcih is why mine is more dense as when I bought it was more like you describe

and I have an ORA tort it doesn't come close to the color of my OBT and looks different.
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Old 09/24/2007, 02:53 PM
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This was grown from about 1" or so. Its now about 1 3/4 years old. It seemed to not do anything for several months, but then it just took off. I also fragged about a good 1.5" off the main branch, which is why it has several new branches coming out the top of it.
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Old 09/24/2007, 06:45 PM
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Wow Mako that growth is really impressive. Do you think the heavy flow it gets is the reason for its insane amount of growth?
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Old 09/24/2007, 08:46 PM
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Wow Mako that growth is really impressive. Do you think the heavy flow it gets is the reason for its insane amount of growth?
I don't know, possibly its what a few people have theorized
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Old 09/25/2007, 11:12 AM
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And an A. austera (miyagi tort)
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Old 09/25/2007, 12:54 PM
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Here's a poor shot of mine.
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Old 09/25/2007, 11:56 PM
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Tamarind tort and Oregon tort
tamarind tort

oregon tort
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Old 09/26/2007, 08:09 PM
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From a 3/4" non-mounted about a year ago now.

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