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.

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