Acropora tenuis

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Date Misc. Info Pics
Jul '00 This frag is from Waves LFS.  It was unattached and has been mounted onto a cement reef plug.

400W 10K MH Lighting
400-450 Calcium
3.5 - 4.5meq/l Alkalinity
78-83 Temp

Jan '01 Growth is good.  Base has fully encrusted.   

Mar '01 Growth has exploded.  The coral has easily doubled in mass from last entry.

Apr '01 Growth continues at a fast rate and has added about 1/4" length to its branches in last month.   This is probably the fastest growing coral in the tank.
Jun '01 Coral has been moved to new tank

Lighting:  400W 10K MH  w/ actinics
Calcium:  450 - 500 
Alkalinity: 3.5 - 4.5meq/l 
Temp:  78 - 80 
pH:  8.0 - 8.25 
High water motion
Jul '01 The coral has continued to grow at a moderate pace over the last 4 weeks.  It has already grown onto the LR where it is touching.
Sep '01 Growth of this coral has exploded since the move to the new tank.  It is about 5" high at this point.
Feb '03 The coral is the large one in the upper middle of this picture.  It is approximately 8" across.  

It has started to decline somewhat over the last few months and some of the inner branches have been overrun with algae.

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