cthegame
Reef enthusiast
Those purplr ones look so cool. Great stuff RC.
New Corals
- Thread starter Rcpilot
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
They sure look like it to me. Congrats!!
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
That settles it. They gotta be Purple Death.
I went back tonight and snatched up 2 more of these frags for $29 each. :mrgreen:
Wanna see 'em?
I went back tonight and snatched up 2 more of these frags for $29 each. :mrgreen:
Wanna see 'em?
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
why even ask, you know we always want pics
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
:mrgreen:
:mrgreen:
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
yote
In Memoriam
Those look great.
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
The light fixture with all 6 of the 13w bulbs running. It gets hot......
The cure to the heat problem......... I hope
Power supply for the cooling fan
Corals under all that lighting goodness
More lighting goodness
Pink palys, not looking so pink anymore. Too much white light.
Unidentified LPS. I think it's an acan, but not sure. Can't get a decent shot of it.
I think I need more actinic lighting if I want the colors to stay nice and bright. Right now, there are (3) 10000K bulbs, (1) 4500k bulb and (2) actinics.
The cure to the heat problem......... I hope
Power supply for the cooling fan
Corals under all that lighting goodness
More lighting goodness
Pink palys, not looking so pink anymore. Too much white light.
Unidentified LPS. I think it's an acan, but not sure. Can't get a decent shot of it.
I think I need more actinic lighting if I want the colors to stay nice and bright. Right now, there are (3) 10000K bulbs, (1) 4500k bulb and (2) actinics.
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
Isnt that 4500k bulb way too low? Closer to the algae loving red wavelength? wouldnt 6700k be a lot better?
It really is a sweet little tank! Have you seen any of the marine planted tanks RC?
It really is a sweet little tank! Have you seen any of the marine planted tanks RC?
Piggy
Reef enthusiast
Corals look great.
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
One of my actinics blew out. I don't have a spare. 4500k was all they had at the big box store. It's only temporary. I'm ordering new bulbs next week.
It is REALLY yellow/orange.
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
I wouldnt run it at all vs risking a huge algae outbreak JMO
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
The hair algae in the tank is on the live rock I removed from the 30g display tank. I've never been able to get rid of it. It doesn't grow any worse, but I can't make it go away either.
There's 2 small emerald crabs in that tank. They do eat it, but they are so little. Might take a year, but I'm confident they will eat all of it eventually.
I bought the 4500K a few days ago. I planned on running all 6 bulbs, but the fixture was getting REALLY hot with all those lights and ballasts inside. I unhooked 3 bulbs until my fan came tonight. That 4500K was one of the ones I unhooked. I also unhooked 2 of the 10K. I've just been running a 1 actinic and 2 10K this week. So, tonight is the first time I actually ran all the lights. It won't hurt anything to run the 4500K for the weekend and a couple days next week until the new bulbs arrive from Catalina. Might make my corals grow a bit? :mrgreen:
I'd sure like to find some 12K, 14K or 20k PC 13w bulbs. Anybody know where to get some of those? These are 2-pin design. I REALLY want to color up these corals and 10k ain't gonna do it.
There's 2 small emerald crabs in that tank. They do eat it, but they are so little. Might take a year, but I'm confident they will eat all of it eventually.
I bought the 4500K a few days ago. I planned on running all 6 bulbs, but the fixture was getting REALLY hot with all those lights and ballasts inside. I unhooked 3 bulbs until my fan came tonight. That 4500K was one of the ones I unhooked. I also unhooked 2 of the 10K. I've just been running a 1 actinic and 2 10K this week. So, tonight is the first time I actually ran all the lights. It won't hurt anything to run the 4500K for the weekend and a couple days next week until the new bulbs arrive from Catalina. Might make my corals grow a bit? :mrgreen:
I'd sure like to find some 12K, 14K or 20k PC 13w bulbs. Anybody know where to get some of those? These are 2-pin design. I REALLY want to color up these corals and 10k ain't gonna do it.
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daugherty
part time reefer
try reef geek
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
Sent Reef Geek an email. Hopefully I'll hear something back next week. :Cheers:
I found out these are Biax T4 bulbs. Thats a step in the right direction. At least now I know what style they are.
I found out these are Biax T4 bulbs. Thats a step in the right direction. At least now I know what style they are.
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
http://www.commodityaxis.com/ProductData.aspx?id=75
They got 11k, 12k and Actinic. Prices seam fair.
:bounce:
I'll see what Reef Geek says. No point in ordering them in a Friday night. They wouldn't ship until Monday anyways. I'd like to see what Reef Geek can do before I order from a "stranger"
They got 11k, 12k and Actinic. Prices seam fair.
:bounce:
I'll see what Reef Geek says. No point in ordering them in a Friday night. They wouldn't ship until Monday anyways. I'd like to see what Reef Geek can do before I order from a "stranger"
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
I bought an echino and some neat zoas from a local reefer today.
The zoas aren't open all the way just yet.
The zoas aren't open all the way just yet.
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
looks good man, is an echino a chalice? it looks like one
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
I don't know if it is a chalice coral or not. I don't know a lot about them. I think it's LPS and this one was fluorescent blue/purple in the tank I bought it from. It's probably stressed right now, but I am pretty sure it will color up soon.
Found these articles:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2002/invert.htm
Reefpedia says it is a chalice.
http://www.reefpedia.com/index.php/Echinophyllia
Found these articles:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2002/invert.htm
Reefpedia says it is a chalice.
http://www.reefpedia.com/index.php/Echinophyllia
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
yeah it looks like a chalice, low light low flow coral, for some reason with chalices they have better brighter colors when they are in dark caves
