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04-07-2008, 11:31 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
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PICS - birdsnest growth AND color change
My birdsnest has recently taken off and in the process has changed from pink to being green skinned with purple polyps...I thought it was kinda cool and worth sharing:
3 months ago:
now:
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04-07-2008, 11:43 AM
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Nano Person w/a Nano Reef
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: orange county
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I love growth shots. We just picked up a birds nest this weekend, we'll have to do teh same
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04-07-2008, 02:15 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Great job!
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04-07-2008, 02:39 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: spartanburg, south carolina
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Very cool!
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04-07-2008, 02:45 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marlboro, Ma.
Posts: 1,307
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Nice color, do you know the type of birdsnest?
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04-07-2008, 05:23 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mg
Nice color, do you know the type of birdsnest?
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As far as I know its just a plain old birdnest. The mother colony is a super bright pink (the guy I got it from has an amazing tank). Its under very high light (right under a 400w halide), which I'm guessing is the reason for the coloration.
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04-07-2008, 05:29 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Great pics. 
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04-07-2008, 06:04 PM
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Drain Bamaged
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Corona, CA USA
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Very cool, mine developed the purple polyps also, but no green
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04-07-2008, 06:20 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Casey
Great pics. |
They can't compare to yours Casey  Dang curved glass...
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04-07-2008, 07:39 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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That's one beautiful birdsnest! and your digitatas are nice also!
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04-07-2008, 08:37 PM
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Enjoy it now
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Chattanooga, TN
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nice! One day, i'll have a birdsnest......one day  |
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04-07-2008, 08:53 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
Posts: 2,017
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its a hystrix(scientific name) birdsnest
what lights are you useing an do you use a calcium reactor
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04-07-2008, 09:03 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
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Great growth shot and really cool about the color changing like that. Thanks for sharing.
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04-07-2008, 11:02 PM
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Still Here, But Gone
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Wal-Mart State
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very nice, at that rate...its going to be amazing how large it will be in 2 years
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04-08-2008, 03:37 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chrischris
its a hystrix(scientific name) birdsnest
what lights are you useing an do you use a calcium reactor
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I just dose 2-part twice a day, although I will be setting up a CA reactor on my new tank (i'd like to be able to leave for the weekend without freaking out).
The lighting is an 400w XM 20k MH with T5 supplementation (2 ATI actinic, 1 ATI blue plus, and 1 ATI aquablue special)
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