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02-16-2005, 11:00 PM
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Shark
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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Thought I'd share some new pics over here as well.
Picked up this nice lavendar/purple tipped frag last weekend at CBA.
One of the completely brown colonies that continues to turn more blue.
And, my 30 softie/lps cube that I set up a few weeks ago is coming along. No skimmer, no sump and barebottom.
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02-16-2005, 11:04 PM
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Moderator
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Nice pics!  Was the softie/lps taken at night?? They all look hungry 
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02-16-2005, 11:11 PM
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Very Very Nice A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A ,Vince |
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02-17-2005, 01:45 AM
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Lost Fish
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Very nice pictures. I hope my tank will look something like that one day.
Brian
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02-17-2005, 06:23 AM
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Good boy
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Lookin good Jon.
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02-17-2005, 06:32 AM
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Skimmer and Reactor
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Beautiful! That brown colony was a real score. Congrats!
Jon, what color is that ricordia in the lower right of your softie tank? It looks pink and purple - I've been looking for one that color. Where'd you find it?
Melissa
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02-17-2005, 07:14 AM
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Ghetto Reefer 101
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Jon, what color is that ricordia in the lower right of your softie tank? It looks pink and purple - I've been looking for one that color. Where'd you find it?
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I was going to ask the exact question!!!
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02-17-2005, 07:20 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
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sweet!
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02-17-2005, 07:31 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Yes, all the pics were taken at night - they were looking for food ;-)
The brown colonies for $25 were a deal - I wish I would've bought more. Since I've been wet skimming (skimmate = about 2 gallons/week), my phosphates and nitrates have been ultra low - it never was detectable before, but the reason I know they're even lower is that my chaeto does not grow even with an 18 hour light cycle. Since then, several of my sps have changed colors and have become much more vibrant.
I got the ricordea from Dale. It's more of an orange - the actinics (120W worth) along with the fact that it was partially closed (night) makes it look more purple.
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02-17-2005, 07:32 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Also, look how fast the corraline algae is growing on the caribsea base rock (right hand side). |
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02-17-2005, 09:24 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Here's an updated pic of my favorite piece - it's starting to take off!
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02-17-2005, 09:33 AM
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Crazed Fish Whisperer
Join Date: Jul 2002
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That is breath taking! On your 30, what lights do you have on it? I am still deciding if I want to make the 75 an SPS, and the 30 a softies, or vice versa.
Everything you have shown is looking awesome!
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02-17-2005, 09:42 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Charlotte, NC
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My 30 has a 96W coralife fixture with a 50/50 bulb and a CSL 80W fixture with two actinic bulbs, for a total of 176W (128W Actinic, 48W Daylight). In a lagoonal tank, I figure a lot of actinic is ideal - plus, it helps intensify the colors.
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Retired 1/22/06 - SPS Tank: 125 AGA RR, 33 Sump, 250W HQI 10K, 14k x 2, 200W PC, Modded MR-1 on PCX-55, 36W UV, Auto Kalk Topoff.
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