A Splash of Color - Page 17

Volcano1 · 12/23/2015, 01:05 AM

Nice stuff brother, glad to see things turning around.
Maybe Santa's sleigh could run through Dave's shop and land some up here.

Myka · 12/23/2015, 12:54 PM

Wow that last one is a nice Acro! Love the light body and blue tips.

sahin · 12/23/2015, 03:44 PM

This is a stunner Andrew:

I might have something similar hidden in my tank...

M007 · 12/23/2015, 04:44 PM

Nice one Andrew

plyle02 · 12/23/2015, 05:34 PM

Acro Porn for sure mate! Oh how I wish I had a piece of that coral

fessoclown · 12/24/2015, 07:56 AM

Happy HoHo Biggles!

No xmas tree this year?

Just wanted to say thanks for keeping the best journal on RC. If I retain 1/4 of the info discussed here I might even see some colours in the coming new year.

Cheers to ya mate!

cugly · 12/24/2015, 01:52 PM

Merry Christmas and Happy new year bud. Hows your mom

Oldude · 12/24/2015, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by biggles

No probs mate

Might be wise to invest in a Salifert kit just to be sure Mike. I can't help you with FM info but some of the other guys will know i'm sure.

One of my dream corals right there - looking awesome Andrew.
Merry Christmas to you & all you thread subscribers.

M007 · 12/24/2015, 05:39 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS Andrew

reefmutt · 12/24/2015, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Oldude

One of my dream corals right there - looking awesome Andrew.
Merry Christmas to you & all you thread subscribers.

Agreed! Dream coral, indeed!!

Merry Christmas!

nemodan · 12/24/2015, 09:34 PM

Merry Christmas Andrew for you and your Mom.

Daniel

bibarassa · 12/25/2015, 03:06 PM

Merry Christmas buddy

scrapz · 12/26/2015, 05:45 AM

Are these not common anymore? I remember a bunch of echinatas coming in from Aussie a few years back before I quit.

Montireef · 12/27/2015, 03:00 AM

Merry Xmas everybody!

gypsy1203 · 12/27/2015, 06:21 AM

Merry Christmas! those are some beautiful corals you got there!

martinphillip03 · 12/29/2015, 11:23 PM

Any word from Bello. You did promise he would return in 2015.

Marty

afernandez · 12/30/2015, 12:20 AM

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I see zoas..

biggles · 12/30/2015, 12:38 AM

Do you still notice the zoas now Arlin...........

afernandez · 12/30/2015, 12:48 AM

Tricky tricky mr.biggles but your no match for ....

photo host

afernandez · 12/30/2015, 12:49 AM

And by the way the tank looks awesome

biggles · 12/30/2015, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by cFloor

That is one nice looking acro buddy!

I was just reading through that matrix/siporax thread and it's got me thinking about trying some.

It's very delicate and pretty in the front right hand corner mate so that's where it's staying.
I would really urge you to get some into your system Conor, it really does work as an extremely efficient bacteria host that's much easier to deal with than LR. It's not really anything new, just better than harming reefs for LR collection in my baby harp seal saving opinion.

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Originally Posted by nemodan

Andrew, that coral with blueish body and blue tips is breathtaking man !!!!

GREAT that the tank is coming back !!!!

Cheers
Daniel

Thanks Daniel, the tank is going well again now.

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Originally Posted by naecO.rM

Thank you Andrew!
How often you do feed the corals with the skimmat?

I do it two or three times a week now days mate.

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Originally Posted by naecO.rM

Do you still use the same filtration?
Sorry what is the matrix what do you use in the sump? How it looks like?
What do you use for nitrate dosing?
Can you post some pictures of your sump please?

How big level of nitrates and phosphates was when you lose pink and red colors, please?

I'll take some pics of the sump stuff this weekend and answer your questions at the same time so i can use the pics to explain things easier my friend.

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Originally Posted by Volcano1

Nice stuff brother, glad to see things turning around.
Maybe Santa's sleigh could run through Dave's shop and land some up here.

Thanks mate, i don't share my acros - not even with Santa.........

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Originally Posted by Myka

Wow that last one is a nice Acro! Love the light body and blue tips.

Thanks Mindy, if i gave it a touch more light i could drive the branches white but i like it where i have it placed and the contrast still looks great. I must take a pic of the echi i have secreted on the rocks that is deep satin blue from tip to toe, looks like this piece dipped in blue ink lol.

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Originally Posted by sahin

This is a stunner Andrew:

I might have something similar hidden in my tank...

Well i'm totally shocked that you of all people would have a nice acro hidden away..........

Myself and your other good mates on RC take it for granted that you probably have at least five frags hidden at any one time or another..........

biggles · 12/30/2015, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by M007

Nice one Andrew

Thanks Mike.

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Originally Posted by plyle02

Acro Porn for sure mate! Oh how I wish I had a piece of that coral

I wish i could give you a piece Perry.

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Originally Posted by fessoclown

Happy HoHo Biggles!

No xmas tree this year?

Just wanted to say thanks for keeping the best journal on RC. If I retain 1/4 of the info discussed here I might even see some colours in the coming new year.

Cheers to ya mate!

Thanks very much mate

Quote:

Originally Posted by cugly

Merry Christmas and Happy new year bud. Hows your mom

Thanks Dan, mom is doing great. She mentioned her car sometimes made a crunching noise when she was driving away from a parking spot, i told her to stop and ring me if it happened again.
Yesterday she rang me and i told her to make sure she had the hand brake off completely.

'Ohhhh, that's why that red light is on. Do you think it's faulty ?'
'The only thing that's faulty is..........'
This is where i suddenly realised what i was about to say to my mother and stopped mid sentence. It was too late of course and i had to then pretend that of course it would be easy for anyone to drive off with the hand brake still partially engaged.

After the first four times most people would have worked it out for themselves though mom.............

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Originally Posted by Oldude

One of my dream corals right there - looking awesome Andrew.
Merry Christmas to you & all you thread subscribers.

Thanks very much Greg.

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Originally Posted by M007

MERRY CHRISTMAS Andrew

Ha, love the Xmas moose Mike.

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Agreed! Dream coral, indeed!!

Merry Christmas!

You have plenty of dream corals of your own Matt, i want lots of your acros mate.

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Originally Posted by nemodan

Merry Christmas Andrew for you and your Mom.

Daniel

Thanks very much Daniel.

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Originally Posted by bibarassa

Merry Christmas buddy

Thanks my good friend.

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Originally Posted by scrapz

Are these not common anymore? I remember a bunch of echinatas coming in from Aussie a few years back before I quit.

I think they would still be coming in now mate.

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Originally Posted by Montireef

Merry Xmas everybody!

And to you mate.

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Originally Posted by gypsy1203

Merry Christmas! those are some beautiful corals you got there!

Thanks mate.

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Originally Posted by martinphillip03

Any word from Bello. You did promise he would return in 2015.

Marty

I'm saddened to not have Bello around anymore Marty, i wish nothing but good things for my little buddy.

Even though Xmas is past i hope all my friends here and those you care for had a wonderful Xmas and i hope you all have an awesome 2016 in and out of the tank.

sahin · 12/30/2015, 04:11 AM

Andrew mate, the FTS looks great!

However, placing a bunch of softy yellowy snotty drops under a prized acro is disgustingly sneaky:

What other softy things are you hiding in the tank mate?

PS I have a specific photo request: can you take a photo of display (with only Radiums on) but with the room lights on? I want to get an idea of how blue the Radiums are compared to ambient lighting. Thanks mate.
If the tank room is too messy (because Kevin doesnt tidy up...) you can email me the photo

PS Bello is alright. I've been keeping in touch. Maybe he will return sometime in 2016.

biggles · 12/30/2015, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afernandez

And by the way the tank looks awesome

Thank you Arlin

Quote:

Originally Posted by sahin

Andrew mate, the FTS looks great!

However, placing a bunch of softy yellowy snotty drops under a prized acro is disgustingly sneaky:

What other softy things are you hiding in the tank mate?

PS I have a specific photo request: can you take a photo of display (with only Radiums on) but with the room lights on? I want to get an idea of how blue the Radiums are compared to ambient lighting. Thanks mate.
If the tank room is too messy (because Kevin doesnt tidy up...) you can email me the photo

PS Bello is alright. I've been keeping in touch. Maybe he will return sometime in 2016.

Thanks mate, i thought some gratuitous pics would be a good way to end the year. I have lots of new flubbery stuff hidden around since you guys started throwing zoas at me........

I'll take a pic for you asap buddy - it's going to be bloody blue lol. Speaking of bloody blue, this is what the camera sees when i have only the T5's on. I changed out all the triple banks to DD Giesemann bulbs which the acros have liked. Considering they replaced two year old bulbs anything is an improvement to the acros i think lol. I had about a square foot of cyano in total spread around the sand in patches here and there and it vanished after two days under the new T5's. The sand in the FTS pic hasn't been touched or cleaned in weeks, it's almost as white as brand new sand with the only change being the T5 switch. Makes taking pics hard due to the ridiculous contrast from the light reflecting sand.

Actinic +
Pure Actinic
Lagoon Blue

I also reduced the flow in the display by about 30% so the sand would stay in place. Even with the exposure under by 2/3 of a stop the phone camera still blows out the sand and darkens the corals trying to even out the light.

My submission for FTS porn pic of 2015.......

M007 · 12/30/2015, 06:28 AM

Awesome pic Andrew, looks love things are back in order

12/23/2015, 01:05 AM	#401
Volcano1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: North Central Illinois. Posts: 1,233	Nice stuff brother, glad to see things turning around. Maybe Santa's sleigh could run through Dave's shop and land some up here. __________________ . Current Tank Info: 420,96x36x28,100 sump,100 Cheato fuge,4 luminarc large x 400 se Radium 20k , wavebox x 3, 3 - 6105, 1- 6200, Volcano 1864, , Aquatronica Touch controller, Turbo Aquatics L8 Gen 4 ATS

12/23/2015, 12:54 PM	#402
Myka Reefing since '93 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SK, Canada Posts: 2,436	Wow that last one is a nice Acro! Love the light body and blue tips. __________________ ~ Mindy, SPS addict. Current Tank Info: 69 SPS (73 gal net) established July 1/15. (HBD Canada!) ATB 840, ATI 6-bulb dimmable. Fauna Marin balling lite method.

12/23/2015, 04:44 PM	#404
M007 Acro Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,631	Nice one Andrew __________________ Mixed reef emphasis on SPS. Tangs, Triggers, Bartlets, CBB, Goldflake Angel, and a Pigmy or two. Current Tank Info: 250G SPS Mixed Reef. ATLAS 84x28x24. SuperMarin 250. Cebu Sun 3 x 250WMH Radiums 4 x 80W T5. Profilux 3 w/GHL dosing CA-ALK-MG. Moved by Tunze and Vertex. Reef Octopus 5K return.

12/23/2015, 05:34 PM	#405
plyle02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake Helen, FL Posts: 5,526	Acro Porn for sure mate! Oh how I wish I had a piece of that coral __________________ Perry "Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" ~Buddha~ Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon AIO Cube, Aquamaxx WS-1 Skimmer, LED/ Hybrid 4x24 watt t5

12/24/2015, 07:56 AM	#406
fessoclown Dis-Membered Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Toronto Island Posts: 443	Happy HoHo! Happy HoHo Biggles! No xmas tree this year? Just wanted to say thanks for keeping the best journal on RC. If I retain 1/4 of the info discussed here I might even see some colours in the coming new year. Cheers to ya mate! __________________ "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." Marx (Groucho) 80x20x20 Miracles Starfire Rimless, H&S A150-2001, GEO 612 CRx, GEO UMC420, Avast ATO, Gyre 150, Gyre 130, MP40, Eheim 1262, ATI

12/23/2015, 03:44 PM	#403
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	This is a stunner Andrew: I might have something similar hidden in my tank...

12/24/2015, 01:52 PM	#407
cugly Dansreeftank Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: chula vista Ca Posts: 1,388	Merry Christmas and Happy new year bud. Hows your mom __________________ 48x30x20 Leemar rimless starphire panels, lit by an Ati hybrid powermodule, apex controller with apex dos, ghl dosing, mp40qd and tunze. And korallen skimmer.

12/24/2015, 05:39 PM	#409
M007 Acro Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,631	MERRY CHRISTMAS Andrew __________________ Mixed reef emphasis on SPS. Tangs, Triggers, Bartlets, CBB, Goldflake Angel, and a Pigmy or two. Current Tank Info: 250G SPS Mixed Reef. ATLAS 84x28x24. SuperMarin 250. Cebu Sun 3 x 250WMH Radiums 4 x 80W T5. Profilux 3 w/GHL dosing CA-ALK-MG. Moved by Tunze and Vertex. Reef Octopus 5K return. Last edited by M007; 12/24/2015 at 05:45 PM.

12/24/2015, 09:34 PM	#411
nemodan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Westford, MA Posts: 1,063	Merry Christmas Andrew for you and your Mom. Daniel

12/25/2015, 03:06 PM	#412
bibarassa Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: venice - Italy Posts: 248	Merry Christmas buddy

12/26/2015, 05:45 AM	#413
scrapz Saturation+100 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,555	Are these not common anymore? I remember a bunch of echinatas coming in from Aussie a few years back before I quit.

12/27/2015, 03:00 AM	#414
Montireef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 308	Merry Xmas everybody!

12/27/2015, 06:21 AM	#415
gypsy1203 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 54	Merry Christmas! those are some beautiful corals you got there!

12/29/2015, 11:23 PM	#416
martinphillip03 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Posts: 1,300	Any word from Bello. You did promise he would return in 2015. Marty

12/30/2015, 12:20 AM	#417
afernandez Never Quit!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new york city! Posts: 1,505	imgurl I see zoas.. __________________ Arlin- Take your time and do it right. Current Tank Info: 120g Apex controller, (2) mp40w Es ,(3) Mp10W Es, Alfa vertex 170, 8 bulb ATI Dimable Sunpower,REEFOCTOPUS-BB-10000, Tunze Ato . 21G MINI-Reef, 250w MH, Mp10Wes

12/30/2015, 12:38 AM	#418
biggles Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 3,907	Do you still notice the zoas now Arlin........... __________________ Andrew

12/30/2015, 12:48 AM	#419
afernandez Never Quit!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new york city! Posts: 1,505	Tricky tricky mr.biggles but your no match for .... photo host __________________ Arlin- Take your time and do it right. Current Tank Info: 120g Apex controller, (2) mp40w Es ,(3) Mp10W Es, Alfa vertex 170, 8 bulb ATI Dimable Sunpower,REEFOCTOPUS-BB-10000, Tunze Ato . 21G MINI-Reef, 250w MH, Mp10Wes

12/30/2015, 12:49 AM	#420
afernandez Never Quit!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new york city! Posts: 1,505	And by the way the tank looks awesome __________________ Arlin- Take your time and do it right. Current Tank Info: 120g Apex controller, (2) mp40w Es ,(3) Mp10W Es, Alfa vertex 170, 8 bulb ATI Dimable Sunpower,REEFOCTOPUS-BB-10000, Tunze Ato . 21G MINI-Reef, 250w MH, Mp10Wes

12/30/2015, 04:11 AM	#423
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Andrew mate, the FTS looks great! However, placing a bunch of softy yellowy snotty drops under a prized acro is disgustingly sneaky: What other softy things are you hiding in the tank mate? PS I have a specific photo request: can you take a photo of display (with only Radiums on) but with the room lights on? I want to get an idea of how blue the Radiums are compared to ambient lighting. Thanks mate. If the tank room is too messy (because Kevin doesnt tidy up...) you can email me the photo PS Bello is alright. I've been keeping in touch. Maybe he will return sometime in 2016.

12/30/2015, 06:28 AM	#425
M007 Acro Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,631	Awesome pic Andrew, looks love things are back in order __________________ Mixed reef emphasis on SPS. Tangs, Triggers, Bartlets, CBB, Goldflake Angel, and a Pigmy or two. Current Tank Info: 250G SPS Mixed Reef. ATLAS 84x28x24. SuperMarin 250. Cebu Sun 3 x 250WMH Radiums 4 x 80W T5. Profilux 3 w/GHL dosing CA-ALK-MG. Moved by Tunze and Vertex. Reef Octopus 5K return.