The Scleractinia Shallows - Page 34

Wrangy · 11/11/2017, 10:45 PM

Keep my current T5/halide combo or move to an 8x39w ATI hybrid??

sparker1663 · 11/12/2017, 04:11 PM

kidding right?

reefmutt · 11/13/2017, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

Keep my current T5/halide combo or move to an 8x39w ATI hybrid??

Whoa! On a 18 inch high tank? You planning to make reef soup?
I don’t see the need.. by any stretch of the imagination.

Pife · 11/16/2017, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

Keep my current T5/halide combo or move to an 8x39w ATI hybrid??

I'd keep what you have. Let the dragons breath do the work.

markalot · 11/17/2017, 09:50 AM

Sorry Dom, sucks to hear you have to go acroless for a while.

biggles · 11/18/2017, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Pife

I'd keep what you have. Let the dragons breath do the work.

I'm having twice the problems Dom is Brandon since i'm running two dragon's breath bulbs - T5 only pic since the 400W Radiums would make the colors look worse than they already do.........

Far right front corner on the bottom is 210 on PAR meter - 520 under the Radiums at the highest acro tip on the scapes. 800 just below the surface directly under the 400W Radiums. Each of the three main islands is made up of two completely separated islands.

You only think you've seen the power of dragon's breath Domster.......

Pife · 11/18/2017, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by biggles

I'm having twice the problems Dom is Brandon since i'm running two dragon's breath bulbs - T5 only pic since the 400W Radiums would make the colors look worse than they already do.........

Far right front corner on the bottom is 210 on PAR meter - 520 under the Radiums at the highest acro tip on the scapes. 800 just below the surface directly under the 400W Radiums. Each of the three main islands is made up of two completely separated islands.

You only think you've seen the power of dragon's breath Domster.......

Looks great Andrew! What's the new coral on the right island very top. It's too pale to not be new in your system. You should do a YouTube of your new scape.

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biggles · 11/18/2017, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pife

Looks great Andrew! What's the new coral on the right island very top. It's too pale to not be new in your system. You should do a YouTube of your new scape.

Thanks Brandon

It's a bleached branch i bought the day Dave took a snap of me using his top down box over the acro tank lol.

I need to do a video update on my boy.........

Geeray · 11/19/2017, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by biggles

Thanks Brandon

It's a bleached branch i bought the day Dave took a snap of me using his top down box over the acro tank lol.

I need to do a video update on my boy.........

Well now isn't this fish just dead sexy!

sparker1663 · 11/19/2017, 03:28 PM

Damn Andrew, I need to visit again... Got to bring back your esky with some goodies in it too. I've got a tiny tiny tiny forrest fire digi frag for you, plus I'll dig up a couple of others.

Wrangy · 11/19/2017, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sparker1663

kidding right?

Now that we're getting another kitten, yes

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Whoa! On a 18 inch high tank? You planning to make reef soup?
I don’t see the need.. by any stretch of the imagination.

haha I just get caught up in these new goodies and changes, I just need to calm down lol that's why I post these things!

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Originally Posted by Pife

I'd keep what you have. Let the dragons breath do the work.

I'm going to

I need to raise it up a little bit though

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Originally Posted by markalot

Sorry Dom, sucks to hear you have to go acroless for a while.

Thanks Mark, it's a good chance to do a bit of reassessing so I'm not too sad

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Originally Posted by biggles

I'm having twice the problems Dom is Brandon since i'm running two dragon's breath bulbs - T5 only pic since the 400W Radiums would make the colors look worse than they already do.........

Far right front corner on the bottom is 210 on PAR meter - 520 under the Radiums at the highest acro tip on the scapes. 800 just below the surface directly under the 400W Radiums. Each of the three main islands is made up of two completely separated islands.

You only think you've seen the power of dragon's breath Domster.......

I've calmed down now, now that the voices have reason have spoken haha just gotta raise it a little bit I think to get a little more even coverage, especially with the led bar now

Any thoughts on my rock pile??

biggles · 11/19/2017, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by sparker1663

Damn Andrew, I need to visit again... Got to bring back your esky with some goodies in it too. I've got a tiny tiny tiny forrest fire digi frag for you, plus I'll dig up a couple of others.

You know you're always welcome Sam

I appreciate the thought but i already have a 3" high forest fire colony Sam. Also have the red scrolling monti so why don't you just bring yourself mate

I don't suppose you have an all pink digi do you ? That would be what i call a 'goody' Sammy.

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

I've calmed down now, now that the voices have reason have spoken haha just gotta raise it a little bit I think to get a little more even coverage, especially with the led bar now

Any thoughts on my rock pile??

Sorry for posting pics on your journal Dom lol. When i ran the halide over your tank it was a 400W Radium with 4 x 39W T5's and an 81W LED strip..........

You have way less light than i did so you can't compare really mate. Personally i'd either go up to a 400W bulb and ballast or look at the new Pac Sun T5 hybrids Dave is stocking.........

Go hard or go home is what i say Dom lol

I don't have any thoughts on your scape matey, has someone suggested you change it ? You should scape the way you like Dom, ignore anyone who thinks it looks like a mentally challenged chimpanzee made it whilst wearing a blindfold and boxing gloves..........

martinphillip03 · 11/20/2017, 08:19 AM

Dom, good advice. But since you are acroless, you can plan. Also might be a good time to start breeding.

Marty

[Go hard or go home is what i say Dom lol

[/QUOTE]

sparker1663 · 11/22/2017, 04:29 PM

More light, more light!

no all pink digi sorry Biggles, I'll keep looking though

Wrangy · 11/22/2017, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by biggles

Sorry for posting pics on your journal Dom lol. When i ran the halide over your tank it was a 400W Radium with 4 x 39W T5's and an 81W LED strip..........

You have way less light than i did so you can't compare really mate. Personally i'd either go up to a 400W bulb and ballast or look at the new Pac Sun T5 hybrids Dave is stocking.........

Go hard or go home is what i say Dom lol

Yeah, I would love to get more light cranking over the tank! Maybe that will be a post-Christmas upgrade to get a 3ft unit, I might send Hamilton an email and see what the cost is for a unit without a ballast

I've got my led strip though

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Originally Posted by biggles

I don't have any thoughts on your scape matey, has someone suggested you change it ? You should scape the way you like Dom, ignore anyone who thinks it looks like a mentally challenged chimpanzee made it whilst wearing a blindfold and boxing gloves..........

That was exactly the response I was hoping for

I still have no idea what to do but I am somewhat enjoying a more rocky scape, the fish are certainly appreciating it a lot!

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Originally Posted by martinphillip03

Dom, good advice. But since you are acroless, you can plan. Also might be a good time to start breeding.

Marty

Once I get back from the US, I'll be cooking up some breeding stuff hopefully

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Originally Posted by sparker1663

More light, more light!

hahaha I definitely want some!

martinphillip03 · 11/22/2017, 09:00 PM

Andrew, since Dom is Acroless, you need to continue posting on this page until Dom gets Acro's again.Otherwise RC may move this thread somewhere else. Like the Lounge.

Marty

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Sorry for posting pics on your journal Dom lol. When i ran the halide over your tank it was a 400W Radium with 4 x 39W T5's and an 81W LED strip..........

Rakie · 11/24/2017, 02:56 AM

Sorry to read that

The good news is fresh starts allow us to fix the problem we lived with. Plus you get acros basically free anyways

Scrubber_steve · 11/25/2017, 03:37 AM

G'day Wrangy; i read one of your posts within this thread the other day concerning you leaving out the trace elements from your AF components 1,2 & 3 mix. You believed you noticed an improvement in coral polyp extension & colour, i think? Can you elaborate on this at all?

Cheers

biggles · 11/25/2017, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by sparker1663

More light, more light!

no all pink digi sorry Biggles, I'll keep looking though

Keep looking mate and if all else fails there's always my colony.........

You took this photo on the night the shipment arrived didn't you Sam....... it's AAA acro porn mate, your pics are always filthy good......

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Originally Posted by martinphillip03

Andrew, since Dom is Acroless, you need to continue posting on this page until Dom gets Acro's again.Otherwise RC may move this thread somewhere else. Like the Lounge.

Marty

Let's not derail Dom's journal please Marty........

martinphillip03 · 11/25/2017, 07:44 AM

Sorry Dom.

Marty

Let's not derail Dom's journal please Marty........

Wrangy · 12/05/2017, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rakie

Sorry to read that

The good news is fresh starts allow us to fix the problem we lived with. Plus you get acros basically free anyways

Thanks man

I dunno about free but I do get prime choices

At least with no ability to add acro I've been able to focus on some fish additions!

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Originally Posted by Twinfallz

G'day Wrangy; i read one of your posts within this thread the other day concerning you leaving out the trace elements from your AF components 1,2 & 3 mix. You believed you noticed an improvement in coral polyp extension & colour, i think? Can you elaborate on this at all?

Cheers

It was simply because I didn't have enough acro in the tank to have the uptake into their skeleton to warrant the dosing and it meant that I was overdosing and once I stopped there wasn't an excess of the materials in the water and the acro's cheered up

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Originally Posted by biggles

Let's not derail Dom's journal please Marty........

Now THAT is a bloody stunning piece of red monti cap

Wrangy · 12/05/2017, 07:39 PM

Well as I mentioned I made some rather big purchases in the fishlist over the weekend and maybe some more to come in the next week or two

I took a few frags to Deer Park on the weekend which helped out in my mass spending spree but I walked out with 4 amazing fish

Two I'd put on hold the previous week and a pair that I simply couldn't help myself! I ended up walking out with a gorgeous Colini angelfish, the teeny tiniest little blotched anthia you've ever seen and a pair of juvenile flame hawks

The tank is still chugging along and doing it's thing though

Wrangy · 12/05/2017, 07:40 PM

Wrangy · 12/05/2017, 07:41 PM

Also a little video of feeding time

Pife · 12/05/2017, 08:58 PM

That lil blotchy is cute. They are very cool fish!

11/11/2017, 10:45 PM	#826
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Keep my current T5/halide combo or move to an 8x39w ATI hybrid?? __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

11/17/2017, 09:50 AM	#830
markalot ... Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 3	Sorry Dom, sucks to hear you have to go acroless for a while. __________________ -- Mark 150G (72x18x27) \| 35G sump \| SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer \| ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays

12/05/2017, 07:39 PM	#847
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Well as I mentioned I made some rather big purchases in the fishlist over the weekend and maybe some more to come in the next week or two I took a few frags to Deer Park on the weekend which helped out in my mass spending spree but I walked out with 4 amazing fish Two I'd put on hold the previous week and a pair that I simply couldn't help myself! I ended up walking out with a gorgeous Colini angelfish, the teeny tiniest little blotched anthia you've ever seen and a pair of juvenile flame hawks The tank is still chugging along and doing it's thing though __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

12/05/2017, 07:40 PM	#848
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	__________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

12/05/2017, 07:41 PM	#849
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Also a little video of feeding time __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

11/12/2017, 04:11 PM	#827
sparker1663 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Australia Posts: 84	kidding right?

11/19/2017, 03:28 PM	#835
sparker1663 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Australia Posts: 84	Damn Andrew, I need to visit again... Got to bring back your esky with some goodies in it too. I've got a tiny tiny tiny forrest fire digi frag for you, plus I'll dig up a couple of others.

11/20/2017, 08:19 AM	#838
martinphillip03 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Posts: 1,300	Dom, good advice. But since you are acroless, you can plan. Also might be a good time to start breeding. Marty [Go hard or go home is what i say Dom lol [/QUOTE]

11/22/2017, 04:29 PM	#839
sparker1663 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Australia Posts: 84	More light, more light! no all pink digi sorry Biggles, I'll keep looking though

11/24/2017, 02:56 AM	#842
Rakie In Memoriam Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 3,059	Sorry to read that The good news is fresh starts allow us to fix the problem we lived with. Plus you get acros basically free anyways

11/25/2017, 03:37 AM	#843
Scrubber_steve I'm really very likeable Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Down Under Posts: 676	G'day Wrangy; i read one of your posts within this thread the other day concerning you leaving out the trace elements from your AF components 1,2 & 3 mix. You believed you noticed an improvement in coral polyp extension & colour, i think? Can you elaborate on this at all? Cheers

11/25/2017, 07:44 AM	#845
martinphillip03 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Posts: 1,300	Sorry Dom. Marty Let's not derail Dom's journal please Marty........

12/05/2017, 08:58 PM	#850
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	That lil blotchy is cute. They are very cool fish! __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~