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05/01/2018, 05:09 PM | #26 |
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Matt, great set up and I love the coral colors your getting...bravo
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05/01/2018, 08:38 PM | #27 |
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What intensity are you running the coral lab ab+ setting? I'm at 60% now and wondering if it's too little.
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Simple answer is: both work! I like the g4s a little more than g3. But they are not perfect. I feel that I need t5s to cover all the shade (corals shade themselves too). |
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05/08/2018, 09:18 PM | #29 |
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Great collection
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05/15/2018, 09:44 PM | #30 |
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The corals here and the photography are out of this world. Very cool Mr V! Can you share some info about your setup and your routine, in particular your nutrient export? Are you dosing anything? How often do you do water changes and how much water do you change? What is the key to your success?
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The return pump problem really hit me hard. That’s NCE (near crash experience). Lost a couple frags, a couple half dead, water quality went down hill.
But since it fixed, everything seem making a come back. Polyps start coming out and water quality improve. Even the snails are happy, they spawn! Enough words, here are some updates pictures. The pics are mixed of 20k and blue shots. Some acros only look good on blue so please don’t expect me to shot then under “normal light”, as well as some acro look so weird, unrealistic under pure blue so 20k it is. Try my best to show the pics as my eyes seeing them in person. Three months since I have this acro, no more doubt it is indeed a black acro. Very unique. Pic under 20k. Next to it is the rr firecrackers mini colony I obtain recently by a trade (thanks tqui) Also under 20k Give it a little more blue and it glows! Also from a recent trade: RMF Psycoberry. Not fully color up yet but I can see potential. Love the rainbow polyps! MattV Rebel. Also a new acro. Having the old school look. Super fuzzy with tiny little polyps. Look better in 20k, not glowing in blue. Back from the death: Vivid Confetti. I was so close to remove this frag because I was certain that it’s gone. But today I notice the polyps are out again! Yay! Easier to notice life come back under blue: Beautiful as usual: RRC Pretty in Pink A little dull in coloration, but I like the color theme. Goldish with purple/pink tips and polyps. Quote:
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About my set up. I have two system, one 45 gallons tank in the middle of breaking down and moving to my new frag system (build coming shortly) and one 100 gallons system (those frag pics come from this tank since I like to start everything with frags). I have really simple import and export method: a lot of fishes, heavy feeding. Nice skimmer, Marine Pure block and cheato take care the nutrients. I only monitor Alk. Keep it between 8~9dkh. I don’t test for nutrients(NO3/PO4), and almost not test for cal and Mg. I do 15 gallons water change every two weeks using ESV salt. But That’s just the goal, I usually to lazy to do it. |
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05/26/2018, 09:23 AM | #32 |
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Beautiful as always!
Love that firecracker!!
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05/26/2018, 10:47 PM | #33 |
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Who know this little guy can turn into a beautiful beast!
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05/27/2018, 01:12 AM | #34 |
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Amazing collection as usual
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05/27/2018, 07:39 AM | #35 |
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wow, that last one must have cost you a kidney....
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05/27/2018, 11:34 PM | #36 |
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This acro never doing good. Pale then stn, but now it starts color up and show more polyps. Hopefully it will become a good one.
Before Now Tgc inner core, not look so good under 20k. But under blue, it’s crazy. On the other hand, rra The Vinh look so good under 20k. Blue polyps, blueish/white coralline with purple tips. TDF. I think I will call this V’s version since there’re so many version of TDF out there. RRC Shazam No name Tgc Ball Buster RR Pink Floyd RRC Pink Cadillac Believe it or not I got it for $50 on the “cheap frags” section. Sometime you find gold in sand. |
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Amazing. Thanks for sharing
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05/28/2018, 01:02 PM | #38 |
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Stunning!
You said your photoperiod is quite low(7 hours blue, 6 hours daylight): when the G4's are at full blast, at what percentage of the maximum are you? |
05/28/2018, 04:37 PM | #39 |
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Very nice tank sir!!
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No name, blue with green hairy polyps.
Rrc Lady In Pink. I have 3 mini colonies on 3 tank, all have different color. Cc Bahama Mama. Pic under pure actinic. The frag still not happy enough to look good under 20k. BkChem Nightmare Jf Griswold Another vivid confetti frag. This one doing good. 20k Asd Strawberry Wine. Wwc Culture Shocker Rrc Mardi Gras. 20k Quote:
Between 55% and 75%. I switch back and forth depending on how the corals response. But in AB+, white/green/red only at 24% at day light (6hours) |
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05/29/2018, 01:22 AM | #41 |
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Wowww
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05/29/2018, 01:23 AM | #42 |
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How do i acquire a small frag of these
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05/29/2018, 11:08 PM | #43 |
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Some of the “old school” acro.
Pink lemonade Vivid fire garden Asd Sweet tort Yellow Carolina Jkr Joe Rainbow Rose Mili RrU the Vinh |
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Nice pics man, even nicer corals. What equipment do you use for your pictures?
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05/30/2018, 03:10 PM | #45 |
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Love that pink lemonade and the sweet tort..
stunning shots.
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05/30/2018, 04:23 PM | #46 |
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I’m loving the pics
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looking good bro.
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06/01/2018, 08:03 AM | #48 |
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I am so jealous!!
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06/01/2018, 02:57 PM | #49 |
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Some macro shots. All under 20k, no pure blue, no filter.
Check out this crazy looking acro. Mini colony shot. Sitting in the system for almost a year and It just start color up recently. |
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