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Unread 07/12/2018, 10:10 AM   #1151
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GregC Ultimate Efflo - oddly, of all my frags, I'm most excited for this one to become a colony. I have a soft spot for efflos.


JF Fox Flame - one of the acros that have popped up in the last 5 years that made it into classic status in my book.


Atlantik Aquarium Chameleon from Jolt


BC Hungs Truly Unbelievable/Hungs Rainbow Explosion



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Unread 07/13/2018, 11:55 AM   #1152
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For today's selection, the BC Pearly Cadaver. It lives up to its name... has the pearlyness of an ORA pearlberry but with a different growth form.


This one I got at a local swap in San Antonio. There wasn't much to look at and the plug was covered in algae but the frag was super healthy looking and from the pictures online, I figured why not. I'm glad I did. CC Voodoo Magic



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Unread 07/24/2018, 09:12 PM   #1153
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I might have missed to but did you ever get your gonipora issues fixed? I think I read where you felt it was due to your topoff water having high tds. I can keep sps but as for zoas and goni I can almost forget it.
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Unread 07/24/2018, 09:23 PM   #1154
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I might have missed to but did you ever get your gonipora issues fixed? I think I read where you felt it was due to your topoff water having high tds. I can keep sps but as for zoas and goni I can almost forget it.
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Hey Jeff! Long time!

They all started looking terrible until I figured out my TDS was 84. One seems to have recovered but the 3 others were on their way out. I sent them to a local to see if they can nurse them back to health as his gonis have been doing great in his tank. I have tempered expectations as I've rarely seen a goni recover once its health has been compromised but maybe he can work a miracle for me.


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Unread 07/25/2018, 02:06 PM   #1155
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Getting slowly back in the swing of things after the vacation. Had my portable AC unit stop working right before I left so I left the door open to the fish room for the normal HVAC to supply it but temperatures went up about 2 degrees. Also my white channel on one of my Ocean Revive units go the morning I left so 1/3 of the frag tank got the blue treatment for a bit. Finally, added two float valves and after 16 months of being in the new house, I automated my topoff. That even feels sad as I type it. ;Meh

Got back and everything checked out fine which was great. I went to replace any burnt out white diodes and realized half the blue diodes have black soot over them... just life of the fixture since I have been running them for 4 years... going on 5. I retired that fixture for spare parts and modified a new Ocean Revive fixture, replacing again, all green, red, and 10k diodes for 3.5k. I also added 4 True UV 395 nm diodes for that extra bit of pop.

Checked my other oldest fixture and saw the same blacking over of blue diodes and replaced it with a new fixture with the same custom light configuration above. I only burnt my hand once on the soldering gun so I consider that a good session.

Snapped a couple pics of my anemones for the Sunburst Marketplace group on Facebook which I frequent so I thought I would share here. I know... I come back from vacation and don't even post a picture of sticks... just gooey anemones.

Arizona Sunset Anemone


Mak Corals Inferno Anemone


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Unread 07/25/2018, 08:34 PM   #1156
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Well, looks like I made it through 1,000 frag plugs since Jan 2017. That's between frags sold, plugs swapped on pieces I acquired, and I'm sure other miscellanous purposes. Either way, that was a startling revelation when I reached for another bag and there wasn't one!

1,200 purple frag plugs are on their way to me for 2018-2019!


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Unread 07/26/2018, 07:44 AM   #1157
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I haven't been posting the weekly/biweekly photos in my build thread of the anemone lighting experiment (moving anemones under LEDs to T5s for 3 months) because I figured too much documentation for anybody other than the people on the Facebook Colorado Sunburst marketplace.

So here is my last picture and my first picture. I'll take a side-by-side of LED anemones and their T5 counterparts this weekend and summarize my observations for all.

3 Colorado Sunbursts
3 Mak Corals Infernos
1 Reefwise Lemondrop

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Last picture (3 months later)



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Unread 07/26/2018, 04:31 PM   #1158
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let us know how the 6500 bulbs go for you!


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Unread 07/26/2018, 04:58 PM   #1159
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let us know how the 6500 bulbs go for you!
My official opinion is 1 is enough in 8 bulbs. I ran 2 for a week and couldn't take it anymore.

I do run a more white spectrum even without the 6500k so maybe that's why 2 was overwhelming for me.


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Unread 07/27/2018, 01:42 PM   #1160
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Have a bubblicious weekend everyone:


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Unread 07/27/2018, 01:43 PM   #1161
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And what they are attached to:



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Unread 07/28/2018, 08:30 PM   #1162
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Very nice pics!!!!!


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Unread 07/28/2018, 08:44 PM   #1163
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Very nice pics!!!!!
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Unread 07/30/2018, 01:52 PM   #1164
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My bta never seems to bubble anymore. Do you feed them apart from the fish?

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Unread 07/30/2018, 02:00 PM   #1165
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My bta never seems to bubble anymore. Do you feed them apart from the fish?

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I don't Jimmy. Flow or lighting may be the culprit but nobody knows. I will say they bubble a bit more for me in lower flow.


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Unread 07/30/2018, 04:49 PM   #1166
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I don't Jimmy. Flow or lighting may be the culprit but nobody knows. I will say they bubble a bit more for me in lower flow.
Yeah but of course mine moves to high Flow spots...

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Unread 07/30/2018, 04:56 PM   #1167
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Yeah but of course mine moves to high Flow spots...

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That's how things usually work out in reef tanks.


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Unread 07/31/2018, 09:55 PM   #1168
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Box o' nems... Everyone should have one. Its therapeutic.


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Unread 08/02/2018, 08:34 AM   #1169
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1,200 frag plugs and two new coral clippers... My mother colonies are trembling right now.


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Unread 08/02/2018, 11:54 AM   #1170
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First frag with the new clippers and plugs.

Not too shabby.



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Unread 08/02/2018, 12:23 PM   #1171
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First frag with the new clippers and plugs.

Not too shabby.
Nice frag.... What coral is that?

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Unread 08/02/2018, 12:25 PM   #1172
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A no-namer! Its quite the gem... Made it into the display and surpassed a bunch of named pieces that were in line.


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A no-namer! Its quite the gem... Made it into the display and surpassed a bunch of named pieces that were in line.
Daylight and actinic pic of it.


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Unread 08/02/2018, 08:23 PM   #1174
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What did you name that beauty? Might have to add it to my wish list.
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Unread 08/03/2018, 07:41 AM   #1175
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What did you name that beauty? Might have to add it to my wish list.
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Haven't gotten a chance to let my creative juices flow yet for a name. Just let me know bud! I'll frag one or two more and then let it heal for a few months.


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