2 blue gigs.
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taylor t
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I put a 5000K spot light on one of my Gig. I have this for the refugium and for the HT (when I used 2 HT), only 75 W equivalent.
Here is a picture. I will get 4 or 5 more but with the highest watage I can find.
That guy looks good, is that your purple you've had a while? Is that guy living in your big 320? or the smaller cube? More info on last 6 months of care please. Take a picture now, and take a picture in 2 weeks and compare them.
taylor t
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Here's a picture of the little "brown" I got from Peter. Looks like it could be what you're calling multicolor. He got it from DFS, the California site of LA, not DD. It was listed as a small brown, and small it was-hardly 2" measured with a stretcher. This guy also looks like it could turn all green, but hasn't. It's got a green glow on the whole disk with actinic lighting. I was expecting it to turn all solid green by now, like my other 2, but it's not. It may be the same type of coloring as yours.
Pete had this guy over a year himself, I've had it over a year also. In captivity over 2+ years, today with very little food, it's only about 3-4". Closer to 3" though.
Pete had this guy over a year himself, I've had it over a year also. In captivity over 2+ years, today with very little food, it's only about 3-4". Closer to 3" though.
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OrionN
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Thanks Neoz, taylor t. I just finish put 5 spot lights to my tank. First full day light tomorrow. I also change my light to Radion Max growth instead of natural reef crest.
I only put 1 light on 1 Gigantea for the first week, then last week I put another light to my purple Gig. I also ordered 2 more Radion light and today I put 3 more spot lights to the Gig anemones.
Over all I like my anemones more, and they seem healthier with more light. I am fairly careful and not get the light stressed to my other animals. The increased light seem to casue my haddoni contracted a bit but he is back out to his full glory today.
The Gigantea anemones seem to be doing better with more light. I will take measurement of the light tomorrow. I will post the PAR reading tomorrow.
I only put 1 light on 1 Gigantea for the first week, then last week I put another light to my purple Gig. I also ordered 2 more Radion light and today I put 3 more spot lights to the Gig anemones.
Over all I like my anemones more, and they seem healthier with more light. I am fairly careful and not get the light stressed to my other animals. The increased light seem to casue my haddoni contracted a bit but he is back out to his full glory today.
The Gigantea anemones seem to be doing better with more light. I will take measurement of the light tomorrow. I will post the PAR reading tomorrow.
taylor t
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Yes, be careful not to hit other animals with too much. The gigs like waaaaayyyyy more light than other animals can handle. You can't give gigs too much, as long as it's a slow ramp up, not all at once. You can still light shock gigs, which most do upon initial receipt, thus (IMO) killing them (in addition to bacterial infections, wrong flow, etc.){blaming bacterial infection]. I'm telling you, you should see great improvement in a few weeks. They love the white spectrum color.
My 75 tank is 2'x4'x21" deep. I've got 12 spots on 7 anemone's, it's not spread equal. The green gig I have has 3 spots on it, the brown has 1, and everyone else has 2 spots, some share a spot. Spots are mounted 5" above water, and gigs are about 9-14" underwater, brown the deepest at 14".
My 210 has 4 gigs, 11-16" of water to surface, each gig gets 3 spots. 21 spots in all on the tank, but not all on the gigs. Mertens gets a few too.
My 75 tank is 2'x4'x21" deep. I've got 12 spots on 7 anemone's, it's not spread equal. The green gig I have has 3 spots on it, the brown has 1, and everyone else has 2 spots, some share a spot. Spots are mounted 5" above water, and gigs are about 9-14" underwater, brown the deepest at 14".
My 210 has 4 gigs, 11-16" of water to surface, each gig gets 3 spots. 21 spots in all on the tank, but not all on the gigs. Mertens gets a few too.
taylor t
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Here's 210. Spots not on right now.
I just spent many hours cleaning and adding fresh sand last week, but only changed 5 gallons of water. Long overdue for water change. I was hoping to do that today, but ran out of time (and I'm too lazy it's too late)... Mertens is complaining about water quality.
I just spent many hours cleaning and adding fresh sand last week, but only changed 5 gallons of water. Long overdue for water change. I was hoping to do that today, but ran out of time (and I'm too lazy it's too late)... Mertens is complaining about water quality.
taylor t
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Like D-nak posted recently I read, gigs don't normally deflate. I agree. BUT, in the 210, I have a purple in the upper right back corner, almost, not every, but almost every night retracts like a BTA into the rocks, deflates and pulls in. Not out in the morning until the lights come on. It's been looking fantastic the last few weeks, but continues this odd behavior. It's in lower flow, I think that's the reason. None of the other gigs deflate or pull back at lights out, just this one. It eats, and when it's out looks awesome. I don't understand, it's the only one that acts so odd.
Other end of spectrum, green gig in 75 gets flow pounded, sometimes in the morning it's standing up like a proud flower in full size, reaching into the high flow, looks awesome, but no lights, just super high flow. I think flow has a lot to do with retracting, it seems anyways. But man, add those 5K spots, in the evening they all look stellar.
Other end of spectrum, green gig in 75 gets flow pounded, sometimes in the morning it's standing up like a proud flower in full size, reaching into the high flow, looks awesome, but no lights, just super high flow. I think flow has a lot to do with retracting, it seems anyways. But man, add those 5K spots, in the evening they all look stellar.
taylor t
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Since you added more lights??? This is what I'd try: Add a temp powerhead and increase flow and see what it looks like in another day. Don't reduce lights, yet. Typically when I see mine go backwards, it's a low flow issue, or too many weeks of no water changes, and I know you're on top of your water changes. Flow is an under talked about issue with gigs IMO.
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