260 Gallon Project
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der_wille_zur_macht
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I like the variety in coral stock. It keeps things interesting.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
pix are very nice but I still think it looks better in person 
Henry Colf
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Tank looks great Chris, love the layout!!!!
chrisqueenz
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Thanks G, most of my corals came from your place. From small frags to developing colonies. I am way overdue for a visit to your place, I find the corals I pick up from you do very well in my system!
Thanks, I have a whole lot to go. A reefers job is never done
Actually I dont know the answer to that question, pretty interested to know.
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Thanks, I have actually been thinking about removing the hammers, I have one hammer in there with over 150 heads. Thats why its taking some time to decide
Trying to capture it's true nature on camera is no joke, I prefer an aquarium view up close and personal as wellpix are very nice but I still think it looks better in person
Thanks, it's really come a long way
Thanks Henry, that Red planet I picked up from you and a few other SPS corals as very small frags.
I have actually upgraded the ballast and now am using dual 250W Galaxy ballast on both sides with 14K Hamilton bulbs. I found that they burn closer to the 10K side on these ballast. I prefer the blue look but they are new bulbs, so I guess I will burn them till they are done. Maybe I will try Radiums next?
der_wille_zur_macht
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I really love enormous euphyllia! Those hammers are very impressive. I would love a large colony of hammer or frogspawn in my tank once it's up.
Radiums are hard to beat IMHO. My other favorite blue lamp is the XM 20kk.
chrisqueenz
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Only thing preventing me from using a higher Kelvin in bulb is loosing out on some growth:sad1:... Currently I have 14K, and get decent growth, I have thought about going lower in Kelvin to get some quicker growth. Tank is almost 30 inches tall. Are XM's similiar in color to Hamilton 14K's?
der_wille_zur_macht
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The XM 20kk has pretty high PAR scores for a 20kk lamp and I've had decent growth under it in the past. It's a pretty blue color, definitely more blue than most 14 - 15k lamps, but not as intense-blue as a radium IMHO.
chrisqueenz
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Thats a great question, it was given to me as a bubble tip anemone, but I am not sure exactly what scientific name this anemone has:hmm6:
Henry Colf
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I thought I recognized some of your corals lol...
der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
This:
looks to me like a Long Tentacle Anemone, Macrodactyla doreensis. I would most certainly say it's not a bubble tip (Entacmaea quadricolor).
looks to me like a Long Tentacle Anemone, Macrodactyla doreensis. I would most certainly say it's not a bubble tip (Entacmaea quadricolor).
chrisqueenz
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I didn't thing so, I finally took it off the rock it was attached to. Took me about 3 months of being patient. It it now measuring about 14 inches across and when fully expanded, the size of a soccer ball. I am not sure how big BTA get but I have always had my suspicions this one wasn't. Question is how big is it going to get?Lol
chrisqueenz
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Some updated pics
Some updated pics
Picked up a few corals and tank looked pretty decent for some shots. Enjoy
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Picked up a few corals and tank looked pretty decent for some shots. Enjoy
chrisqueenz
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dreaminmel
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Tank looks excellent Chris! You've got a lot of nice stuff in there.
der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
Really nice! Something to be proud of.
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