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Updated pics of the livestock under T5's. Can't wait to see this under the eShine LED's. They'll arrive in about a week!
57G Illuminata Build
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I had some concerns about keeping Anthias in a 57G, but they are fat and happy. I guess I may have the right mix :
3 Dispar anthias
2 lyretail anthias
1 resplendent anthias
Feeding mysis, spirulina flake, and cyclopeeze
3 Dispar anthias
2 lyretail anthias
1 resplendent anthias
Feeding mysis, spirulina flake, and cyclopeeze
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eShine LED's up and running
eShine LED's up and running
I'm really pleased with the eShine 48x3w CREE LED fixture. One plug, and with the integrated controller, I can control the intensity of the white v blue over the course of the day. The shimmer across the tank is equivalent to MH. The colors and size of my zoas and other livestock really pop now.
I have the White LEDs ramping up/down from 0-50% through the day and the blue LEDs ramping up/down from 10-70%. I'll ramp up the white and blues once the livestock looks like its acclimated to the new lighting.
Some pictures of the corals under the new lights to compare with pics from prior post (all pics taken with the iPhone). Not the best, but I can still see a significant improvement:
eShine LED's up and running
I'm really pleased with the eShine 48x3w CREE LED fixture. One plug, and with the integrated controller, I can control the intensity of the white v blue over the course of the day. The shimmer across the tank is equivalent to MH. The colors and size of my zoas and other livestock really pop now.
I have the White LEDs ramping up/down from 0-50% through the day and the blue LEDs ramping up/down from 10-70%. I'll ramp up the white and blues once the livestock looks like its acclimated to the new lighting.
Some pictures of the corals under the new lights to compare with pics from prior post (all pics taken with the iPhone). Not the best, but I can still see a significant improvement:
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3 weeks under the CREE LED Fixture
3 weeks under the CREE LED Fixture
Happy 4th!
Some updated pics. After comparing my mid-June pictures to today, there's been about 1/2" of growth on the pink birdsnest. I can see new polyps growing on all the zoas as well. Everything seems to like the new lighting. I've slowly ramped up the lighting from 50% three weeks ago to 70% last week.
If anyone has recommendations on how to adjust the settings on the iphone to take a decent picture under LED, please let me know. The quality of the pictures are pretty poor.
Some red macroalgae -
I hope to get some SPS frags later this week.
3 weeks under the CREE LED Fixture
Happy 4th!
Some updated pics. After comparing my mid-June pictures to today, there's been about 1/2" of growth on the pink birdsnest. I can see new polyps growing on all the zoas as well. Everything seems to like the new lighting. I've slowly ramped up the lighting from 50% three weeks ago to 70% last week.
If anyone has recommendations on how to adjust the settings on the iphone to take a decent picture under LED, please let me know. The quality of the pictures are pretty poor.
Some red macroalgae -
I hope to get some SPS frags later this week.
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A pic of one of my two lyretail anthias. This female is the only one that will sit still long enough to get a clear picture.
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Birdsnest turning pink and new neon green birdsnest addition
Birdsnest turning pink and new neon green birdsnest addition
I have the LED's at 80% now from 50% almost 4 weeks ago. Livestock seems to like the light.
The frag I have of the pink birdsnest was mostly tan when I first got it. Its difficult to see in the picture because the LED lights mess up the picture, but all the new growth and moving back to the main stalk of the birdsnest have a pink hue.
I also went to Neptunes and purchased a small neon green birdsnest frag. My second SPS effort. I bought some Coral RX and dipped the coral as a precaution in the bag the frag came in. I took some of the water that came with the frag prior to adding the Coral Rx and added it to a small tupperware container for post dip. I discarded the treated water and added the frag back into the water and added a small amount of tank water to the tupperware every 5 minutes until the tupperware was full, and added my frag to the bottom of my tank. Polyps extended almost immediately.
I'm officially addicted to SPS corals
Birdsnest turning pink and new neon green birdsnest addition
I have the LED's at 80% now from 50% almost 4 weeks ago. Livestock seems to like the light.
The frag I have of the pink birdsnest was mostly tan when I first got it. Its difficult to see in the picture because the LED lights mess up the picture, but all the new growth and moving back to the main stalk of the birdsnest have a pink hue.
I also went to Neptunes and purchased a small neon green birdsnest frag. My second SPS effort. I bought some Coral RX and dipped the coral as a precaution in the bag the frag came in. I took some of the water that came with the frag prior to adding the Coral Rx and added it to a small tupperware container for post dip. I discarded the treated water and added the frag back into the water and added a small amount of tank water to the tupperware every 5 minutes until the tupperware was full, and added my frag to the bottom of my tank. Polyps extended almost immediately.
I'm officially addicted to SPS corals
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Updated pic of the new addition (3 days)
Updated pic of the new addition (3 days)
The polyps are now fully extended and it looks like its time to move the little frag up closer to the lights.
Note the difference of the polyp extension from the previous post.
Updated pic of the new addition (3 days)
The polyps are now fully extended and it looks like its time to move the little frag up closer to the lights.
Note the difference of the polyp extension from the previous post.
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Updated Pink birdsnest pic
Have LED's up to 100% B/W ramping up and down through the day.
Neon green birdsnest
One of the branches has some brown algae,looks like dynoflagellates? Any idea on how to get rid of this growth?
Have LED's up to 100% B/W ramping up and down through the day.
Neon green birdsnest
One of the branches has some brown algae,looks like dynoflagellates? Any idea on how to get rid of this growth?
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Installed a new pressure sensor ATO from Avast Marine with the RKL connector. The electric float valves failed two too many times; even when I had a redundant float in place if the primary failed. The new pressure sensor seems to be much more reliable.
Two weeks ago, my old float valve failed and pumped about 5 gallons of kalk ATO water into my display. Turned my tank cloudy for 2 days. After things cleared, everything was fine (surprisingly). A few days later, I did a small water change, and everything looks great.
Here are some updated pics
Two weeks ago, my old float valve failed and pumped about 5 gallons of kalk ATO water into my display. Turned my tank cloudy for 2 days. After things cleared, everything was fine (surprisingly). A few days later, I did a small water change, and everything looks great.
Here are some updated pics
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Installed a new pressure sensor ATO from Avast Marine with the RKL connector. The electric float valves failed two too many times; even when I had a redundant float in place if the primary failed. The new pressure sensor seems to be much more reliable.
Two weeks ago, my old float valve failed and pumped about 5 gallons of kalk ATO water into my display. Turned my tank cloudy for 2 days. After things cleared, everything was fine (surprisingly). A few days later, I did a small water change, and everything looks great.
Here are some updated pics
Two weeks ago, my old float valve failed and pumped about 5 gallons of kalk ATO water into my display. Turned my tank cloudy for 2 days. After things cleared, everything was fine (surprisingly). A few days later, I did a small water change, and everything looks great.
Here are some updated pics
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Sorry for the double post.
One update. The pink and neon green birdsnest have grown really well under the LED lighting. I took the green birdsnest frag out of the display, and cut off the bubble algae with a razor, then rinsed with some fresh tank water prior to returning it to my display.
Hopefully, this will keep the bubble algae from spreading.
One update. The pink and neon green birdsnest have grown really well under the LED lighting. I took the green birdsnest frag out of the display, and cut off the bubble algae with a razor, then rinsed with some fresh tank water prior to returning it to my display.
Hopefully, this will keep the bubble algae from spreading.
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Video of my reef from 8/12/2012
Video of my reef from 8/12/2012
http://youtu.be/fFA9m4OVDSU
Not sure if we're allowed to post video links. Apologize in advance for my ignorance.
Video of my reef from 8/12/2012
http://youtu.be/fFA9m4OVDSU
Not sure if we're allowed to post video links. Apologize in advance for my ignorance.
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Updated Pix
Updated Pix
Some frags on my DIY frag rack
Updated Pix
Some frags on my DIY frag rack
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Updated pics - Added a GFO reactor and spot treated HA with 3% peroxide
Updated pics - Added a GFO reactor and spot treated HA with 3% peroxide
I had a battle with some nuisance hair algae (HA). I tried to reduce feedings, reduce photo-period, increased water changes...none of these adjustments made a difference, even with key params measuring nitrates 0, nitrates 0, calc 420, alk 8dkh, mag 1280. The only param that seemed to continue to rise was phosphate which went from 0.08 to 0.36. The chaeto in the fuge didn't seem to be growing much either. The phosphate levels have been trending up over time due to increased bioload and feeding. The higher phosphate levels created an environment for the algae to get seeded. Before I ended up with hairy rock, I did some research here on RC and did two things:
1. Got a TLF150 GFO reactor (used off CL), with Continuum Aquatics Reef-Basis Captiv Phos Fe Granular Ferric Oxide GFO Phosphate. After 5 days, my phosphate levels are at 0.08 from 0.36. My goal is to get the levels down to around 0.03ppm. I filled the reactor to about 4 inches high with the media. Picture below of the reactor in my sump. I've run out of real estate for anything else in the sump! The polyp extension on my green and pink birds nest and zoas has never been better. If your nitrate levels are low, GFO is the way to go. If your battling both N and P, then it might be worthwhile evaluating dosing vodka/vinegar if you can identify the underlying causes of these nutrients.
2. Took my live rock that was affected with HA, and removed it from my tank, spot treated with 3% hydrogen peroxide, rinsed, and put back in my tank. There's a big thread on this in RC. Works great if you can remove the affected rock. The algae turns white within a few hours, and becomes easy to remove. I'm pretty much algae free now. Because I treated outside the tank, my chaeto and other macroalgae were not affected. Highly recommend this spot treatment approach if you are at your wit's end with nuisance algae.
Updated pics, taken when my LED's are both running 100% B/W.
Updated pics - Added a GFO reactor and spot treated HA with 3% peroxide
I had a battle with some nuisance hair algae (HA). I tried to reduce feedings, reduce photo-period, increased water changes...none of these adjustments made a difference, even with key params measuring nitrates 0, nitrates 0, calc 420, alk 8dkh, mag 1280. The only param that seemed to continue to rise was phosphate which went from 0.08 to 0.36. The chaeto in the fuge didn't seem to be growing much either. The phosphate levels have been trending up over time due to increased bioload and feeding. The higher phosphate levels created an environment for the algae to get seeded. Before I ended up with hairy rock, I did some research here on RC and did two things:
1. Got a TLF150 GFO reactor (used off CL), with Continuum Aquatics Reef-Basis Captiv Phos Fe Granular Ferric Oxide GFO Phosphate. After 5 days, my phosphate levels are at 0.08 from 0.36. My goal is to get the levels down to around 0.03ppm. I filled the reactor to about 4 inches high with the media. Picture below of the reactor in my sump. I've run out of real estate for anything else in the sump! The polyp extension on my green and pink birds nest and zoas has never been better. If your nitrate levels are low, GFO is the way to go. If your battling both N and P, then it might be worthwhile evaluating dosing vodka/vinegar if you can identify the underlying causes of these nutrients.
2. Took my live rock that was affected with HA, and removed it from my tank, spot treated with 3% hydrogen peroxide, rinsed, and put back in my tank. There's a big thread on this in RC. Works great if you can remove the affected rock. The algae turns white within a few hours, and becomes easy to remove. I'm pretty much algae free now. Because I treated outside the tank, my chaeto and other macroalgae were not affected. Highly recommend this spot treatment approach if you are at your wit's end with nuisance algae.
Updated pics, taken when my LED's are both running 100% B/W.
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Updated Pics
Updated Pics
My pink birds nest had a dyno problem, so I fragged it into several small colonies and gave away what was left to local reefers.
I had a bit of an issue with GHA, so I used a combo of peroxide to get the majority of the HA off the rocks, then dosed AlgaeFix marine for 11 doses. I'm going to continue with a single dose of the AF weekly to keep the algae at bay. The coralline algae has really taken over the rock. Sorry for the poor quality of the iphone pics.
The below pic is a close up of one of the rocks in the system. Encrusting with coralline algae. Nice to be free of the algae.
Frag of millepora
Red Hornets, started out as 2 heads, now over 20
Close up of Red Hornets
Misc Zoa Shots, they grow like weeds at the bottom
Updated Pics
My pink birds nest had a dyno problem, so I fragged it into several small colonies and gave away what was left to local reefers.
I had a bit of an issue with GHA, so I used a combo of peroxide to get the majority of the HA off the rocks, then dosed AlgaeFix marine for 11 doses. I'm going to continue with a single dose of the AF weekly to keep the algae at bay. The coralline algae has really taken over the rock. Sorry for the poor quality of the iphone pics.
The below pic is a close up of one of the rocks in the system. Encrusting with coralline algae. Nice to be free of the algae.
Frag of millepora
Red Hornets, started out as 2 heads, now over 20
Close up of Red Hornets
Misc Zoa Shots, they grow like weeds at the bottom
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Updated pics - more
Updated pics - more
Acro, maybe an Avenger?, encrusted at the base
Green Birds Nest Colony grown from a 1" frag
FTS
Happy Easter!
Updated pics - more
Acro, maybe an Avenger?, encrusted at the base
Green Birds Nest Colony grown from a 1" frag
FTS
Happy Easter!
Zack_Man777
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Wow I love your tank it's really coming along great! I might be getting a good deal on 57g illuminata here soon hopefully it'll turn out like yours one day if I get it!
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Good luck with your system if you end up getting one. I've been really happy with the Illuminata.
Lilmatty5dimes
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just read the whole thread and it show that coral love so leds. everything has grown really well. i'm starting one up once my 150 cube sells.
DaBeebalizer
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nice set up
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