FarmerTy 215-gal No Water Change SPS Tank
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100% agreed!
I borrowed a UV strip light from a buddy who got it from a major light manufacturer. True UV diodes, sub 400 nanometers... Not like Radion or Kessil dubbed UV which is above 400nm... That's really more violet. The look it had was very slightly different from your standard actinic lighting.
While most corals looked similar under regular actinics and the actinic strip with UV, there was one monti, the Cornbred Flaming Phoenix that had some amazing streaks under UV.
White light:
Regular actinics:
Actinics with true UV:
My jaw dropped! It blew my mind! [emoji50]
While most corals looked similar under regular actinics and the actinic strip with UV, there was one monti, the Cornbred Flaming Phoenix that had some amazing streaks under UV.
White light:
Regular actinics:
Actinics with true UV:
My jaw dropped! It blew my mind! [emoji50]
Gig 'em
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I have visited Vivid aquariums more than any other shop while traveling and that's where I've probably spent most of my money when it comes to stores outside of home. I only buy coral in person from them since their pictures don't always look like they do in person, especially under white light. They have nice corals, don't get me wrong, but I agree that a lot of their pictures are a little too juiced up these days
Alex Costa
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White light:
Regular actinics:
Actinics with true UV:
My jaw dropped! It blew my mind! [emoji50]
What a beautiful formation!!!!!!!!!!!
:eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2:
Thanks Alex! Its going to graduate soon to the display!
Well, I finally did it. I fixed the ATI fixture a 2nd time. First time I replaced a ballast... It blew on me 2 days later.
So, on the advice of[mention=5132]Caravanshaka[/mention], I grounded the ballasts separate from the fixture. Hopefully this will keep it from shorting out again.
While I was at it... I took the plunge and went 2x GE 6500K. Two yellow bulbs? He's crazy! Its all about the blue world of reefing these days! [emoji51]
So, on the advice of[mention=5132]Caravanshaka[/mention], I grounded the ballasts separate from the fixture. Hopefully this will keep it from shorting out again.
While I was at it... I took the plunge and went 2x GE 6500K. Two yellow bulbs? He's crazy! Its all about the blue world of reefing these days! [emoji51]
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
FT Blue Lemonade
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
FT Blue Lemonade
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
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
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.
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
Reefwise Lemondrop Anemone
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
Reefwise Lemondrop Anemone
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! [emoji50]
1,200 purple frag plugs are on their way to me for 2018-2019!
1,200 purple frag plugs are on their way to me for 2018-2019!
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
1st picture
Last picture (3 months later)
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
1st picture
Last picture (3 months later)
My official opinion is 1 is enough in 8 bulbs. I ran 2 for a week and couldn't take it anymore. [emoji23]
I do run a more white spectrum even without the 6500k so maybe that's why 2 was overwhelming for me.
