Mark's 180 Starfire upgrade

[clownnrnd]

pretty much just wondering about KH and if you run w/ low levels of Po4 or nitrates.

Chad

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13985774#post13985774 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jtarmitage
Is that last one the one you got from Atlantis that day?

Yep, and people want to know why aquarists will pay a little bit extra for a captive piece. I don't mind taking a chance once and awhile (kind of like that piece we got from AL), but its only been a couple weeks and here is the difference

and for comparison

 

[mcliffy2]

Tank is looking great - seems you have fully rebounded

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13985851#post13985851 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clownnrnd
pretty much just wondering about KH and if you run w/ low levels of Po4 or nitrates.

Chad

I usually run my tank @ 425-450 Ca, 1350-1400 Mg, 9.5 dkh, 10 NO3, and my PO4 ranges from .05 -.10.

I do not really like the look of bleached out corals and I don't mind having to clean the glass every couple of days in exchange for the fish load I like to carry and the colors I usually can achieve.

 

[jtarmitage]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13985877#post13985877 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Yep, and people want to know why aquarists will pay a little bit extra for a captive piece. I don't mind taking a chance once and awhile (kind of like that piece we got from AL), but its only been a couple weeks and here is the difference

and for comparison

I thought I saw hints of that being the same chalice. That is a major color change in a very short time. I figured it'd green out more, not turn blue/teal.

 

[eagleONE]

wow, that's a pretty big change. you need to teach me how to look out for these things!

Now I really want to see what you can do with my chalice! :lol:

 

[Hook]

Awesome color change!

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13985898#post13985898 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mcliffy2
Tank is looking great - seems you have fully rebounded

Thanks Mike. Your tank is looking super sweet these days. I still don't know how you guys have the self control to have such open tanks. I am still trying to find a couple more spots in my tank for future trades.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13986485#post13986485 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hook
Awesome color change!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13986468#post13986468 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by eagleONE
wow, that's a pretty big change. you need to teach me how to look out for these things!

Now I really want to see what you can do with my chalice! :lol:

Thanks guys, I knew it was not going to hold its original color, but I did not know it would shift in a couple of weeks. I am not too sure if I like how fast it has changed. Oh well, you win some and you lose some.

 

[mpoletti]

I was online shopping for new a new lens today and I decided to take the rest of the day off and take some pictures. This is the only one I've processed, but I am sure I will have some more over the next couple of days

 

[mpoletti]

Just a couple more from today

Thanks JT

 

[roktsintst]

Beautiful Mark.

I lost nearly my whole horrida colony when i tried to add vodka.

Is that the original watermelon?

And the IceFire is super hairy!!!

 

[mpoletti]

Thanks Ryan. Yes, that's the original pink watermelon.

Did you stop dosing after that?

That hairy piece is not the ice fire, it is a piece I picked up as a frag back in Feb '07. It's definitely a cool piece though.

 

[eagleONE]

Nice watermelon! Makes me hungry.

 

[jtarmitage]

No problem Mark. Glad I could actually give you something for once.:lol:

 

[mpoletti]

Thanks guys

I just got home from Christmas eve with my folks. Here are a couple more.

 

[roktsintst]

Oh wow, from the pic it looks like the icefire!

And Yes did stop dosing vodka after that, it was just doing more harm than good.

Merry Christmas to you and your family Mark!

 

[mpoletti]

Here is another shot I like before I go off to bed.

Merry Christmas

 

[drdoolittle]

Looking nice mark.. happy holidays to you and your family..

 

[jamesdawson]

Merry Christmas Mark & family!

Can't wait to get over and see the tank for myself.

James