ORA hawkins "echinata"
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StrategicReef
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here is mine under T5s.. most my corals are getting this kind of purple tips these days! The plug bothered me at first but after it grows out I don't mind it at all, I drilled a hole in the rock to fit it.
StrategicReef
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6 icecap overdriven bulbs
2 UVL actinics
1 ATI pro color
1 ATI Blue+
2 AquaZ OceanPro (a very white bulb)
it's about 12-14" away from the bulbs. I think it is the ocean pro that stimulate this color as they were all in a rack under this light, all the lokanis, tenuis have the pretty much the same purple growth tips.
143gadgets
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Here is an updated shot.
Chris nice update shots (on this and on the pearlberry thread)!
I've been playing with the colors in my hawkins. I have not mounted it yet, but I've been changing out bulbs on a weekly basis on my tank, swapping between a 10k XM (the coloration was more red/green), a 10k Reeflux (Blue/green), and I added VHOs (purple/green) and so far my favorite is the heavy VHO actinic colors that came out. My ORA Verde also looks INSANE under the VHOs. I guess that's just what VHO SuperActinic does... Makes corals look insane.
Chris I also LOVE that tricolor in the bottom left. I've got a true GARF Purple Bonsai colony, however I can't get the colors to come out. It's been brown with purple tips for almost a year now, but I know it's legit since I know the lineage and have seen the mother colony that the frag grew out from.
I've been playing with the colors in my hawkins. I have not mounted it yet, but I've been changing out bulbs on a weekly basis on my tank, swapping between a 10k XM (the coloration was more red/green), a 10k Reeflux (Blue/green), and I added VHOs (purple/green) and so far my favorite is the heavy VHO actinic colors that came out. My ORA Verde also looks INSANE under the VHOs. I guess that's just what VHO SuperActinic does... Makes corals look insane.
Chris I also LOVE that tricolor in the bottom left. I've got a true GARF Purple Bonsai colony, however I can't get the colors to come out. It's been brown with purple tips for almost a year now, but I know it's legit since I know the lineage and have seen the mother colony that the frag grew out from.
kev apsley
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13089999#post13089999 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 143gadgets
Here is an updated shot.
now that's a nice looking Hawkins Gadget, how much light is that baby recieving?
143gadgets
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ReefWreak - Thanks again! Super actinics really help make them pop in my opinion. That tri color has become a favorite recently. It took a VERY long time before it colored up. Still has a ways to go, but it is the garf bonsai. The colony it came from was unreal.
Kev - Thanks! It's getting a decent amount of light. Not exactly sure how much though. It's in-between the two lumenarcs.
Kev - Thanks! It's getting a decent amount of light. Not exactly sure how much though. It's in-between the two lumenarcs.
Mike in CA
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Can anyone post an update?
kb27973
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Re: A refresher pic.
Re: A refresher pic.
What's that yellow one?
Ohh and here's mine:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3486985099/" title="0901_topdown coral_053 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3486985099_fe8224ed23_b.jpg" width="1024" height="669" alt="0901_topdown coral_053" /></a>
Ken
Re: A refresher pic.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13098339#post13098339 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059
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What's that yellow one?
Ohh and here's mine:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3486985099/" title="0901_topdown coral_053 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3486985099_fe8224ed23_b.jpg" width="1024" height="669" alt="0901_topdown coral_053" /></a>
Ken
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Much bigger now....this is about 4 mos old...
DurTBear
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Sadly, the only update I have of mine is that it's completely white and dead... 
Don't know what happened to it as it died over the course of 3 days. But I've been having problems with a few sps dying from the base up lately. So frustrating since this was one of my favorite pieces and had been thriving in my tank for 6 months!
Don't know what happened to it as it died over the course of 3 days. But I've been having problems with a few sps dying from the base up lately. So frustrating since this was one of my favorite pieces and had been thriving in my tank for 6 months!I love my Hawkin's Enchinata. Definitely my favorite coral. I redid the rock work and with the rotation of the rock it is currently browner then it was towards the front of the aquarium. When is colors up I'll take a pic. It is one of the faster growing corals in my tank.
I have it 13" deep under 2 250W 14K Phoenix with gentle indirect flow. It took me a couple weeks when I first got it to position it where it is now but after that it has taken off.
Keep the pics coming!
I have it 13" deep under 2 250W 14K Phoenix with gentle indirect flow. It took me a couple weeks when I first got it to position it where it is now but after that it has taken off.
Keep the pics coming!
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