Rare - Apple Magnifica Inside
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WatDatThing
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Hahaha....love it. Where is the pic with it open up??
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joshky
Acros & Wrasses
I don't actually have any good recent photos, I'll try to take one soon.
I don't want to impose! :lmao:
joshky
Acros & Wrasses
Purple with gold tips, and 3 chinese black boxes at 100% intensity. When I had my 8 bulb ATI fixture it rarely balled up like this, and usually it was only at night time.
August is its second birthday in my care.
WatDatThing
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Pretty. 100 seems high no?
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joshky
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I have them hung 10 1/2 inches above the water, I've not measured the par but everything seems fine so I'm not really worried about it I guess. When you're used to running T5s, the shadow-y look from LEDs is not desirable, plus it's somewhat helped with the disco effect.
YoungsvilleReef
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Beautiful...wish I could find a healthy red based Mag!
joshky
Acros & Wrasses
Thanks.
Yeah maybe, but I ran my T5s 5-6" off of the water so I can't imagine these having much higher intensity, but who knows...
One of the residents, my male Spotcinctus.
I've owned many clowns over the years and I have to admit, these are probably my favorites. They don't try to bite me when I'm in the tank. :lolspin:
Thanks.
Yeah maybe, but I ran my T5s 5-6" off of the water so I can't imagine these having much higher intensity, but who knows...
One of the residents, my male Spotcinctus.
I've owned many clowns over the years and I have to admit, these are probably my favorites. They don't try to bite me when I'm in the tank. :lolspin:
The black boxes have a pretty intense hot spot directly under the center of the light. I’d bet they are quite a bit stronger than the T5s you were running. Regardless, seems happy if it’s been doing well for so long. Might be interesting to turn the lights down a bit for a few days to see if still balls up though. I have black boxes over mine with the blues at 100% and whites around 70%. Plenty enough for my gig and mag.
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dieselkeeper
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What size tank is it in? I have a mag that is 10 inches across in a 40 gal brdr. Looking to get him in a bigger tank.
joshky
Acros & Wrasses
I went ahead and dialed them back to 75%, it'll be interesting to see if it stops altogether or continues. The past couple of days I haven't seen it ball up, so it may be the light intensity as suggested. I don't think it balling up during the day is a sign of stress, as it's quite common to see them like that in the ocean, so I'm not sure if this is a step forward or backward to be honest lol.
48x24 footprint [MENTION=132033]dieselkeeper[/MENTION], it's a 80g tank from deep blue professionals.
48x24 footprint [MENTION=132033]dieselkeeper[/MENTION], it's a 80g tank from deep blue professionals.
WatDatThing
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I see balling up as a sign it wants to protect itself from something; just a guess.
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joshky
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http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2365940
"BonsaiNut: To answer your original question, this is quite common in the wild - particularly at sunset but sometimes even in the middle of the day. I think it has to do with light intensity - and the changing from light to dark. I have seen it in aquariums but only really brightly lit ones."
And that explains that, it seems like light intensity may have everything to do with it.
"BonsaiNut: To answer your original question, this is quite common in the wild - particularly at sunset but sometimes even in the middle of the day. I think it has to do with light intensity - and the changing from light to dark. I have seen it in aquariums but only really brightly lit ones."
And that explains that, it seems like light intensity may have everything to do with it.
