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Justin74
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"true" colors kill me :/
When people take shots with flash, like myzislow. That does not capture 'true' colors. That captures all the colors you would with a white/yellow flash. Thats not what you see if you were to go look at his tank, nor yours nor mine.
Steve, Mark, Slo, this is what you would see if you were over at my house looking at my tank.
Was a major PITA to take that shot, another reason I never take topdowns. I have to kill all the pumps and deal with the backsyphon and the dust/debris clouds it causes after Im done. So no, I cant take another one at the moment.]
This picture was not intended for me to rise into an elitist status, nor did I mean to insinuate that I can grow colonies from nubs in a years time. In fact realistically I think it may have been a year and half closer to two.
I seriously was just hoping to hear "Oh, ya, I got that one that looks just like it, it's an "X" "
Ive mentioned to you before Mark that this Sony I use is very sensitive to blue light, and the WB on it is useless especially when the camera is picking up the reflection of my blu bulbs!! I run 6 T5, kinda hard to block
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The coral is also in the back but if you just are concerned with color and less detail then here :
-Justin
When people take shots with flash, like myzislow. That does not capture 'true' colors. That captures all the colors you would with a white/yellow flash. Thats not what you see if you were to go look at his tank, nor yours nor mine.
Steve, Mark, Slo, this is what you would see if you were over at my house looking at my tank.
Was a major PITA to take that shot, another reason I never take topdowns. I have to kill all the pumps and deal with the backsyphon and the dust/debris clouds it causes after Im done. So no, I cant take another one at the moment.]
This picture was not intended for me to rise into an elitist status, nor did I mean to insinuate that I can grow colonies from nubs in a years time. In fact realistically I think it may have been a year and half closer to two.
I seriously was just hoping to hear "Oh, ya, I got that one that looks just like it, it's an "X" "
Ive mentioned to you before Mark that this Sony I use is very sensitive to blue light, and the WB on it is useless especially when the camera is picking up the reflection of my blu bulbs!! I run 6 T5, kinda hard to block
.The coral is also in the back but if you just are concerned with color and less detail then here :
-Justin
Justin- I am not trying to bust your chops 
You put a picture of a wonderful coral and you are looking for a guess. A guess would be an Acropora sp :lol:.
I was just trying to get you a better guess than that. I asked you for a picture with the background looks more like it would naturally because your tank is heavily blue. That's all. I am not trying to create an "elitist" point of view, but this is Reef Central, what did you expect
I just have never seen a tank where the background and algae are that color. Who knows, my screen may be really off, but it just seems overly blue. Like I was saying, I was just trying to get you a better guess. I do not think it looks like the ORA German blue either as the axials on your branch differently. It does show some of the similarities of the aquadelight and pink jade.
Either way, its a gorgeous coral
You put a picture of a wonderful coral and you are looking for a guess. A guess would be an Acropora sp :lol:.I was just trying to get you a better guess than that. I asked you for a picture with the background looks more like it would naturally because your tank is heavily blue. That's all. I am not trying to create an "elitist" point of view, but this is Reef Central, what did you expect
I just have never seen a tank where the background and algae are that color. Who knows, my screen may be really off, but it just seems overly blue. Like I was saying, I was just trying to get you a better guess. I do not think it looks like the ORA German blue either as the axials on your branch differently. It does show some of the similarities of the aquadelight and pink jade.
Either way, its a gorgeous coral
Justin74
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Not busting my chops? Im not convinced
An acropora for a guess? Again ^^, Im not convinced
Well hopefully the last blurry picture can cut me a little slack. You can clearly see green algae in the lower right and left corners of the picture. Im done defending myself :/
-Justin
An acropora for a guess? Again ^^, Im not convinced
Well hopefully the last blurry picture can cut me a little slack. You can clearly see green algae in the lower right and left corners of the picture. Im done defending myself :/
-Justin
Znut Reefer
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Not sure but it looks, similar to a desawai. Would need to see it under 10K lighting.
twon8
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12839143#post12839143 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by myzislow
Really? My ORA german blue looks nothing like that.
OP, whatever it is it's awesome! Looks kind of like the aqua-delight. Very nice coral.
actually i would say it does, in the corallite form and structure, see how there are axial's facing up, interspaced at a very similar proportion?
color means nothing for id.
get back to me when it grows out a bit
, mine looks very similar in growth form, right side of the pic
twon8
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It's a maricultured "granulosa" i got from reefermadness dec 06, i consider it purple but color is very subjective.
I put those two side by side because i saw similarities in growth form and i wanted a close comparison. The granulosa has a bit larger corallites and I dont' think they are the same species, but likely closely related.
Underwaterparadise
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Sweet piece, since I'm an LPS guy I won't even attempt to ID it!! I will however take a frag
Oh BTW, T5's are a PITA to take pics under IMO, another reason why I keep going back to MH!!
Justin are you over driving those T5's with an Ice cap or WH ballast? If the WH how are you overdriving them?
Oh BTW, T5's are a PITA to take pics under IMO, another reason why I keep going back to MH!!
Justin are you over driving those T5's with an Ice cap or WH ballast? If the WH how are you overdriving them?
eagleONE
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From the pictures you provided Justin, it does share it's similarities to the A. nasuta. Without an actual wb adjustment... it's pretty hard to tell. my guess would be similiar to the aquadelight.
When you hear hooves, it's probably not a zebra.
here's a picture of what I think it looks like with the blue slightly adjusted.
I'd love to see what it would look like in real life or with an adjusted picture. Beautiful coral none the less. Good job. Hope you find out what it is.
Jay
When you hear hooves, it's probably not a zebra.
here's a picture of what I think it looks like with the blue slightly adjusted.
I'd love to see what it would look like in real life or with an adjusted picture. Beautiful coral none the less. Good job. Hope you find out what it is.
Jay
Justin74
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This was taken with NO lights on, under flash. Excuse the phocus, I couldnt see
This is NOT what you will see in real life(or make believe ) if you were to come and look for your self. What you would see is more like the other two only brighter. Natural? IMO no, especially considering most of us run between 14-20k lighting...But anyway there you go
-Justin
PS. Can I get my damn brownie point already?!!
This is NOT what you will see in real life(or make believe
) if you were to come and look for your self. What you would see is more like the other two only brighter. Natural? IMO no, especially considering most of us run between 14-20k lighting...But anyway there you go -Justin
PS. Can I get my damn brownie point already?!!
dots
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Hey Justin, can you show a picture with some blue in it, it hard to make out the colors. I bet it would look great under some light with a lot of blue light in it.
Could you post one?
I'm sorry, I just checked and I am all out of Brownie Points, but I do have just one more thumbs up and its got your name on it....
Enjoy it buddy, you've earned it!!!
Could you post one?
I'm sorry, I just checked and I am all out of Brownie Points, but I do have just one more thumbs up and its got your name on it....
Enjoy it buddy, you've earned it!!!
Underwaterparadise
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12842341#post12842341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dots
Hey Justin, can you show a picture with some blue in it, it hard to make out the colors. I bet it would look great under some light with a lot of blue light in it.
Could you post one?
I'm sorry, I just checked and I am all out of Brownie Points, but I do have just one more thumbs up and its got your name on it....
Enjoy it buddy, you've earned it!!!
ROFLMFAO..............freaking Hasselhoff
Justin74
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12842341#post12842341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dots
Hey Justin, can you show a picture with some blue in it, it hard to make out the colors. I bet it would look great under some light with a lot of blue light in it.
Could you post one?
I'm sorry, I just checked and I am all out of Brownie Points, but I do have just one more thumbs up and its got your name on it....
Enjoy it buddy, you've earned it!!!
LMAO!
Your the man Doug!
Back at ya bro'
-Justin
Underwaterparadise
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All right enough with the cheezy dudes and there thumbs you skipped over my question. What ballast are you using to overdrive your T5's and how are you doing it, also what bulbs and combo's are you using? I have been going back and forth debating T5 over MH and everytime I end up back at MH. I have tried T5 (not overdriving them) and never get the color to POP like with MH.
Peace
Rob
you skipped over my question. What ballast are you using to overdrive your T5's and how are you doing it, also what bulbs and combo's are you using? I have been going back and forth debating T5 over MH and everytime I end up back at MH. I have tried T5 (not overdriving them) and never get the color to POP like with MH.Peace
Rob
Justin74
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Your right sorry bout that I was meaning to mention it too. Yes I use WH 5's to over drive my 39's to roughly 60w ea. with 2 on 1 ballast with all 4 outputs doubled into a single pair. Bulb life is 1 year, and spectrum shifts happen quickly after 12 months with no visual difference other than nuicant algae, typically cyano.
-Justin
-Justin
Justin74
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The combo I had the best growth and visual appeal was with all Geismann bulbs and 1 UVL, which was front to back:
act+
aquablue+
act+
aquablue+
UVL superactinic+
pure actinic
Currently(which isnt LPS friendly at all, but the acros love..):
Geismann act+
ATI aqublue
Geismann act+
ATI Pro Color
UVL superactinic+
ATI blue+
In a week or two I'll be swapping out the Geismanns' for 1 act+ and 1 pure act. Then in 6 months will probably be migrating the Pro Color and ATI aquablue out for 2 Geismann aquablue+'s. As you see I keep 4:2 ratio in terms of blue/act to day spectrums.
-Justin
act+
aquablue+
act+
aquablue+
UVL superactinic+
pure actinic
Currently(which isnt LPS friendly at all, but the acros love..):
Geismann act+
ATI aqublue
Geismann act+
ATI Pro Color
UVL superactinic+
ATI blue+
In a week or two I'll be swapping out the Geismanns' for 1 act+ and 1 pure act. Then in 6 months will probably be migrating the Pro Color and ATI aquablue out for 2 Geismann aquablue+'s. As you see I keep 4:2 ratio in terms of blue/act to day spectrums.
-Justin
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