Mr. Microscope's JBJ Picotope

[cheryl jordan]

Really like the tank progression. I like the idea of keeping track of good questions on this forum and others, it is alway interesting to see how one forum differs from a another in responses.

The blue damsel is one of my favorite fish, I currently have a yellow tail, the blue coloration can not be beat, too bad they have such a warlord like personality. Curious how do you know the blue damsel you have if a female.

 

 

[Mr. Microscope]

Thanks. I often found I was going back to review questions I had posted and was spending time looking for them. So, they're kinda like bookmarks. I figured everyone could benefit from it too.

 

As for the damsel, I've read from a couple sources that the females are all blue and the males have orange on the tips of their tails.

 

 

http://www.reeftime.com/profiles/damsels-c...fish/100009.htm

 

..I could be wrong though.

[.Newman.]

if youre referring to me, badfish, I will not be in the US/in my house/with my pico all of next month

[badfish816]

i meant newman. him and i have some.....business to discuss. lol. (trade)

[.Newman.]

o wow, male blue damsels are epic 0_0

WANT

[Mr. Microscope]

Right?! Can't say I've ever seen on in person. Or perhaps I just wasn't paying attention until now. I did, however go with the blue instead of the yellowtail cause I just wanted the blue color. The orange is pretty awesome though.

[Mr. Microscope]

Today's post to the General Discussion Forum:

 

What's the difference between the MP10 models really?, Regular VS. w/ecosmart drive VS. wireless

 

So far, it looks like the better choice is to just get the regular MP10 unless you are planning to get more than one because the ES has the ability to link up with other MP10ES's.

[.Newman.]

you want an MP10 Micro? haha!

[Mr. Microscope]

I'm actually plotting about my next tank. 'Starting to do my research. I know they are rated down to 2.5 gallons, but I already think I have too much flow. I don't want it for my pico.

[.Newman.]

oh ok, youre making another NR?

[cheryl jordan]

Thanks. I often found I was going back to review questions I had posted and was spending time looking for them. So, they're kinda like bookmarks. I figured everyone could benefit from it too.

 

As for the damsel, I've read from a couple sources that the females are all blue and the males have orange on the tips of their tails.

 

 

http://www.reeftime.com/profiles/damsels-c...fish/100009.htm

 

..I could be wrong though.

 

Thanks

 

I did not know this about the difference between male and female blue damsels. After looking at your thread I did look it up and you are 100% correct.

 

Anyway a beautiful fish and always a good canidate for smaller tanks that have no other fish.

[Mr. Microscope]

Update:

 

I wasn't really happy with the FTS from last week. Also, I've made a couple changes to my tank. So, I've decided to take another one and highlight the new stuff.

 

New FTS 2010.07.19

 

Top Down

 

Last friday I attached a bunch more frags to my rocks. Here you can see a couple Purple Death palys (sorry, a little blurry) at the base of my branch rock between the mushrooms:

 

Also, I attached the RDEs, Green Lanterns (not open here), a few Neon Greens, and five (soon to be eight) of my mystery zoas to the rock that the feather duster lives on.

 

I only have ten frags left on racks. I'm starting to really clean it up. I'm also starting to consider either changing the light or figuring out a way to screen it/reduce the output somehow. I'd like to find a happy medium spot between the super week 18W PC that I had before where the zoas were huge, but lost color, and the LED's which are getting good color out of everything, but leaving them extremely small.

[ParanoidObseshun]

Updated pictures look nice. Yeah itd be nice to try to find that happy medium like you were mentioning. The zoas have seemed to shrink a lot since you switched from the PC bulbs.

[friar1]

hope you work out the light situation. I think my corals wanted more light, maybe the first bulb I had was no good. When I put in the new 13 watt 450nm bulb, all the corals opened up more..

 

Friar

[badfish816]

that happy medium would be t5's! once i saw the light...i will never go back to cfl

[friar1]

Yeah,

If I could get T5's small enough for my mini tank, I would!

 

Friar

[Mr. Microscope]

Nanotuners has them. That is if you can catch them in stock.

[ParanoidObseshun]

that happy medium would be t5's! once i saw the light...i will never go back to cfl

 

Hmmm he raises a good point there! I have a T5 fixture over my nano and I have had nothing but positive effects from it! Corals are all happy and healthy with great color and size.

 

Think you might go to T5's as a way to get that happy median?

[friar1]

Nanotuners has them. That is if you can catch them in stock.

 

Yeah, but they are like 12 inches. I need something more like 9 inches long!

 

hehe

 

I am very happy with the PC's I got from Catalina Aquarium though, once I changed one of the bulbs to a 13 watt 450nm, my corals began to open a lot more.

[Mr. Microscope]

I think they are actually 10.something but the caps extend them to about 12. There really wouldn't be that much overflow. I'm considering it myself.

[badfish816]

do it! your corals will love you for it...and you will love your corals even more.

[ParanoidObseshun]

do it! your corals will love you for it...and you will love your corals even more.

 

 

And How!!!

[friar1]

I think they are actually 10.something but the caps extend them to about 12. There really wouldn't be that much overflow. I'm considering it myself.

 

 

Wow, Really? That might actually work. I will have to think about that!

 

Of course, I have already begun collecting parts for an LED addition for my tank, will be dimmable, and should really complete the lighting for my tank, but.......

 

Friar

[.Newman.]

dimmable LED is the way to go Micro..

[markandstaci]

Those purple death palys look great!