davidr2340 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 First MR.A, now you? Looks good so far. Link to comment
jeremai Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 jerenoob. JUST WHO I WANTED TO SEE. Tell me, oh Sarcophyton King: what are the req's for a yellow leather? Link to comment
jeremai Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 5.5g tank with one large 10lb rock. The flow is from a Mag5 moving through a chiller. You can see the outlet in the pic. It creates a gyre around the rock - so far, the flow patterns are awesome. there's a 32w lamp over it while it cycles until I can figure out how to make my Aqualight Advanced fit. Link to comment
dahliaheartsyou Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 i think it's cute any special plans? Link to comment
Lalani Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Cool... wait, I thought you were setting up a coldwater tank? Link to comment
jeremai Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 dahlia: Depends on how tiny answers my question. lalani: Chiller issues ftl. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 i think it's cute any special plans? cold water would be my guess. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Tell me, oh Sarcophyton King: what are the req's for a yellow leather?wine and soft muzak. do some research, nooblet! elegans, right? intermittent flow/wavemaker, high-intensity lighting (mh) in the lower range is my prefs (no higher than 10000K for main lighting), actinic supps are nice but not necessary imo, carbon, periodic cleaning for 'dust' buildup, good alk but not high alk. correct flow is needed imo. not strong or directed, more periodic indirect/buffeting. also, make sure it's elegans we're talking about. there's two similar types that have slightly different requirements imo. serenei and some latum-hyrbrids are more leathery and irregular in polyp spacings. elegans is very regular in polyp spacings and golden coloration when healthy/happy. make sure there's nothing else (especially other po'd sarcos) around to bother it. i.e. if some one starts crying or b!tching & moaning, chances are they will b!tch & moan even louder (severe allelopathy) and drown everything out. Link to comment
phases Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I like the one big rock. It this gonna be softy dominated? Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I think it looks nice! Link to comment
jeremai Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 wine and soft muzak. do some research, nooblet! elegans, right? intermittent flow/wavemaker, high-intensity lighting (mh) in the lower range is my prefs (no higher than 10000K for main lighting), actinic supps are nice but not necessary imo, carbon, periodic cleaning for 'dust' buildup, good alk but not high alk. correct flow is needed imo. not strong or directed, more periodic indirect/buffeting. also, make sure it's elegans we're talking about. there's two similar types that have slightly different requirements imo. serenei and some latum-hyrbrids are more leathery and irregular in polyp spacings. elegans is very regular in polyp spacings and golden coloration when healthy/happy. make sure there's nothing else (especially other po'd sarcos) around to bother it. i.e. if some one starts crying or b!tching & moaning, chances are they will b!tch & moan even louder (severe allelopathy) and drown everything out. I am doing research - you're the one with all the info, so I asked you! And yes, elegans is what I'm thinking. Maybe coming off the side of the rock, with assorted shrooms and polyps in the 'shade'. Although, the flow is constant and laminar from the gyre - not sure how the leather would respond to that. Or maybe I'll stick the Rio Nano skimmer on there and put some Montiporas up top to create the shade. Not really sure yet. I like the one big rock. It this gonna be softy dominated? Probably. I think it looks nice! thanks. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 And yes, elegans is what I'm thinking. Maybe coming off the side of the rock, with assorted shrooms and polyps in the 'shade'. Although, the flow is constant and laminar from the gyre - not sure how the leather would respond to that.well, if it's off the 'surface' flow (not hitting the rock) there could be a lower zone hugging the rockwork that it could be happy with. as it grows into the higher flow zone it'll change and shift/move accordingly. also depends on the size of the frag/coral, of course. a bigger tank affords more possibilities though. for that 5.5g, i dunno. unless you're talking about a super tiny frag (5~10 polyps) you might have to plop it in the open water area anyways. not sure how the flow works in that tank. i.e. where's low-flow/hi-flow, rocks getting any direct blasts, etc.? Link to comment
jeremai Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 The outlet is pointed down behind the rock. The right side of the tank where the water whips around is fairly high flow, but the empty side of the tank on the left is med-low. idk, maybe the Montis would be a better idea. Link to comment
travisurfer Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Yellow S. elegans > montis Link to comment
jeremai Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Yellow S. elegans > montis My thoughts exactly - just not sure if there'll be enough room. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 less talk, more pics imo. Link to comment
jeremai Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Pics of what? It's a friggin rock, lol. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Pics of what? It's a friggin rock, lol. <-----geologist. take more pics noob Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 The people demand pics, Jer. So I'm confused. Cold water setup, or no? And if not, why the chiller...? Link to comment
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