kthehun89 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 ORA Verde Aussie Acan Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 So I just ordered a really neat 120w LED fixture for the tank. Its through a local group buy, and the fixture has been PAR tested and it's really strong fixture. I should be getting it in 2 weeks so i'll post pics then it comes. Link to comment
ShellMaster Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Sweet found your tank holler sometime whats on the fragrack these days? Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Sweet found your tank holler sometime whats on the fragrack these days? haha yeah the local forum blows...but I actually just removed my frag rack to get the glass real clean. I may have a random frag here or there i'll let you know Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 No big changes in tank as of late. I did trade 2 Par38 bulbs for a tunze 9002 skimmer, and I did buy some carbon and phosban. I hope to be able to get to a really low nutrient system like before, as admittedly things have slipped a tad. All the SPS are growing steadily, and I dose 10ml of 2 part every 3 days. Chalices have been encrusting considerably as well. The new LED light should be here in a week or 2 so stay tuned for that. Verde Blue/ Purple mille GARF Acans Hungry Miami Hurricane Bottom of the Mummy Eye Front side of the Mummy Eye Pink Boobies Sixline's back after the loss of the flasher Frag of the A. Cytherea that is in my mom's tank, note the difference in colors FTS muthas Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 Red Planet is looking so fine Pink Lemonade encrusted and growing! Comment! Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Nice corals. Tank looks good! Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 Nice corals. Tank looks good! Thanks bud. I appreciate the kind words. I must say that I am very impressed with the Tunze nano skimmer. Its in the display for now while I wait for the upgraded cup. Its already pulled some gnarly skimmate. Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 So a little update on the LED's. The local group-buy organizer emailed us saying that they will be shipped on Oct. 13th. Here are some pics courtesy of LarryM from SDreefs (these arent my pics). Needless to say we all are exited. 16"x8", 120w, mine will be black with 2 cords, one for each color. LED's ACTIVATE Over a RSM 34g Par readings done by Larry once again, these are Larry's pics and his readings, all credit to him. I'll keep you guys updated when I get it. I'm looking forward to the heat reduction and increased growth!!! Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Red Planet, taken on 8/10/10 Red Planet, taken on 9/13/10 Red Planet, taken on 10/10/10 Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Miami hurricane is growing like mad, and eats like a pig too Pink Boobies has put on like 3 more eyes. Looking forward to this one maturing. Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Dang that red planet is doing hella good growing! I just got a mummy eye and right now it's sitting on the sandbed, what do I need to do to make them happy? Do they like high lights and how about the flow? Your chalice is incredible k! Make me wanna start collecting them now. Lol Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Dang that red planet is doing hella good growing! I just got a mummy eye and right now it's sitting on the sandbed, what do I need to do to make them happy? Do they like high lights and how about the flow? Your chalice is incredible k! Make me wanna start collecting them now. Lol Thanks man, I'm loving these chalices. They like med. to low lighting and decent flow. Allot of them morph colors under higher intensity lighting, but most will eat a ton. feed them and they will grow hardcore Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Also, just to clarify size, the Miami Hurricane has encrusted down a normal sized frag plug, and now onto the rock. You can actually still see the frag plug, hence the round shape... Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 New SPS! got a real nice piece of an Acropora Echinata. The owner of the mother colony told me he got it as an ORA Hawkins, but he doubt it truly is that. Anyway, I still love it, and as it grows I'll be able to tell more about it. Actinic shot Daytime he also gave me a freebie frag of another deepwater acro. this one had a cool growth pattern, thinner branches and a cool blue green color. Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Aussie Twoface chalice from Kraylen growing well Frag of the A. Cytherea is encrusting well and looks great! Interestingly, the acro crab from my Roscoe's Blue migrated to this piece. It's weird because the mother colony of this frag that is in my mom's tank has the 2 acro crabs in it there. And my acro crab and those back in her tank are the same species!!! Some preferential treatment is going on there You can see the crab's white claw... ORA Verde Pink Lemonade is growing nicely and looks beautiful Art, the Harlequin shrimp Upper right side...strawberry shortcake is slowly recovering. kinda disappointed so far PLEASE COMMENT! Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 LED's shipped today, getting it early next week. Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Hey k, those are some interesting sps you just got there. They all looking happy in your tank bro. I can't wait to check out your LEDs system, just be careful when acclimate your lights. Might see some fading issues, like I have with mine but I started over again and raised 8" above and 4" down from the water line and it's doing much better then before. I am just dealing with brown algae at the moment though. Don't know why? But after I do a water change, couple days later my sand started to brown out again. What kind of skimmer do you run btw? Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 I traded 2 par38bulbs for a new Tunze nano and I run it in the display for now while I wait for an upgraded cup so it fits in the back. I have a bent conduit that is about 12" above the tank so the corals will be a good 20" away starting. Weird about the algae. Try turning off the lights for 3 days or so... how them frags looking? Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Tank looks great, as usual. Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 Thanks guys! I'm trying to do some research on how to do that white-balance adjustment to make it so you can take good LED pics. anyone know of any tips? Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 Haha no thread is complete without a Borat pic. Link to comment
kthehun89 Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 So I got back at like 3:30 AM this morning and I drunkenly took 2 night pics. As Dr. Steve Brule would say "Check it out": Green mille's polyps were out like no other New favorite acro Link to comment
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