buddythelion Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Sorry to hear about the crash Med, your tank was always one of my faves. But looks like things are slowly coming back together, and thank the fish lords that the fish made it! I would have been heartbroken if something happened to any of them. Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Congrats! We need some viral pics here on NR of my favorite tank! Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Yes I saw this on face book newyorksteelo, bragging this tank but no credits It's a beautiful shot med! I still love those clowns u use to have. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 someone should find the posts and comment, "Compliments of MedRed @ Nano-Reef.com" Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 someone should find the posts and comment, "Compliments of MedRed @ Nano-Reef.com" I did. And I saw another comment giving credit to medred as well. Link to comment
bencollinz Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Yes I saw this on face book newyorksteelo, bragging this tank but no credits yea, no clue it was his either. Link to comment
MedRed Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Thanks everyone! D, I still have those clowns. Although I might be down to one if the female doesn't quit biting me when I put my hands in the tank. It hurts! They just laid eggs a week ago or so. was pretty cool to see. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Any update medred? Pictures would be fanatical for me. Link to comment
MedRed Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Project Ric-diculous underway. How do you think 35 new ricordeas will look? stay tuned for the answer ;-) Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Project Ric-diculous underway. How do you think 35 new ricordeas will look? stay tuned for the answer ;-) New tank? Link to comment
MedRed Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 no, additions to the current tank. Link to comment
eddiecorrea Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Med - Can you explain why you switched lights so often? I'd dig through the thread but it would take me days. Just trying to see why you went from AIs to Radions to MH/T5. I went from AI to Radion. Just wanna know your experience. Thanks! Link to comment
MedRed Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Med - Can you explain why you switched lights so often? I'd dig through the thread but it would take me days. Just trying to see why you went from AIs to Radions to MH/T5. I went from AI to Radion. Just wanna know your experience. Thanks! Bought into the LED hype and started with the AI Sol Blues. Loved the features, tank temp stayed down even with glass lid on it, loved the lunar light cycle, The coverage of the Sols with 40 degree optics created too many shadows so I switched to 70 degree optics. Coverage was definitely better. I felt something was missing in the coloration of the corals. Switched to Radions for the additional colors to fix what I felt was missing. Radions brought out the color better than the Sol Blues and had much better spread. I also noticed that the corals grew better. I did miss the controller of the Sol Blues and missed the lunar cycle. I still felt something was missing color wise from the SPS corals. Switched to Giesemann Infinity with a 250 w MH + 4 x T5. Immediately saw the impact on color and corals improved over time as well to what I was expecting. Coral growth took off. LOVED the fixture. By far the most aesthetically pleasing light fixture I hung over the tank. I still missed the lunar cycle from the Sol Blues. As SPS grew in I realized my scape was blocking the halide light from reaching the far sides of each of the spires. That was limiting my ability to add sps in those areas. Bit the bullet and went for the best setup to suit my needs and desires. Added a 250w Aquamedic MH pendant over the right spire and a 150w pendant on the left. Now I have perfect lighting over those spires where I can add SPS all the way around. I still needed to light the front spire, but enough light was getting to to back of it that I didn't need another halide as the front just has zoas on it. Debated between a two strip t5 or a sol nano. Sol nano won out as I missed the lunar cycle and the blues would make the zoas pop.I just run the blues on the nano with no whites. Link to comment
eddiecorrea Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks alot for that breakdown. I'm setting up a 34 Solana right now. I have a Radion over it and I think it is going to suit my needs just fine. I'm still not sure I'm a huge LED believer anymore. T5s and MH always provided great color and growth. Never gave me the issues I am seeing in my current tank. So who knows. I gotta dig through the thread for the most current shot with the AI Nano over it. Link to comment
MedRed Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 You're welcome! These guys are shriveled and ugly at the moment. I need them to open up so I can sort them by color before gluing them down. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Sweet. Do you even have room for the 35 rics? lol Link to comment
MedRed Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 We're going to find out! I'm expanding my ric garden to a ric field! Link to comment
JR! Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 We're going to find out! I'm expanding my ric garden to a ric field! this interests me Link to comment
Red_Blenny Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Cant wait to see your Ricordea collections. Where did you pick then up? Link to comment
MedRed Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 I got them from the coralgasms.com @ the Marine Aquarium Expo this weekend. They are opening! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Ohh you went? How was Max? I went last yr but I thought it sucked soo I decided not to go this year. I also went to reef-a-plooza last year and it was wayyy better than Max. Link to comment
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