markalot Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Move the milli to less light until it gets fuzzy, then you can move it up. The green "rainbow" one I have that I had to put through hell dipping and scraping took months to get polyp extension back. I have it at about 200 PAR and it's a nice deep green and fuzzy again, finally. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 How much of a noise difference do you hear from the gyre vs your Mp40s? No noise from the Gyre except a very low whine at full bore. This is muffled by the water and the glass, so it's a non-issue though. I was actually going to suggest maybe try moving it to a slightly lower light and flow spot. SPS like flow but sometimes it can be a bit to brutal if they aren't used to it. Milles IME like a good moderate flow, not to harsh but certainly nothing close to stagnant If it doesn't improve where it is now within a week try a slightly slower flow spot. Move the milli to less light until it gets fuzzy, then you can move it up. The green "rainbow" one I have that I had to put through hell dipping and scraping took months to get polyp extension back. I have it at about 200 PAR and it's a nice deep green and fuzzy again, finally. Well, we'll see how it likes its new spot. It's got slightly less flow velocity (after using coral snow yesterday I compared to the video with the MP40s), and a little less light. It was turning green a little bit on the side that faces the Blue Plus/Actinic Blue bulb (since I just switched out to Giesemann lamps), so I'm pretty sure it needs more light intensity to get its color. I should be fixing that soon. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 So i've seen stuff from Woo's Aquatics on eBay before, but never really poked around much. Good god their SPS frags are cheap, and some of them are very large. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 So i've seen stuff from Woo's Aquatics on eBay before, but never really poked around much. Good god their SPS frags are cheap, and some of them are very large. and woo's is close enough to me that we get $10 shipping on orders over $50.. pretty sweet.. they post crazy shit on our local FB group all the time.. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 and woo's is close enough to me that we get $10 shipping on orders over $50.. pretty sweet.. they post crazy shit on our local FB group all the time.. lucky bastard Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 So I went and bought some frosted window film from Home Depot today. Was a real bitch to install, and it doesn't look all that great. Yay! Muriceopsis flavida I keep forgetting I have the camera in manual mode, so some of the pics are a little too dark. Already shedding. And after nearly two weeks of being closed up tight, my green leather is coming back around Maroon clown is a bit beat up, but that's ok, whatever it takes to keep it male. It also is only allowed near the anemone at night. Link to comment
hey Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 what color is the wall behind the tank? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Something around this Link to comment
markalot Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Im almost afraid to say it looks great, but it does. Dinos stay away. Link to comment
hey Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Something around this try a white background behind it, just like a thick sheet of paper set back from the frosting. It tends to look best with frosting against white for the foggy effect Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 try a white background behind it, just like a thick sheet of paper set back from the frosting. It tends to look best with frosting against white for the foggy effect That seems like a very difficult proposition that would probably look weird lol Link to comment
hey Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 That seems like a very difficult proposition that would probably look weird lol I ment the paper to see what it would look like lol. A permanent solution would be like a canvas or something if you liked the look. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 I ment the paper to see what it would look like lol. A permanent solution would be like a canvas or something if you liked the look. OH lol. I see what you mean now Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 So, after doing a surprisingly large amount of research, it turns out the 'nano conch' Strombus maculatus is actually misidentified. The species that I have are confirmed as being Euplica scripta, a type of collumbellid. They are nearly 'perfect' reef snails in that they breed freely and self-regulate their population. Very interesting. Link to comment
Acielot Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 That flow pattrn is beatiful with the nem and gorgs swaying like that. Emaco is what you use to make the arch and structure right? Im getting ready to pull all my live rock and just build a new proper series of arches and over hangs. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 That flow pattrn is beatiful with the nem and gorgs swaying like that. Emaco is what you use to make the arch and structure right? Im getting ready to pull all my live rock and just build a new proper series of arches and over hangs. Correct, you'll be able to make some really badass stuff with it. Remember that a little bit goes a long way Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I like the flow patterns with they gyre enough to think about getting one. Your gorgoinans look fantastic and I still love your leopard wrasse. Wonder if my donut-shaped water column means the flow is completely disrupted or if it just pushes water around the rock work easy peasy? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 The product of a gyre is that it gets the entire water column in motion, and as it is starting the water that is rushing by 'grabs' what is next to it and brings it along, then water rushes in to fill the space that the kidnapped water has left, putting it in really basic terms lol. If there is even a semi-clear path for the gyre to travel, it will be able to start and work. Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 The product of a gyre is that it gets the entire water column in motion, and as it is starting the water that is rushing by 'grabs' what is next to it and brings it along, then water rushes in to fill the space that the kidnapped water has left, putting it in really basic terms lol. If there is even a semi-clear path for the gyre to travel, it will be able to start and work. it sounds great, do I need to have it above the rocks like you do? There's literally a wall 2" from where I'd place it... Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 it sounds great, do I need to have it above the rocks like you do? There's literally a wall 2" from where I'd place it... Its best practice to have it facing an open area, otherwise it pretty much loses its velocity. Link to comment
Jstn Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I love that leopard wrasse, I tried three and all died Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 I love that leopard wrasse, I tried three and all died They are notoriously bad shippers, even under perfect conditions they just don't survive all the time. They're collected in droves, so it seems that wholesalers don't really care if they lose a bunch, as there are always more to collect. Link to comment
hey Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 so what happened to make your leather open, mines a diva and extends polyps rarely Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 so what happened to make your leather open, mines a diva and extends polyps rarely Maybe it decided to take a vacation for a couple of weeks. The day before it opened, it shed, it's never taken that long before (usually only closed for a few hours or a day), but maybe it had some trouble? Idk for sure. How much flow is it getting? Some leathers want to be slapped silly with flow. Link to comment
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