mitten_reef Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 26 minutes ago, spectra said: Its when it hits 13 when you have issues...................... ask me how I know...................... lost a handful of SPS to one of those before, not fun. oh that’s also when I lost my nice bta. Alk spiked, nem got pissed and went walking right into the power head. Turned into a giant water change bonanza. 2 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: lost a handful of SPS to one of those before, not fun. oh that’s also when I lost my nice bta. Alk spiked, nem got pissed and went walking right into the power head. Turned into a giant water change bonanza. Been there and it sucks.................. Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 just gleaming 😍 10 3 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Indo Millie update: 7 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 It now looks absolutely nothing like what it used to look like. It looks like the fluorescence kinda faded into solid reddish pink. It does look like something is developing with the branch tips and the edges of the corallites. A shot here from LFS phone camera: then when it first got to my tank, also phone camera: This is just another one of those things to keep in mind when you get a mariculture coral; they will likely shift and change under your tank condition from the true natural environment. The other thing is that they tend to be less forgiving to fluctuations in the beginning and could easily go RTN on you. As noted before, I lost one of the 3 branches that came on the cluster fairly shortly after I put it in the tank (I also tried to cut two frags from that one, so may contributed to its demise). 8 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 looks better now IMO than before. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I agree, but I am a sucker for pink and red. 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 4 hours ago, ninjamyst said: looks better now IMO than before. 4 minutes ago, Elizabeth94 said: I agree, but I am a sucker for pink and red. Thanks guys. I’m not complaining. just giving some anecdotal account on wild/mariculture pieces and their penchant to change once get in your tank. Maybe I wish that it has some fluorescence, just a little 😁. But it’s a white light stunner right now, that’s for sure. And that deep pink is actually pretty unique, none of my pink/red acros have similar color tone at all. 5 Quote Link to comment
second_decimal Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: Thanks guys. I’m not complaining. just giving some anecdotal account on wild/mariculture pieces and their penchant to change once get in your tank. Maybe I wish that it has some fluorescence, just a little 😁. But it’s a white light stunner right now, that’s for sure. And that deep pink is actually pretty unique, none of my pink/red acros have similar color tone at all. I couldn’t agree more. Apart from photography equipment and skill, touch up etc. the color changes of a particular coral from tank to tank are Sometimes astounding 1 Quote Link to comment
ECLS Reefer Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 56 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: Thanks guys. I’m not complaining. just giving some anecdotal account on wild/mariculture pieces and their penchant to change once get in your tank. Maybe I wish that it has some fluorescence, just a little 😁. But it’s a white light stunner right now, that’s for sure. And that deep pink is actually pretty unique, none of my pink/red acros have similar color tone at all. Maybe some day one of my red ones will grow enough to frag 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Its the same with zoas.............everyones tank is different so they morph all the time........... and yes the acros do change..........I saw a real nice bright yellow acro the other day at the local dealer...........asked what do you think it will change to as it wont stay yellow........... he said maybe green or close to............ 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Matteo Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 4 hours ago, spectra said: Its the same with zoas.............everyones tank is different so they morph all the time........... and yes the acros do change..........I saw a real nice bright yellow acro the other day at the local dealer...........asked what do you think it will change to as it wont stay yellow........... he said maybe green or close to............ dang 1 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Matteo said: dang Truth 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 For those of you who are on multiple forums: I'm creating a second home for my tank build. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/mitten_reef-im30l-soon-to-be-wb-frag-55-2.732999/ 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment
tanacharison Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 17 hours ago, mitten_reef said: For those of you who are on multiple forums: I'm creating a second home for my tank build. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/mitten_reef-im30l-soon-to-be-wb-frag-55-2.732999/ Shame! Shame! 😂😂 5 4 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 19 hours ago, mitten_reef said: For those of you who are on multiple forums: I'm creating a second home for my tank build. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/mitten_reef-im30l-soon-to-be-wb-frag-55-2.732999/ 1 hour ago, tanacharison said: Shame! Shame! 😂😂 a lot of mixed reaction....i thought many people are already on multiple forums.......🤷♂️ I'm just branching out, will still be around. NR is practically the homepage on my browser.... 1 4 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 minute ago, mitten_reef said: a lot of mixed reaction....i thought many people are already on multiple forums.......🤷♂️ I'm just branching out, will still be around. NR is practically the homepage on my browser.... Wait so I can reply with drivel there too? 1 3 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) The tank trimming/cleaning out/consolidating continues prior to tank transfer, I should be able to put together one more decent sps pack (4-6 diff pieces) for any of you guys/gals who have been following/interacting on this thread. LFS is on hold on taking in my frags due to him anticipating a move to a bigger space (yeah, interesting biz move in covid time but he seems to be doing ok/well on service side). reply here or hit me up with pm. Edited June 25, 2020 by mitten_reef offer spoken for... 2 1 Quote Link to comment
dferrari13 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 9:57 PM, mitten_reef said: Ok fine. Here’s a slightly better one, maybe? How big is this tank? 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 59 minutes ago, dferrari13 said: How big is this tank? It’s 36” long and 13” tall to the rim. Kinda like having 3 x IM10 stacked side-by-side. IM Fusion 30 Long, ~30 gallon. 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I guess that’s why the thread title is something like Mitten_reef’s IM 30L. Sorry couldn’t help myself. 2 2 Quote Link to comment
dferrari13 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Ok...i thought you were saying it was 30 liters and I was like...thats looks way bigger than 7.9 gallons lol 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 first set of photos under T5s - let's start with gold torch all 4 bulbs: just 2 BluePlus on: Here's an iPhone pic I took a week or so ago. It looks a little brighter than in real life, but it's closer to real life than the DSLR above. I may start shooting DSLR in auto mode and see if it would capture lighting better than my manual mode that i've been doing. some of the pics shot today also done in auto mode (i think the Blueplus photo above is one of the auto ones). 7 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 let's do one more. SCOP under BluePlus-only 6 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Reflecting on the wknd: And doing my best @Cannedfish impersonation with zoas photos. I can never get them quite as crisp as those zoas he’s been posting lately. 8 3 Quote Link to comment
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