ninjamyst Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 18 hours ago, pokerdobe said: Hopefully taking off? my pink lemonade looks nothing like this! where do I get a refund???? 1 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 6 hours ago, micoastreefing said: Did you cut it in half? Yep. Was pretty anxious throughout the whole ordeal. 5 hours ago, ninjamyst said: my pink lemonade looks nothing like this! where do I get a refund???? Give it time! I've recently gotten better control of my nutrients and have finally gotten some semblance of alk stability. Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 That topdown of the pink lemonade is perfect. The contrast with the cap below... SO GOOD. -D 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 @DaveFason thanks! The placement was unintentional - that's just one area where I was lucky to have contrasting colors. There's areas on my tank where I'm quickly realizing I have similar colors stacked. Kind of blends everything in. 😞 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Unsure if I mentioned this - added a 4th XR30 to my fixture a couple weeks ago. Additional light seems to be bringing out more yellows in the tip of my fox flame. For anyone that's curious, here's my current lighting set up: Aquatic Life Hybrid Fixture, 60" 4 Radion Gen 4 XR30 Pro 2 ATI Blue+ bulbs 1 ATI Aquablue special bulb 1 Giesemann Super Purple Additional thoughts on the Aquatic Life Hybrid: So after 10 months of owning this fixture, here's a collection of observations: Really easy way to get a hybrid fixture. For anyone who has LEDs and has been contemplating T5, it's an easy transition Cost for value is easily up there (only if you already own the LED fixtures) Build quality is ok, but not on par with ATI or Giesemann. I have the 80w version and it seems a little flimsy sometimes Some design or part choices could be better - for example, the T5 cords come out on opposite ends and the cords are rather short. I have been told this issue has been rectified. Another issue is the T5 holder clips and end caps. I prefer the turn style end caps and not the push caps. The bulbs are held by clips. Coming from early adoption, the clips were coated with a rubber/plastic that warped off and stuck to the bulbs. Made the first bulb replacement really fun. 🙂 I really, really wish they had a 6 bulb version. Personal desire, not really a criticism. I think if ATI were to come out with an actively cooled, acrylic shielded hybrid fixture, I would immediately jump. Giesemann has their own version called the Stellar with slight enhancements, but lacking the active cooling I desire. 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Just a few weeks on owning the Kore 5 doser: Looks really nice, hardware feels like it's of good quality Love have 5 dosing heads I hate the software. Clunky and feels reminiscent of windows 95 era software I hate the fact its connectivity is through bluetooth 2 Quote Link to comment
SkiCatTX Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 10:50 AM, pokerdobe said: Just a few weeks on owning the Kore 5 doser: Looks really nice, hardware feels like it's of good quality Love have 5 dosing heads I hate the software. Clunky and feels reminiscent of windows 95 era software I hate the fact its connectivity is through bluetooth I had one of the original Kore 5s for like 6 years or so. I never really liked it, and I agree on the software. After it died recently I got a GHL 2.1 and I love it. The number one feature I like on the GHL is that it has buttons on the front that allow you to manually dose by just pressing a button. On the Kore 5, you must go to your PC, run the application, hope that it connects, then dose. Anyway, for its flaws, the Kore 5 was pretty reliable. All the time, until it died and just wouldn't dose at all, I never had a problem with it for unattended dosing. Oh, and tank looks amazing. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 corals and tank are beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 5:20 PM, SkiCatTX said: I had one of the original Kore 5s for like 6 years or so. I never really liked it, and I agree on the software. After it died recently I got a GHL 2.1 and I love it. The number one feature I like on the GHL is that it has buttons on the front that allow you to manually dose by just pressing a button. On the Kore 5, you must go to your PC, run the application, hope that it connects, then dose. Anyway, for its flaws, the Kore 5 was pretty reliable. All the time, until it died and just wouldn't dose at all, I never had a problem with it for unattended dosing. Oh, and tank looks amazing. 🙂 Ah, the GHL might be my next choice! I need to research it more.. I'd lean more to Neptune Apex if it wasn't for the fact I'd need like 3 DOS units. On 3/8/2019 at 10:36 PM, 748S911 said: corals and tank are beautiful. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 12:34 AM, pokerdobe said: By far the most nerve wracking thing I've done this year. Here's to hoping I didn't screw up! How are the anemones doing after the division? 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 6:32 PM, Christopher Marks said: How are the anemones doing after the division? They seem to be ok so far. Actually seems to be recovering pretty rapidly, especially considering some of the recent fluctuations I've had with my water quality. 1 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 That's great to hear! What was the process for cutting it in two, a scalpel blade? I'd have been super nervous too! Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: That's great to hear! What was the process for cutting it in two, a scalpel blade? I'd have been super nervous too! I pretty much followed step by step, Ty Ta's cutting method. Pretty simply actually - a single straight snip with a pair of scissors. Weirdest feeling in the world cutting it... I was incredibly anxious for the rest of the day. Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Need tips on how to pull the best coloration out of SC Orange Passion and Walt Disney. I feel like my OP's polyps are yellow/greenish rather than orange. My WD just looks green. Growth is not a problem, just pulling the best colors I can seems to be my challenge. Additional info on tank below Parameters: dKH: 6.85 Ca: 415 Mg: 1350 NO3: .2 PO4: .02 Salinity: 1.026 Lighting: 4x Radion XR30 Gen4 (100% blues/purples/uv, 15% whites, 10% red/green) + 2 Blue+ ATI bulbs, 1 Aquablue Special ATI Bulb, 1 Giesemann Super Purple. LEDs are on for 9 hours a day, T5 are on for 6. Flow: 2x Gyre 250, 0-100% antisync Filtration: Skimmer, NOPOX, UV filter, weekly w/c at approx 10-11% (red sea blue bucket) Dosing: ESV 2 part, 1x weekly NaNO3, Red Sea Colors A,C,D. I skip the B (green) since I think I have no problem in that department Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 This one is starting to shape up nicely. 3 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Referencing my coloration problems, two pictures of my SC OP. Am I just being unrealistic? This seems to be the extent to the colors I'm getting, but I feel like other people's polyps are far more orange. The two pictures are under differing light spectrums throughout the day. 1 Quote Link to comment
Scorched Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 All the coral colors looks great to me. Probably just splitting hairs at this point. The only thing that stood out to me from your dosing and parameters is a dhk of 6.85 seems low. Red Seas Blue Bucket (I use it as well) should mix closer to 8 when at 1.026 SG 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, Scorched said: All the coral colors looks great to me. Probably just splitting hairs at this point. The only thing that stood out to me from your dosing and parameters is a dhk of 6.85 seems low. Red Seas Blue Bucket (I use it as well) should mix closer to 8 when at 1.026 SG I wasn't keeping track of my consumption and I let my alk drop. It's on a slow path to correction back to about 7.5-7.7 (which is where I like my alk). Other than my alk flucs, My PO4 fluctuates as well, since I'm having difficulty dialing in my NOPOX dosing. At this point I'm just trying to keep it in a wide range of .03-.1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 FTS for April. 3 2 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 5 hours ago, kimdawg said: Beautiful tank!!! Thank you! In other news - one of my torches is hitting my PC rainbow.... Do I upset the torch or do I let it kill the PC rainbow? Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 3 hours ago, pokerdobe said: Thank you! In other news - one of my torches is hitting my PC rainbow.... Do I upset the torch or do I let it kill the PC rainbow? 3rd option, clip off what you can of the PC rainbow and relocate the frag far and away from the torch forest. Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, mitten_reef said: 3rd option, clip off what you can of the PC rainbow and relocate the frag far and away from the torch forest. Hmm... or sell the torch and make an easy couple of grand. At least that's how torch prices seem these days. So anyone here want to be my guinea pig for shipping? Going to try my hand at shipping corals and you would only be responsible for the cost of shipping. 😄 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Would probably be a frag of the katropora and some zoas. Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 53 minutes ago, pokerdobe said: Would probably be a frag of the katropora and some zoas. 🤗 I'm down Quote Link to comment
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