mitten_reef Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 What is your peak/midday blue setting these days? I've been slowly ramping mine (all channels 50, white 20 - it stays at midday for 3 hours), albeit it's been much slower than I had hoped for. SPS had been responding pretty well so far, I probably need to check alk consumption again soon. 2 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 On 9/23/2018 at 8:05 PM, specore said: Had a whole anniversary weekend planned around a music festival. Day 2 gets cancelled due to weather, so instead we spend the day at the antique mall and find a cool sign for the tank. Love that sign...... excellent find. 😀 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Love the setup and sign. 1 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 2 hours ago, micoastreefing said: What is your peak/midday blue setting these days? I've been slowly ramping mine (all channels 50, white 20 - it stays at midday for 3 hours), albeit it's been much slower than I had hoped for. SPS had been responding pretty well so far, I probably need to check alk consumption again soon. 1 hour ago, WV Reefer said: Love that sign...... excellent find. 😀 1 hour ago, DaveFason said: Love the setup and sign. Thanks Christy and Dave 2 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Playing with the camera this morning. Gonna take some practice for sure 🙂 3 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 looking nice!! 2 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, micoastreefing said: looking nice!! Thanks Meanwhile my oldest anemone which hasn't moved an inch between three tanks and probably 7 years has now taken to exploring. Hoping he doesn't walk into an mp-10 one night. Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 9/16/2018 at 12:54 PM, micoastreefing said: Is that the base of a euphyllia branch? Don’t be surprised if it’s just a new branch sprouting out, especially the one at the fork of the branches. I’ve had hammer doing similar thing in the past, small heads just popped right out from the skeleton. The more I've watched this the more I think you're right. I thought all new heads came through splitting and that the branches below the visible tissue were just dead skeleton. Guess not...fascinating. Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Not sure what the plan is here, but he is now messing up the flow on this side. Gonna give it another day or two before I intervene. 1 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I wouldn’t wait till tomorrow to do something that can be done today and potentially save you a lot of grief. Nice pics by the way. 👍 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, A Little Blue said: I wouldn’t wait till tomorrow to do something that can be done today and potentially save you a lot of grief. Nice pics by the way. 👍 I just dialed the return flow down a little to compensate and keep the media basket on the other end from overflowing. Would rather not further aggravate it, especially since he seems stressed already. Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 The anemone moved back down to the sand bed, so crisis averted for now. Still need him settle down so he doesn't walk into a propeller pump. 3 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Whew, I was getting nervous! 2 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 3 hours ago, specore said: The anemone moved back down to the sand bed, so crisis averted for now. Still need him settle down so he doesn't walk into a propeller pump. Great, but I think it’s contagious as my RBTA is on the move towards overflow grid. 😷 1 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, A Little Blue said: Great, but I think it’s contagious as my RBTA is on the move towards overflow grid. 😷 It's a GD conspiracy 😀 1 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 1 hour ago, specore said: It's a GD conspiracy 😀 How is that possible..... 2 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Love it 👍 great looking tank and the pics came out really good 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 19 hours ago, DSFIRSTSLTWATER said: Love it 👍 great looking tank and the pics came out really good 🙂 Thanks. Pics should continue to get better. Maybe a better lense in the near future. 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 1:00 PM, specore said: The more I've watched this the more I think you're right. I thought all new heads came through splitting and that the branches below the visible tissue were just dead skeleton. Guess not...fascinating. Update pic on those two little euphyllia nubs? 7 minutes ago, specore said: Thanks. Pics should continue to get better. Maybe a better lense in the near future. It gets more fun, the better the pics get. 1 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 My sps struggles have been real. Mostly I am still chalking the issues up to a young tank and lighting changes. This acro was a random $20 frag from a LFS and one the first sps I added. After showing good PE for a couple of weeks it then started a gradual fade to brown with no polyp extension. I had pretty much accepted it was going to continue to decline and figured it would eventually be a goner. So now, after 3 months of going downhill it is starting to show a flourescent mint green color at the tip. Hopefully this is the beginning of a beautiful bounce back where it will surpass my expectations from the original frag. June 2018 9-19-18 10-13-18 (this was during a Nutramar Ova feeding, hence the snow) 1 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, micoastreefing said: Update pic on those two little euphyllia nubs? It gets more fun, the better the pics get. I may have broken one off while investigating with my forceps 🙂 There are two nubs still, but they are in a difficult place to get a good pic. Maybe once they get a little larger I can get a decent photo for you. Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Hydrofill Pump has pretty much crapped out after a couple of months. Not at all impressed with this product! Still runs, but the built in check valve has failed and the pump has been having to re prime each time it kicks on. As of yesterday it no longer wants to prime and just runs without moving water. Since I have an optical sensor in my ATO reservoir I'll just be switching to a traditional submersible pump in the next few days and ditching the Hydrofill Pump. Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 2:08 PM, specore said: Mine, in order top-to-bottom: 50, 20, 50, 50, 45, 3 hours for midday, in case you're curious. So it seems you're running more blue's than I am already, especially when consider that you have 4 more BEAM strips than I do too. Ohhh, but you keep the cover on.....🤔 That cover robs light intensity like you won't believe. 1 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 29 minutes ago, micoastreefing said: Mine, in order top-to-bottom: 50, 20, 50, 50, 45, 3 hours for midday, in case you're curious. So it seems you're running more blue's than I am already, especially when consider that you have 4 more BEAM strips than I do too. Ohhh, but you keep the cover on.....🤔 That cover robs light intensity like you won't believe. I least wen to the BRS mesh, which doesn't block nearly as much as the original. 1 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 1:25 PM, specore said: Playing with the camera this morning. Gonna take some practice for sure 🙂 Tank looks great. Looks like your photos are spot on to me. Very nicely done! 1 Quote Link to comment
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