748S911 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 What other corals did you get? Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Yeah, inside the bag is like the most unflattering view for corals. I bet it will look pretty good once settled (though probably not AS good as AquaSD's photo). I'm going to stop by their store this weekend and see how true their photos are in person. LOL. 3 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, 748S911 said: Those pics are always taken under heavy blues, and corals sometimes lose color when stressed from shippping. It should look good after it settles in to your system, give it a couple of weeks. That’s my hope! 1 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 57 minutes ago, Tigahboy said: Yeah, inside the bag is like the most unflattering view for corals. I bet it will look pretty good once settled (though probably not AS good as AquaSD's photo). I'm going to stop by their store this weekend and see how true their photos are in person. LOL. Lemme know what you figure out! 58 minutes ago, 748S911 said: What other corals did you get? Zoas and a rock flower anemone 1 1 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Hannahhhh said: Lemme know what you figure out! Zoas and a rock flower anemone Usually the website specifies what color temp pics are taken under and camera. Not sure if they do, but I’ve seen that before on other sites. @Tigahboy covert ops 😂 2 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 16 minutes ago, 748S911 said: Usually the website specifies what color temp pics are taken under and camera. Not sure if they do, but I’ve seen that before on other sites. @Tigahboy covert ops 😂 I didn’t see that anywhere, I’ll look again Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 15 hours ago, billygoat said: That's sad news! Do you have anything in there that might have gone after him? I don’t think so, nothing super aggressive Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 What are your thoughts on an air prime? Worth the cost to upgrade? The light that came with my fluval evo is fine, it keeps my corals alive, but it doesn’t give them a pop in their color. Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hannahhhh said: What are your thoughts on an air prime? Worth the cost to upgrade? The light that came with my fluval evo is fine, it keeps my corals alive, but it doesn’t give them a pop in their color. I have a prime hd over a 20g high. It's really powerful. I have my settings low lol. It's worth the money IMO. I started out with a cheaper light that crapped out and I ended up just getting a good light. Should have done it right off the rip. 3 Quote Link to comment
NaturallyKait Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 An AI Prime is my eventual plan for my evo as well. For now we’re sticking with the stock lighting because we have 3 kids under 4 so the hood is safer, but I’m hoping to move to a prime in a year or so maybe. 1 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 What about prime hd vs led? Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 50 minutes ago, DSFIRSTSLTWATER said: I have a prime hd over a 20g high. It's really powerful. I have my settings low lol. It's worth the money IMO. I started out with a cheaper light that crapped out and I ended up just getting a good light. Should have done it right off the rip. How does it look taking photos under the prime? Do the corals come out looking pretty? Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Just now, Hannahhhh said: How does it look taking photos under the prime? Do the corals come out looking pretty? I like to have more blue than white so they look really good. For pics I usually just use the yellow or orange filter to take out the blue. It makes them look good. 3 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I run a prime hd over my 2.5 pico and love it. Great light all around and very easy to use. Im getting great coloration and growth too. 2 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, 748S911 said: I run a prime hd over my 2.5 pico and love it. Great light all around and very easy to use. Im getting great coloration and growth too. I think I’m gonna go with the ai prime hd. My stock light works fine, but I find that coral looks amazing at the reef store and then when I buy it and bring it home it looks blah. It grows well and is healthy, but the colors are super muted and brownish. 4 Quote Link to comment
Sunday Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 AI PRIME HD is a good choice for your tank and it would give you an optimal lightning for growing corals efficently especially SPS. You may have a lil bit light bleeding on the sides but overall good choice and i am sure your corals will look better (and grow faster ah!). Copyright Herve Reef Tools Sorry there's some french in there lol but as you can see you will have 15 000 lux on surface 12 900 in the middle and 11 000 on the sand which is perfect! Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Sunday said: AI PRIME HD is a good choice for your tank and it would give you an optimal lightning for growing corals efficently especially SPS. You may have a lil bit light bleeding on the sides but overall good choice and i am sure your corals will look better (and grow faster ah!). Copyright Herve Reef Tools Sorry there's some french in there lol but as you can see you will have 15 000 lux on surface 12 900 in the middle and 11 000 on the sand which is perfect! I assume light bleeding just means extra light goes over the edges of the tank? Is that a problem or more of a visual thing? JK just read the rest of your post, sorry! Edited May 16, 2019 by Hannahhhh Quote Link to comment
Sunday Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Hannahhhh said: I assume light bleeding just means extra light goes over the edges of the tank? Is that a problem or more of a visual thing? Not a pb at all just a visual thing 👍 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 I got the ai prime hd! Still figuring out lighting, if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know! My watchman goby and his shrimp have moved their burrow to the front of the tank, so now I get to see them more often 🙂 I’m noticing more black spots on my clownfish. None of my other fish have them, but I still find it concerning. I’m hopeful it’s from the clown rubbing against zoas, but that just seems too convenient. 6 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Congrats Pics already look a million times better. Wait til your corals start to color up and pop even more! I recommend using acclimation setting for first 30 days (keep it lower than 50%) you dont want to burn your corals. You can download another reefers schedule thats what I did. @This guy is extra salty sent me his light schedule which is awesome! If you dont like it you can always tweek it to your liking or find someones schedule you like. My corals on that schedule are really doing well, so very happy with the results. Just remember dont burn your corals and acclimate them to the higher intensity gradually. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 5 hours ago, 748S911 said: Congrats Pics already look a million times better. Wait til your corals start to color up and pop even more! I recommend using acclimation setting for first 30 days (keep it lower than 50%) you dont want to burn your corals. You can download another reefers schedule thats what I did. @This guy is extra salty sent me his light schedule which is awesome! If you dont like it you can always tweek it to your liking or find someones schedule you like. My corals on that schedule are really doing well, so very happy with the results. Just remember dont burn your corals and acclimate them to the higher intensity gradually. Thanks! I’m so psyched! Can you send his schedule to me? I’d like to try it out! 2 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 11 hours ago, Hannahhhh said: I got the ai prime hd! Still figuring out lighting, if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know! My watchman goby and his shrimp have moved their burrow to the front of the tank, so now I get to see them more often 🙂 I’m noticing more black spots on my clownfish. None of my other fish have them, but I still find it concerning. I’m hopeful it’s from the clown rubbing against zoas, but that just seems too convenient. The black spots on a clown are usually burns from whatever coral it’s rubbing. Mine used to get major spots from the Paly Patch he loved. 2 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 45 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: The black spots on a clown are usually burns from whatever coral it’s rubbing. Mine used to get major spots from the Paly Patch he loved. Ugh I so hope so! I never really see him rub against corals, but maybe he does it when I’m not looking. 1 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 The schedule you have is really close to ecotech radion ab+ settings. Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, 748S911 said: The schedule you have is really close to ecotech radion ab+ settings. Thanks for sending it. I’m gonna try it out once I get home 1 Quote Link to comment
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