300 gallon "Outside Corner" Reef

[Sniperhank]

You said oceanic?

My son recommends HW salt, but it's expensive. It's not mined.


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I still like Kent...though alk always seems to be an issue.

 

[Gregcoyote]

Lights came in about a hour ago and my bubble coral is waking up, but it's exhibiting this.

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The silly thing retracted that ugly looking polyp.


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[manbeast]

The silly thing retracted that ugly looking polyp.


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Hey now be nice.


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[Gregcoyote]

Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder.


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[Gregcoyote]

iPhone shots from the office nano.




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[paul87]

Looking good! I love the tailspot blenny.

 

[Gregcoyote]

Thanks!


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[redsea]

I love the if she variety in the office tank, Greg! Did you purchase the Firefish as a pair? Or did you just buy two and they paired up? Thanks!

 

[Gregcoyote]

Just bought two and have been lucky so far.


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[redsea]

Awesome! I really enjoy the Purple Firefish I have in my BioCube...he is a little skittish (the Cleaner Shrimp can scare him ), but he is a great addition and certainly very colorful.

 

[Gregcoyote]

300 gallon "Outside Corner" Reef

Interesting read. Check this out Doug.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/4/corals


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[Sniperhank]

I would have liked to see more than one coral type used in this, rather than rotating the different frags under each light.


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[Gregcoyote]

I agree, but to set up a standard, they needed to choose one. The question is does different types of corals influence this test?


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[paul87]

Hey Greg I have a question for you out of curiosity. What size did you get your Monti cap at and how long have you had it? Also as far as growth pattern did it ever spread down the rock it was on or just up and out? I'm trying go give mine the perfect spot for a good cluster.

 

[Gregcoyote]

Mine grew out and upwards, then I killed then accidentally. They are now over growing the dead parts. Can't seem to keep the whole system where the caps grow well for more than a year.


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[paul87]

Mine grew out and upwards, then I killed then accidentally. They are now over growing the dead parts. Can't seem to keep the whole system where the caps grow well for more than a year.


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Hmm. Ok thanks.

 

[mr_X]

Interesting read. Check this out Doug.

Effects of Different Spectra Generated by LEDs on Growth of the Stony Coral Porites lobata — Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog


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Hmm...I don't really know what to say about this. In the first pic, those light look close enough to be helping out the neighbors...don't you think? i mean, look at the footprints of each light...even with the light diffuser, they still look like a 2' spread.
I've been saying all along that if you have enough PAR/PUR, in said fixture, it will grow coral no matter what color it is. Just like in the old days when people would use a 6500k iwaki halide because it had killer PAR, and promoted more growth, even though it looked downright ugly.

 

[Gregcoyote]

This seems to support that. Photons are photons.


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[Sniperhank]

I agree Doug. I would have wanted tall 'black out' walls in such an experiment.