Riot's Tank

[Dispar_Anthias]

Wow nice tank

[riot]

Have to admit growth's been REAL slow.

Here is a blue stag frag got from joe_P last year Nov/ Dec. From a single stem, two small branches , err make it two small twigs sprouting off after 4 months.

But hey, at least it aint RTN'd yet That gotta count for something.

[riot]

Wow nice tank

thanks DA

been some improvements esp since I looked at the old pix. Gee- the old tank looks kinda drab huh ? Miss Coralline sure is pretty

[Golden Tooth]

Yeah! Looks nicer.

[riot]

And it gets better.....

just mounted in my 400w CV 10kk bulb

pix of tank under new bulbs - looks way pppiiiiiiiiiiink!

[riot]

The CV sure makes the blues stand out. Whoa!

[riot]

Compare with old pix under 10kk BLV

[riot]

The stag look bluer too.

[riot]

a top down view on the stag...

[riot]

Anyway, lots of thanks to the following dudes who have helped me out soooooo much in my new light setup.

Reef Depot- thanks for the prompt delivery

Dr Evil - my main man! Your help in getting the hood done is greatly appreciated.

And now, waiting for them frags to GROW!

[nicky30092002]

i wanna go see ur tank again ... ur dog oso ..

[riot]

Sure bro drop me a line anytime

so far on the 10kk CVs - a pinkish hue that should turn to a crisp white once burned in. So far, no adverse effects on my corals yet. Reduced the light schedule by a couple of hours, just to reduce the shock from switching from 2X150w to 400w. No bleaching detected.

[DeepBlue]

love the 'erected' look of that blue staghorn

[riot]

Thanks Deep Blue

actually I was thinking of calling it Joe's Blue Erection, but now that its sprouting......

[Golden Tooth]

Joe Blue? Sounds familiar.

[19percula]

wow

spectacular

[riot]

Joe Blue?   Sounds familiar.  

heh heh he's been awfully quiet these days....

thanks percula

[riot]

Now that I have mounted my mh with spider, theres no space to put in my old 3ft FL tubes for a dawn / dusk / night viewing. I have a width of 18 inches- any ideas on how to squeeze fl tubes in there? Is there any fl tubes in smaller than 18inch dimensions, best in the cheap cheap blues (not true actinics)?

[dr evil]

Dr Evil - my main man! Your help in getting the hood done is greatly appreciated.

anytime man......... hope ur sps will grow nicely.........

[dr evil]

Now that I have mounted my mh with spider, theres no space to put in my old 3ft FL tubes for a dawn / dusk / night viewing. I have a width of 18 inches- any ideas on how to squeeze fl tubes in there? Is there any fl tubes in smaller than 18inch dimensions, best in the cheap cheap blues (not true actinics)?

hi bro,

u can try 36watts PL tubes actinics......it can fit...

if u need help, let me know.....cheers

[riot]

Hey thks dr evil. Problem solved - I managed to stick in a 3 ft Fl light set behind the hood.

Anyway, latest update. Have ran the CV10kk from 21/04-3/05.

On positive side, the colour is fantastic - its really a crisp white with faint actinic purple tinge - man, I save on actinic lighting for this set up.

Now problem- my corals are bleaching. My blue erection - fried to a white crisp. I detect tissue recession on several acro frags. One of the turquoise stags remain the same colour, except for the tip that comes directly under the light, lost the bright intensivty and has faded. Not sure if its becoz i did not properly acclimitize the sps, although I have shifted the most burnt down to the sandbed. But man, I love the colour.

[LinkinPark]

Hi

Pls refer to this thread @ problems with CV:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p...25&pagenumber=1

It may be:

UV

Ballast: HQI

accilimatize

spectrum

My experience with UV is my cheapo DE 150w. Anything directly under the light got fried, bleached, tissue gone & died.

Yours is a SE and the outer shield should be UV-shielded. But the symptom is (to a certain extent) similar to my UV problem

However, there is a thread on Aquaconnect 14k (I think is by Tom Berry in RC) that "glorify" the bulb. I thinking very hard

[riot]

update june 04.

bulbs changed to 400w radiums

[Golden Tooth]

Riot bro.. Is that u in the avatar?

[riot]

heh heh heh