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01-03-2003, 11:24 PM
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A couple of coral pictures
This first picture is of a colony from a little over a year ago. I got it for free from the LFS because (as you can see) it was rapidly being taken over by algae and was bleaching. Over the next 10 months is turned a darker green brown nothing too cool. Then this Oct. I increased the photoperiod to 10 hours and at the beginning of Dec. replaced both 400W 10,000K Ushio bulbs with one new one and the other with a 20,000K Radium 400W. Now after 30 days it is really coloring up.
Regards, Kevin
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01-03-2003, 11:28 PM
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Here is the same coral tonight.
Kevin
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01-04-2003, 01:15 PM
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i think you got a deal on that one...nice.
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01-06-2003, 04:01 PM
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that looks great !
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01-06-2003, 04:28 PM
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Dont you just love it when that happens!
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01-06-2003, 09:36 PM
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That's a beauty Kevin ... you say you are going to be at the January meeting in a couple of weeks .... RIGHT???????????
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01-19-2003, 09:18 AM
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having one 10k and one 20k, does that make one side of the tank a little more blue?? is this offset by actinics???
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01-19-2003, 06:15 PM
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danimal11211,
The bulbs are not on opposite ends of the tank but in adjoining fixtures. The actual bulbs are 12" apart so the color blends perfectly. Regards, Kevin
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01-28-2003, 12:22 AM
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Good lighting Idea
So kevinpo, how does your tank look with the two lamps side by side, blue, white, what ever? I am also curious; how big is the tank these two lamps covering? I have a 72 gal. bow and your idea sounds intriguing. I am a bit concerned that 20K lamps alone would be to blue for my taste. I am still designing a MH lighting system for my tank. I am curious though; how much light reaches the outer edges of your tank? Is there enough light for good SPS growth or are you covering a smaller tank that could easily be covered by the two lights?
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