Purple Monster Placement

[rutz81]

The person i got my PM frag from said that it likes high light. A) Is this true? B) How high, I have a nice spot about 5 " below the water surface, would this be good? I am using 2 x 175W Iwasaki 15K, plus a bunch of actinic(check my sig for details).

Thanks for any help on where I can place this guy.

Dave

[Bebo77]

with 175's i would place it middle to high in the tank...

[REEF-DADDY]

Tagging along here. I have a frag coming next week, I am running 400 hqi's.

[Yinger]

how much lighting did that person you recieved it have? i have mine placed about 6-8 inches below the water surface with 250s

[rutz81]

The peron had it high up under 250's..

[rutz81]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9390855#post9390855 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Yinger
how much lighting did that person you recieved it have? i have mine placed about 6-8 inches below the water surface with 250s
Which 250's?? I am trying to compare PAR on Sanjay's site so I don't bleach my coral.

[REEF-DADDY]

The problem is 250's can be 40 ppfd or 136 ppfd!

[Yinger]

you'll be fine. I have mine under XM 10ks. Puts out around 115ppfm. Your iwasaki's put out ~70ish? You can place it up high if you like. If you want to be safe, just light acclimate it.

[rutz81]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9390963#post9390963 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Yinger
you'll be fine. I have mine under XM 10ks. Puts out around 115ppfm. Your iwasaki's put out ~70ish? You can place it up high if you like. If you want to be safe, just light acclimate it.
86 ppfd, but, either way, looks like my spot will work. Thanks for the help guys.

[Yinger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9390999#post9390999 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rutz81
86 ppfd, but, either way, looks like my spot will work. Thanks for the help guys.

good luck with it. Its a VERY slow growing coral haha. But since its an expensive coral, just acclimate it from the middle of the tank to where you want to permanently place it up high.

[PnoyReefeR]

Dave,


Let it acclimate in your tank light then I will suggest move it higher not all the eay to the top but - 6-10 below the surface. I am running 10k ushio 250w.. :)

steve

[rutz81]

thanks for the reply steve, how's those ORA pieces doing I gave you?

Dave

[PnoyReefeR]

Pretty good loose the green base color but polyps are still blue.. it will color up soon :)...

thanks
steve

[TheUndertaker]

I placedmy PM up as high as i could get it under 250w hqi and it grows pretty fast for me

[SunnyX]

I have had my purple monster mid-level for over a year under 400W 20KXM. Great growth and coloration.

[REEF-DADDY]

Since all you PM owners are posting how about some pics?

[myusername]

I have two 250's with 14 k's. but, I would place it in the middle. but start it at the bottom and work it up to the middle. weeks at a time. to play it safe.

[Jar*Head]

I have mine 6-8" below the water surface. I used to run 1000w MH 20k Ushio. Now with my dual 400w HQI ballast and Reeflux 10k the PM look even better.

[Jar*Head]

BTW, Reeflux 10k with HQI ballast produce 170PPFD :)

[REEF-DADDY]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9400468#post9400468 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by REEFER714
Now with my dual 400w HQI ballast and Reeflux 10k the PM look even better.


I don't believe you show me some pics.

[Unarce]

Wow, you guys have yours pretty high. Mine's exactly 2' from a 400W bulb. It seemed to color up better for me when I lowered it. It's also slightly shaded, and my lighting is more full-spectrum.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c255/unarcephotos/Frags/PM.jpg

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9400499#post9400499 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by REEF-DADDY
I don't believe you show me some pics.

It is in my redhouse. I don't have any access to my redhouse or photo bucket with this computer. I can post them tonight :). I know what you are trying to do Reef-Daddy

[REEF-DADDY]

:)

[racerw]

Here is my little frag. I have mine about 6 inches from a 400 watt 20K.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n25/racerw/125sps120lps017.jpg

[rutz81]

Here's my 1" Frag:http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/rutz81/P3050153.jpg

The frag has only been in my tank for 1.5 weeks..

[Leishman]

30" below 400w 10k XMs

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16/p96531/P1010002.jpg

[racerw]

Leishman

You need another post quick!!

Nice Monster

[Unarce]

Heck yeah! Leishman, is that just with the XM 10K's?

[Jar*Head]

Here she is under 1000w ushio 20k
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/NgoSH0311/Jan%2029%2007/myPM.jpg

I don't have any pic of her under the 400w Reeflux

[REEF-DADDY]

niiiice

[rutz81]

maybe it's the pics, but, to my eyes these all do not look like the same coral

[PnoyReefeR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9406490#post9406490 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rutz81
maybe it's the pics, but, to my eyes these all do not look like the same coral

as long as you know the lineage then you know what u have :D

[Career]

Here's mine.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s56/JannetChu/100_0027.jpg

[Unarce]

Originally posted</a> by rutz81
maybe it's the pics, but, to my eyes these all do not look like the same coral

I see some slight differences, but that can be caused by certain variables. Especially, with all the blue lighting.

Like reeferpnoy said, if you can trace it back to Tyree, you're golden. The lineage for mine is: me; via Sand Dollar, via Leonard Ho, via Tyree;)

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9407108#post9407108 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Unarce
I see some slight differences, but that can be caused by certain variables. Especially, with all the blue lighting.

Like reeferpnoy said, if you can trace it back to Tyree, you're golden. The lineage for mine is: me; via Sand Dollar, via Leonard Ho, via Tyree;)

Hello Unarce, i like your corals collection :). Keep up the good work

[Unarce]

Thanks, R714!

Always nice to get a compliment from a fellow 'cubester';)

[CAreefer]

Here is my little guy.
June 06
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/554/21147PM-06_26_06.jpg

January 07
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/554/21147PM-1_11_07.jpg

6" from the surface, right between 2 400 watt 20k Helios on HQI ballasts in this pic.

CAReefer

[REEF-DADDY]

Nice growth, you like those Helios?

[CAreefer]

I do. However, I've got the Reeflux in there right now, one of the Helios died (they were at the end of their life anyway) and Eric was in the process of moving and needed bulbs, so went with the Reeflux. I need to switch over to the E-ballasts for energy savings and see what each of them look like. I've got one of the RL running on the CV E-ballast right now and it is visually whiter than the HQI. HQI runs them at 520 watts or so. Sanjay has no data posted on the IceCap ballast w/RL 10k, but the CV is 419. Life span should be better on either eballast as well.

CAReefer

[ChurchBoy]

I place mine about 12" from my Radium 400 PFO HQI's.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/98942purplemonster__Custom_.jpg