Rainbow Aussie lords....

[MarvinsReef]

I've been seeing so many varieties of these guys and they are just plain awesome!!! I've also heard some of them them fade and some of them become more colorful in time.... if you guys can post a shot when you first got them and current shot and the lighting they are under, I'll greatly appreciate it...

Thanks... looking forward to some nice eye candy... :)

[All Delight]

lol. I thought you going to show me some Marv :)

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10383584#post10383584 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by All Delight
lol. I thought you going to show me some Marv :)
LoLz... fine, I will.. :)

07-08-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-08-07_Aussie2_P.jpg

07-17-07... have lost a lot of green...
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-17-07_Aussie_2.jpg

0717-07... top down...
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-19-07_Aussie_3.jpg

it has become more and more orange and losing the green ring fast... it's sitting on the sand bed and I re-positioned it to receive indirect light... this is exactly why I posted this thread... I've heard mixed results with these Rainbows.. some have colored up even more and some have lost their vibrant colors... what I've heard also is most of these vibrant Rainbow Aussies are collected in deeper waters... is it true that by having actinics, it will help out with maintaining the color? that would be my problem coz I don't run actinics in my tank.. just straight up 14k Phoenix...

anybody else would like to chime in?

[JenDub]

I am digging the after shot then the before. It looks like a Fiji sunset!!!

Ciao,
Jen=)

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10383686#post10383686 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JenDub
I am digging the after shot then the before. It looks like a Fiji sunset!!!

Ciao,
Jen=)
Thanks Jen.. :)

[Hypertek99]

I'll post a pic of mine tomorrow. Mine has actually gotten brighter. But i have it under 250MH 20K

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10383836#post10383836 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hypertek99
I'll post a pic of mine tomorrow. Mine has actually gotten brighter. But i have it under 250MH 20K
that'll be great... :)

Thanks..

[water hazzard]

would love to post pics but, I have seen change in almost all of mine. I am currently experimenting with different light. Most if not all so far have done better in the indirect 150 with 96w actinic. Dont really have to many spots for all the colonys in the indirect light. Would love to hearmore on this from others.

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10384341#post10384341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by water hazzard
would love to post pics but, I have seen change in almost all of mine. I am currently experimenting with different light. Most if not all so far have done better in the indirect 150 with 96w actinic. Dont really have to many spots for all the colonys in the indirect light. Would love to hearmore on this from others.
I think we as a community that likes and appreciates the new Aussie lords coming in should all experiment and share info on how keep these guys happy and thriving.. keeping the colors vibrant included... I and a few others have already started doing this with different color morphs of Aussies...

I really enjoyed the before and after shots that RandyO posted on that Pink Aussie... I have high hopes that more and more nice pinks are going to show up... I just hope that I can keep the bright Rainbow colors I've been fortunate to acquire..

anyway, sorry for such a long post.. I hope it made sense.. back to regular programming.. ;)


PICS! PICS!! PICS!!!

[143gadgets]

Here are a couple of mine. the first on lost color and the second one gained color.

Aussie #1

6-15-07
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/CHR_1400.jpg

7-8-07
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/CHR_2675cropweb.jpg


Aussie #2

6-15-07
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/CHR_1399.jpg

7-15-07
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/CHR_3092.jpg

[MarvinsReef]

very nice Chris.. :)

[greystreet41]

I can't comment on changes for the worse, but I do think the more blue the more different colors you'll see. I don't think that's anything earth shattering, but I had some pretty blah pieces under PCs and put them under 20Ks and now they're pretty impressive...fwiw

[al abaqueta]

the pinks on this one has really gotten better in my friends tank. Werent as bright pink only week and a half ago. He changed to 250w 20ks and the change is amazing. http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/140033pinky.jpg andhttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/140033new_acans_002.jpg These might be the nicest I have seen.

[vessxpress1]

Wow! You guys have some spectacular aussie acans! I just bought 6 frags of my own that should be coming in Tuesday, from Fragglereef.

I'll have to take before and after pics now, after seeing how much these things change.

I just put new T-5s in with the front one being one of the new Sfiligoi actinics. The other bulbs are 10,000k, 12,000k and 14,000k. Can't wait to get them. :)

[ct_vol]

I haven't had any of mine lose color... I'll try and post some pics in the next couple of days of the few rainbows I have... :) I'll agree with Casey though in that they seem to look a lot more impressive under bluer spectrum high intensity lighting... :D

[Hypertek99]

Yep 250MH 20K Reef Optics here. Everyone post your light setup too.

[143gadgets]

I was using an XM 20K 250w. I think my colors may have faded due to an old bulb. I just switched it to a Radium 20K 250w. Everything looks brighter under this bulb. I'll post weekly pics of the progress changes.

Here is a pic of some that were moved to the top. Sorry for the bad pic. It was feeding time and I wanted to snap a quick one. :)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/CHR_3560.jpg

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I have mine near the top of my tank, but under 196W of PC lighting. When I bought them, they were almost totally bleached out. I've had them about a month and they're a dark red, almost orange, with white stripes, and some purple coming in. So...I'm guessing they do well under my lighting situation :)

[143gadgets]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10389845#post10389845 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Der_Iron_Chef
I have mine near the top of my tank, but under 196W of PC lighting. When I bought them, they were almost totally bleached out. I've had them about a month and they're a dark red, almost orange, with white stripes, and some purple coming in. So...I'm guessing they do well under my lighting situation :)

Cool! have any pics?

[andrewkw]

I don't know if you guys consider this one rainbow but i'm loving it

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/andrewkw/Picture159.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/andrewkw/Picture149.jpg

just got it a few days ago but it's got lots of different colours. it's a nice big 50 polyp colony i'm not going to frag anytime soon.

[The Shan Man]

Very nice pics!!!!

[143gadgets]

Beautiful!!!

[greystreet41]

rainbow enough for me....beautiful!

[ct_vol]

Excuse the Cyano... lol ;)

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j239/ct_vol/LPS/rainbow.jpg

[Fliger]

Nice stuff. Here are a couple I have coming Tuesday, not sure if the first two are considered "Rainbow"

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/dfliger/Elos%20160XL/4-38.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/dfliger/Elos%20160XL/july-65.jpg

Not "rainbow" but unique. Looks like a Orange Crush Lord. :)

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/dfliger/Elos%20160XL/4-49.jpg

Here is a rainbow that I got a while back, coloring up well.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/dfliger/Elos%20160XL/IMG_5264.jpg

EDIT - the first three are vendor photos, the fourth is my photo

[al abaqueta]

Hey D Fliger, love your avatar. Go Chiefs!!! Go Jayhawks!!!!

[143gadgets]

Fliger, that first one is amazing! I wish I saw it before my last order. Nice pieces though.

[Ace1]

All of your pix are Very Nice...

im seeing prices of $25-$30 per polyp, are you guys actually paying these prices?
Also how long does it take for them to grow? and where are you getting them from?

[Hypertek99]

$25-30 per poylp is a good deal. I seen them from $25-300 a poylp. You can get them from Darklordcoral, diamondsinthereef, fragglereef, justcoral, etc. Some are fast growers and some slow. I have acans that doubled in a few months and others that have not grown at all after 6 months.

[143gadgets]

Check out bluegrasscorals.com They have some nice pieces. I got most of mine form him. Great prices as well.

[MarvinsReef]

awesome Aussies Fliger.. any updated shots of them?

[Fliger]

Hey Marvin, they came in today and look great. I think I got eight from blueglasscorals. Very nice guy there.

I have a few more coming in from fragglereef tomorrow - including that wicked rainbow micro.

I'm slammed but I got some shots in my high tech acclimation devices. :) I'll try to get them posted later.

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10405196#post10405196 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fliger
Hey Marvin, they came in today and look great. I think I got eight from blueglasscorals. Very nice guy there.

I have a few more coming in from fragglereef tomorrow - including that wicked rainbow micro.

I'm slammed but I got some shots in my high tech acclimation devices. :) I'll try to get them posted later.
WOWsome... looking forward for some eye candies... :D

[Fliger]

I guess this is the one that falls into the "rainbow" category. Its spectacular. I posted pix of the others in the Aussie forum. Do you like my H.T.A.D. - they are also great for Jack 'n Coke.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/dfliger/Corals%20from%20Fragglereef/IMG_5287.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/dfliger/Corals%20from%20Fragglereef/IMG_5284.jpg

[MarvinsReef]

very nice Rainbow Fliger... :)

[MarvinsReef]

alright.. here's another version of Rainbow I got a week or two ago.. I'll try to get a week to week or bi-weekly pic of it to see if it fades or get brighter under my lighting...

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-24-07_Aussie1.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-19-07_Aussie_5.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-24-07_Aussie1a.jpg

[heretolearn]

nice acans

[143gadgets]

Very nice Marvin!

This one is one of my favs. Not sure if you guys would call it a rainbow or not. I have moved it up in the tank, from 13" to 4" from the surface. it's developing quite nicely. :)

Graffiti Aussie 7-25-07
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/CRL_3708.jpg


Graffiti Aussie 7-15-07
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/CHR_3092.jpg

[MarvinsReef]

bump... almost time for the weekly shots.. how about we start posting our weekly or bi-weekly shots every weekend just so we have time to take shots on weekends... it's really up to you what you want to do, either weekly or bi-weekly...

let's get a head count on who's up for this... and current lighting set up and placement of each experimental Aussie lords Rainbow piece...

MarvinsReef
- current lighting: 250w DE w/ 14k Phoenix about 8-10" from water surface -- (18" deep tank)
- all Aussies on the sandbed

just copy and paste please...

Thanks

[PnoyReefeR]

7/12/07

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/pnoyreefer/006-3.jpg

7/27/07
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/pnoyreefer/002-8.jpg

[PnoyReefeR]

7/12/07

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/pnoyreefer/003-4.jpg

7/24/07
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/pnoyreefer/007-8.jpg

[heretolearn]

i wonder where they came from . SWEET ACANS
DROOL
Any pics of the skittles acan

mike

[MarvinsReef]

awesome!!

[The Beaut]

Wonder what it is with the green color. Steve even though yours are sweet, it seems the green is also fading a bit. Or am i imagining it.

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10439958#post10439958 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Beaut
Wonder what it is with the green color. Steve even though yours are sweet, it seems the green is also fading a bit. Or am i imagining it.
yeah, it'll be interesting to see how these guys adjust in the tank environment in the next few months... :)

keep posting the pics guys...

[MarvinsReef]

here's another guy I picked up recently.. I still need to take a top down shot...

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-27-07_Aussie1a.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-27-07_Aussie1.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-28-07_Aussie1a.jpg

[surfnvb7]

marv, thats pretty tight!

i wonder what it would look like in MY tank. ;)

[al abaqueta]

Wow, that is an impressive colony Marv.

[DetroitBrad]

Flig,

That first one may be my favorite yet, I love the coloring!

[ReefMonger]

A couple of my new ones

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/blackgpgt/DSCF2905.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/blackgpgt/DSCF2901.jpg

[The Beaut]

Reefmonger, Is the first one the Four Seasons Acan? if so i will be really interested to see how it does in your tank.

[SaraB]

Reefmonger - Where did you find the Acan in the first photo? It's very nice!!!!

[ReefMonger]

It is the 4 seasons. I will let you know. I have another on the way because one of my echinos destroyed it while I was on vacation. Did you get one and it change color on you?

[MarvinsReef]

Updates...

07-08-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-08-07_Aussie2_P.jpg

07-17-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-17-07_Aussie_2.jpg

07-24-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-24-07_Aussie3.jpg

08-05-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/08-05-07_Aussie3.jpg



07-08-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-08-07_Aussie1b.jpg

08-05-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/08-05-07_Aussie2.jpg

these first two have lost a lot of color... mainly the green / yellowish rings...


07-27-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/07-27-07_Aussie1.jpg

08-05-07
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/32g_Reef/NonIndosNMicros/08-05-07_Aussie1.jpg

this guy is holding it's colors pretty well after almost a month.. :)

[monkeydude]

what lighting are you using to keep the colors?

[The Beaut]

when i got it June
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/THEBEAUT1/june3007065.jpg

Now

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/THEBEAUT1/july2407006.jpg

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10490728#post10490728 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by monkeydude
what lighting are you using to keep the colors?
I think I'm bleaching them actually.... I have them under 250w MH DE w/ 14k Phoenix bulb... my tank is only 18" deep...

[ReefMonger]

Beaut,

What bulbs do you have it under and placement in the tank? I just got my other frag so right now its at the bottom about 30 inches away from t-5 blue plus

[surfnvb7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10491473#post10491473 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarvinsReef
I think I'm bleaching them actually.... I have them under 250w MH DE w/ 14k Phoenix bulb... my tank is only 18" deep...

marv, you need some colored sticks in there to give them shade!!! ;)

[The Beaut]

I have a tek t5, 6 bulbs 3 blue +, 1 super actinic, 2 aquablue. Just changed out my GE 6500 for an aquablue, too much hair algae from it. I have also cut back my photo period a couple of hours. I really hope the colors come back.

[MalawianDude]

I've gotta agree with greystreet back in the beginning, I have one frag of these, more coming next week. When i had them under PC's they looked very faded and grey. Now with the newly installed 250w 20k MH setup, their colors begin popping, just dont think they were meant to be kept under PC's LOL

[The Beaut]

T5s in my opinion are way to bright and intense for most LPS. I think they are really good SPS lights but over kill for LPS and Softies

[MarvinsReef]

from what I've read and seen pics of, 20k Radiums are the best bulbs to show the colors of these guys... can you guys that have this set up verify and post a couple of pics? :)

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10496726#post10496726 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by surfnvb7
marv, you need some colored sticks in there to give them shade!!! ;)
in due time.. ;)

[143gadgets]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10507911#post10507911 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarvinsReef
from what I've read and seen pics of, 20k Radiums are the best bulbs to show the colors of these guys... can you guys that have this set up verify and post a couple of pics? :)

I agree. I have seen some really cool colors develop since switching to the Radiums. They are awesome bulbs for bringing out colors.

[Fliger]

I'm running 400W Radiums on the M135 (?) ballast and getting great color as well. I haven't had a chance to get updated photos but they are doing great.

[SaraB]

The Beaut or ReefMonger - Where did you get your Four Seasons Aussie Acan from???

[Vegascoral]

WOW