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06/07/2012, 01:02 PM | #201 |
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Mind if I ask what you do for work? You seem to have a decent amount of money to throw around, I'm not quite to that point in my life yet, but someday
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Deepwater trigs, especially the males seem to be very sensitive... Totally bummed this happened and feel real bad for the person at dd who was cleaning the tank... But, as you said, glad it happened when it did...and I did not get him doa or have him pass while under my care... |
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Blue throats, Red tail, and Pink tails are all mellower trigs but it truly depends on the individual, as the Pink tail I have now is a real aggressive pita... Avoid, Clowns, Undulates, Queens, Fuscus they are mean, esp if large... I have had lots of luck with lagoon triggers...any Rhinecanthus...they are generally mellower but can also be really mean...again, depends on the individual... I would recommend getting a smaller trig a raising it- they seem to be less brutal when they become larger... I would also recommend feeding them a lot as that will also decrease aggression... But with a trigger you never really know... |
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06/08/2012, 07:06 AM | #206 |
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Cool...good luck!
I have had a few Pinktails- kept one for 13 years...they were all wonderful and mellow fish but would stand up for themselves if picked on...however, my current Pinktail is just a mean and nasty fish... |
06/08/2012, 11:10 AM | #207 | |
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I'm really enjoying your tank, I'd love to see a current video of it. |
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06/08/2012, 11:15 AM | #208 |
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one of my fav tanks,
thank you for sharing the pics with us would love to see some feeding video |
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As I mentioned, the Outrigger Trig died while still at dd...hope to get one soon...her is a list of the trigs in the tank...smallest is the Rhinecanthus Aculeatus at an inch or so...Ehinecanthus Cinereus is the biggest at 8 plus...I keep them very well fed to reduce aggression...most have been with me since tiny....
Rhinecanthus Cinereus- Cinereus Trig Rhinecanthus verrucosus- Bursa Trig Rhinecanthus aculeatus- Huma Trig Rhinecanthus assasi- Assassi Trig Rhinecanthus lunula- Lunula Trig Rhinecanthus rectangulus- Rectangle/Huma Trig Sufflamen chrysopterum- Halfmoon Trig- in sump, A real pita Pseudobalistes fuscus- Fuscus Trig Xanthichthys auromarginatus- Blue Jaw Trig- male transitioning to female, bummer Xanthichthys mento- Crosshatch Trig-female Balistes punctatus- Golden Heart Trig Melichthys niger- Hawaiian Black Trig Melichthys indicus- Indian Black Trig Balistes vetula- Queen Trig Balistoides viridescens- Titan Trig |
06/16/2012, 08:55 AM | #212 |
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cleaning tank today or tomorrow... will try and post a feeding video later...
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06/16/2012, 01:28 PM | #213 |
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even mr ching chai has gotten the triggerfish fever
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yeah, we spoke on fb...I am hopefully next in line...
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06/18/2012, 12:44 PM | #215 |
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I just got a Nu-Clear 522 to use on my tank, and I noticed that the stem of the pressure gauge looked rather coppery. I asked them about it, and the response was that it was brass, and therefore safe even for inverts. The literature says otherwise. Are you using their pressure gauge? I realize that you don't have inverts in there, but copper is bad for more than just decorative inverts.
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06/18/2012, 05:42 PM | #216 |
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How is the Goldenback/Outrigger doing?
Sorry if I missed it, but what temp are you keeping the tank at? Hopefully moderately cool for the Garibaldi and the deepwater Triggers. Oh, and very impressive list of Triggers.
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06/21/2012, 03:51 PM | #218 |
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Just came from my LFS and they had a 14" Goldenback Trigger in QT. Only $1000
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07/26/2012, 01:48 PM | #219 |
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hey all,
been away for a bit. my big update is I just ordered 5 of these for the tank...got a nice deal... hope to be in the 1st shipment that would arrive in early Oct...if not, they will arrive in late Nov. |
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WOW those look amazing and I'm willing to be they will be the best lights on the market once they are released. Ever since the anounce of their pre-order I keep trying to find ways to save money so I can put a few of those over my tank. Maybe next year I'll scrape together enough cash... Do you have a P3 controller? If not you shoud defenetly consider it, I love mine and it is defenetly worth the money to give you full control over those lights.
Can you give us the specs of what you ordered? I haven't looked into them in great detail but I think they have different color fixtures (I'm assuming you ordered black because of the picture). And I thought they had different color options for the LED. I can't wait to see those over your tank!
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07/27/2012, 09:10 AM | #221 |
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Ed,
I have been saving for this tank I think my entire life, lol...been waiting for just the right lights, when I heard about these last year the sounded perfect and keep getting better, as they keep refining them...so it is tough for me to release specs because they keep improving them... I ordered the silver ones...did not get the narrow beam reflectors or the additional hyperviolets...the lights will becontrolled off my laptop and I will get a controller down the line, they are still perfecting that and told me to hold off... love the lighting mode and the sunrise/sunset and how that will roll over each of the 5 units... this is from another site..."The upcoming GHL Mitras LX 6100 LED light got a bit more refined ahead of its release this fall along with announcing special preorder pricing if you place your order before August 30. The final version of the Mitras LED light will feature nine separate, dimmable channels with the addition of the additional channel of neutral white LEDs. On top of the boost in white, they increased the level of hyperviolet LEDs from two to six hitting in the 425nm wavelength. The final numbers boast up to 72 high-power LEDs in the Mitras fixture. You can also add narrow beam reflectors and additional hyperviolet LEDs to the mix." If interested, you should def. call Michael in Ontario..he owns the co that is importing them... |
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here is the silver and a couple more pics...
I really like the sunrise/sunset setting and you can imagine it rolling from one unit into the next...each unit can be a master or slave...if each is a master, you get the roll effect... Last edited by humaguy; 07/27/2012 at 09:19 AM. Reason: posted same pic twice... |
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Nice hows the lunula?
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07/27/2012, 05:17 PM | #224 |
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she is doing great...will post some pics in a few...
looking forward to your build Dragon...that is going to be a very intense tank... good luck... |
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she is doinf great thanks.
looking forward to seeing your build...that is going to be an intense tank... here are some pics i took a few minutes ago, but they came out lousy..I did not check my settings... will post more soon... |
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