Jackson's 115 Gallon Custom Cube 32x32x26 - Page 36

jackson6745 · 03/19/2018, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by markalot

Very cool. I regret not getting into the hobby sooner, I know very little about some of the older acros. Red Robin is the oldest known named that I have. Well, the slimer I suppose, but that doesn't count.

It was much more simple back then but it blows my mind how much the hobby has advanced in the past 20 years, not to mention the coral selection available today.

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Nice shots, Rich. Corals look super happy.
Jealous of your OT! Just can’t seem to get that up here not true OT, anyways. Lots of super blue gomezi that can look like it but not the real thing, I don’t think.
You have some very promising frags in there!

Original OT is very hard to find these days. Im thinking about moving my tenuis off to the side and putting OT in the center of the tank with high par. It's been growing very slowly lately. It needs a refreshing

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Originally Posted by E.intheC

Incredible looking corals - congrats Rich!

Thanks Eric. Go visit Kenny when you're ready. He has so many nice SPS that he doesn't list.

Piper27 · 03/21/2018, 03:04 AM

Jackson you just reminded me I bought some ushio bulbs and they wouldn't fit into my soligfoi halide fixtures!

I gotta call them, have you asked them about a refund yet?

Tanks looking great! Still have that nice tenuis?

jackson6745 · 03/21/2018, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Piper27

Jackson you just reminded me I bought some ushio bulbs and they wouldn't fit into my soligfoi halide fixtures!

I gotta call them, have you asked them about a refund yet?

Tanks looking great! Still have that nice tenuis?

Yea, i sent bulb back to Premium Aquatics and they refunded with no problem. I still have the tenuis but lost the red on it. Working on getting it to color up again

I think I have to move it to a better spot.

reefmutt · 03/21/2018, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jackson6745

Yea, i sent bulb back to Premium Aquatics and they refunded with no problem. I still have the tenuis but lost the red on it. Working on getting it to color up again

I think I have to move it to a better spot.

I remember that pic of your tenuis waay back when you first started getting the red. Was an amazing shot!
That pic was a forerunner to the crazy tenuis craze.

abhishek@1985 · 03/21/2018, 05:58 PM

Jackson,

If you want a 10K halide, nothing comes close to XM 10K 250 watt. Sadly they dont make them anymore but I have a few in storage that I can spare.
The PAR readings of them are off the chart and not yellow as Ushios which is why I love them.

Regards,
Abhishek

tmantaylor18 · 03/22/2018, 12:47 PM

thinking about adding sand back to my tank after seeing yours. Seems like every couple years I go back to it. Do you vacuum the sand?

Piper27 · 03/22/2018, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by abhishek@1985

Jackson,

If you want a 10K halide, nothing comes close to XM 10K 250 watt. Sadly they dont make them anymore but I have a few in storage that I can spare.
The PAR readings of them are off the chart and not yellow as Ushios which is why I love them.

Regards,
Abhishek

+1 my all time favorite bulb with a reeflux 12k and radium tied for second.

jackson6745 · 03/23/2018, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

I remember that pic of your tenuis waay back when you first started getting the red. Was an amazing shot!
That pic was a forerunner to the crazy tenuis craze.

Yup, but I hate the way it turned out. Blue LED pics with orange gel filters, digital white balance on top of it.... guys really bought a unicorn, a very expensive one too. This was the real color that I had https://youtu.be/5vghMKwY7LQ

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Originally Posted by abhishek@1985

Jackson,

If you want a 10K halide, nothing comes close to XM 10K 250 watt. Sadly they dont make them anymore but I have a few in storage that I can spare.
The PAR readings of them are off the chart and not yellow as Ushios which is why I love them.

Regards,
Abhishek

oooooo I would gladly purchase one from you! I'll send a PM.

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Originally Posted by tmantaylor18

thinking about adding sand back to my tank after seeing yours. Seems like every couple years I go back to it. Do you vacuum the sand?

I don't clean the sand. Flow keeps stuff from settling, wrasses always digging, sand sifters help also I guess.

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Originally Posted by Piper27

+1 my all time favorite bulb with a reeflux 12k and radium tied for second.

I have the reeflux 10k and 12k but at 400w I can't balance out the spectrum. Looks weird pink/yellow. When I run these bulbs at 250w color is much better.

reefmutt · 03/23/2018, 06:20 AM

What a stunner of a coral! And (gasp!) under real lighting!!

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03/21/2018, 03:04 AM	#877
Piper27 I love bengals Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Manassas Virginia Posts: 2,512	Jackson you just reminded me I bought some ushio bulbs and they wouldn't fit into my soligfoi halide fixtures! I gotta call them, have you asked them about a refund yet? Tanks looking great! Still have that nice tenuis?

03/21/2018, 05:58 PM	#880
abhishek@1985 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 525	Jackson, If you want a 10K halide, nothing comes close to XM 10K 250 watt. Sadly they dont make them anymore but I have a few in storage that I can spare. The PAR readings of them are off the chart and not yellow as Ushios which is why I love them. Regards, Abhishek

03/22/2018, 12:47 PM	#881
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	thinking about adding sand back to my tank after seeing yours. Seems like every couple years I go back to it. Do you vacuum the sand?