DChemist

Lets see for pets I got one of these

 

 

BTW, cool critter and great photo...

Hey Darren i know where your dad lives along with everyone else who lives near prune hill.

Nice property!

Actually he's out in Hockinson. I've heard there are more out in Camas, but I haven't seen them...

Wow' date=' i was [b']WAY[/b] off.

Yeah, this is a diminuitive species of Water Buffalo from Europe- their common name is "Fallow Deer".(nutty)

My Dad's Pets

I thought I would post some of my Dad's pets... He had an unusually dark fawn this Spring. Their normal coloring (young and adult Fallow Deer) is light brown with white spots...

How low did your salinity get (assuming you replaced leaking saltwater with ro/di water)?

The Oregonian printed this article in today's paper- found it short but interesting.

http://www.oregonlive.com/science/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/science/115146152699270.xml&coll=7

They also had some links...

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2652.htm

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/welcome.html

http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov

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Nice pictures- I want one of these for my aquarium...

Here's mine, in case anyone doesn't want to follow the earlier link... They are 2 aquablues, 1 actinic plus and 1 pure actinic.

Would love to see it in person, but the drive is a bit long from Eugene.

 

And thanks for the "algae" warning!

Did you do any "screen acclimation" on your tank, or start with less hours for the lighting?

I didn't realize you were so far south...

I didn't do the screen acclimation (just didn't want to buy it). I reduced photoperiod from 12 to 6 hours and ran just half the lights for a couple of weeks. I increased the photoperiod over 1 or 2 months. I now run dawn/dusk from 6:30 am to 9:00 pm and the other lights (aquablues) from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

I had the aqua blues on my fixture and hated them' date=' I switched to the actinic bulbs. Go with 2 daylights (10k) and 2 actinics.[/quote']

 

What was is about the aquablues that you hated?

That *is* very blue! Did you switch your bulbs around to see if that would change anything? I have switched them- but with little difference in the overall look (when they're all on).

And which ones do you turn on first for dawn/dusk? I now have the pure actinic and actinic plus come on dawn/dusk. I used to mix an aquablue and the pure actinic for dawn/dusk but I like the increased fluorescence at dawn/dusk better.

Are your softies doing okay with the new lights? Everything (Xenia, ricordia, rhodactis, favites, capnella, gsp, mushrooms, zoanthids, and some caulastrea) is doing great- the Ricordia looked as if it disliked it the most but I just tucked it into a shady part of a rock and its still growing. The rhodactis, favites and zoanthids were added after I added the new lights.

 

I've read T5 threads until my eyeballs are falling out, and opinions change so much, with some people saying the daylight bulbs (GE or ATI) are too much for their corals, and others recommending them.

 

I'm leaning toward getting one ATI Sun (6000k), one Aquablue (11.000k) and two blue plus (20,000k). I like this list, though I haven't used a daylight bulb before so I'm not speaking from experience.

 

Which ones of these would work for dawn/dusk? Do I need one pure actinic in there, instead of one of the blue plus? From your list I would use the two blue plus for dawn/dusk. I don't think you have to have the pure actinic, but I like the additional fluorescence.

And if yes, should I get an ATI brand or go for a UVL super actinic instead? I've never seen a comparison between the two.

So many choices, and I want to get it reasonably right, since I'll have to live with it for the next 18-24 months. I agree, but regardless of what you get, you'll get used to it.

Your pics help a lot! Are the colors in them reasonably true to life, in your opinion? The colors are pretty accurate.

If you want to see it in person- PM me.

Also, I was unprepared for the algae bloom when I went from 42 Watts to 156 Watts of light. It is better now.

Darren

I miss the map- Is it coming back?

This link shows my bulb selection and a photo of the results... http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic26907-16-1.aspx?Highlight=dchemist

The light is a Tek- 36" with 4 bulbs. I have 2 aquablues, 1 actinic plus and 1 pure actinic. I think its too blue, but I've gotten used to it. When I replace the bulkbs I'm going replace the pure actinic or actinic plus with a GE daylight. That won't be until this winter.

For what its worth- the growth I have seems fast.

Acropora sp.?

I have this coral but I don't know what it is... Its growing well and I really like it. Can anyone give me an idea what it is?

Darren

I'd be up for a looking glass if the price was right (fair)...

I'm not sure if I'm being a nervous parent... Does the white patch in the center of this Monti look worrisome? I hadn't noticed before last night and I imagine its a little bigger today.

Also, sorry for the poor photos- I can't photograph any better because of the angle.

Where abouts will you be working? I would consider your commute to work when looking for a place to live.

I don't know what I like about it, but the photo of the little green monti(?) is cool.

very nice... sorry if you've posted it before but what are your camera specs?

It's a Konica MinoltaDiMAGE Z2 (4.0 mega pixels). Generally set to "s-macro" and on a tripod (or sometimes with the lens pressed up against the glass). I also generally manually set the F-Number and exposure time.

Darren

Is that one you have a question about.......a tunicate?

I posted it on Ron Shimek's forum yesterday- turns out its a sponge.

Here are some more- let me know what you think.

Tell me if this is a sponge or something else...

One of my Xenia was posing for the photo.

Check out the rare pink bubble macroalgae (censored) .

A a full tank shot- there really aren't two clownfish, just my software merging a couple of photos.

Enjoy,

Darren

(worthless)

I'm dying to know what I'm missing!

in the case of that stylo, i think that it is actually healthier in the later shots. while the lightening may not always be to our liking (if we bought a coral for its dark color for example) as long as it is growing, and has nice polyp extension, you are most likely making the coral happier with its new placement/arrangement.

 

looks great to me.

Thanks Krux- I appreciate the feedback. I didn't buy it for the color it was- it was given to me. I was more concerned that I was doing it harm. Doesn't seem to be the case.

Way cool...