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not really sure but in pic 7 is that red bugs? don't want to alarm but there are dots near the polyps

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Originally Posted by riceboy (Post 753645)

not really sure but in pic 7 is that red bugs? don't want to alarm but there are dots near the polyps

I don't see any sign of bugs there. At that close, they would be fairly noticeable.

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Originally Posted by Bblinks (Post 753616)

Stunning Wayne! Simply awesome.

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Originally Posted by apexifd (Post 753618)

Nice camera, nice coral, and love the tangs

Guys, thanks!

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Originally Posted by chris88 (Post 753628)

Tank looks great. what intensity are you running your radion's at?

Thanks! The lights are at 90% right now and will be at 100% this weekend. I upgraded the lens not long ago and before the upgrading the lens the radions were at 100%.

Awesome i am running my radion with the tir lense at about 85% peak 4 hrs a day. the rest of the time is ramping up and down.

How are you liking the radions?

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Originally Posted by riceboy (Post 753645)

not really sure but in pic 7 is that red bugs? don't want to alarm but there are dots near the polyps

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Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 753647)

I don't see any sign of bugs there. At that close, they would be fairly noticeable.

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Originally Posted by Bblinks (Post 753656)

Me either...

Whew... I was worried for a while... Brad and Rich, thanks for reviewing the pic for me... I've never dealt with red bugs before so I am reliant on your knowledge and experience on this. I've always dip all my corals before they enter the tank. Much appreciated! :wink:

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Originally Posted by chris88 (Post 753713)

Awesome i am running my radion with the tir lense at about 85% peak 4 hrs a day. the rest of the time is ramping up and down.

How are you liking the radions?

I currently have them at 90% for 8 hrs a day but I had also ran them for 4 hrs at start with the intensity at 50% ( i think...) and slowly increased the duration along with the intensity.

I like them but I had problems with one not long ago...

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Originally Posted by Rice Reef (Post 753714)

I've never dealt with red bugs before so I am reliant on your knowledge and experience on this. I've always dip all my corals before they enter the tank. Much appreciated! :wink:

Dipping is not really a 100% guarantee. Best to inspect visually with a magnifying glass, they're pretty easy to see. I use a microscope on all new frags. That said, red bugs are one of the easiest things to get rid of. AEFW are the nasties to avoid!!

Looking sweet there Wayne. I also don't see any red bugs.

LOL sorry for the scare i just saw a couple of spots on the coral and was wondering if that was it lol

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Originally Posted by Snappy (Post 753720)

Looking sweet there Wayne. I also don't see any red bugs.

Greg, thanks! there are lots of CM frags in here and are starting to grow! Sure, some are slow growers but definitely worth the wait! :biggrin:

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Originally Posted by riceboy (Post 753735)

LOL sorry for the scare i just saw a couple of spots on the coral and was wondering if that was it lol

No worries, I'd rather have someone pointing it out then not to... We're all here to learn, share and help each other, right? :wink:

Mid Nov 2012 update - minor

Not too much to update... Currently struggling with cyano... Trying my best to contain it the best I can. :neutral: never really had it before and I don't over feed my fish and it could be the result of the following... Bio pellets and me stopped dosing vinegar.

The positive are that the corals are growing and coloring up...
Sharing some top down frag pics...

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...8-N98A1921.jpg
The blue one is becoming my favorite. Too bad it is not mine ( holding for jaws along with four others). It may as well be mine as it has been in the tank for over four months now.:twised: this one came from Snappy!
The one on the bottom left of the blue acro is a Chilliwack SSC ( I say that cause that is where I bought it):wink:

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...8-N98A1924.jpg
A frag I picked up from Kelly 5 mths ago...

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...8-N98A1926.jpg
Another favorite... From Snappy... 15 months of patience!

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...8-N98A1928.jpg
Also from Snappy...

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...8-N98A1932.jpg
Another favorite but from a local reefer (thanks, Ronnie!)

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...8-N98A1934.jpg
This is suppose to be a SSC ( the little pink sliver..) from a LFS... Been in the tank for 17 mths doing nothing (was grey and dead looking) and I was about to turf it... Then all of the sudden it started to colour up... ? Go figure...

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...8-N98A1920.jpg
The top three frags on the left with potential... Also from Snappy... Purple poison SC ( finally starting to colour up), Something blue granulosa and ice cream dream... Been in the tank 5 mths, 8 mths and 8 mths, respectively.

that last one from Greg is really looking nice I dig it! It's crazy how long you have to wait for some sleeper pieces to finally wake up.

Wayne, that purple poison sure is coloring up nicely. love the pics bud. :wink:

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 765643)

that last one from Greg is really looking nice I dig it! It's crazy how long you have to wait for some sleeper pieces to finally wake up.

Hope to have an update in 6 months on this frag. Can't understand why the nicer pieces are taking so long for me... Guess I should complain.

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Originally Posted by Bblinks (Post 765751)

Wayne, that purple poison sure is coloring up nicely. love the pics bud. :wink:

Rich, thanks. It doesnt look anything close like Snappy's yet... You have one if these too, right? How is yours doing?

Yes I do, its looking better and better everyday.

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Originally Posted by Rice Reef (Post 765752)

Simply gorgeous! :biggrin:

^what he said..

..seriously, great looking stuff you've got there!

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Originally Posted by Rice Reef (Post 766472)

Inspired by Kien's pics but no where as nice as

Dunno what you're talkin about man, those pics are awesome! Plus your pieces are much more grown out than mine. Love that bonsai! Mine has like, 5 polyps on it LOL. Good stuff!

Few new topdown with the 180mm Macro

looks like visit with cutters time :)

I am in too! :mrgreen:

Nice shots Wayne

Pic #7 what's on the coral ?

Amazing shots! Love the Blue/Green color combo in some of the pics. Looks great.

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Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 768851)

looks like visit with cutters time :)

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Originally Posted by Bblinks (Post 768854)

I am in too! :mrgreen:

Guys, I have some that can use some trimming... anytime... :biggrin:

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Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 768882)

Nice shots Wayne

Pic #7 what's on the coral ?

Greg, thanks! They could be better but I took them later in the evening so the pics turned out more on the blue side. Pic 7 is a Snappy Purple Poison SC. The tip got stung a month ago and glad it did not die as it is starting to show some colours. It was a grey/pinky coral for a while.

Tank maintenance update

Been fighting cyano the last month... I think it is b/c of the bio pellets or b/c I stopped dosing vinegar. Tried using chemiclean and it only upset the cyano as it came back with a vengeance. I am now using Zeozym, biomate, MB7 and Coral Snow. It seems to be working but has only been four days...

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Originally Posted by FishyFishy! (Post 768898)

Amazing shots! Love the Blue/Green color combo in some of the pics. Looks great.

Thanks! It seems like the pics are almost all blue-green... :lol: at least this time when I took them. I'll try to re take them at a better time. Hope it will show the colours off better.

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Originally Posted by Rice Reef (Post 768903)

Thanks! It seems like the pics are almost all blue-green... :lol: at least this time when I took them. I'll try to re take them at a better time. Hope it will show the colours off better.

What are the ones in pics 11, 12 and 21? I think I remember one of them being called a hollywood stunner or something. But they are beautiful with the blue and greens.

Nice macros! You did a great job for not using a tripod as all of the pics looked amazing.

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Originally Posted by FishyFishy! (Post 768910)

What are the ones in pics 11, 12 and 21? I think I remember one of them being called a hollywood stunner or something. But they are beautiful with the blue and greens.

#11 is a montipora of some sort... I got this from FragitDan and BBlinks has one too. Rich can you help on this one?

#12 is a sunset montipora, i think.... Rich... help out....

#3 is a Bonsai Valida

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Originally Posted by Stones (Post 768921)

Nice macros! You did a great job for not using a tripod as all of the pics looked amazing.

Thanks! Legs and arms are sore this morning... :lol:

I really want some of that monti from picture 11.

Rich, save me some of that for when I come out in the spring ;)

Oh and very nice corals, everything looks great!

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Originally Posted by ashr (Post 769051)

Oh and very nice corals, everything looks great!

Thanks! Rich has the same frag... hopefully he has been getting better growth than I.

Top Down Macro again but in better lighting part 1

Things are looking fabulous Wayne. It's funny how some corals just take so darn long to color up - I feel your pain! I can say that once they do I usually feel that it was worth the wait.:wink:

Top Down Macro part 2...

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Originally Posted by Snappy (Post 769059)

Things are looking fabulous Wayne. It's funny how some corals just take so darn long to color up - I feel your pain! I can say that once they do I usually feel that it was worth the wait.:wink:

Greg, thanks! I'm advertising for you... Do you recognise most of them? Many of them are colouring up now... slow but surely... hope they will start to grow a bit faster... but I am not complaining... well worth the wait! :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: