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Leah 03-06-2011 02:42 PM

Madly looking back to see this organ everyone is bragging about. :wink:

Skimmerking 03-06-2011 02:52 PM

right on Lance tank is looking great you should buy that AP 902 deltec for your tank super good skimmer man.

Lance 03-06-2011 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marie (Post 596355)
It was a green pipe organ in my tank Lance so I suspect it's a good thing :mrgreen:

Oh good. The polyps aren't actually changing colour, it's like it's slowly replacing them with shorter green polyps.

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Originally Posted by Leah (Post 596391)
Madly looking back to see this organ everyone is bragging about. :wink:

Well Leah, it's about 18" long and 13" thick. Big enough? :wink:

Quote:

Originally Posted by asmodeus (Post 596393)
right on Lance tank is looking great you should buy that AP 902 deltec for your tank super good skimmer man.

Thanks Mike. That skimmer is a little overkill for a 90g Mike. Be nice for the 225g though, but I'm happy with the MR-3

Lance 03-07-2011 12:46 AM

Marie and I were discussing the Pipe Organ a few posts back and I've taken some pics to try to explain what is happening. The longer brown polyps are being replaced by shorter green polyps. I'm not sure what is causing this and I'm also not quite sure if I like it or not. The green polyps are definitely brighter and more attractive than the brown ones but they are shorter and don't move in the flow as much. This coral is huge and looked like a large undulating mass. Now it looks like a green fuzzy basketball.

You can see the longer brownish polyps toward the bottom section of the coral and the green short polyps covering the rest.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...n/IMG_2377.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...n/IMG_2378.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...n/IMG_2380.jpg

marie 03-07-2011 01:27 AM

Did this start happening after you upgraded to 400W bulbs by any chance? ....It may not need as much polyp surface to get it's light needs anymore

Lance 03-07-2011 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marie (Post 596578)
Did this start happening after you upgraded to 400W bulbs by any chance? ....It may not need as much polyp surface to get it's light needs anymore


I thought the same thing; it must a lighting issue. The 400W have been in for about 8 months; I first noticed this change a couple of months ago. Would it take 6 months?

lastlight 03-07-2011 04:04 AM

4000.

Tank looks fragtacular too I guess :mrgreen:

Parker 03-07-2011 04:30 PM

The tanks are looking great Lance!

Lance 03-07-2011 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 596650)
4000.

Tank looks fragtacular too I guess :mrgreen:

4000 what?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parker (Post 596725)
The tanks are looking great Lance!

Thanks Parker

lastlight 03-07-2011 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lance (Post 596745)
4000 what?

Posts. Just thought I'd celebrate up in ya bizz =)


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