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03-15-2008, 05:32 AM
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In most cases it is all to do with lighting. Metal Halides give the best color, I haven't seen any LFS using that, it costs too much for them.
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 Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk 
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03-15-2008, 07:03 AM
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03-15-2008, 01:47 PM
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Guess it depends on the level of care the store wishes to provide. One store here in Calgary is even running a solaris led on one of their tanks. A few here run a mix of lighting depending on the coral in the tank, halides for the sps tanks and T5s or VHO florescent for the lps and softie tanks.
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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03-15-2008, 06:24 PM
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NOT a stupid question at all.
When I was in HK, the SW stores generally had much brighter coloured corals & clams than here in Vancouver. The standard clam over there would be on sale as 'ultra' grade over here for example. When I lived in the UK, there would generally be 75% brown-ish or duller coloured corals & the rest would be more expensive more nicely coloured stuff. Same in France, Spain & Germany - usually some nicely coloured pieces amongst the brown. Here in Vancouver, most of the corals & clams do seem duller. In 7 yrs or so of reefing & having visited LFS's in many countries, I've never seen such a number of dull coloured corals in LFS's. I don't know if its because of the distance they have traveled, or the store's water quality or their equipment or whatever... I just see so many dull coloured corals in the sales tanks & the only coloured up pieces in their display tanks. It gives me the impression that the good stuff never actually goes on sale to general public but to 'preferred' customers or to LFS staff. .
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