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11-28-2008, 02:05 AM
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I actually am keeping SPS in a 10gal right now and I can tell you that PC does not cut it and this is from experience. Originally i had a small birdsnest and a tiny millie frag under PC for about a week. polyp extension was very little and until i upgraded to my NEP (T5HO) they were not as happy as they could have been. I also tried acro under this lighting and compared to the same frags at the LFS i was getting horriable extension from it. Even when it comes to T5's its all about the bulb selection as well. I don't even think my NEP is enough for SPS anymore. you can keep them but all my frags browned on me and i have decided not to add anything else till my new tank is up and running.
If you want to try it, give it a go but it is not reccomended 
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11-28-2008, 06:03 AM
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Personally I love having a 150w metal halide over my 24g nano
 Small tanks make wicked reef tanks, and even better with nice shimmering light :P
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12-04-2008, 05:34 AM
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So here are some updated pics for you all to enjoy.
Red coraline algae  Purple Coraline Algae spreading to different rocks.  Pic of Xenia with heads all squished in like it does a couple of times a day for a a couple of minutes at a time. I figure it does this either to store, engery, expel waste, and or contricts to aid in how it splits to reproduce.  Pic showing how the Xenia is working it's way into splitting into 4 stalks.  Front Tank Shot flash  Front Tank Shot no flash  Can you make out the Brittle Star legs in this pic? This is why I wish I had a better camera.  Nasarrius snail with mushrooms and naked hermit cast off. I thought it was a dead hermit at first. LOL  Tell me what you think.
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12-06-2008, 01:43 AM
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Looks good!
Just FYI i had a xenia frag that was on a shell and well wouldnt you know it within an hour of me adding it two hermits started fighting for this shell. well as you may or may not know zenia spreads very fast and very easily. so what eventually happend was i had xenia everywhere!!!!! i just recomend you remove it from the shell and place it onto a small rock or even a large rock so its easier to frag when it becomes to large. My 2 cents.
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#7
12-07-2008, 07:24 AM
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I can understand a hermit wanting a shell like that, but my hermits are tiny compared to that shell. If they grow large enough to fit that thing I think I am gonna call guiness book of records and check my water for steroids. LOL. The shell is just a little smaller than my closed fist.
Yes, I am aware that Xenia spreads quickly. It is for this reason I think I am going to keep it on the shell as I can remove it very easily and quickly from the water, prune off what I dont want to keep of the Xenia when it gets out of control and place it back within a few minutes.
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