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Old 02-12-2010, 11:08 PM
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Looking real good Des. I didn't recognize the tank snce the last time I looked.. I think it has not even been 2 months and your tank looks like it has aged 2 years! Great job!
Probably won't be able to make it down for the Edmonton events but even if I did, I am sure I wouldn't do well. I haven't played foos since the last edmonton tourney in October. Every Monday I itch to go play but end up working on my basement, and every Thursday I wish I could skip work I hear your game has improved lots! Cant wait to play you one day!
I'm coming to Calgary on the weekend of the 19th. Are you free that Sat the 20th? Maybe we can get some foosing in. Let me know. I was actually going to see if you were coming up for the tournament. But I guess not. Maybe we'll get some foosing in while I'm in town.
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Old 03-21-2010, 05:07 AM
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Well, I've been busy and don't have much to report except for a lighting upgrade tonight. I added 2 x 48" 54 watt T5's in between my 60" T5's. I had an old workhorse 7 kicking around and everything else so all it cost me were the bulbs. I went with the KZ coral light II bulb (about 14k I think). I really like it. Now I have the actinics come on first, then the fiji purples next, then the 14k's, and then the halides and then everything comes off in reverse order. Not that my tank wasn't bright enough before, but it does make it noticeably brighter. I like having more stages of lighting because I can enjoy my tank in different colours it seems.

Corals are growing like weeds so I've been doing lots of pruning. Colours are great, and the fish are happy.
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Old 03-22-2010, 02:37 PM
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Corals are growing like weeds so I've been doing lots of pruning. Colours are great, and the fish are happy.
and the electric meter spins like a top.....so how many watts you running in total now Dez?
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Old 03-22-2010, 03:38 PM
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and the electric meter spins like a top.....so how many watts you running in total now Dez?
I'm only running 1174 watts on my display (5 x 2 x 2). Not too bad eh?

Although I run 300 watts on my 4 x 2 x 14" tall frag tank, but not a long photoperiod.
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I'm only running 1174 watts on my display (5 x 2 x 2). Not too bad eh?

Although I run 300 watts on my 4 x 2 x 14" tall frag tank, but not a long photoperiod.
"Can you see the light-a".......Enmax loves you huh?
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Old 03-30-2010, 03:18 AM
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A few random shots from today with halides on

Pink Stylo


Red Milli


Green Birdsnest (Hystrix)


Green Stag w/ blue tips....this had a rough go for the first few months - fell into a lot of things and got stung, it was browned out from a ballast that went for a week, I was considering getting rid of it, but now it's got awesome polyp extension and it turned green on me and has started growing like a weed.


Derasa Clam


Pokerstar Monti


Saltynuts Hairy Acro (was completely brown when I got it)


Green Acro (about 8" across and 8" tall - grew from a frag 5 months ago)


Lobsterboy's pink milli


Pink Pocci
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Old 03-30-2010, 03:23 AM
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Amazing Pics Dez. Thanks for all the help. Hope my tanks look half as good as yours one day.
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Old 03-30-2010, 03:25 AM
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Red Milli


Pink Birdsnest (grew this colony from a 1" frag)


Green Hummulis or Gemmifora, unsure of ID


Pink Stylo Frag - about triple the size from original frag


Bluish Milli with Pink tips - This is my largest colony, probably 10" across and I grew it from a 3" colony to start. Was brown when I got it. One of my favs


Lobsterboy blue stag (This started out with only a single growth tip, now it's finally branching out)


Crocea Clam


Don't know what Acro species this is but I like it.
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Saltynuts Hairy Acro (was completely brown when I got it)

yuppers i am going to need that one back!!!!!!!!
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Old 03-30-2010, 03:33 AM
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wow, great pics!
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