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re: Can anyone tell me what in the hell is growing in my saltwater aquarium(solved)

Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:18 pm to
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:18 pm to
it is how the photos are come out. in reality there is some blue but not like that.

I have my LEDs where i can changed the proportions. the blues just come out so much more from a phone photo.

my next big purchase are Radions.
This post was edited on 9/14/16 at 3:19 pm
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
36396 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:24 pm to
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I'm getting a pulsing Xenia this weekend


Place carefully. Pulsing Xenia isn't bad, but Xenia in general can spread like weeds. Put it on a frag or small rock isolated from any other solid surface (other rockwork or walls) in the sandbed.

Scientists are starting to better understand why some pulse and some do not. The literature is pointing toward CO2 levels of the immediate surrounding waters. They are saying if you put it in a spot with stagnant flow they pulse, but area with good circulation there is no pulsing.

When I had a biocube I could confirm this. Normally it would just sway in the flow, but when I turned everything off to do a water change after a few minutes of being still they would start to pulse.
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
Member since Oct 2007
60283 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:30 pm to
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it is how the photos are come out. in reality there is some blue but not like that.

I have my LEDs where i can changed the proportions. the blues just come out so much more from a phone photo.

my next big purchase are Radions.
yeah, i have those cheap Chinese led's. I can change the white,purple and blue individually or let them run on a day/night programmed schedule.









Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
58613 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:30 pm to
i have a xenia as wall. no where in my tank is stagnant. i have relitivly high flow for lps's. I want to get some sps's but i dont regulate my doseage close enough to try. and i dont have the funds to buy a doser right now.

if i frag a few of those purple/gold zoas, you want one?
This post was edited on 9/14/16 at 3:32 pm
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
Member since Oct 2007
60283 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:34 pm to
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Place carefully. Pulsing Xenia isn't bad, but Xenia in general can spread like weeds.
i think that's what i have in my tank already. And it has split off into two groups as you can see in my pics.
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
36396 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:39 pm to
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if i frag a few of those purple/gold zoas, you want one?


Absolutely, but I live in Indiana, and that is one hell of a fricking drive. despite the size, I am actually very light on corals in my tank. mostly fish, inverts, and a few anemones.
Posted by Scooba
Member since Jun 2013
20027 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:41 pm to
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yellow center with purple around that.


I'm in New Iberia for now. Moving to Slidell in Dec. Tdscooba@Gmail

Stay in touch!
Posted by Scooba
Member since Jun 2013
20027 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:43 pm to
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. I'm getting a pulsing Xenia this weekend.Don't plan on fragging with my cheapo LED lighting fixture.


Those frickers spread like rabbits. Keep an eye on them. They don't take much to take over a tank.
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
Member since Oct 2007
60283 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 7:40 pm to
Hol-E-Fuk
Posted by Scooba
Member since Jun 2013
20027 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 7:47 pm to
Grant it will take a few months, but I would take the previous advice. Isolate it. Don't let it jump to a wall or to a large group of live rock. It's one of the beginner corals for a reason and you don't want to be cutting it back every few weeks. I've considered getting it as well but concerned about it outgrowing my nano.
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