FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank
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Thanks! I think so too! I'll do my best to document the use of it but from the initial setup, I'm thinking this is mostly going to be set it and forget it with just calibrating monthly. I like that... Almost like I have a testing assistant now.
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Some colony pics as my color is starting to recover very nicely from the 84 TDS top off water debacle a couple months ago.
Unnamed - its hard to see in pics but there are even more colors on this coral than green and red.
FT Blue Lemonade -nice shimmery Pearlberry like color on growing tips and has nice blue polyps that are getting bluer again by the day.
Unnamed - hard to see in pics too but kind of getting a metallic pink/purple color with green polyps (when the angels let it polyp out at least)
CR Electric Miyagi - sooo bright!
AquaSD Rainbow mille - classic... Looks good in any condition
Vivid Confetti getting a nice pink overall and almost a reddish color on the base
FT purple efflo - can't beat the efflo growth form, so unique.. Add to it a purple base and green polyps... Got ourselves a winner!
CC Heaven and Hell - often debated piece... As the original vendor pic was crazy... And maybe a hair oversaturated... And everyone has been trying to chase that look since. I don't think its attainable but what it is currently is still pretty nice to me. Better if my angels would allow the polyps to dance in the current but that might have to wait until it gets larger and has more branches to keep those angels at bay.
Unnamed - its hard to see in pics but there are even more colors on this coral than green and red.
FT Blue Lemonade -nice shimmery Pearlberry like color on growing tips and has nice blue polyps that are getting bluer again by the day.
Unnamed - hard to see in pics too but kind of getting a metallic pink/purple color with green polyps (when the angels let it polyp out at least)
CR Electric Miyagi - sooo bright!
AquaSD Rainbow mille - classic... Looks good in any condition
Vivid Confetti getting a nice pink overall and almost a reddish color on the base
FT purple efflo - can't beat the efflo growth form, so unique.. Add to it a purple base and green polyps... Got ourselves a winner!
CC Heaven and Hell - often debated piece... As the original vendor pic was crazy... And maybe a hair oversaturated... And everyone has been trying to chase that look since. I don't think its attainable but what it is currently is still pretty nice to me. Better if my angels would allow the polyps to dance in the current but that might have to wait until it gets larger and has more branches to keep those angels at bay.
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Beautiful pics, Ty. I have yet to see a confetti resemble their original pic. Most seem to be that pink and white. Maybe as it gets larger it will. Mine never gets the chance to grow, as I have fish constantly knocking off what new branches start to grow.
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Thanks bud, I'm still learning. I really do need to start playing with Lightroom as I know picture quality is super degraded by the time I export to my phone and post. What I see uploaded via Tapatalk is nowhere near what I have on the camera originally. I'll work on that.
Yes, mine is mostly pink, white, red, and a touch of green in the inner branches. Not close to the original pics sent out by Vivid but they also use much bluer lighting than me so I'm not out to compare apples to apples.
I plan to run Radions over my frag tank in the near future and will run one side much bluer to cook all those blue acros that are all the rage now. I'd be curious if a frag of the confetti on that bluer side will look like the Vivid pictures.
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Not bad still after almost 2 days of running samples. I'm feeling more confident with the alkatronic as a resource for my tank.
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The alkatronic is measuring accurately but your alkalinity is dropping
I would've started my knee jerk panic moves by now haha
Btw, tank as always is stunning, i need to make a trip to Austin soon
Haha, now you're freaking me out! [emoji23] Turn up that calcium reactor! Dose! Ahhhhh!
Thanks! Where are you at? Welcome to come on by whenever in town.
This is Stratos from MARSH
I've followed your thread here for a while but never happened to comment.I've always wanted to see your beautiful tank, maybe one day soon I'll be able to make it there to say hi.
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Oh hey Stratos! The man with the awesome 3d-printed stuff! I love your inventive ideas for this hobby! Keep churning them out!This is Stratos from MARSH
I've always wanted to see your beautiful tank, maybe one day soon I'll be able to make it there to say hi.
In the meantime, I'll up my alk tonight so we can both sleep. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Come see me whenever you're in town. I'll be happy to give you a tour.
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More pics, mostly frags.
OG Strawberry Shortcake
Z's Blue Floyd
Z's Blueberry Wine
Jason Fox Firedragon
ORA Pearlberry
SunnyX Sunset Mille
Red and orange phase CSB
RCA Baton Rouge
Atlantic Aquarium Chameleon
OG Strawberry Shortcake
Z's Blue Floyd
Z's Blueberry Wine
Jason Fox Firedragon
ORA Pearlberry
SunnyX Sunset Mille
Red and orange phase CSB
RCA Baton Rouge
Atlantic Aquarium Chameleon
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Thanks bud! I can't take credit, stole it from a friends post on Facebook that didn't have anything to do with reefs.
You'll laugh based on our side conversation about blue pics not being representative of the actual coral sometimes. That's a Tyree pink lemonade. [emoji23][emoji23]
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It looks like it now that you said what it was. I was thinking it was the pink floyd.
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I got a pink Floyd but I placed it in a spot I thought for sure the anemone could not reach... Then the anemone grew to 11 inches... So... It got burned pretty badly and is back in the frag tank to recover. [emoji37] That and my RMF Red Devil Nasuta
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Full tank shots.
Normal lighting:
Actinic lighting:
I guess the fish like the daytime.
Pure art.
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Thanks NYCaveman!
I guess the fish like the daytime.
Pure art.
Next time I'll Photoshop the fish in the actinic shot so it doesn't look so creepy deserted when comparing to the normal light shot. [emoji16]
