SeaDweller's Progress Shots

[Zaireguy]

Super nice i plan to switch to the photon v2 next year over my 300

 

[SeaDweller]

Super nice i plan to switch to the photon v2 next year over my 300

They’re great, I’m happy with them.

Here are some more random shots:
CC Disney Jr

Bubblegum Digi

 

[SeaDweller]

Sad to see all the SPS issues others are having, but here’s a little pick me up
BC Honeycomb. Came in all brown, stabilized and once it got more light, it’s now putting out some oranges. A Bali SC variant I assume...

 

[Jettareefer223]

Here are some of your pieces:
WWC Yellow Tips- lookin ugly as hell until it took off!

ABC Star is Born

TGC Orange Creamsicle - slow but taking off now

LOA Tyree Richards Rainbow Stag, lookin real good in real life!!!

From someone else, TGC Mercury Rising finally coloring up

The TCG creamsicle is a classic yours is awesome!

 

[SeaDweller]

The TCG creamsicle is a classic yours is awesome!

It’s such a slow grower. Maybe the LEDs as it came from a MH tank

 

[Jettareefer223]

It’s such a slow grower. Maybe the LEDs as it came from a MH tank

It’s similar to my rainbow loom lots of encrusting. It’s one of those corals you sit around praying for growth and every millimeters is exciting haha .

If it was practical I would still run radiums on m80’s sunlight supply mini lumenarcs and UVL vho actinics.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Photons are proven. I would have needed 8 for my tank. Reason I went with Orpheks. Still took 4 orphek light bars and 3 full size units to light up the tank

 

[Jettareefer223]

Photons are proven. I would have needed 8 for my tank. Reason I went with Orpheks. Still took 4 orphek light bars and 3 full size units to light up the tank

For sure I wasn’t saying that to imply anything by any means. I run t5’s and LEDs, and full LED on my other tanks. I just really like halides and always have my best tanks were lit by them. It’s just plug and play I’m comfortable with that. I get more much better growth with t5/led combo it’s prolific in comparison, but coral color with my radiums/vho combo is much better to me personally.

 

[vetteguy53081]

For sure I wasn’t saying that to imply anything by any means. I run t5’s and LEDs, and full LED on my other tanks. I just really like halides and always have my best tanks were lit by them. It’s just plug and play I’m comfortable with that. I get more much better growth with t5/led combo it’s prolific in comparison, but coral color with my radiums/vho combo is much better to me personally.

Mine was a general comment. I fully agree on halides- the most overlooked secret. I have a 4 bulb unit with fout T-12s at over $2k invested at a giveaway price and no takers. They have no clue how this 72” unit grows coral mainly SPS like Weeds

 

[Jettareefer223]

Mine was a general comment. I fully agree on halides- the most overlooked secret. I have a 4 bulb unit with fout T-12s at over $2k invested at a giveaway price and no takers. They have no clue how this 72” unit grows coral mainly SPS like Weeds

No worries I just wanted to make sure. We invest a lot of money it our equipment, and the last things I would ever do is to degrade or devalue someone else’s gear.

Right on it’s the truth! I regret selling my giesemann spectra I should’ve held on to it bc It wasn’t even worth the trouble of the transaction lol.

 

[SeaDweller]

Mine was a general comment. I fully agree on halides- the most overlooked secret. I have a 4 bulb unit with fout T-12s at over $2k invested at a giveaway price and no takers. They have no clue how this 72” unit grows coral mainly SPS like Weeds

No worries I just wanted to make sure. We invest a lot of money it our equipment, and the last things I would ever do is to degrade or devalue someone else’s gear.

Right on it’s the truth! I regret selling my giesemann spectra I should’ve held on to it bc It wasn’t even worth the trouble of the transaction lol.

My TGC OC came from @ycnibrc and his 2 month growth shot blows my 5 month growth clear out of the water, and I’m almost certain his tanks were all MH before he made the switch to LED recently. If it weren’t for the heat and electricity, I probably would want to add a couple of pendants.

 

[SeaDweller]

I rarely get to see my tank in full spectrum for any appreciable amount of time, but today I got to enjoy it. Took some full spectrum shots to docu some growth and progress. This is nearing 7 months now since my reboot, the resolution of the image hosting thing is bad.

 

[Hemmdog]

What’s your all’s opinion of spectrums shifting throughout the day. Seadweller yours stays the same, even arc and you have great growth. My sunset is little more red heavy compared to my sunrise which is pure blue. Do you think not having the same spectrum all day can negatively impact growth and coloration?

 

[ycnibrc]

2years orange creamsicle from 1/2" frag. I bought it when it was first release from Raymond TGC. When the condition is right it's grow like a staghorn

 

[vetteguy53081]

Still like Photons

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I rarely get to see my tank in full spectrum for any appreciable amount of time, but today I got to enjoy it. Took some full spectrum shots to docu some growth and progress. This is nearing 7 months now since my reboot, the resolution of the image hosting thing is bad.

Awesome corals my man.
You grew colonies from frags in 7 months?

 

[mattzang]

I rarely get to see my tank in full spectrum for any appreciable amount of time, but today I got to enjoy it. Took some full spectrum shots to docu some growth and progress. This is nearing 7 months now since my reboot, the resolution of the image hosting thing is bad.

what'd you mount the lights with?

 

[SeaDweller]

What’s your all’s opinion of spectrums shifting throughout the day. Seadweller yours stays the same, even arc and you have great growth. My sunset is little more red heavy compared to my sunrise which is pure blue. Do you think not having the same spectrum all day can negatively impact growth and coloration?

I run some reds in the am, but it’s not super heavy. I just make sure my core 8 hours is consistent with the ratio, but I’ve shifted away from a true AB+ program, I run more reds and whites, at 1/3 of what my blues are and I’ve noticed colors are definitely better with more whites. I personally feel reds helps but that’s anecdotal.

I don’t think it’s negatively impacting your coral, but just make sure your core 7-8 hrs gets full spectrum of some sort. I run pure blues at night, just for my own eyes, that’s all.

 

[SeaDweller]

Awesome corals my man.
You grew colonies from frags in 7 months?

Surprisingly yes, there are only a few that were mini colonies (aka generously sized frags), and looking back on some pics, they were small. RC poison envy, FF Red Robin, ORA Laura’s purple polyp, RR Aussie gold, all which have at least doubled in size.

 

[SeaDweller]

what'd you mount the lights with?

Last resort: black iron bars, I couldn’t find the ceiling joists too well so I didn’t want to chance hanging them.