Pancho’s Reef S-500 Roller Coaster

[chickenjohn]

apparently there is still a lot of debate about whether corals utilise red light, I myself haven't got a clue if they do or don't but when reefers such as David Saxby (the boss of D-D) uses red light on his home tank and from what ive read World Wide Corals use red light in their show tanks then im tending to lean towards them rather than Red Sea who are basically just marketing a light.

 

[Pancho75]

apparently there is still a lot of debate about whether corals utilise red light, I myself haven't got a clue if they do or don't but when reefers such as David Saxby (the boss of D-D) uses red light on his home tank and from what ive read World Wide Corals use red light in their show tanks then im tending to lean towards them rather than Red Sea who are basically just marketing a light.

I saw Saxby’s presets that include red and green but they did not worked in the beginning in my tank. Ecotech’s AB profile has almost zero red and green as well. As you said lighting is an area where there is no consensus even among experts.

I am looking to extend my photoperiod by using the moonlights for two hours but the extension will be only one hour. At the same time I do not want to overexpose the corals so reducing the red and green would help. [emoji28]


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[chickenjohn]

Until ive got some coral in my tank i cant say one way or the other, ive set my hydras to the saxby settings mainly for ease of use as its just a case of dropbox it and put it in your ai app. Plus as i get more knowledge of corals and lighting i can tweak it to my own settings.
Thats if the damn thing ever cycles. And still no algae.

 

[Pancho75]

Today I found a Japanese Summer Festival in my way back to the hotel

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[chickenjohn]

Looks like a good time was had by all

 

[Pancho75]

Home sweet home... [emoji2]


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[chickenjohn]

Welcome home Dorothy

 

[Pancho75]

Welcome home Dorothy

Thanks man.


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[Pancho75]

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[chickenjohn]

Great looking tank Pancho, Was that a Flame Angel I saw?
That fish is 3rd on my fish list but I hear a lot of stories about angels not being reef friendly, I presume you've had no trouble with the flame?

 

[Pancho75]

Hello, I am having no issues with my flame angel except for red zoas, he ate them all [emoji33], otherwise a model citizen. I have also a couple of pygmy angels. According to what I have red it is toss up with the flame angels. I waited until the system was matured, I see him some times picking at corals but they are doing fine.


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[Pancho75]

Jet lag is kicking my butt, this js what I am hearing now.

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[chickenjohn]

You need some Pink Floyd or Beethovens 6th Symphony to chill you out.

 

[Highlyagaming]

Nice looking tank Pancho gj mated that time-lapse video was very nice indeed. Did I spot some acros along the top ?

 

[Pancho75]

You need some Pink Floyd or Beethovens 6th Symphony to chill you out.

You are completely right, I’ll find my favorite Pink Floyd song to share it.


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[Pancho75]

Nice looking tank Pancho gj mated that time-lapse video was very nice indeed. Did I spot some acros along the top ?

Yes, I have some acros there, I hope my recent light increases will help them to grow.


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[chickenjohn]

Comfortably Numb live at earls court.
I was there and I cannot even to this day put into words the experience I had that evening.

 

[Pancho75]

Comfortably Numb live at earls court.
I was there and I cannot even to this day put into words the experience I had that evening.

That sounds incredible.

Her it is my favorite: Learning to Fly, Pulse version.

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[chickenjohn]

That sounds incredible.

Incredible doesn't even begin to describe it mate, the best way I can describe it is if it was possible to relive just one particular moment from your life before you die then Pink Floyd at Earls Court in 1994 would be it.

 

[Pancho75]

I lost all communication with the tank, the cams and lights are not responding. I hope it is just a wifi issue and not a power failure.


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