AHanes SPS Collection

SpSDrew · Sep 22, 2024

Nate Chalk said:
This is one that has been pale for me since I got it.

Slow grow too. Almost none

Yeah mine took awhile to take off. Now it’s growing pretty quick.

SpSDrew · Sep 23, 2024

Swap to the 6500k iwaskis or sick to 14k bulbs?

zheka757 · Sep 23, 2024

SpSDrew said:
Swap to the 6500k iwaskis or sick to 14k bulbs?

I'd probably hate the fact that it's too yellow of the look. Do a distance picture of the tank

SpSDrew · Sep 23, 2024

I’ll get one tomorrow. They already kicked off for the night. It really isn’t too bad since I have some
Blue LEDS with it. More of a white look to me. Gives me a true accurate color for pictures at least

SeaDweller · Sep 25, 2024

rhaetuluscrenatus said:
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I'm sorry but it doesn't look alike Oregon, here mine even shine in sunlight:

Tbf, my Oregon tort looks very deep blue/purple in natural sunlight and even ambient daylight, but under artificial T5 lights it looks like your typical blue Oregon tort

rhaetuluscrenatus · Sep 25, 2024

SeaDweller said:
Tbf, my Oregon tort looks very deep blue/purple in natural sunlight and even ambient daylight, but under artificial T5 lights it looks like your typical blue Oregon tort

Nice frag, what i hate about Oregon tort is it's a slow grower, really slow

SeaDweller · Sep 25, 2024

rhaetuluscrenatus said:
Nice frag, what i hate about Oregon tort is it's a slow grower, really slow

Thanks. It’s actually a sizeable colony, just difficult to tell from the top angle of the pic.

SpSDrew · Sep 25, 2024

Anyone know how I can get more polyp extension? I feel like this one is a little retracted.

Nate Chalk · Sep 25, 2024

SpSDrew said:
Anyone know how I can get more polyp extension? I feel like this one is a little retracted.

Try more flow. And light. And other things that I say work but don't have results myself.

Nice little vent session haha

SpSDrew · Sep 28, 2024

The NORE swap right outside Cleveland Ohio today was a good success. Pictures to come sometime next week but got a few nice scores:

JF Homewrecker
Oregon Blue Tort (since my old tort is teal

)
Tyree Ultimate Stag
BK Chem Fruit Loops
Pengs Blue Monster
UC Shortcake
WT Mother of Pearl
AV99 Blue Monster
AV99 Mellow Yellow Humilis
Big E Navy Tort
ORA purple plasma
Pengs Rosy tip granulosa

Also stopped by Aquatic Technology and picked up five Bali sun hamilton fixtures for a future upcoming build.

Nate Chalk · Sep 28, 2024

SpSDrew said:
The NORE swap right outside Cleveland Ohio today was a good success. Pictures to come sometime next week but got a few nice scores:

JF Homewrecker
Oregon Blue Tort (since my old tort is teal )
Tyree Ultimate Stag
BK Chem Fruit Loops
Pengs Blue Monster
UC Shortcake
WT Mother of Pearl
AV99 Blue Monster
AV99 Mellow Yellow Humilis
Big E Navy Tort
ORA purple plasma
Pengs Rosy tip granulosa

Also stopped by Aquatic Technology and picked up five Bali sun hamilton fixtures for a future upcoming build.

Cool excited to see. I don't have room In my display ATM. Letting things grow out. Then I'm going to chop up the fast growers and reset

SpSDrew · Sep 29, 2024

Corals are settling in and doing great! My trend of buying blue corals grows once again. Excited to use these Hamilton fixtures over a future display.

zheka757 · Sep 29, 2024

SpSDrew said:
Corals are settling in and doing great! My trend of buying blue corals grows once again. Excited to use these Hamilton fixtures over a future display.

Don't you already have reefbrites? Are Hamilton better option?

SpSDrew · Sep 29, 2024

zheka757 said:
Don't you already have reefbrites? Are Hamilton better option?

Yeah I’ve got 4 Reefbrite fixtures. Those will stay on a grow out system. These will be for a future display. Hard to pass up on some new old stock at 1/3 price of the Reefbrite fixtures. I did order an electric ballast from Amazon and it fires up right up with the Hamiltons with a 250 or 400 watt bulb.