Is this Favia photoshopped?

Pinstripes · Mar 17, 2009

I saw this on ebay and it looks like its photoshopped somehow. Look at the colors. Of course I could be wrong! What do you think?

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JuniorMC8704 · Mar 17, 2009

they may be a bit over saturated, but very likely not intentional. Looks ok to me.

Clearly, its an actinic shot, or at least a 20k.

MrPicasso · Mar 17, 2009

I would agree also that its over saturated abit, but i have seen some with similar markings.

Pinstripes · Mar 17, 2009

Because in the description, it says not an actinic shot! I'm iffy about it!

JuniorMC8704 said:
they may be a bit over saturated, but very likely not intentional. Looks ok to me.

Clearly, its an actinic shot, or at least a 20k.

Saltysteele · Mar 17, 2009

you can use a 20K bulb and get blue light, but that's still not the same as actinic.

WWC · Mar 17, 2009

Reef Empire are good friends of mine and I can tell you that that coral will look like that if you have the right conditions and the right lighting :wink: Also great people to deal with.

chadfarmer · Mar 17, 2009

look at the color of the sand that tells you the color of the light they use

mr.coral · Mar 17, 2009

I agree with Victor they have some nice stuff!!

JuniorMC8704 · Mar 17, 2009

Exactly! Thats what i was trying to get at.

WWC said:
Reef Empire are good friends of mine and I can tell you that that coral will look like that if you have the right conditions and the right lighting :wink: Also great people to deal with.

Hypertek99 · Mar 17, 2009

They do have nice stuff but the question is. Does he make them look even better in the pics??

vetteman · Mar 17, 2009

Hypertek99 said:
They do have nice stuff but the question is. Does he make them look even better in the pics??

I've never ever seen anyone do anything like that..... :moneygrubber: what would be the point

Reef Empire · Mar 17, 2009

Thanks for the props folks. Those of you who have dealt with us in the past know how we roll...

4.94/5.0 on our "Item as Described" and 99.2% after nearly 4,000 feedbacks should let you know that we are not in the habit of misrepresenting any of our items in any way.

Do you know how crazy that thing would look if it WAS under actinics?

jamirlima · Mar 17, 2009

On ebay lot of sellers photoshop their corals whether they deny it or not.
Secondly 99.9% uses 20K bulbs so if you dont have 20K MH then you will have different colors and many times you will be disappointed.

Saltysteele · Mar 17, 2009

i don't think it is misrepresentation, though. if you're new to the hobby, you might not expect it, but upon my first glance at the pic, you can see it's not actinic coloration.

i've noticed quite a few people heading towards the blue spectrum, lately, and i kind of like that color, myself. if there is a color of lighting that your corals excel with, plus they also look slammin under that color of light, why wouldn't you use it? because a couple people will think your pix are misrepresenting? i couldn't care less what everyone thinks, personally. when i get the cash up, i'll probably try to emulate that color with my T5's, as well. i think it looks great, without too much purple

vetteman · Mar 18, 2009

jamirlima said:
and many times you will be disappointed.

no doubt

er1c.the.reefer · Mar 18, 2009

when they were out of santa ana, i used to drop by there once in a while. they used 1000w 20k halides, pretty far beyond the 250w 20k that the average reefer uses.

acronautical · Mar 18, 2009

Reef Empire is a quality business. I've visited their facility, and they don't even run actinics, just 20k's. Beautiful, healthy corals, clams, etc.

jamirlima · Mar 18, 2009

12K halides are even bluer than actinics so I cannot imagine how blue the 20K would be.

aquarius77 · Mar 19, 2009

jamirlima said:
12K halides are even bluer than actinics so I cannot imagine how blue the 20K would be.

Color depends greatly on the bulb and ballast combo. One ballast might drive a 14k bulb to look more blue while one might make it burn more yellow.

My 20k xm on m57 ballast might appear very different in color if being driven by a electronic ballast, at least thats my experience. Also one manufacture's claim of 14 or 20k might be a total different spectrum than a bulb of the same kelvin rating from a different manufacture.

I hope i made some sense there, i gave it my best lol!

acronautical · Mar 19, 2009

The pieces I've purchased from Reef Empire are every bit as stunning in person as they appear in their photos. The 20K's above their corals manifest in a soft blue-white appearance.