Lilmatty5dimes
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Wow those are some sick pics. Love all your zoas and chalices.
Jourdy's 90 Gallon Mixed Reef
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Awesome update! The vibrance of your tank is crazy!
Oscaror
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Your tank is awesome! Most of the z's and p's you have aren't even that rare, you just know how to put them together and make them beautiful! I'm not gonna ask for your settings, just, how did you get them? Since they were on a "frag tank" (that name is too degrading) did you just experiment until you had the right settings?
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The colors (and health) on these corals are just ridiculous !!! I don't know if its the camera, the lighting, the water, or what... they are so nice it doesn't even look real !!! ...And I'm not even a big Zoa/Paly fan...
Congratulations again, I think this tank is INSPIRING (to say the least)! the colors, the contrasts, the scape... I've had your tank as my desktop background at work for ages now...
..Oh and I am also waiting for the video!!!
Congratulations again, I think this tank is INSPIRING (to say the least)! the colors, the contrasts, the scape... I've had your tank as my desktop background at work for ages now...
..Oh and I am also waiting for the video!!!
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Hi, to all those asking for the Radion Schedule via PM, I promise to send it once I export it. I am having a bit of difficulty with ESL haha.
Please note that my current schedule is just on trial right now, and it might not be optimal for your tanks. I think I am trying it out now with 4 hours at 100%, so it might easily burn your corals!
Additional note: 3 radions (non pro) with TIR lens on a 125gal 5ft x 2ft x 20" tank, hanging at around 14" from water surface.
Thank you!
Thank you! I don't think I can ever catch up with the latest zoas and palys LOL. They are too expensive for me (the buying power of the Philippine Peso is too weak) and logistics problems - it is very hard to get them (have to buy from other countries). Shipping problems, DOA concerns (had that happen before). I am content with cheap, colorful zoas
I just like putting them in clumps and watch them get plump. To be honest, even beginners can do that, it's just that I think most people prefer to keep them areas with a LOT of room to grow (which means more zoas and more money of course).
As for the settings, I have had a radion since 2011, which is why I am a bit experienced with the color schemes. I have spent a lot of hours just watching those pretty lights back in 2011 LOL. If only people saw me IRL looking at my tank with the laptop hooked up to the radions at 3am in the morning with only red lights turned on, they would think I am ever more crazy! I experimented and realized that the Radions are pretty weak in intensity compared to other light systems out there.. I don't think I have burned any coral in the 3 years that i have owned them.
It definitely is the lights. I shoot pictures during dawn and dusk, when the blues are prominent.
And also proper camera techniques. There are numerous people out there who, up to this point, believe that I photoshop these pictures. Even the guy who built my tank thought so! Haha.
When reefers come over to my house (and not having seen Radions before), they really get shocked with the colors. Even though they have LEDs as well, the colors are just different, according to them at least. First off, I like the Radions over other LEDs I have seen because the light rays of the bulbs blend, unlike some other brands. The spectrum is just amazing.
Here is a quick video. Note that it is taken at night mode which is why it's a bit dark! Haha. My tank lights open at around 11AM, and I took the video around 10AM.
This video is straight from the camera. Please forgive my video skills as I don't think I have ever taken a video of my tank before. Maybe next time I will take a better video with proper lighting - when I get my tripod.
[video=youtube;byMU3rAdt_U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byMU3rAdt_U&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Please note that my current schedule is just on trial right now, and it might not be optimal for your tanks. I think I am trying it out now with 4 hours at 100%, so it might easily burn your corals!
Additional note: 3 radions (non pro) with TIR lens on a 125gal 5ft x 2ft x 20" tank, hanging at around 14" from water surface.
Thank you!
I lost the old one when I reformatted the computer. And when I moved residence, I think the memory on the Radion got erased or something? I just know it wasn't working right haha.
Thank you! I don't think I can ever catch up with the latest zoas and palys LOL. They are too expensive for me (the buying power of the Philippine Peso is too weak) and logistics problems - it is very hard to get them (have to buy from other countries). Shipping problems, DOA concerns (had that happen before). I am content with cheap, colorful zoas
I just like putting them in clumps and watch them get plump. To be honest, even beginners can do that, it's just that I think most people prefer to keep them areas with a LOT of room to grow (which means more zoas and more money of course).
As for the settings, I have had a radion since 2011, which is why I am a bit experienced with the color schemes. I have spent a lot of hours just watching those pretty lights back in 2011 LOL. If only people saw me IRL looking at my tank with the laptop hooked up to the radions at 3am in the morning with only red lights turned on, they would think I am ever more crazy!
I experimented and realized that the Radions are pretty weak in intensity compared to other light systems out there.. I don't think I have burned any coral in the 3 years that i have owned them.Glad to hear someone else is appreciating my tank other than myself! LOL.
It definitely is the lights. I shoot pictures during dawn and dusk, when the blues are prominent.
And also proper camera techniques. There are numerous people out there who, up to this point, believe that I photoshop these pictures. Even the guy who built my tank thought so! Haha.
When reefers come over to my house (and not having seen Radions before), they really get shocked with the colors. Even though they have LEDs as well, the colors are just different, according to them at least. First off, I like the Radions over other LEDs I have seen because the light rays of the bulbs blend, unlike some other brands. The spectrum is just amazing.
Here is a quick video. Note that it is taken at night mode which is why it's a bit dark! Haha. My tank lights open at around 11AM, and I took the video around 10AM.
This video is straight from the camera. Please forgive my video skills as I don't think I have ever taken a video of my tank before. Maybe next time I will take a better video with proper lighting - when I get my tripod.
[video=youtube;byMU3rAdt_U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byMU3rAdt_U&feature=youtu.be[/video]
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Oscaror
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Love it! Nothing wrong with your video skills, look just like your pictures!
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jourdy
What program are you running your radions if you can could you upload your schedule for all of us I been hurting with my gen 3 pros
What program are you running your radions if you can could you upload your schedule for all of us
I been hurting with my gen 3 pros
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Here's the radion settings I use:
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My schedule is from 11AM to 11PM. Might need to calibrate with your viewing times hehe.
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My schedule is from 11AM to 11PM. Might need to calibrate with your viewing times hehe.
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There should be a countdown there saying:
Please wait 10 seconds, running down to 0.
Then the clickable button will appear, "Download File Now!"
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I have had success with tilefish before. Got them to eat pellets but the jumping is a problem.
Tiger queen anthias
Purple firefish
Male clown protecting their nest. They spawn every 2 weeks or so.
First time I got to take a picture of this guy. He's been with me for about 2 years. very very fat!
Went to the beach this past weekend. Got a couple of frags.
They're wild caught though, so they change colors fast.
I have had success with tilefish before. Got them to eat pellets but the jumping is a problem.
Tiger queen anthias
Purple firefish
Male clown protecting their nest. They spawn every 2 weeks or so.
First time I got to take a picture of this guy. He's been with me for about 2 years. very very fat!
Went to the beach this past weekend. Got a couple of frags.
They're wild caught though, so they change colors fast.
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Jourdy your fish don't mind the lights being on all the time
As always, WOW! Great work. And what are you talking about?? Your sump is spotless! You should see mine, its a mess
Hey, if you want to sell a frag of that crazy rainbow chalice to help with the cost of the move, PM me. That's a nice one!
Hey, if you want to sell a frag of that crazy rainbow chalice to help with the cost of the move, PM me. That's a nice one!
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What do you mean?
My lights are only on 12 hours a day
As always, WOW! Great work. And what are you talking about?? Your sump is spotless! You should see mine, its a mess
Hey, if you want to sell a frag of that crazy rainbow chalice to help with the cost of the move, PM me. That's a nice one!
Thank you! I have seen lots of builds here in R2R that I could only dream of. Haha.
Thanks for the offer but I don't think it's possible since I am from the Philippines. It is illegal by law to export corals
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So a couple of weeks ago, I bought a new skimmer and the new Maxspect Gyre.
RO Elite 200 INT
My other Ecotech MP40 keeps blinking red and green and the driver is just a about year old! I would realign it (takes me about 50 times to adjust the wet side) and then it would do the same thing everytime I turn off the pumps. Getting tired of it.
As for updates,
My phosphate reading is at 0.
It has been 2 or 3 weeks since I got the wild caught SPS. Some have darkened a bit but the color is at least still retained. Even at very low phosphate readings, their colors still change a bit.
Haha. I added some tonga rocks for SPS frags I will be getting soon. The anthias have all disappeared! :squigglemouth: I got a female Lineatus wrasse.
Zoa rock is full
My frag tank is also now operational
RO Elite 200 INT
My other Ecotech MP40 keeps blinking red and green and the driver is just a about year old! I would realign it (takes me about 50 times to adjust the wet side) and then it would do the same thing everytime I turn off the pumps. Getting tired of it.
As for updates,
My phosphate reading is at 0.
It has been 2 or 3 weeks since I got the wild caught SPS. Some have darkened a bit but the color is at least still retained. Even at very low phosphate readings, their colors still change a bit.
Haha. I added some tonga rocks for SPS frags I will be getting soon. The anthias have all disappeared! :squigglemouth: I got a female Lineatus wrasse.
Zoa rock is full
My frag tank is also now operational
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