Marquise O's Shallow 36"x24"x16" Reef Tank
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You should! They will bring life to whatever tank you combine them in. I think I may have two that have paired up; hopefully that is true and they spawn just as you want,
Thanks!Money shot ! I love it
It looks so simple, yet so elegant !
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I think I just stumbled upon something big.........I think I found out how to manipulate the colors in corals and get immediate results. I'm not 100% sure how long it will last and what all colors I can make appear and will have to test it more to be certain. No it is not a dye. I can't say at this moment what I am doing to do what you see below. Below is an image of my WWC Oil Spill Chalice. If you have seen the chalice, you know that it doesn't have any green colorations in it.
Not too long when I first got it:
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An image I took of it recently:
An image after I just took after I "did what I did":
Note: This is not photo trickery. I have no problem lending out the RAW file.
Not too long when I first got it:
An image I took of it recently:
An image after I just took after I "did what I did":
Note: This is not photo trickery. I have no problem lending out the RAW file.
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Update on the color change in the chalices:
The original coloration of the chalices returned. The area where the green coloration appeared died away and regrew back to the original color. I did not take pics due to this being an extremely busy week for me but I will do it once more and properly document it with images next week.
The original coloration of the chalices returned. The area where the green coloration appeared died away and regrew back to the original color. I did not take pics due to this being an extremely busy week for me but I will do it once more and properly document it with images next week.
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So as I was about force a color change again like before, I noticed the regrowth of the chalices. I even attempted the same on an acan echinata but didn't notice the effect till just now. You can clearly see where the corals regrew and the tye dye'ish regrowth area.
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Update:
- I am pretty much at the point where I have lost the 3 P's for this hobby: Purpose, Patience, and Passion. I think I am about to close this hobby and move on to something new. I will let the tank sit for a week or two and fully decide from there to just sell off my live stock and hold the equipment and maybe years from now I will re-enter or just clean house.
- Since I may exit the hobby, I contribute something that will help lead others to discover or it may just attribute to downfall of it like it is headed now by greed. What I used to force the color change was a tested ratios of trace elements in small quantities mixed with a food paste. Each were individually placed into separate containers and feed to corals in a 3 min interval. A color change did occur but I think due to the volume of trace elements added, it was too much and caused the tissue of the coral to burn and regrow. If the dosage of trace to the food is decreased to the correct ratio, there is a good chance it will not have the tissue dying effect and keep the color change temporarily. I did, however, notice that the regeneration of the tissue was significantly faster in comparison to other corals or the same coral healing from damage either by other corals or through accidental damage by me. The regrowth of the tissue appeared to blend the original colors of the coral giving it a tye-dye or melted like appearance.
Thanks everyone for following my build. Who knows, I may regain the 3 P's but as of right now....I am bored with this hobby; I've ran out of patience.
- I am pretty much at the point where I have lost the 3 P's for this hobby: Purpose, Patience, and Passion. I think I am about to close this hobby and move on to something new. I will let the tank sit for a week or two and fully decide from there to just sell off my live stock and hold the equipment and maybe years from now I will re-enter or just clean house.
- Since I may exit the hobby, I contribute something that will help lead others to discover or it may just attribute to downfall of it like it is headed now by greed. What I used to force the color change was a tested ratios of trace elements in small quantities mixed with a food paste. Each were individually placed into separate containers and feed to corals in a 3 min interval. A color change did occur but I think due to the volume of trace elements added, it was too much and caused the tissue of the coral to burn and regrow. If the dosage of trace to the food is decreased to the correct ratio, there is a good chance it will not have the tissue dying effect and keep the color change temporarily. I did, however, notice that the regeneration of the tissue was significantly faster in comparison to other corals or the same coral healing from damage either by other corals or through accidental damage by me. The regrowth of the tissue appeared to blend the original colors of the coral giving it a tye-dye or melted like appearance.
Thanks everyone for following my build. Who knows, I may regain the 3 P's but as of right now....I am bored with this hobby; I've ran out of patience.
The tank looks amazing!!! Is it still up and running or not?
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