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  1. rjarnold

    Zoas ID

    The first are pretty similar to my lunar eclipses.
  2. rjarnold

    Zoas ID

    1st - RPEs 2nd - Green Bay Packers 3rd - I have some that look like this that were sold to me as Twilight Pinks. Look up their photos on zoaid for that name. RPEs - I bought a huge rock that were sold to me as 'not true RPEs' because they were a dark maroon color. They have since lightened up...
  3. rjarnold

    Purple Hornets Zoas

    Ooo, me first! :)
  4. rjarnold

    Purple Hornets Zoas

    Ahh, not yours, such a shame!
  5. rjarnold

    Purple Hornets Zoas

    Yeah, they don't look quite the same, but I'd love a frag of them nonetheless if you have some or in the future! :)
  6. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    I've considered it as I have had a bad test kit or two that wreaked havoc :P The phosphate test was used on my husband's tank at home and did give a reading though. Same for KH and pH. However, the nitrate and nitrite are newer tests, so there's always a possibility there.
  7. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    So chemistry would change color but not affect growth?
  8. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    Cause I have 0 nitrates and little to no phosphate and someone told me it was low nutrients :) Other than that, I don't know either!
  9. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    As far as nutrients are concerned, I didn't mention this but should have - there are three 'normal' reef-type fish in there in addition to 2 frogfish which consume rather large meals every 3-4 days each. I also feed my scoly a large meal now and again. So the fish waste-producing aspect is way...
  10. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    A picture of the purple plasma (and surroundings!) taken today for future comparison: FWIW - all the monti's were from someone else's tank and none of them ever lost any color, no matter how close or far away I put them from the light. I have no idea what that means in this context :P
  11. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    Ok, for a little more clarity - the Purple Plasma was bought at the Barrier Reef anniversary sale (Nov. 15) from their frag tank. They run MH's on them but I don't know what type, and I think they are a fair distance from the water. After bringing it home to my tank, I put the tip of it 1/2"...
  12. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    First - she, not he :P Second - yes, nice growth, nice polyp extension. I guess we'll find out if anything happens with the purple plasma that I just moved down.
  13. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    Thanks! Totally unexpected - most people are surprised that I can even maintain moderate-high light sps under T5's, let alone a cali tort. They are all very healthy and having been growing well under the lights, just haven't maintained their dark, rich colors.
  14. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    Ok, moving them down was definitely not what I expected to hear! I will certainly give it a try though. As for PO4 and NO3 - no. I don't register any NO3 and my Elos kits read <0.01 for PO4. All of the SPS came from tanks with SPS so I figured I needed to put them up as close to the light as...
  15. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    Bulbs are only a few months old btw: 1 x 39W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent (ATI1003) by ATI 2 x 39W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent (ATI1011) by ATI 1 x 39W 10000K AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent (UVL0003) by UV Lighting
  16. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    They are 39 watts, so almost 4 watts/gallon. The purple plasma has about 1/2 inch of water from the top, so it's very high up there! The lights are as low as they go for the Tek stand, about 4" from bulb to water.
  17. rjarnold

    Let's See Some Zoos!

    Nice looking Zoas Lionhead! I think I also have the last one in your first post of photos. Those are under actinics right? Do you have a photo of them not under actinics if so? Know what they're called? Cheers.
  18. rjarnold

    Not Enough Light or Food?

    I run 4xT5 bulbs on my 40G breeder. These SPS frags are very close to the top, but have lightened since adding them. All have excellent polyp extension. In particular: The LE Setosa is doing well and has been growing fine, no color change. The Teal Stag seems to have lightened just a tad...
  19. rjarnold

    Let's See Some Zoos!

    Sweet, wish I could get my picture to turn out like yours! What camera do you use?
  20. rjarnold

    Let's See Some Zoos!

    Two more additions: Turqoise Zoas - Mohawk Palys (sadly, no matter what I tried my little point and shoot couldn't capture these very well):
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