waterworld
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What are PC lights?
Easy Mushroom for beginners
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stanlalee
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Originally Posted by RoyalGamma
how about the 2 this site has on sale....green ricorda and an unbrella....I was thinking of getting some...thanks
I have two umbrella polyps from this site and all I can say from my experience the blue mushrooms have mutliplied about 10 new polyps in the same period the umbrella have not multiplied any (I had the umbrella first). Blue are also less sensitive to water screw ups (when I added my sump and added sand carelessly the blue mushrooms recoved much faster). so while they are easy to keep as most mushrooms I would say the umbrellas at the very least may need stronger lighting than some others to flourish (tried fragging it too. the original grew back to normal, the frag didn't do much until I stopped paying attention and now I cant find it).
the goby is sitting on one umbrella mushroom and there's one below. the blues above (obviously)
how about the 2 this site has on sale....green ricorda and an unbrella....I was thinking of getting some...thanks
I have two umbrella polyps from this site and all I can say from my experience the blue mushrooms have mutliplied about 10 new polyps in the same period the umbrella have not multiplied any (I had the umbrella first). Blue are also less sensitive to water screw ups (when I added my sump and added sand carelessly the blue mushrooms recoved much faster). so while they are easy to keep as most mushrooms I would say the umbrellas at the very least may need stronger lighting than some others to flourish (tried fragging it too. the original grew back to normal, the frag didn't do much until I stopped paying attention and now I cant find it).
the goby is sitting on one umbrella mushroom and there's one below. the blues above (obviously)
stanlalee
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not with standard normal output lighting. You'll at the very least should pic up a 4x96watt fixture. The coralife is on sale for $330 @ the doctors. If you are willing or have a canopy better retro fitted lighting options can be had if you shop wisely if you want to keep more than basic softies(like classified, egay, sales ect).
petieaztec
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Originally Posted by swlover
Are you talking about the orange one? Orange Ricordea. I have two orange, one is single mouthed and the other has 2 mouths. I'm gonna get more I like the color. The hairy one is the coolest though cause they will accept pieces of frozen food. I just have to hold it by their mouth and in about a min or so it will close up on my fingers like a ballon and eat the food...really cool. I'm currantly trying to seperate them, there is like 4-5 on one rock and it's not easy, they are really attached. I don't want to hurt them, so if anyone knows of a safe way to do this please give me a hollar. If you are interested in one I will trade, if I can get them apart.
are they difficult to take care of? Do they need hilides or is power compact sufficient?
Are you talking about the orange one? Orange Ricordea. I have two orange, one is single mouthed and the other has 2 mouths. I'm gonna get more I like the color. The hairy one is the coolest though cause they will accept pieces of frozen food. I just have to hold it by their mouth and in about a min or so it will close up on my fingers like a ballon and eat the food...really cool. I'm currantly trying to seperate them, there is like 4-5 on one rock and it's not easy, they are really attached. I don't want to hurt them, so if anyone knows of a safe way to do this please give me a hollar. If you are interested in one I will trade, if I can get them apart.
are they difficult to take care of? Do they need hilides or is power compact sufficient?
petieaztec
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nevermind i saw that they are esay to take care of. wow im going to ghet some when i get apid next... thanks for posting those!!
hagfish
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Originally Posted by A&A2
Anyone?
I suggest you do some research on the different types of aquarium lighting that are available. There are a ton of options out there. You just have to find the one that's best for your situation. If you are just wanting soft corals the cheapest and easiest option is to get a power compact light and shoot for 3 to 5 watts per gallon. Now, watts per gallon isn't a good measurement, but it works well enough for just softies.
Altogether, your lighting options are...
PC - power compact
VHO - Very High output
HO t5 - High output t5. Good reflectors are key on these
MH - Metal Halide
Generally, that list is from weakest to strongest lighting type (PC and VHO are about the same). And it is also cheapest to most expensive (generally speaking). With some good searching on this and other sites you can find MH's as cheap or cheaper than many PC systems if you don't mind buying used.
That's the very basics of it. Use those lighting terms for your search on this board, other boards, and the internet. Lighting can be pretty complicated.
You also need to research what kind of photosynthetic creatures you want before you buy your lighting. Some anemone's, clams, and SPS corals require a lot of light, more than PC's and VHO's can provide.
If you just want a plug and play system for softies and other low-medium light corals only a PC system is probably the cheapest and easiest solution. They usually sit on top of the tank and look pretty clean and natural too.
Anyone?
I suggest you do some research on the different types of aquarium lighting that are available. There are a ton of options out there. You just have to find the one that's best for your situation. If you are just wanting soft corals the cheapest and easiest option is to get a power compact light and shoot for 3 to 5 watts per gallon. Now, watts per gallon isn't a good measurement, but it works well enough for just softies.
Altogether, your lighting options are...
PC - power compact
VHO - Very High output
HO t5 - High output t5. Good reflectors are key on these
MH - Metal Halide
Generally, that list is from weakest to strongest lighting type (PC and VHO are about the same). And it is also cheapest to most expensive (generally speaking). With some good searching on this and other sites you can find MH's as cheap or cheaper than many PC systems if you don't mind buying used.
That's the very basics of it. Use those lighting terms for your search on this board, other boards, and the internet. Lighting can be pretty complicated.
You also need to research what kind of photosynthetic creatures you want before you buy your lighting. Some anemone's, clams, and SPS corals require a lot of light, more than PC's and VHO's can provide.
If you just want a plug and play system for softies and other low-medium light corals only a PC system is probably the cheapest and easiest solution. They usually sit on top of the tank and look pretty clean and natural too.
petieaztec
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Originally Posted by RoyalGamma
I have about 100watts of PC right now....44 gallon tank
3 watt per gallon minmum!
I have about 100watts of PC right now....44 gallon tank
3 watt per gallon minmum!