Little Bit Bored...Come up With Any Aquarium Related Topic for Me and See If We Agree

[livinlifeinBKK]

Choose a topic of your choice (preferably something to do with reefing in some way) and I'll give my honest opinion. No holding back...

 

[doubleshot00]

QT is stressful for fish.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

QT is stressful for fish.

100% agree. Especially with harsh chemicals such as copper. The internal microbiome is destroyed....

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

oh boy, you could really get yourself in trouble with this one……you need a table with a banner saying some absurd statement like “maintaining a ph of 8.9 promotes coral, health, growth, and coloration….. change my mind “

 

[Shon]

oh boy, you could really get yourself in trouble with this one……you need a table with a banner saying some absurd statement like “maintaining a ph of 8.9 promotes coral, health, growth, and coloration….. change my mind “

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

I can’t see, but I’m guessing you made an image of just that. I’m dying laughing! Thanks for that

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

oh boy, you could really get yourself in trouble with this one……you need a table with a banner saying some absurd statement like “maintaining a ph of 8.9 promotes coral, health, growth, and coloration….. change my mind “

Haha, people find something that seems to work (probably luck a lot of times) and from that point forward they believe it's the only way possible. We all know every tank is different and yes there are scientific reasons for certain colorations but chasing numbers (not only pH) is absurd to me
Just saw the picture

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

Haha, people find something that seems to work (probably luck a lot of times) and from that point forward they believe it's the only way possible. We all know every tank is different and yes there are scientific reasons for certain colorations but chasing numbers (not only pH) is absurd to me
Just saw the picture

Oh I’m with ya…. Sometimes I think people come up with things and put it on you tube, or the forum, just so they can sit back….. pop the top on an ice cold beer, and watch the madness ensue

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Oh I’m with ya…. Sometimes I think people come up with things and put it on you tube, or the forum, just so they can sit back….. pop the top on an ice cold beer, and watch the madness ensue

I'm gonna make a post partially out if curiosity...wanna see the comments

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

I'm gonna make a post partially out if curiosity...wanna see the comments

….. heading to the fridge and opening a beer

 

[legionofdoon]

Halides are the best looking light source.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Halides are the best looking light source.

Haven't seen enough Halide lit tanks to have a solid opinion on that one! I have heard the shimmer is sweet but I'd have to see for myself.

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

Halides are the best looking light source.

I would say as a singular source, yes. That said, a hybrid halide with t5 or led bars would be my choice. Halides just don’t have the blue, actinic, pop by themselves for some of the acid trip/black light corals out there now

 

[legionofdoon]

I would say as a singular source, yes. That said, a hybrid halide with t5 or led bars would be my choice. Halides just don’t have the blue, actinic, pop by themselves for some of the acid trip/black light corals out there now

You are right. I've always ran them with actinics and blues. I just wish they weren't so dang hot. I miss the natural look of Ushio 10ks with actinics on my old tank. Twin 175s and two 55w PC actinics on my 75 would grow anything. That was 20 years ago and electricity was way cheaper it seemed. I still have them and the water chiller hanging out in my garage.

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

You are right. I've always ran them with actinics and blues. I just wish they weren't so dang hot. I miss the natural look of Ushio 10ks with actinics on my old tank. Twin 175s and two 55w PC actinics on my 75 would grow anything. That was 20 years ago and electricity was way cheaper it seemed. I still have them and the water chiller hanging out in my garage.

I can tell you that Kessils are probably the closest thing you can get to mh in an led format. Downside is that you still really need supplemental lighting for the deep blue and actinic. I recently upgraded from ap700s to the 500x units and they are phenomenal.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Not much going on on here so why not restart this thread to start discussions?