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April meeting 4/14 @ 7PM - Grant's house

Laura and Jim will be hosting the May meeting this Saturday the 12th and it will be the usual of food, drinks, raffle and fun.
 
Doors will be open at 6:00 pm for social talk and the meeting will start at 7:00.  Parking gets a little tight and the city says you can't park on 4th but there is a parking lot a block away.   Meeting is usually held in the backyard so feel free to bring your favorite lawn chair, weather permitting of course.

If you need address/directions, contact a club member.

Best if you park at Mini Mall (where the spaghetti establishment use to be)
 
You will get to see his new frag tank set up in the making.
 
Hope to see you there!

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« on: March 24, 2005, 04:40:55 am »

The MH lights go off at night and the blue lights turn on for about 2 hours. Does the blue light harm the acropora?

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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2005, 04:46:27 am »

No,

Actually most people turn their blue Actinic 03 lights on 1 hr before the MH's and then 1 hr after the MH's.  The general thinking is that a lighting schedule like this more closely simulates the sunrise and sunset.

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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2005, 04:50:15 am »

Quote from: "Rico"
No,

Actually most people turn their blue Actinic 03 lights on 1 hr before the MH's and then 1 hr after the MH's.  The general thinking is that a lighting schedule like this more closely simulates the sunrise and sunset.

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Thanks a lot for the help. Smiley  Smiley  Smiley

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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2005, 02:39:55 pm »

Zul and others Kevin up in spokane dose this in all the tanks in his store and in his home I do this as well Kevin belives this also helps the sps grow a little faster ?? I know i changed some MH lamps and my growing pattern is changing ...HTH...Jeff


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Actually most people turn their blue Actinic 03 lights on 1 hr before the MH's and then 1 hr after the MH's.  The general thinking is that a lighting schedule like this more closely simulates the sunrise and sunset.

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Oceanic sump's #2&3,Mag drive pumps
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375 lbs live rock, Clams,lots of fish,SPS softies,Zoos,Anomes,And a few Pistol shrimps! all kinds of stuff
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« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2005, 10:21:39 pm »

Acording to Eric Borneman, the actinic lighting is actually necessary for coloration of SPS and Soft corals.
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« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2005, 10:42:46 pm »

Howdy Matt Nice to see ya on-line!




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Acording to Eric Borneman, the actinic lighting is actually necessary for coloration of SPS and Soft corals.
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150 gallon LPS reef Set up March 04
75 gallon SPS reef Set up Dec 04
Oceanic sump's #2&3,Mag drive pumps
PFO HORIZONTAL LIGHT, Aqua C skimmers

375 lbs live rock, Clams,lots of fish,SPS softies,Zoos,Anomes,And a few Pistol shrimps! all kinds of stuff
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