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AlphaPhase

AlphaPhase

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eastcoastmo said:
I love using T5's, they seem to veg plants real nicely. I use a mix of 6500k and 2700k and they work great. Tri-phosphur bulbs usually last between 2 and 3 years if they are on 18 hour days :) I only know this because we use them in the labs for our coral tanks ;)
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Hell yeah bro, me too, 8 bulb over a 2x4 tray fits PERFECT and also when they are small you can use 100 or 200w and save tons of electric compared to running a 400w mh or hps, I'm super glad I got them. Back in the day (like many years ago) I used t8 bulbs (still do here and there) and those even grow beautiful veg plants! Do underrated :)

That's awesome you get to work in a lab with coral tanks, I've always wanted a coral tank but I think I'd be terrible with it :( I hear they are really hard to maintain
 
eastcoastmo

eastcoastmo

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AlphaPhase said:
Hell yeah bro, me too, 8 bulb over a 2x4 tray fits PERFECT and also when they are small you can use 100 or 200w and save tons of electric compared to running a 400w mh or hps, I'm super glad I got them. Back in the day (like many years ago) I used t8 bulbs (still do here and there) and those even grow beautiful veg plants! Do underrated :)

That's awesome you get to work in a lab with coral tanks, I've always wanted a coral tank but I think I'd be terrible with it :( I hear they are really hard to maintain
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100% agree bro, you are totally on point :)
Yeah working in the lab is pretty cool, I don't get in there enough though lol. I will be shortly though, we collected some sperm bundles from corals in the Phillipines and will be growing them out here, if we can get them to maturity (2-4 years) we're hoping to send them back to reseed the bleached areas.
Coral tanks are a lot more work than freshwater and you have to be pretty spot on with pH and the calcium carbonate cycle, things can go pear shaped pretty quickly otherwise lol. They are so wicked to look at though, especially with heaps of acropora and porites corals :)
 
AlphaPhase

AlphaPhase

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eastcoastmo said:
100% agree bro, you are totally on point :)
Yeah working in the lab is pretty cool, I don't get in there enough though lol. I will be shortly though, we collected some sperm bundles from corals in the Phillipines and will be growing them out here, if we can get them to maturity (2-4 years) we're hoping to send them back to reseed the bleached areas.
Coral tanks are a lot more work than freshwater and you have to be pretty spot on with pH and the calcium carbonate cycle, things can go pear shaped pretty quickly otherwise lol. They are so wicked to look at though, especially with heaps of acropora and porites corals :)
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So awesome bro, saving the ocean is probably the coolest job there is :) I'd love to have a shark salt water tank but I know they outgrow the tank fast so I wouldn't want to keep one in there, so was thinking maybe some smaller salt water fish some day :) I used to have a fool fresh water tank but that was years ago, would love to have something again
 
eastcoastmo

eastcoastmo

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AlphaPhase said:
So awesome bro, saving the ocean is probably the coolest job there is :) I'd love to have a shark salt water tank but I know they outgrow the tank fast so I wouldn't want to keep one in there, so was thinking maybe some smaller salt water fish some day :) I used to have a fool fresh water tank but that was years ago, would love to have something again
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It will be nice if it works but this bleaching event is the largest on record, the last one in 89 took over 10 years to recover, if we have another big el nino again next year, nothing we do will save the reefs :( sad because humans are major contributors to their destruction!
I've got a freshwater tank at home with cichlids, I'd love a salty too but am away too often to take care of it!
 
papapayne

papapayne

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eastcoastmo said:
100% agree bro, you are totally on point :)
Yeah working in the lab is pretty cool, I don't get in there enough though lol. I will be shortly though, we collected some sperm bundles from corals in the Phillipines and will be growing them out here, if we can get them to maturity (2-4 years) we're hoping to send them back to reseed the bleached areas.
Coral tanks are a lot more work than freshwater and you have to be pretty spot on with pH and the calcium carbonate cycle, things can go pear shaped pretty quickly otherwise lol. They are so wicked to look at though, especially with heaps of acropora and porites corals :)
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any chance you could post pics? Sad shape the oceans are in, and not looking like its getting better. Out here in oregon they are finding the mussels and clams are literally dissolving due to acidity of the ocean.


That sounds like a lot of careful note taking, and a regiment for sure, sure am glad someones out there doing it though!
 
eastcoastmo

eastcoastmo

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papapayne said:
any chance you could post pics? Sad shape the oceans are in, and not looking like its getting better. Out here in oregon they are finding the mussels and clams are literally dissolving due to acidity of the ocean.


That sounds like a lot of careful note taking, and a regiment for sure, sure am glad someones out there doing it though!
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Next time I'm in the lab I'll see if I can get some pics that won't give away who I am lol. There's heaps of stuff in there that would give solid clues to my identity!
You are right mate, our oceans won't be able to take much more punishment before it just shuts down, it's done it in the past :(
I listened to a talk on the mussels and clams situation only a few weeks ago, looks like they are being impacted the earliest as their shells can't calcify. Not good at all!
 
papapayne

papapayne

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eastcoastmo said:
Next time I'm in the lab I'll see if I can get some pics that won't give away who I am lol. There's heaps of stuff in there that would give solid clues to my identity!
You are right mate, our oceans won't be able to take much more punishment before it just shuts down, it's done it in the past :(
I listened to a talk on the mussels and clams situation only a few weeks ago, looks like they are being impacted the earliest as their shells can't calcify. Not good at all!
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yea, I understand. Gotta be careful, just was curious to see the good work ya do!

there are lot of theory's I've heard about likely scenarios if/when ocean systems fail - none of them sound like fun. Anyway, sorry AP to veer off topic - loving the bud pornage as always!
 
eastcoastmo

eastcoastmo

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papapayne said:
yea, I understand. Gotta be careful, just was curious to see the good work ya do!

there are lot of theory's I've heard about likely scenarios if/when ocean systems fail - none of them sound like fun. Anyway, sorry AP to veer off topic - loving the bud pornage as always!
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Too easy mate, will do my best :)
 
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