34G SPS Solana

GreenSpottedPuffer · #1 05-26-2009, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

I guess it depends on your definition of skimming huh?.... I had an aquac remora on my 20g and I thought I was skimming

...then, when I fired up the euro-reef....I found out I wasnt skimming jack!

Well yeah...I can't compare this to the last skimmer I used!

That was a $1000 skimmer and this is a $200 skimmer. Not going to compare but I think this will do for what I need. I only have 4 small fish.

Turns out the shipping on that Sapphire is ridiculous and makes it not really worth the price. I didn't quite go through with the order so I might just be back to the Tunze. LOL. At this point I think I will just stick with what I can get locally! I will see if I can negotiate a better shipping price though since I know it can't cost that much to ship across Canada.

Other than the Euro Reef, I have a feeling they are all going to preform about the same. I can't find the nano Euro Reef in Canada though and I am not interested in shipping from the States.

Delphinus · #2 05-26-2009, 05:36 AM

So many words. So few pictures of green carpet. <cough cough> <subtle hint> <cough cough> <ok maybe not so subtle> <cough cough>

GreenSpottedPuffer · #3 05-26-2009, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

So many words. So few pictures of green carpet. <cough cough> <subtle hint> <cough cough> <ok maybe not so subtle> <cough cough>

Well...Your in luck.

I took some today of my clowns and carpet, I was going to post them tomorrow but if your going to be up and have a need for anemone pictures I could post a few tonight. You might like them...most are close ups

BlueAbyss · #4 05-26-2009, 06:25 AM

PICS! Did you say... pics? I think we all need to see them... well, maybe just one?

GreenSpottedPuffer · #5 05-26-2009, 06:35 AM

Ok...here's ONE...

GreenSpottedPuffer · #6 05-26-2009, 06:38 AM

Nah...kidding, I have more. But they really didn't turn out great. Most were way out of focus. Just when I thought I was getting the hang of this camera, I screw up some nice shots!

Anemone Diving!

Wish this one was in proper focus

And a dead Emerald crab

This was before lights on. Was checking things out and he was laying on his back, dead. A few hours earlier he was eating hair algae

Don't know why a crab would just die like this...

GreenSpottedPuffer · #7 05-26-2009, 07:01 AM

So...Tony...I posted these pictures tonight for you and I am assuming you went to sleep already

I do have a question for you though whenever you do check them out.

If you go back to the FTS at the beginning you will notice the anemone is a very bright green but also smaller. In these pictures, it is not nearly as bright but the anemone is also much bigger (expanded) and has its tentacles extended much longer. The pics are a little dull but probably close to the true color.

It makes sense that as the anemone expands and extends out its tentacles, it gets a little less vibrant. But do they tend to get more and more dull as they actually grow? I have seen large green ones that are more of an olive green and not the bright green you see in my first pictures. Have you (being an anemone fanatic) ever seen large gigantea carpets (let's say 10" plus) that are bright green still?

I am just curious about what to expect.

Doug · #8 05-26-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Well yeah...I can't compare this to the last skimmer I used!

That was a $1000 skimmer and this is a $200 skimmer. Not going to compare but I think this will do for what I need. I only have 4 small fish.

Turns out the shipping on that Sapphire is ridiculous and makes it not really worth the price. I didn't quite go through with the order so I might just be back to the Tunze. LOL. At this point I think I will just stick with what I can get locally! I will see if I can negotiate a better shipping price though since I know it can't cost that much to ship across Canada.

Other than the Euro Reef, I have a feeling they are all going to preform about the same. I can't find the nano Euro Reef in Canada though and I am not interested in shipping from the States.

Thats to bad. I was looking forward to your reviews on the Sapphire. I had the same problem finding a Solana. To much to ship one and they dont ship good. You figure to much shipping costs also, to bring the Euroreef across? {besides it sticking out on you}.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #9 05-26-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug

Thats to bad. I was looking forward to your reviews on the Sapphire. I had the same problem finding a Solana. To much to ship one and they dont ship good. You figure to much shipping costs also, to bring the Euroreef across? {besides it sticking out on you}.

Yeah kind of too bad about the Sapphire but I am also not sure I wanted to give it a shot anyways. I would prefer to go with something I know is going to work well and I have spoken to enough people now who like the Tunze. Especially if you have an ATO. I think it will work just fine for my lightly stocked tank.

The EuroReef was actually cheaper to ship here from the US than the Sapphire would be across Canada! Todd from Global got a quote at $29. Said it could be a bit more in the end but wouldn't charge more than $32 with insurance.

The shipping for the EuroReef was good but its just the size for me. I am convinced though that its the best nano skimmer out there...but that's just based on reading and reviews

Delphinus · #10 05-26-2009, 05:06 PM

Thanks for the pics! They look awesome. Yeah, sorry, I went to bed. I'm an hour ahead and not a morning person at the best of times and I've been staying up too late and dragging my butt into work far too late lately so at the early tender hour of midnight last night I actually hit the hay. My strategy backfired BTW, I still had trouble getting up and I still got into work late. AND I forgot my laptop at home, so yeah, I'm totally on fire today! Whoowee! My horoscope said to expect good things today.

Anyhow, they look good, they look really good. Thanks for the pics.

I think for the most part, colour is dependent on lighting and they do sorta change in intensity over time sometimes but it's a give and take sort of thing. My green guy is probably around 12" in diameter and it's still fairly bright green, he was tiny when I got him maybe 4"-5". So anyhow no real reason to expect that it will dullen up over time.