Tanning My SR ... Before and After (as requested)

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JardiniBoy

JardiniBoy

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Sorry been very busy lately so haven't updated my SR since the first pics. I tanned him for about 3 weeks as per instructions on another forum. Tanning refers to placing a light tube below the water level so that it strikes the side of the fish's body. I used a 3' 18000K tube, starting at 2 hours per day and increasing with increments of 2 hours per day until 18 hours per day. I also decreased by the same period at the end of the "session".

Here is when I had just got him... (notice the intact fins)

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Now here he is tonight. The color has improved amazingly. Notice the rims of the scales, lips and fins. The only worrying thing is the fins. That damage is the result of him getting his *** kicked for 2 days non-stop by the greenie. It was terrible to watch! :( At one stage I almost took the greenie back to the LFS. Everything seems ok for now ... but if it gets too bad the SR is going into his own tank that I have planned for the future..

Enjoy! :D

P.s. Sorry about the filthy glass...

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Thanks bro ... it's nice to have the first reply coming from the master! I bow down to you (and your fish ;) )

btw pics taken with white light and flash..
 
JardiniBoy;666677; said:
Thanks bro ... it's nice to have the first reply coming from the master! I bow down to you (and your fish ;) )

btw pics taken with white light and flash..
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Not a master bro. Just another fellow hobbyist.:)
 
nice development! scale rims and very nice!

so you tanned for three weeks hu? how long do you rest until you start up again? will you do the same routine again?
 
Gr8KarmaSF;666701; said:
nice development! scale rims and very nice!

so you tanned for three weeks hu? how long do you rest until you start up again? will you do the same routine again?
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I think it's just up to the individual ... no set rules. Some people just on the lights 24/7 for ages, but I think that method has it's limitations.

I stopped the last session a few weeks ago, and I'll only start the next one in more than a month. It would probably be shorter, but I leave for the States on Sunday and will only be back at the end of next month. I'll only start tanning again once I'm back again and I'm happy everything's okay with the tank..

You seem to have a lot of interest in red aros for someone living in the states... ;)
 
JardiniBoy;666706; said:
You seem to have a lot of interest in red aros for someone living in the states... ;)
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:hitting: :lol3: :topic: :ROFL: :D :nilly: :banhim: :raspberry :lol2: :idea:



i just wanna learn is all....

still going to SD hu? you gonna visit seaworld? guess your on school vacation too hu?


just curious...did you see a JUMP in your electricity bill during your tanning period???
 
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