Hammer splitting + Some progress on LED DIY fixture
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, 04-03-2011 at 08:41 PM (2422 Views)
Two weeks ago I had the impression my hammer coral (one ployp) was getting fatter.... well, today I am pretty sure it is splitting into two polyps! That might seem "so what?" to you, but feels very rewarding to me. It is the first stony coral in the tank that not only survived in my water and lighting but is also growing (had one Acan polpy that died, three Trumpet polyps that also died and another hammer polyp that got eaten by a rogue peppermint shrimp).
Must be a sign I'm improving my water stability after I reduced feeding and added a refugium, given that my Palithoa and Zoas are growing new polyps too after that. Here is a picture of the hammer, does it look like it is turning into two heads or not, what do you think?
Also, I made progress on my LED fixture that will be Arduino controlled and MOSFET DIY driven. This weekend I soldered a little on Saturday and a little on Sunday, finishing the first eight LED "lamps" (each lamp is composed of 3 x 3W super LEDs, four of the lamps are Blue and four are Cool White). Some pictures:
Last but not least I spotted a few days ago some Coral Worms I didn't know i had. They apparently came as hitchhikers under the rock of one of my first corals, a Green Star Polyp colony which was recently devoured by my Mithrax crab gang. Only the rock was left.... Here is a picture of the Coral Worm colony:
Snorkeler (Fabio_Paoli)