Frog Spawn HELP!

Omie · 03/11/2010, 11:23 AM

Hi everybody,
When I check my frog spawn this morning looks almost transparent. I want to know if thats normal or is something happening to it. If someone can please help me, I will really appreciate.
Thanks,
Omar

stingythingy45 · 03/11/2010, 11:38 AM

Water Parameters?
Lighting?
Where is it in the tank?

guinness0514 · 03/11/2010, 11:40 AM

is the pod tissue extended as normal? got pics?

Omie · 03/11/2010, 11:53 AM

i don't know the parameters of the water right now, because i borrow my test to my friend... but like 2 days ago were perfect all the results. My frog spawg is located like in the middle of the tank.. And i'm curious because the rest of my corals are fine... I have an album that i made i think yesterday and you can see the difference in my frog spawn.
I put some pictures, hope it can help..
Thanks again,
Omar

stingythingy45 · 03/11/2010, 11:56 AM

Do you have this at the top under metal halides or something?

Omie · 03/11/2010, 12:02 PM

No, is like in the middle of the tank, but a lot of light is going to it. About my lights there are not metal halides... The brand is Odyssea and is daylight and actinic. Both are on at the same time right now

Vin7250 · 03/11/2010, 02:59 PM

be careful with that odyssea fixture

Omie · 03/11/2010, 03:06 PM

why?

Shane Hoffman · 03/11/2010, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vin7250

be careful with that odyssea fixture

No offense, but this is a pretty vague comment, care to elaborate????

Vin7250 · 03/11/2010, 03:19 PM

none taken shane, it was a very vague comment ---- i do see that you have hamilton lighting which is eons better then oddysea so im sure you are already aware of how cheap they are!!

just my opinion but i have read review after review about how cheaply they are made, that they are not safe, use inferior wiring and components, get very hot very quickly, and can go up in flames. This is just what i read not my exact opinion because i have never owned one. Ill do some research and see if i can find the links that were explaining this to me. It was enough to persuade me into getting a coralife fixture. And no the reviews were not on coralifes website or in anyway affiliated with another manufacturer.

garygonzales · 03/11/2010, 05:00 PM

your frogspawn looks normal to me........

tspors · 03/11/2010, 06:22 PM

It looks fine to me also just bit sparse give it time. Mine after two years,

kingfisher62 · 03/11/2010, 06:30 PM

I just bought my first FS 2 weeks ago and thought mine were a little more transparent then I expected especially when they are really blown up! I thoght they just had to acclimate more but they still look the same.

golby · 03/11/2010, 06:45 PM

Holy crap tspors, that frogspawn is awesome.

as for the "transparent" frogspawn, it looks okay to me, if it is opening up each day, I wouldn't worry. How much more green was it in the past?

thorr · 03/11/2010, 09:47 PM

I have had an Odyssea light on my tank for a few months now with no problems,the posts I had found were mostly older posts, and from what other people have heard. I think that they have improved slightly from the older ones. Are they cheaper made than the others ?
Yes, but if that is all you can afford and it gets you started, then fine.

Omie · 03/11/2010, 11:03 PM

Thanks to everybody!!
Was very helpfull all your post...
Now I feel much better!

03/11/2010, 11:23 AM	#1
Omie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 686	Frog Spawn HELP! Hi everybody, When I check my frog spawn this morning looks almost transparent. I want to know if thats normal or is something happening to it. If someone can please help me, I will really appreciate. Thanks, Omar

03/11/2010, 11:38 AM	#2
stingythingy45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 3,296	Water Parameters? Lighting? Where is it in the tank? __________________ Bob Current Tank Info: 90 gallon,mixed Reef,2-250 watt Optix 3 pendants(Phoenix 14K)2-54 watt T5 Super actnics ,ASM G-2 Gate/recirc mods,70 gal. basement sump,20L ref

03/11/2010, 11:56 AM	#5
stingythingy45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 3,296	Do you have this at the top under metal halides or something? __________________ Bob Current Tank Info: 90 gallon,mixed Reef,2-250 watt Optix 3 pendants(Phoenix 14K)2-54 watt T5 Super actnics ,ASM G-2 Gate/recirc mods,70 gal. basement sump,20L ref

03/11/2010, 06:22 PM	#12
tspors Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Appleton, WI. USA Posts: 774	It looks fine to me also just bit sparse give it time. Mine after two years, __________________ Everything is Good with Moderation. Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Oceanic, 30g Sump, Gen-X PCX-150 2250 gph, Red Sea Clasic Turbo Skimmer, 18w Turbo Twist UV, Ocean Clear Filter w/live rock, Several Buckets,

03/11/2010, 06:30 PM	#13
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	I just bought my first FS 2 weeks ago and thought mine were a little more transparent then I expected especially when they are really blown up! I thoght they just had to acclimate more but they still look the same. __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

03/11/2010, 11:40 AM	#3
guinness0514 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 404	is the pod tissue extended as normal? got pics?

03/11/2010, 12:02 PM	#6
Omie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 686	No, is like in the middle of the tank, but a lot of light is going to it. About my lights there are not metal halides... The brand is Odyssea and is daylight and actinic. Both are on at the same time right now

03/11/2010, 02:59 PM	#7
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	be careful with that odyssea fixture

03/11/2010, 03:06 PM	#8
Omie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 686	why?

03/11/2010, 03:19 PM	#10
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	none taken shane, it was a very vague comment ---- i do see that you have hamilton lighting which is eons better then oddysea so im sure you are already aware of how cheap they are!! just my opinion but i have read review after review about how cheaply they are made, that they are not safe, use inferior wiring and components, get very hot very quickly, and can go up in flames. This is just what i read not my exact opinion because i have never owned one. Ill do some research and see if i can find the links that were explaining this to me. It was enough to persuade me into getting a coralife fixture. And no the reviews were not on coralifes website or in anyway affiliated with another manufacturer.

03/11/2010, 05:00 PM	#11
garygonzales Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: WEST ALLIS ,WI Posts: 922	your frogspawn looks normal to me........

03/11/2010, 06:45 PM	#14
golby Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 242	Holy crap tspors, that frogspawn is awesome. as for the "transparent" frogspawn, it looks okay to me, if it is opening up each day, I wouldn't worry. How much more green was it in the past? __________________ Unless I explicitly state otherwise, assume that I have tested my parameters recently and they are: Temp: 80F Salt: 1.023-1.024 pH: 8.2 Amm: 0 'trite: 0 'trate: 0 Phosphate: 0 Copper: 0 Calcium: 360-420 dkH: 9 Current Tank Info: 90g internal overflow; 30g sump; ~325 Watts 6500K CFL bulbs; 100 lbs LR; mixed reef with LPS (frogspawn, torch, trumpet and bubble) and softies (leathers, mushrooms and lots of zoas)

03/11/2010, 09:47 PM	#15
thorr Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ. Posts: 5	I have had an Odyssea light on my tank for a few months now with no problems,the posts I had found were mostly older posts, and from what other people have heard. I think that they have improved slightly from the older ones. Are they cheaper made than the others ? Yes, but if that is all you can afford and it gets you started, then fine.

03/11/2010, 11:03 PM	#16
Omie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 686	Thanks to everybody!! Was very helpfull all your post... Now I feel much better! Last edited by Omie; 03/11/2010 at 11:12 PM.