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Posted: February 03 2015 at 5:03pm |
That IS cool!
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Posted: February 06 2015 at 9:39pm |
Last piece of the puzzle has been purchased. I got a light fixture off eBay. It's a 165w Dimmable full spectrum fixture. Everyone on reddit raves about them and the cost makes it a pretty easy choice. I plan on mostly growing mostly softies and LPS.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/190999433320
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Posted: February 07 2015 at 10:15am |
Several people on here and other forums really like these lights. I know a lot of people change the optics on them in order to keep SPS if you decide to go that route...perhaps someone else can chime in on that. Great addition!
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Posted: February 13 2015 at 7:50am |
the day has finally come. Lights are hung up, diatoms are here, and nothing is leaking (for the time being.) Need to get a CUC and then we're on our way to the fun stuff. I built a light hanging kit for my new light out of electrical conduit and painted it all black. Looks pretty good to me. kind of ghetto, but better than a lot of the other ones i saw.
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Posted: February 13 2015 at 8:46am |
Let me know if you're interested in carpooling down to a LFS to get your cleanup crew. I need to restock mine as well.
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Posted: February 13 2015 at 9:07am |
aceofspadeskb wrote:
Let me know if you're interested in carpooling down to a LFS to get your cleanup crew. I need to restock mine as well.
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maybe next saturday we could go?
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Posted: February 19 2015 at 10:01pm |
CUC has been ordered. I got the all snail pack from reefcleaners.org, but will be headed to saltwater paradise on Saturday for a couple other snails and some hermits. So excited. Things are moving along great. I met up with Softplan and he hooked me up with a free cabbage coral. I Got it home on Sunday and acclimated it. All polyps are extended and it looks to be doing well. I've also found a couple pineapple sponges in the tank, and recently found some super small bugs on the glass. Not sure how big Copepods are.. So I don't know for sure if that's what they are.
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Posted: February 23 2015 at 8:25am |
CUC arrived in good shape. Came with at least 30 dwarf ceriths, 12 nasarius, 11 florida ceriths, and 10-11 nerites. I visited Saltwater Paradise and purchased some hermits who immediately removed the hair algae that had accumulated. So things are going great. I also traded my old lights for a toadstool leather and an acan. Hopefully picking up a clown tonight, and a frogspawn possibly this weekend. So far so good!
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Posted: February 23 2015 at 10:16am |
Looking good so far
And I think your DIY light fixture is pretty sweet - not ghetto at all!
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Posted: February 26 2015 at 1:39pm |
Good lookin' coral!
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Posted: February 26 2015 at 7:24pm |
Very pretty!
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Posted: March 02 2015 at 8:05am |
i almost forgot, here is a full tank shot.
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Posted: March 02 2015 at 8:15am |
If it were me, I might slide that GSP a little more away from the rest of your rock...Unless you REALLY like GSP that is. Good lookin' tank!
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Posted: March 02 2015 at 8:17am |
it looks a lot closer than it is from that angle. its about a 2"-3" gap.
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Posted: March 05 2015 at 12:14pm |
aceofspadeskb wrote:
So excited for Spring break...that other fish store tour thread was awesome!
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This should be a lot of fun. i don't have a ton of stuff to buy, but it'll be great to see all the stores i've never been to.
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Posted: April 13 2015 at 4:18pm |
Things have been going great in the tank. no coral or fish losses, minimal to no algae breakouts. Corals are all growing great. My Sunny D's i got from Nick801 have sprouted 5 new polyps, and my montipora that i got from P.Kapp is spreading quickly. Everything is happy and healthy.
Next I plan on purchasing a tail spot blenny in the near future to add a little more diversity to the tank fish-wise. I'd really like to keep more zoas as well. I never liked them when i started my tank, but they're my favorite coral now. Thanks to everyone along the way!
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Posted: October 15 2015 at 12:12pm |
tank update. it's been about 7 months since i've added a photo. Check out the progress.
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