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I'll check it out man, just link you're thread to you're red house. I live 5 minutes from M.I.A. in Hialeah. By far the store I go to the most is Exotic Aquariums.
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I'll check it out man, just link you're thread to you're red house. I live 5 minutes from M.I.A. in Hialeah. By far the store I go to the most is Exotic Aquariums.
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Follow the link I put up leading to the thread of the guy that originally came up with the mod. He put the links up on his thread.
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Thank You
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I went from MHs to T5s and back to MHs!
Icecap 175/250/400 Pendant
Icecap 250 Ballast
I'm going to need a second set for the other half of the tank, but boy is it good to have MHs again
Hey if it's good enough for LiveAquaria, then it's good enough for me!
Icecap 175/250/400 Pendant
Icecap 250 Ballast
I'm going to need a second set for the other half of the tank, but boy is it good to have MHs again
Hey if it's good enough for LiveAquaria, then it's good enough for me!
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Went to do a little maintenance and bam! I Found one of my little buddies dead and dry on the floor 
He belong to a school of four (now three). He was the biggest, and here you can see he was really nice and fat
Oh well, crap happens.
On a lighter note, here is a pic of my Gold Maxima.
I love clams, I wish I had the money to put 20 in my tank right now lol
And a nice SPS frag I got today for $15.
Mind you, right now all I have is a 10K Coralife 250. No supplements, hence the very yellow color.
He belong to a school of four (now three). He was the biggest, and here you can see he was really nice and fat
Oh well, crap happens.
On a lighter note, here is a pic of my Gold Maxima.
I love clams, I wish I had the money to put 20 in my tank right now lol
And a nice SPS frag I got today for $15.
Mind you, right now all I have is a 10K Coralife 250. No supplements, hence the very yellow color.
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Thanks mnml, it sucks knowing the little guy was there dying slowly.
Magga pie, I really love the aesthetically pleasing look that the shimmer from MHs give. It was more of a preference thing.
Switched out the 10K Coralife bulb and put in a Hamilton 14K.
Magga pie, I really love the aesthetically pleasing look that the shimmer from MHs give. It was more of a preference thing.
Switched out the 10K Coralife bulb and put in a Hamilton 14K.
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My LFS had this macro-algae for $2 and it looked really nice, so I thought it would make a great addition to the DT. I don't know why such algae aren't more common in reef tanks, it really makes it look more like a natural sand bed.
Can anyone give me identification? Closest thing I could find was this in Liveaquaria but the leaves don't match up.
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=490+1478&pcatid=1478
And a fish, Dragon Wrasse.
For the record, I was aware of what this fish is like prior to purchasing it. I was surprised that as soon as he went in, there was no hiding or signs of shyness. Everyone in the tank S**** their pants when they saw him swimming around. Five minutes in it looked like the fish had been there for weeks now.
Any tips in helping me succeed with this fish (and plant)?
Can anyone give me identification? Closest thing I could find was this in Liveaquaria but the leaves don't match up.
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=490+1478&pcatid=1478
And a fish, Dragon Wrasse.
For the record, I was aware of what this fish is like prior to purchasing it. I was surprised that as soon as he went in, there was no hiding or signs of shyness. Everyone in the tank S**** their pants when they saw him swimming around. Five minutes in it looked like the fish had been there for weeks now.
Any tips in helping me succeed with this fish (and plant)?
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Hey Magga,
I've had my camera cable lost for a while but I just found it and I'm going to be posting pictures soon of some stuff I've been doing. Tell me what you think!
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Canopy
Canopy
I sold my T5s and decided to go back to MHs. I didn't want a fixture, so I would need a canopy. I decided to make my own to save some money. Although in the end I probably spent just as much as if I would have had bought a canopy, I feel the project contributed to a skill I would like to further develop, carpentry. Not to mention the sense of accomplishment that you get from completing the project.
While you look at the pictures remember, this is my first ever carpentry project. It's not perfect, there are things I learned and there areas where I could have done better.
I got the plans from this website:
http://www.timbob.com/Aquarium/canopy_build.htm
Some of the tools I used, later on I bought 4 more smaller clamps and later on returned the larger ones.
The front frame
Side frames
Here I'm gluing the side panels, later on I added screws to reinforce.
Here it is all together with a top frame glued and screwed in for rigidity.
Here I am skinning the canopy and trying it on the tank to make sure it's all flush.
All skinned
And the door(s) It was a PITA to make the doors. Ideally If I had a router I would have made slots in the middle of the door frames to slide in the door panel. But I don't have a router and was not going to buy one.
Since I ain't no carpenter, I had to use a lot of filler to do away with some of the small gaps between the moldings. Overall I think it came out pretty good for a first timer.
Canopy
I sold my T5s and decided to go back to MHs. I didn't want a fixture, so I would need a canopy. I decided to make my own to save some money. Although in the end I probably spent just as much as if I would have had bought a canopy, I feel the project contributed to a skill I would like to further develop, carpentry. Not to mention the sense of accomplishment that you get from completing the project.
While you look at the pictures remember, this is my first ever carpentry project. It's not perfect, there are things I learned and there areas where I could have done better.
I got the plans from this website:
http://www.timbob.com/Aquarium/canopy_build.htm
Some of the tools I used, later on I bought 4 more smaller clamps and later on returned the larger ones.
The front frame
Side frames
Here I'm gluing the side panels, later on I added screws to reinforce.
Here it is all together with a top frame glued and screwed in for rigidity.
Here I am skinning the canopy and trying it on the tank to make sure it's all flush.
All skinned
And the door(s) It was a PITA to make the doors. Ideally If I had a router I would have made slots in the middle of the door frames to slide in the door panel. But I don't have a router and was not going to buy one.
Since I ain't no carpenter, I had to use a lot of filler to do away with some of the small gaps between the moldings. Overall I think it came out pretty good for a first timer.
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Here I'm staining and coating with polyurethane.
One of the mistakes I made was not accurately identifying the colors, as you can see I added a lighter stain. It doesn't bother me, I just wanted something to house my lights. Doesn't look too bad right?
One of the mistakes I made was not accurately identifying the colors, as you can see I added a lighter stain. It doesn't bother me, I just wanted something to house my lights. Doesn't look too bad right?
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Thanks. Yeah that octo pulls out some nasty stuff.
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My companion during the project!
Funny thing was that he would get the scraps and chew on them, so I had to be careful he didn't take something I was going to use which he sometimes did :hammer:
Funny thing was that he would get the scraps and chew on them, so I had to be careful he didn't take something I was going to use which he sometimes did :hammer:
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Here's the light set up with the canopy.
Two IceCap 250s with two IceCap Pendants.
New fish and coral
Two IceCap 250s with two IceCap Pendants.
New fish and coral
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