ChrisQ's Upgrade Build....Again

One of my two fire shrimp.
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I've been looking at a lot of build threads and noticed I really like the look of T5's. I don't want to switch to a full T5 setup, instead I'm going to supplement my LED with T5. I purchased a 2 bulb DIY kit that are 36" in length. I've been doing a lot of reading as to which color bulbs to get, which was not easy due to each tank being different. I ordered 2 ATI blue plus and figured I could adjust the color a little with my LEDs or just switch bulbs but blue plus seem to be pretty popular. I plan to start off at 30min and increase 30min a week until I get to around 4-5 hours max run time on the T5's. Keeping my fingers crossed and hope this isn't a dumb decision and I see good results!
 
tonyyloww said:
ohhh ok. :thumbsup:



hey also wanted to say. how is the pump working out. im sooo wanting to get one.
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It's working out great so far! It's the only pump I have in the tank right now and it's creating some serious flow. I may get a second one to put on the other end. I feel like the 130 has some issues getting across the full 4' length. I think I may be happier with running 2 at a lower %.
 
wow ok. so if you are having flow issues on a 4' tank. then I know I will on a 6' tank. do u think the 150 will work better.
 
More cell pics... I need to go buy a tripod so I can finally start taking decent pictures with my Nikon.

Found what I would consider a unique looking scoly which is one of my favorite corals and one of the reasons I wanted to get a saltwater tank. Why it's taken me so long to get one I don't know, guess I'm just too picky!

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Definitely not the brightest thing in the world but I fell in love with it right when I saw it. Maybe it'll brighten up under LEDs who knows but either way I'm excited about this one.

I also picked up a second clam, a derasa, which I also though had a unique pattern to it. It hasn't fully opened up yet so I'll post pictures of that later on.
 
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