My new tank is in (the garage)
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Yea, i figure its part of the "development and research" costs of such projects. Make another one and it'll be half the cost. 
Well, it's been some time since I updated this thread.
My tank didn't do so well after "Mr. Edison" decided to raise the cost of keeping a large reeftank on me. Since I don't have a chiller on my tank, and my wife usually had the A/C on in the house, I didn't have much to worry about. Then came the $600+ power bill!!! No more A/C. Over the months of July and August, my frags slowly bleached and passed on to the great rubble pile outside
Things are starting to look up since a few friends have given me a few frags to start over again (Thanks Dave B. & Dave P.) It's good to have friends in the club!
Speaking of the club, here's one of the ORA blue striped Dottybacks that I won in the raffle. It's been tough to photo this guy so far, but here it is:
No white balance
Closer
With a flash
It's a pretty cool fish, I've had it for about 3 weeks now. Just starting to come out more, and has always eaten well.
Now that things are doing better, I hope to update this thread more often
My tank didn't do so well after "Mr. Edison" decided to raise the cost of keeping a large reeftank on me. Since I don't have a chiller on my tank, and my wife usually had the A/C on in the house, I didn't have much to worry about. Then came the $600+ power bill!!! No more A/C. Over the months of July and August, my frags slowly bleached and passed on to the great rubble pile outside
Things are starting to look up since a few friends have given me a few frags to start over again (Thanks Dave B. & Dave P.) It's good to have friends in the club!
Speaking of the club, here's one of the ORA blue striped Dottybacks that I won in the raffle. It's been tough to photo this guy so far, but here it is:
No white balance
Closer
With a flash
It's a pretty cool fish, I've had it for about 3 weeks now. Just starting to come out more, and has always eaten well.
Now that things are doing better, I hope to update this thread more often
loserkidz
New member
Sorry to hear about you losses Ken. I am glad to see that your tank is looking ujp though. Mr. TXU wasn't so kind out here either, I am glad that the temps have dropped drastically though so has my electricty bill. Now I I ahve the b=prob;em of trying to keept the temps from dropping. Las week my window was left open and the outside temp was 41 when I got home from work in the morning. My tank temp was 73...... I kicked on the Metal halides and warmed up the tank. I lost some frags I had just picked up from a reefer out here.
Hopefully next year we wont have such a heat wave over the US.
Talk to you later,
Brent Higa
Hopefully next year we wont have such a heat wave over the US.
Talk to you later,
Brent Higa
tankslave
New member
Yea, I just got one of those blue ones from aquatic eco systems, used. I almost got a new Iwaki, but those blue pumps they have are a lot more effient, but I have no idea how much it was really used or how long I can expect the seals to last, but thus far this is the first I've heard of somone replacing the seals on one of those.
tankslave
New member
Are those pumps pretty quiet? I noticed the 3600 was on discount on Marine Depot. My sweetwater is ok, but it vibrates a little, and is definitely more noisy than the Iwaki. With just the Iwaki running, the loudest part is the overflow. Too bad they dont make 4000gph magnetic drive pumps...
Silence is a wonderful thing when it comes to pumps!
Well, I put in a few new fish over the weeks. Picked up two Anthias and a Genicanthus lamarcki (Lamarck's Angelfish) at the Christmas party. Also, a new Copperbanded Butterflyfish because there one of my favorites.
I'll have to post some pictures when I get back from vacation.
Well, I put in a few new fish over the weeks. Picked up two Anthias and a Genicanthus lamarcki (Lamarck's Angelfish) at the Christmas party. Also, a new Copperbanded Butterflyfish because there one of my favorites.
I'll have to post some pictures when I get back from vacation.
