OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef
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sherm71tank
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That's the day!
BTW, anyone who has the chance and will be anywhere in the area should check out J's tank. He's done a great job with making the maintenance as simple as possible as he has a real passion for the hobby. I really admire what he has done with the light movers and his choice of lighting. So much so that I'm trying to find a 250 watt HQI DE bulb with similar color.
BTW, anyone who has the chance and will be anywhere in the area should check out J's tank. He's done a great job with making the maintenance as simple as possible as he has a real passion for the hobby. I really admire what he has done with the light movers and his choice of lighting. So much so that I'm trying to find a 250 watt HQI DE bulb with similar color.
jnarowe
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Well, I am screwed. This is supposed to be the best ever frag swap on the 19th and it starts at 7 pm...
About the lighting: I remember when I was making that decision I got a lot of negative opinions regarding using the 20K lamps, that they would look too blue, etc. but I am very happy with the color and the fact that I do not need to run supplemental lighting.
As Marc stated, the PAR is typically lower with these lamps, but with the power I am running, it more than makes up for it. On my wish list is a PAR meter, and I hope to get some real numbers one of these days.
Thanks for the cmpliment Sherman. That means a lot to me considering how experienced you are at this hobby. BTW, I was thinking about you tonight while admiring that modded Octo you did...it is really running well. Sucking coffee out of a tank that has no fish in it...
I also meant to mention that after two solid years years of daily use, the Quiet One pump I have on my water change/mixing tank finally seized up. So I pulled it off, soaked it for about 30 minutes in a very weak muriatic acid solution, and it's good as new. I know I have heard grumblings about these pumps, but it has been a trooper and I think people run into problems with them getting coated with minerals due to the heat generated by the motor.
So, what's more important, men getting their brains bashed in, or a frag swap?
About the lighting: I remember when I was making that decision I got a lot of negative opinions regarding using the 20K lamps, that they would look too blue, etc. but I am very happy with the color and the fact that I do not need to run supplemental lighting.
As Marc stated, the PAR is typically lower with these lamps, but with the power I am running, it more than makes up for it. On my wish list is a PAR meter, and I hope to get some real numbers one of these days.
Thanks for the cmpliment Sherman. That means a lot to me considering how experienced you are at this hobby. BTW, I was thinking about you tonight while admiring that modded Octo you did...it is really running well. Sucking coffee out of a tank that has no fish in it...
I also meant to mention that after two solid years years of daily use, the Quiet One pump I have on my water change/mixing tank finally seized up. So I pulled it off, soaked it for about 30 minutes in a very weak muriatic acid solution, and it's good as new. I know I have heard grumblings about these pumps, but it has been a trooper and I think people run into problems with them getting coated with minerals due to the heat generated by the motor.
So, what's more important, men getting their brains bashed in, or a frag swap?
sherm71tank
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Well, I could get the fight and record it and we could watch it Sunday? I know you want to go to the swap. Like I said, passion!
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Hopeful Reefer
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Lights...he who has like 25,000w of light over his tank says he'll have a stroke from the lights...
On a more serious note J...I know you aren't fully recovered and all, but how does the recovery go for ya?
sherm71tank
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That works for me.
jnarowe
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The "recovery" continues. I have been not using my earplugs more and more, and found myself inside an Albertson's the other day without them on. I felt good about that progress, being able to navigate the store, deal with various stimuli, and make it out of the store in a fairly normal state.
About the lights, I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but the reef was a huge building block in my recovery. It helped de-sensitize me to sound, movement, and light. All of these areas were extremely bad in the initial stages of my recovery, but I can easily check salinity by looking through the refractometer at the light over my tank now. I did it on purpose.
I still have issues in these areas, but overall, I am happy with my recovery. It all depends on the time of day as well. I get fatigued in the afternoon/early evening, and become much more suseptible to stimuli. I was at a local reefer's house the other day after 5 pm and he has cuckoo clocks...the ticking and "chiming" would literally interupt my brain waves.
About the lights, I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but the reef was a huge building block in my recovery. It helped de-sensitize me to sound, movement, and light. All of these areas were extremely bad in the initial stages of my recovery, but I can easily check salinity by looking through the refractometer at the light over my tank now. I did it on purpose.
I still have issues in these areas, but overall, I am happy with my recovery. It all depends on the time of day as well. I get fatigued in the afternoon/early evening, and become much more suseptible to stimuli. I was at a local reefer's house the other day after 5 pm and he has cuckoo clocks...the ticking and "chiming" would literally interupt my brain waves.
chris wright
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Good to hear that your recovering J. Still sounds like you have a way to go yet, but any improvement is better than none 
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