Oldude's Little Reef on the Prairie
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Thanks, yeah blennies are real charactors.
Not sure about that but it's nice of you to say Mark....thanks
Thank you. I think it depends a lot on the coral & color there of but overall I don't think it matters much. That said I am just partial to the blue but we all have different tastes. I think black looks great as well (& it probably makes the powerheads less noticable) but my personal preference for my reef is a blue background.
Pederreefnerd
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Hi Greg,
Just spend an hour looking at yr TOTM 2010 - truly amasing
Sad to read here U had to start all over again, but **** happens, and U are not alone.
I went through a similar situation 1,5 year ago. Lost 80% of my SPS, and Im happy again with my tank - and U can be proud of Yr progress in this new one - colors are stunning slready
Same U I have 3 of those huge black crabs - but here they are still in the DT - fu..
Best of luck going foreward - I will eagerly wait for yr updates.
Hugs
Just spend an hour looking at yr TOTM 2010 - truly amasing
Sad to read here U had to start all over again, but **** happens, and U are not alone.
I went through a similar situation 1,5 year ago. Lost 80% of my SPS, and Im happy again with my tank - and U can be proud of Yr progress in this new one - colors are stunning slready
Same U I have 3 of those huge black crabs - but here they are still in the DT - fu..
Best of luck going foreward - I will eagerly wait for yr updates.
Hugs
Hi Greg,
Just spend an hour looking at yr TOTM 2010 - truly amasing
Sad to read here U had to start all over again, but **** happens, and U are not alone.
I went through a similar situation 1,5 year ago. Lost 80% of my SPS, and Im happy again with my tank - and U can be proud of Yr progress in this new one - colors are stunning slready
Same U I have 3 of those huge black crabs - but here they are still in the DT - fu..
Best of luck going foreward - I will eagerly wait for yr updates.
Hugs
Thanks so much for your comments Peder. The rebuild has been bitter sweet, it's a lot of hard work but it's nice to have a healthy reef again. Now grow baby grow!!
No the angels & butterflies cost me a lot in corals. Sometimes you can get lucky but I wasn't.
I like both fish & corals but I am partial to corals a bit more. That said I very well may still have had my angels if it wasn't for the velvet I got a couple of years ago and wiped out 50 + fish.
Salty Dog24
New member
What lighting system do you have on your DT? Everything looks Great!
Thank you.
Lighting is comprised of the following:
in the front half - 5 Pheonix DE MH 14K bulbs (250w x 3 & 150w x 2)
in the rh front corner is a radion LED fixture (recently lost a MH pendant and replaced with LED)
in the rear half of the tank is a mix of 12 x 48" T5 bulbs (actinic, pinks, super blue, daylights)
I also have 3 x Reefbrite 3 watt blue LED fixtures running length wise across the center of the tank which runs from about 7 AM until midnight daily. (I figure a little extra supplemental LED lighting can't hurt.)
In my opinion this lighting mix gives me a good balance, with MH in front I still get some shimmer while the T5's smooth things out.
Thanks for looking.
