Sonny's Rimless Shallow Reef.
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SunnyX
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While the ripple effect is nice I cant say that I miss it. My old tanks had MH but I never really noticed the ripples. If you really need them I'm sure you can add a few high power LED's to simulate the effect.
Congrats on the purchase of the Constellation, you will love it. :thumbsup:
SunnyX
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Quick Update:
I swapped out an ATI Aquablue Special for a Aquascience 22k bulb. I wanted a Blue+ but couldnt find one locally so I went over to www.cherrycorals.com who only a few miles from me and picked up the bulb.
To the eye the bulb looks exactly like the ATI Blue+ but slightly brighter. One thing it did do was cause my corals to florescent much better then a Blue+ did. Basically, its like a Blue+ with a slight actinic effect.
I like it
Oh, and if you have never visited www.cherrycorals.com you have to check them out. Seriously, I seen some of the most high end,healthy, and unbelievably colored corals there. They are a sponsor here and only sell world class corals for the serious collector.
I swapped out an ATI Aquablue Special for a Aquascience 22k bulb. I wanted a Blue+ but couldnt find one locally so I went over to www.cherrycorals.com who only a few miles from me and picked up the bulb.
To the eye the bulb looks exactly like the ATI Blue+ but slightly brighter. One thing it did do was cause my corals to florescent much better then a Blue+ did. Basically, its like a Blue+ with a slight actinic effect.
I like it
Oh, and if you have never visited www.cherrycorals.com you have to check them out. Seriously, I seen some of the most high end,healthy, and unbelievably colored corals there. They are a sponsor here and only sell world class corals for the serious collector.
Sonny, how important is a oversized skimmer when dosing vodka? Currently my skimmer isnt large enough to take care of vodka dosing and an oversized tank.
Im thinking about getting the new cone from bubbleking. The largest watervolume ill ever get in house will be approx 150gallons total. My plan is to get a 120g tank. In order to not buy twice which skimmer(s) should I look at?
Im thinking about getting the new cone from bubbleking. The largest watervolume ill ever get in house will be approx 150gallons total. My plan is to get a 120g tank. In order to not buy twice which skimmer(s) should I look at?
SunnyX
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I say the bigger the skimmer the better. :thumbsup: The new BK cone skimmer looks nice: http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...ROD&Product_Code=VX-A250&Category_Code=Vertex
Especially when dealing with vodka and bacteria, you want to be sure that your tank is getting as much oxygen and turnover as possible. A larger skimmer will also aid in removing more of the bacteria and waste from your tank.
Plus, having a large skimmer is always a good insurance policy in case something goes wrong chemically in your tank.
ATB,ATi, and Deltec are also great. Lots of nice skimmers here:
http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=34
catastrofe
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Sonny,
Do you think it's possible to get the look of your lighting with a combination of DE 250W MH and T5s? I'm running dual Sfiligoi pendants, each with a DE 250 and 4 - 24W T5s. My current combination is Phoenix 14Ks and Giesemann Actinic +. The lamps are 6 months old and I'm not getting the "pop" I want. It could be the age of the lamps. . .
From your TOTM experience with MH/fluorescent do you have any suggestions for a more "eye-catching" lamp combination?
Thanks!
Do you think it's possible to get the look of your lighting with a combination of DE 250W MH and T5s? I'm running dual Sfiligoi pendants, each with a DE 250 and 4 - 24W T5s. My current combination is Phoenix 14Ks and Giesemann Actinic +. The lamps are 6 months old and I'm not getting the "pop" I want. It could be the age of the lamps. . .
From your TOTM experience with MH/fluorescent do you have any suggestions for a more "eye-catching" lamp combination?
Thanks!
SunnyX
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I have used the Phoenix 14K's in the past and loved them. I ran them with a combo of daylight VHO's and it looked great.
I would do this with the fixtures:
FRONT
Ati Blue+
Ati Aquablue Special
Phoenix 14K
Ati Aquablue Special
Ati Blue+
This will give you great color and should be a PAR monster. I wouldn't waste money on the actinic bulbs as they are weak and not worth the space.
I would do this with the fixtures:
FRONT
Ati Blue+
Ati Aquablue Special
Phoenix 14K
Ati Aquablue Special
Ati Blue+
This will give you great color and should be a PAR monster. I wouldn't waste money on the actinic bulbs as they are weak and not worth the space.
SunnyX
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I have had a few people emailing me about my coral list so I thought I would just post it here. Still looking for the ORA Borialis, ORA Purple Plasma, a ORA Bellina. I know a couple local reefers have these Corals for sale but the drive was too far.
SPS
ORA Pearl berry
ORA Red Planet
ORA Blue Voodoo
ORA Turquoise stag
ORA Aussie Delicate
ORA Chip’s Acro
ORA Nathans Green Millie
ORA Tri-color Staghorn
ORA Tri-color Valida
ORA Marshall Islands Blue Bottlebrush
ORA Blue Tort
ORA Green Stylophora
ORA Green Birds nest
ORA Pink Birds nest
ORA German Blue Acro (getting this weekend)
ORA Green Bali Slimer
ORA Joe the Coral
ORA Hawkins Blue
Blue and Bush Acro
Red Milli
Yellow Table
Yellow Tort
Blue hairy Tenius
Purple Monster
Unknown Deepwater acro
Green Slimmer
Blue Slimmer
Elias stag
Purple Bonsai
Monti
Orange cap
Idaho Grape
Pokerstar Monti
SupermanMonti
Superman Digi
Green Digi
Orange Digi
Acan
Rainbow, orange, green, red, etc..
Red Favia with green base
Red Lobo
Assorted Zoo’s (only a few)
Clams
Gold Teardrop Maxima
Derasa
SPS
ORA Pearl berry
ORA Red Planet
ORA Blue Voodoo
ORA Turquoise stag
ORA Aussie Delicate
ORA Chip’s Acro
ORA Nathans Green Millie
ORA Tri-color Staghorn
ORA Tri-color Valida
ORA Marshall Islands Blue Bottlebrush
ORA Blue Tort
ORA Green Stylophora
ORA Green Birds nest
ORA Pink Birds nest
ORA German Blue Acro (getting this weekend)
ORA Green Bali Slimer
ORA Joe the Coral
ORA Hawkins Blue
Blue and Bush Acro
Red Milli
Yellow Table
Yellow Tort
Blue hairy Tenius
Purple Monster
Unknown Deepwater acro
Green Slimmer
Blue Slimmer
Elias stag
Purple Bonsai
Monti
Orange cap
Idaho Grape
Pokerstar Monti
SupermanMonti
Superman Digi
Green Digi
Orange Digi
Acan
Rainbow, orange, green, red, etc..
Red Favia with green base
Red Lobo
Assorted Zoo’s (only a few)
Clams
Gold Teardrop Maxima
Derasa
Looking great as always sunny.
My tank is pretty much the same size and lighting as your but i seem to have trouble keeping my pinks pink. My birdsnest and poci have both gone purple when then used to be BRIGHT pink like yours. Most of my pinks stay pink for a few months then slowly go purple.
I:m not currently dosing anything but did try AA and a few other zeo products.
Any ideas?
some nice acans you have there. Its funny how much your guys pay for them in America. We get $5 frags here in Australia (-;
Cheers
Aaron
My tank is pretty much the same size and lighting as your but i seem to have trouble keeping my pinks pink. My birdsnest and poci have both gone purple when then used to be BRIGHT pink like yours. Most of my pinks stay pink for a few months then slowly go purple.
I:m not currently dosing anything but did try AA and a few other zeo products.
Any ideas?
some nice acans you have there. Its funny how much your guys pay for them in America. We get $5 frags here in Australia (-;
Cheers
Aaron
I saw on your site you added an aquascience bulb to the mix. Can you post a new FTS as well as let me know what order you have your bulbs in.
Currently this is what I have, and I like it but always striving for the perfect mix of color and growth.
Front
blue +
uvl super actinic
blue +
blue +
pro color
blue +
aquablue special
blue +
I wanted a 20k look, but I am also looking for a combo that brings out purples and reds.
Currently this is what I have, and I like it but always striving for the perfect mix of color and growth.
Front
blue +
uvl super actinic
blue +
blue +
pro color
blue +
aquablue special
blue +
I wanted a 20k look, but I am also looking for a combo that brings out purples and reds.
cpllongjk....do you have a fts of your tank running that combo anywhere???
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