was my 75 build nows its my 110 tall

right, i serioulsy have been debating over lighting for the past 2 months, however I still have no funds for lighting yet, hopefully soon, I can get my light, my tank is cycled, however I want more rock, and a light, so I can get some coral in there :D
 
give you tank a little longer...seems fast and once you add more rock it might spike a little...better to be safe but you are sure getting there....yeah lighting new can hurt the wallet but with some looking around you can find good deals....just be able to budget in bulbs.....i always forget....i need new actinics soon...thats another 100 then halides in another 3 months....it never ends!!
 
Nice progress Matt! Lookin good!

I feel your pain on the lights. I've been dreading that purchase. I think I'll be stoked when they come in though. Just placed an order for 3 - 400 watt retro kits.

Someone's got to keep this economy going right? Haha
 
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ohh yeah lol i have been paying rent at my LFS lol this month....well maybe not but spent a few bucks....i can't wait to see the lights on your tank...thanks for the kind words also.
 
well went to my lfs thinking of just getting a coral and some stuff for my reactor...renew and ended up buying a flame angel, nice bit of birdsnest, reactor media, this coraline color puddy and am going to be getting a six line later this week...had what before and love it...never found out what happened to it. pictures later!!
 
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just a cool picture till i get some more of the new coral and fish.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13749060#post13749060 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PaulieWalnuts
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just a cool picture till i get some more of the new coral and fish.
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How long is your Snowflake? I had one 15 years ago... mine grew from a skinny 6" to about a fat 1 1/2' in a year an half. I fed mine frozen krill. What do you feed it?
 
close to 2 feet i think...maybe closed to 1.75 lol and thick i do not know...we got ours as a pencil also...its been with us for like 4 years. i feed it calamari lol--squid, krill, tuna, salmon, and some others but when he does not eat when i try i usally hear him slamming turbo snails around...woke up one night and i saw him tearing one out of its shell lol .

bout to post some new coral and fish pictures!!
 
new coral and flame...the coral beauty and him are best buds now lol i think the flame showed the CB who was boss for a bit up they both seem to be doing well and the flame is eating so i am happy!!! and 2 of those pictures look kinda clear!!!

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i think the flame is still photo shy
 
thanks!!....just tested my water calcium was a bit low...around 320 and alk was like 13 i use the api test kits lol they are easy.....only thing is amonia was barely showing up but it did...so think that was 0.5 and nitrate was 2.5 maybe not at all. Mag was over 1200 if i did it right i used a red sea test kit and was very fun my first time. Ph was 8.3
 
alk is down from 13 to 12 and calcium is around 380...just added some more so should be around 400 now....only other thing is amonia is almost not showing up....but i think its like 0.15 lol guess some live stuff on the rock and sand died off during the transfer and caused a little spike....picked up another sps frag today will post some pictures in the morning.
 
your tank looks great...I am not enjoying water changes..I keep making a mess. I was thinking about building something on wheels with a pump, switch and hoses to make water changes easier...what are you doing for your water changes?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13771679#post13771679 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buccard
I was thinking about building something on wheels with a pump, switch and hoses to make water changes easier...what are you doing for your water changes?
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Brute trash can with wheels.
 
i use a 45 gallon tank...on my butcher block....it as wheels so i wheel that in front of my tank and siphon out the 30 gallons into multiple jugs while i pump the water back into the sump with my old return pump.....i am going to add a t on on of the drain from the display so i can just open a valve and drain water.....faster i hope.
 
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