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My new/used fixture came with a fairly new set of 10k xm bulbs in it.
Does anyone use these and what are your opinions on them.
The fixture is a 3x150w halide with 8x 39w t-5
I needed a 6ft fixture and found this one made by current that was slightly used for $350
I figure for the t-5's I...
I followed this thread backwards and now have this http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama stuck in my head.
But hey.....my wife says the little one loves it at home :P
I'm not a big fan of the 1st setup.....but the other 2 are really cool.
I have never thought about setting up a minimalist reef tank....but it does have an interesting sound and appeal to it.
I find the last 2 very visually stimulating....almost calming in a way.
The one tank makes me think...
I run mine on a separate pump.
I have a 1/3 hp on my 125 and use a mag 5 for a pump and return it into a sea swirl.
I currently am moving my pump from inside the tank (looks like crap) to an in line setup
Ran 2 lift tubes connected by 3/4 clear flex tubing to connect the sumps together.
Hardest part was getting the air out of the line.
Works much better to keep the sumps even....have all valves open and running full steam and things are good.
Only problem is a bit of evap in the line due to...
Oh and as for a request to see the clowns....here they are right after they settled into their new home.
Their home has gotten a bit bigger since it arrived and has coloured up quite a bit too.
Will get a new whole tank shot and update the clown pic tomorrow after the lights come on.
No picking by the flame angel....thought I was going to have a problem with the coral beauty though.
He was nipping at one of my zoo's....but that particular piece was in his previous tank with him and he never bothered it....So I moved it to a new spot and havent had an issue since.
I also...
Has anyone used a mag pump inline before and if so how well does it work/any issues or problems with using it that way.
I need to use a mag 5 to run my chiller....have no room to fit it in my sump and it looks like crap with it in the tank.
Was thinking about using it inline instead and...
Sorry for my awful camera skills....but here are some of the Zoo's I have.
Started out as 3 frags....20 polyps of the Radioactive dragon eyes 10 polyps of the Blood Rain morph and a third frag of 10 polyps that I have no clue what it is. Total grow time to this amount is approx 8 months...
That thing looks really awesome.....says "our calcium reactor can kick the crap out of your calcium reactor"
Makes me think of the machine that goes "Ping"
I have 3 peppermint 1 cleaner and a coral banded in my tank....I have never had an issue with them getting along.
If I had to worry about anyone getting nasty it would be the coral banded.
Some days you will see my cleaner hanging out with the largest peppermint shrimp I have.
They dont...
I have my leathers in various spots.....one is near the top and one is near the bottom.
One on the bottom has a ton of flow and the top one has moderate flow. I run 12 t-5's on my 125 for lighting.
They seem pretty hardy and adapt well to different types of locations.
Top one
Bottom one...
I had a lunar wrasse that had a 2 snail a day habit (liked escargot right out of the shell) so it wouldnt surprise me to find out a few of them had a taste for shrimp.