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Donstuprich
07/19/2006, 05:51 AM
Pics incoming
jeffb3t
07/19/2006, 07:00 AM
Great! post them up!
jeffb3t
07/19/2006, 07:00 AM
BTW, what brand did you finally decide on?
vest0830
07/19/2006, 08:53 AM
sweet. whatta tease!
jeffb3t
07/20/2006, 08:07 AM
so, where are the pics???
Donstuprich
07/20/2006, 08:33 AM
Hehe... work and wife... you know how it is :). posting now.
Donstuprich
07/20/2006, 09:00 AM
Before:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/djneedles/IMG_1968.jpg

After:

-Moons:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/djneedles/IMG_2112.jpg

-2x 54w 460nm Acintics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/djneedles/IMG_2115.jpg

-Acintics with 2 x 54w 10k:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/djneedles/IMG_2118.jpg


Curtains my wife made for my stand:

-open:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/djneedles/IMG_2061.jpg

-Closed:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/djneedles/IMG_2060.jpg



My temps peak at about 27.2 now. not too bad. the unit does get warm, so i'm looking at getting a couple clip on blowers. Also the left side has an exhaust fan and the right side has a cutout for a fan.... but no fan? So i got a 2" fan to jam in there.... now i just need a 12v x 90ma power pack.

I have noticed that with no top on my tank now suffers from extreme evaporation. Should I be topping of with RO or saltwater?
Donstuprich
07/20/2006, 09:02 AM
Haha sorry for the different sizes. new program for cropping, working out bugs. you get the picture. Neways, got a pic of my claw snapping shrimp in my tank.... will post win the morning with my next nitrate test. cross your fingers for me.
fdokinawa
07/20/2006, 11:54 AM
whats keeping the lights from just slideing off the side? just looks like its four legs holding it up..
Donstuprich
07/20/2006, 05:30 PM
There are set screws. the biggest thing that sucks is there is only 1 reflector :(
vest0830
07/20/2006, 06:42 PM
sweet man.
Where did you end up getting them from?
jeffb3t
07/21/2006, 02:50 AM
Do your top off with RO and not saltwater. Looking good! When are you going to get the sump going?
Donstuprich
07/21/2006, 09:08 AM
Yeah I've seen my salt level rising. Also my evap has gone thru the roof! Sump huh... grumble... hmm... dunno. Not til after i get this pay check :)

I got the lights from drs fosters. on sale... 199, from 269
Donstuprich
07/22/2006, 07:10 AM
BTW, the "RO" up at foster is sitting at about 10ppm of nitrates. so I won't be topping off with that.... i dunno what to top off with then :(
Donstuprich
07/22/2006, 07:24 AM
does ppm sell RO water?
vest0830
07/22/2006, 08:03 AM
no, they sell saltwater (sea water) only I think.

Also, the people who I am getting the new tank from said that they use regular tap water for top off. havent had any issues.
fdokinawa
07/22/2006, 10:04 AM
ahhh PPM does sell RO water.. Ive gotten some from them before. Once my RO/DI unit comes in man, I can hook you up with water. Can bring it into work and leave it for you, no problem.
Donstuprich
07/22/2006, 07:44 PM
That'd be awesome! I guess I'll try to go get some RO from PPM then. My evap is killing me.
jeffb3t
07/23/2006, 01:06 AM
Gotta love summer time. Evaporation and heat is the main enemies now. First time I actually lost coral due to heat. My tank hit 90 and killed a lot of stuff but now it's under control by a few adjustments here and there. It will take a while for the other coral to adjust though.
Donstuprich
07/23/2006, 06:37 AM
I peak at 27.0 now and swing down to 25.5 at night. more swing than i like, but not to bad of a peak.
jeffb3t
07/25/2006, 02:54 AM
Considering where you live, that will be a normal fluctuation. You might want to think about a chiller.
Donstuprich
07/25/2006, 04:08 AM
27 is only 82. I'm happy with that and my wife is happy with the ac :)

oh and i don't listen well jeff :D I went and got a zoo patch from ppm.
Also my sand bed is bubbling like a can of soda! I'm happy now :) PH was up to 8.5ish today so i buffed out a little to 8.3
fdokinawa
07/25/2006, 04:14 AM
did you do freshwater tanks before Don? you are all over that PH.. lol dont think Ive ever tested for PH, didnt think it was that big of a deal.
Donstuprich
07/25/2006, 04:19 AM
nah, just checked today because i did a 20% water change sunday, also dosed a little calcium after test showed it was low. was worried about low alk.


edit-

also read that settling sand beds can flux ph... read it somewhere.
jeffb3t
07/26/2006, 06:14 AM
They will until it establishes itself...In a year or so.
Donstuprich
07/26/2006, 09:24 AM
in a year... haha. nothing happens quick in this game huh?
fdokinawa
07/26/2006, 11:21 AM
nope..