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Old 12/01/2007, 01:07 AM
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Awesome Tank looks very nice!
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Old 12/01/2007, 06:05 AM
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Solid, very solid.
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Old 12/01/2007, 10:36 AM
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Great looking tank! Do you feed the chili?

No, the Chili eats whatever floats through the system and the refugium is teeming with pods. I used to spot feed it with phytoplankton but it never made the polyps come out so I stopped. Once the lights go on in the refugium (8:00 pm) the Chili coral opens up and looks like an underwater Christmas tree.
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Old 12/01/2007, 10:38 AM
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Awsome tank!!! Looks like if the power went out your sump would overflow??
Yes, It would overflow. About 3 months ago my Dad and I built a new sump. We lowered the walls and added a bubble trap. Since the rebuild the water level is not a problem if the power goes out. I will try to get a picture of the new sump today.
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Old 12/01/2007, 10:41 AM
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Wow, believe it or not I use 190 mL of each every day to keep my calcium at 400 and Alk up at 8 DHk. I use the DIY Recepie from twopartsolution.com and going through it like water. I do space it out a bit between the Alk and Calcium but its not 30 minutes. I dose Alk in the Sump and once all the precipitation is gone I dose the Calcium part in the display in a high flow area. I'm thinking about getting a Calcium reactor becasue the dosing is getting too much.

From what it looks like we have about the same amount of SPS, you may even have more. I'm just amazed how little you dose.

Thanks for your qucik responce and your input.

~Art~

I thought about a Calcium Reactor but decided to try adding kalkwasser instead before I spend $200+ on a Ca reactor. How old is your set up? When my tank was only a few months old I would add a lot of 2-part like you are. Also what salt mix are you using and how often do you perform water changes? I found that the Ca/Alk. level will stay more balanced if you keep the Magnesium level high.
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Old 12/01/2007, 10:47 AM
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This question goes out to everyone viewing this forum. I'm looking to upgrade my lights for the holidays and need some input as to what type of lighting and fixture I should use. I currently have two 250 watt Phoenix 14K DE Metal Halides running on a dual PFO magnetic ballast. The reflector dimensions for the MH is 6"x2.5". I supplement with four 65 watt actinic Power Compacts. I like Pwhitey's T-5 tank and may even think about switching to T-5's but currently I'm thinking about buying two Lumenarc III mini stealth reflectors or two Coral Vue Lumen Bright reflectors. I will stick to the two 14K Phoenix DE bulbs and buy individual reflectors for the PS bulbs. I am up for any changes and suggestions. I'm worried that the Lumenarc and Lumen bright reflectors are too wide and will leave hot spots of light over my tank. Any input?
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Old 12/01/2007, 10:51 AM
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You can see how small the MH reflectors are. The whole light is 14" wide and the UV protection glass is 6" wide. 6" of light trying to cover a 24" wide tank!?!? I need to upgrade fast!
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Old 12/01/2007, 11:14 AM
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Dude awesome tank and not too shabby at your photography skills ;-D
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Old 12/02/2007, 05:29 PM
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Any opinions about my lighting options?
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Old 12/02/2007, 06:02 PM
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Hey Glenn,
Just showing off my tank. How are you?
crashed the bike this weekend but doing excellent...your tank always puts me in awe...great job man what camera are you using again
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Old 12/02/2007, 06:11 PM
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Canon 5D with a 100mm lens.
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Old 12/02/2007, 06:43 PM
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Mixed Zoanthids


Mean Green Zoanthids?


ORA Chip's Acropora
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Old 12/02/2007, 06:48 PM
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Beautiful tank. I like your fish choices.
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Old 12/02/2007, 06:59 PM
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nice pictures. the flame scallop looks awesome. thanks for sharing.
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Old 12/03/2007, 02:55 PM
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Sweet zoas!
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Old 12/03/2007, 03:13 PM
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Nice looking job, sweet tank.
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Old 01/01/2008, 11:06 PM
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Old 01/01/2008, 11:09 PM
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Old 01/03/2008, 10:27 AM
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I swapped the Koralia 3 out for a Koralia 4 today. The total flow is 3,296 GPH or 27.467 times turnover.
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Old 01/03/2008, 11:13 AM
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Beautiful tank and nice photos. What type of camera are you using to take the photos?

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Old 01/03/2008, 11:39 AM
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Old 01/03/2008, 10:53 PM
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Green Granulosa



Acropora Tenuis is on the left and the ORA Roscoe's is on the right. A piece broke off the original ORA frag and now it has started to encrust.
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Old 01/05/2008, 07:27 PM
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Candy Apple Zoanthid


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Old 01/05/2008, 07:28 PM
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ORA Tortuosa polyp


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