a few pics

by **blueshoes2208** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:12 am

k heres some pics of my shiznit diatom problem along with jus my general look of my tank at the moment.

by **Snowboss4492** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:01 pm

dam blue - - - that looks like it's about done ....lol check this out

thats what my tank looked like when i had it for like 6 weeks

by **Snowboss4492** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:04 pm

the tank looks good ......i'm pictureing a nice tang in there keeping the corals clean and a couple gobies .....but thats just me ....lol

good job keep up the good work !!!!

Boss

by **Tmercier834747** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:11 pm

lol..your clowns are all like wtf...do I need glasses---everythings so damn blurry!

by **blueshoes2208** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:41 pm

well haha you know wehn i first got on here how i was taking things slow? it hasnt changed haha im planniing on ordering an AquaC pro w/ mag drive 3, i need some buffer for the ph and im going to order my filter media..... btw would pre-filter, then zeo carb and then nitrate remover sound like a good setup? later stages involve me trying to find a cleaner thing that works on a curved surface... jus recently noticed that ha, trying to figure out exactly how many and what other inverts i need to keep things goin and then stage 3 would be that 380 w light. Since i have the mother of all shit growing lightbulbs ( described as 5500k) how long do i turn it on for until i can get my other light?

by **fihsboy** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:21 pm

dude just run up to home depot spend 8 bucks and get a daylight bulb. I have two daylight bulbs on my tank right now with a white actnic VHO and a blue actnic VHO so all together im running 190 watts over my tank. I could be running 4 75 watt VHO's........more power isnt the answer.......unless your ready for insane acclimation times with corals and fish. get a nice metal halide or Vho set up. T5's are pretty nice too. you could get away with 4 watts to a gallon with any of those, and house any coral you want.........and not bleach the hell out of it.

by **blueshoes2208** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:49 pm

well that light is a metal halide / t5 combo, looking at the calendar now its taking 4-5 months to get my tank set up haha so i dont htink time is an issue

by **fihsboy** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:22 pm

Well if it fits your tank, go for it man.

by **blueshoes2208** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:36 pm

youre not going to break down your tank are you? do you live by yourself or what?

by **fihsboy** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:02 pm

I sold all my corals, got 120 bucks for them...And for 5 corals......thats not too bad. my lfs loves me........he knows I will be back next week to buy more crap ...I have a REALLY bad case of diatom right now. literally about 15 times as bad as yours. ALL my rocks are dark brown and hairy. something had to have died....of course my lfs got sold....and when the owners switched (the new owner is a lot cooler!!!)......i had to mix my own water for three weeks, well problem with that is.....i was using tap water and prime to declorinate it...well my tank isnt used to crap water.......so it reacted with nasty algae. I started running carbon again :( and its starting to go away. I REALLY dont like running chemicals of any type.......but they work pretty well to get some stuff out. Im keeping everything like it is for now.......until my stand is done. I have to level it off with leveling casters.......and paint it. Im still living at home with my mom and grandma......shes 83 and I take care of her pretty much. my mom goes out of town on business a ton! So its just me and my gma most of the time. Im making my stand bullet proof...nailing and glueing all joints, and im going to put 8 casters on the bottom so its nice and sturdy. everything is going to be hardlined.......except the return to the tank....thats dumb to hard line your pump because it will burn it out. You live by yourself?

a few pics

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a few pics

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