JamesL

I was at Aquadome yesterday and they had two nice large anthias'.

My Scopas Tang swims around a lot in my 75 gallon. And he gets along just fine with my Flame Angel.

And +1 to the 6 Line wrasse. While not as large, mine explores every nook and cranny of the tank. I have to be careful when I turn off my Korlias for feeding. I have caught him checking out the inside of them!

I am 2 days into my new Phoenix 14K's, but I am really liking them. I liked the blueness in my old 20Ks, and from the get-go, the Phoenixs have shown a nice blue color. It is killing me having a reduced light period while waiting for the corals to acclimate

Happy b-day

Glad to be of assistance. The Painted Buntings I guess are somewhat common around Texas. We have 2 males and three females that come around here. The females are all green.

Here are some pictures of them yesterday.

Male and female:

And a not-so-nice looking visitor we had:

Nice present and Happy Birthday

Right now running 2 150W 20K MHs.

10am on

10pm off.

Switching to 14k's this week, so will be reducing my light schedule to 5pm on, 10pm off and then slowly lengthening it.

Great pictures... and that Luna Moth is beautiful! To be able to see one of those in your backyard is cool.

Now you are making me want to get pictures of the Painted Buntings that come to our feeder and pond...

Welcome to ARC, and the greater Austin Area

Free Toadstool for B-Day?! Kidding! Sorta.

Don't forget to let me know when it's ready!

Hmm... maybe

They are sliced and diced, and are healing ... I saw some polyp extension today on most of the pieces. I need to keep an eye on them as one of the samllest ones came unglued. I might have to tie them down if it happens to the larger pieces.

Live rock, and they are a good scavenger.

Happy Birthday!!

*whine* But it is so faaaaar away *whine*

They will eventually learn. Mine open up any time I feed pellets to my fish. And they generally open up about an hour or so before the lights go off.

i just put in phoenix bulbs in my light, i love it such great light, a friend recoed the phoenix 14k or the radium 20ks. i couldnt find a DE in the radium so i went with the phoenix and its wonderful.

That is good to hear ... looking forward to them next week.

I have one from Marine Depot (there is a group buy about to happen), and have not had any problems.

Thanks guys for the help on the site!

Oh sure, this great shipment came in *after* I visited last weekend

Will definitely post how I like them. And I echo Daniel's question. I was switching down to 14K's to get more growth... and specifically picked the Phoenix's because they are supposedly one of the bluest 14K's.

Good suggestion on reducing the photo period... will do that. So you think just cutting the photoperiod is enough, and that I wouldn't need to filter the light additionally?

Does anyone use brightwell products?

I am using some of there products right now... let me dig up the list.

Zooplanktos-M

PhytoGold-M

Strontion

Magnesion

If I remember correctly, Brightwell is ran by some former Kent employees.

The Zoo and Phyto seem nice ... though I think once they are gone I will just use Reef Roids.

What apps do you have?

Search for Seahorse Software in iTunes. Games (right now). BlackJack Run and Pyramid Solitaire are the two popular ones.

Where can I find the "Active Content in the last 24 hours"? Thanks!!

At the bottom of the main index page. It is a link called "Today's active content", next to "The moderating team" link.

Most definitely.

Actually, I have been meaning to mention that anyone on this board interested in any of my programs are welcome to a free copy. Just PM what you are interested in and I will get you iTunes codes to download them.

I have a dual bulb Coralife fixture, which has glass plates over each of the bulb sockets, which I believe are UV protected. In addition I have glass lids on the tank (which I doubt have any real UV protection).

But that is good information to know for the future.

Ok all you iPhone owners out there.... any of you using an aquarium maintenance/log type program? I did a quick search the other day and it looked like there was only one out there, but didn't have that good of reviews.

I know one of the automation devices has an app to monitor your tank. But I am looking for something to record when I dose, feed, etc.

(Yes, I could write one .. and that is a possibility, but don't have the time right now as I am busy with other projects)

-James