FarmerTy

Sorry to hear. You had a great looking setup. There are frags up for sale all the time you can capitalize on for sure when the new tank is ready!

I don't know if that's a common practice in the hobby, or if there even is a fixture out there that even does that. Probably have to be custom unless you know of a company that does this, specifically for saltwater reef tanks. I know that do it for boats to "pimp" your ride out but that's all I have ever heard of it. And those lights will probably not do for a saltwater reef tank, wrong spectrum I would imagine. I say enclose the hood and add fans... viola. Way cheaper option as well. -Ty

Just a question, what is minimum time before judging? Seems it would be an important part of the contest to have a functioning and sustainable pico. Anybody can throw a bunch of beautiful things in a small box of water, snap a pic or record a video and viola.. best pico ever. Or does the monthly submissions account for the proof of sustainability? Just curious is all... I gladly bow down to anybody who can keep 3 gallons of water stable. I am still working on 150 gal. :-)

My guess on the digi polyps receeding when moved higher had more to do with too much light (you'd be surprised what LEDs can put out) than too much flow. I got digi's being blasted by current almost directly and they are fine.

Sounds about right to me for the fuge. I initially started off with rubble back there as well but it became a nutrient trap because I couldn't get enough flow back there. Something to think about... just make sure there is good flow through the rubble. If you want to see any color other than brown and muted greens... phosphates... phosphates... phosphates... keep it low and get a test kit to confirm. I didn't see any color until I got into the 0.05 ppm range. My tank started at 0.300 ppm... it is currently at 0.009 ppm... actually a little lower than what I want. Natural seawater (NSW) is around 0.032 ppm if I remember correctly.

Sweet... let me know if you have any questions about how I did it before. Good luck! Esacjack, I PM'ed you. Didn't want to fill up their build thread with off-topic discussion.

Glad you knocked out the dinos. If you can, I'd definitely setup that refugium in the back chamber with chaeto we were talking about. Made my old nanocube bulletproof for 5 years... that and never missing a water change. The good ole days of the nanocube... miss that thing.

125 gal @ 81.5F (aim to keep temp around 81-83) Lights been running for 5hrs Current House temp: 73F Tank Material: glass Tank pumps: 3 koralia 4's, nano wavebox, mag 2, mag 12, sedra 3500 250 watt heater

Success! Once I changed the theme, it reverted back to mobile mode! Thanks Mike! You're like a website wizard!

Cool, thanks Mike. I just switched the theme and it looks awesome! Love the contrast. I wonder if this will solve my mobile/full site issue I am having on my phone right now.

Thats the only button I know other than to PM someone! Haha. Out of curiosity, anybody know how to switch back to mobile mode on an android. Accidentally pushed the full website button and now I am stuck!

Pretty cool observation!

Tagging on to this thread... want to see if there are any big time SPS players out there that have had excellent long-term results from LEDs.

My brother has success with his SPS in LEDs as well. He gets pretty good growth. Can't really compare to other lighting options because there are many other variables than just light but he's doing just fine with his SPS as well. One odd thing I did notice is that his SPS when put in my system look completely bleached out, but in his LED lighting look amazing. I'd imagine the zooxanthallae adjusting to the light source but its just interesting to see the difference. -Ty

He's always been cool with the club. Good guy!

I use the Red Sea Iodine test kit once every couple of months. That's the only "other" test kit I use.

Great find! Oh the jokes I am resisting to post on this matter... it's good to know inside of every grown man is a childish twelve year old that never grew up.

What a steal!

Thanks Victoly. I posted some online that I already had pictures of... I will post the rest as the week goes on.

We are so helpful and generous on this club... man those corals look crowded... let me help you out by taking some off your hands! Haha

Victoly - APARs... ugh! Being overly repetitive is a skill you need to master to draft one of these. SCEV - No kidding... that's why it's the perfect hobby. You nickel and dime your way into it, one upgrade and one new frag at a time. That way you can sneak it past the wife. If you are actually willing to do woodwork for frags + cash, I'm sure you'll get a lot of takers on the forum. I know I'd be one of them when I get my next tank sometime in 2013. -Ty

I was 160% billable the last two months. The last two weeks of 40 hrs has been a wonderful dream that I don't want to wake up from!

Hey Victoly, you're in the same work world as I am... I at least should get some sympathy from you!

I'll trade you my coral frags for your stand and canopy building frags anyday. Haha. Well, once I get my upgrade tank maybe. Let me know when you're ready and you can swing on by and take a look. I should have some good frags by then. Been a little behind on fragging due to my work schedule. -Ty