Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 That's an awesome little pico. Good job, keep it up! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Also, when the time comes to start picking up coral species/frags, what are local sources you all have good experiences with? Frags from other reef keepers is by far and away the cheapest way to get frags not to mention they're usually of the best quality since they're in display tanks and not just transients in the trade. As far as LFS's go, I typically go to aquadome for most of my stuff and occasionally hit up austin aqua farm. Their ebay auctions are awesome if they are still running them. Most of the LFS's are pretty decent here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Also, when the time comes to start picking up coral species/frags, what are local sources you all have good experiences with? Frags from other reef keepers is by far and away the cheapest way to get frags not to mention they're usually of the best quality since they're in display tanks and not just transients in the trade. As far as LFS's go, I typically go to aquadome for most of my stuff and occasionally hit up austin aqua farm. Their ebay auctions are awesome if they are still running them. Most of the LFS's are pretty decent here though. That and the bi-annual club frag swap, the next one which is on October 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabloescolar Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Amphitheatre: Failure. I would have had to smash the live rock into many pieces to make that work in this footprint. It's more or less like it was before, but a slimmer vertical profile with wider ledges/terraces for frag placement. Auto top off: Awesome. Definitely going to get that. Frags from reefers: Definitely going to try that first. Lighting: My lighting supplies come in tomorrow, hopefully I'll have some time on Sunday to mess with it and I'll take pictures and post a description of the process. I'm really stoked on this, I think it's going to look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabloescolar Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Still need to paint the hood and do a few finishing touches but it looks pretty alright. Will post more details this weekend, taking the girl to dinner. Edit: There are twenty color settings, several of which are within acceptable nm parameters - this is one of the wilder settings and wouldn't see regular usage. This is also with the pure white LEDs (6500k) off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabloescolar Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 I've noticed a few instances of these tiny, white, treelike bristly things emerging from the live rock in a couple places. I've dug around in the forums and wikipedia and it looks like they're one of a few potential beneficial filter feeders that are naturally occurring. Can anyone confirm or tell me what they are? I couldn't for the life of me get my phone to focus for a better picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZ2u Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Still need to paint the hood and do a few finishing touches but it looks pretty alright. Will post more details this weekend, taking the girl to dinner. Edit: There are twenty color settings, several of which are within acceptable nm parameters - this is one of the wilder settings and wouldn't see regular usage. This is also with the pure white LEDs (6500k) off. Curious how this tank is coming along and also how that light is working out for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabloescolar Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 I learned very quickly that a 3.7 was not going to satisfy my level of interest in the hobby. I wound up transplanting the contents to another system, using it as FW for a little bit then selling it. I recently saw it on Craigslist again because the guy that bought it was doing the same thing - going bigger. The light was still with it so I'm assuming it still works. Not sure how well, but it was really very bright for a DIY light on a tank that small. Not sure what the nm or PAR ratings really were, though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabloescolar Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 I've got a 38" version of the same thing that I used in a freshwater set up until Sunday, stayed strong until I broke the system down. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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