Recent content by ltkenbo

I actually didn't vote for myself, if I did I would have 2 votes lol

I think there should be a link on the front page to this because only a handful of people usually vote.

My 75 Reef...

So an update, right now I'm deciding what software I'm going to use to make the schematic and circuit boards. Since I want to make this somewhat of an instructional or shared/community DIY project, I do plan to share the files for the boards so that if someone else wanted to build this, they...

Yes I plan to but the time to get there will depend on how much time I can devote to it and money as well. Once I develop this I plan to post the PCB files, programming files and code needed to build this so other could as well if they wanted. A salinity probe input could probably be done. I...

So I've been thinking about this project for a couple of years now. A little background first. I got in the reef hobby about 4 years ago when I was electrical engineering student. I went into electrical engineering because I've always enjoyed taking things apart to figure out how they work and...

Why don't you use that nice piece of flex tubing that I saw on your bed? I'm guessing it's probably cause it's pretty big. If that doesn't work you can either hard line it (which can be difficult and isn't as "flexible" in both ways lol) which you should use 45 degree bends whenever possible...

Thanks guys!

Well, time for a well needed update. Since my last post I got a couple some more livestock, for free! My cousin worked with this guy who is shutting down his tank to start a larger predator type saltwater tank so he wanted to get rid of some of his livestock. I got the following for 0$: Male &...

A friend of my cousin's is slowly breaking down his tank and so she put him in contact with me about adopting some livestock for my 75 gallon reef tank. I went by today and picked up the following, for FREE! :) -Pair of Anthias (Lyretail I believe) -Pajama Cardinalfish -Bubble Tip Anemone...

Hey guys! So I got a couple of updates. On black Friday my sister got me a Midas Blenny and two new coral frags! The Blenny is awesome and so are the corals! I also think I've decided on the new bulbs I'm going to get for my T5 fixture and they are as follows: All ATI bulbs: x3 Blue Plus x2...

My war coral frag that I recently bought:

Thanks man! Yes I'm very pleased with my tank so far, everything seems very healthy and happy :) I've got another fish and two more corals now so I'll post an update soon.

The thing is most actinic only have like 50% of the PAR that normal bulbs do even though they do make everything look great. What about this: 3 blue plus 2 coral plus 1 purple plus

What's your exact bulb setup? Any pics?