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  1. Melonbob

    Lighting a 90

    Hello all! I'm starting up a new 90g tank, standard stuff. Although I have a good background of the hobby and ran several successful tanks, I've been out of the game for a little over 4 years now. The big change in that time has been the explosion in LED lighting for reefs. I definitely want to...
  2. Melonbob

    Sucked back in!

    It's been a long time waiting, I tried to get something started up a few times in the past, but a lot got in the way. Anyways, here I am with some exciting news! I teamed up with a local LFS in the new town I'm in to add a saltwater section to their store! She has a thriving freshwater/brackish...
  3. Melonbob

    All-in-one tanks

    Has there been any improvements in some of the all-in-one tank setups on the market? The only ones I'm aware of are the biocubes and the Red Sea Max. I'm considering getting a RSM 34 gallon, due to ease of setup and the fact that I can get a complete unit shipped instead of trying to have...
  4. Melonbob

    Back in the game! (I hope!)

    Well, it looks like I've got Mel talked into jumping back into the game! After a crazy two years, and a move all the way across Canada up to the Arctic, we are settled and I've really got the bug. Why the hell did I sell everything? Anyways, my promise was 50G MAX. We are living in a 4...
  5. Melonbob

    Melonbob's doing another!

    Well, getting rid of the 180 was a big mistake......I'll be going up to a 120 again in good time, but for now I decided I had to get a tank going, and fast. Also, seeing as I have been on strike since mid July, it had to be done cheap. This was pretty much all done with stuff I had lying...
  6. Melonbob

    update, just letting ya know I'm alive

    Well, the 180 is down, and set up at the new guys. Sad to see it go, but excited about what I'm doing downstairs. I picked up a pile of stuff at a church yard sale today.....rofl. There was a new 50g hagen tank, a mag 9.5 return pump, a 30g drilled with 4 different size holes(not sure what to do...
  7. Melonbob

    New build?

    Hey gang! I'm starting a new build, downsizing so all my tanks fit in one room. I can get a great deal on a 65 tall rimless starfire on 3 sides. It was run for a year, then sat empty for a year. I was wondering if the silicone will still be good after sitting dirty for a year. Its a 4 hour...
  8. Melonbob

    180 is no more!

    Well, gang, I can't believe it, but I sold the 180 today.....tank, light and all equipment. I am concentrating more on the business end, and decided to go with a smaller tank in the fish room instead! So get ready for a new build thread! Anyways, I'm figuring something in the 65-90g range. I...
  9. Melonbob

    questions for all the brainy types!

    I bought a used tank setup for my little store. Heres the scoop. It is 3 - 21G (36x12x12) tanks set up vertically on a steel rack, with a 22g sump at the bottom. So each tank is directly above the last, with the rim of the top tank at 6 feet. Each drain is 1", but opens into a common 1.5" drain...
  10. Melonbob

    New camera Pics

    I put them in my build thread, and I don't want to double post, but I'd like everyone to check em out! Look in Bob's Ghetto Build Taken with Sony A350, standard 18-70mm kit lens
  11. Melonbob

    Bought a new Camera!!!!

    And its a beaut! I picked up the Sony A350 DSLR. I had wanted to go with the Canon Xsi, but my wife liked the idea of live view, and I liked the idea of Image stabilization in the body instead of lens. Anyways, I've never owned an slr, so I have alot to learn. Mel actually starts a photography...
  12. Melonbob

    I am now an entrepreneur!

    Well, I got a copy of my Masters business Licence in the mail today, so I am officially a small business owner. I had started selling coral out of my frag tank, and because there is only one LFS up here, word spread fast. I started doing a very brisk business, until I got a visit from the bylaw...
  13. Melonbob

    ok, I finally got all my bulbs!

    This is what i ended up with 4 ati blue + 4 aquablue special 2 giesmann midday 1 giesmann aquaflora 1 aquascience 22k 1 giesmann aquablue + This is what I was able to get, now I need to figure out a combo and and order to put them in. Lps and softies only at this time, its a 180g with an 8...
  14. Melonbob

    OK, help me with this one!

    I am in the process of cycling my frag tank, I went bare bottom with about 25lbs of rock to start, and added water about two weeks ago. Anyways, I figured I'd do my tests today, Amm, trites, and trates all zero. PH is very low, less than 7.5, my calcium is low at about 300, and my alk is high at...
  15. Melonbob

    another question for reeffreak and others!

    I have a nova extreme for my 46gal. I am turning it into a frag tank, and its cycling as we speak. I plan on growing stuff out and selling it as there is little competition. I need a good combination of colour and growth so I'm not waiting forever, but the stuff doesn't look like crap either. I...
  16. Melonbob

    powerehead placement

    I can't seem to get my powerheads placed well. I have 4 k4's in my 180, Two are on the back glass, pointed straight forward, and two are on the sides pointed across the tank. i've also had them on the overflows pointed forward as well. the problem is, I can't seem to keep them from blasting the...
  17. Melonbob

    question for reeffreak (and others)

    I got my sfiligoi 8x80W, and I was supposed to end up with this combo 4 ati blue+ 2 ati aquablue special 12k 1 Aquascience 22k The last was supposed to be a Aquascience Duo, but it broke in shipping anyways, with the 7 bulbs its too blue for my taste, not alot, but I gotta get it more...
  18. Melonbob

    Sfiligoi Stealth 8x80W T5

    I finally got my Sfiligoi Stealth T5 fixture from Aquarium Obsessed. You have to see this thing to believe it! I swear it could double as artwork if you got out of the hobby. Heres the skinny.... Its an 8X80W t5 fixture, 60" long, it measures about 20" wide. Fit and finish of this light is...
  19. Melonbob

    Question about flow?!?

    So I got two more powerheads for the 180, That gives me a total of 4 koralia 4's and 1800gph of return. The return enters the centre of the tank, tees off then heads down towards the two back bottom corners at a 45. I have room about 8" down from the top of tank, and I put two powerheads at the...
  20. Melonbob

    supplementing my corals!

    I am looking to spoil my new tank a little, all I've ever done is feed mysis, and I'm thinking some variety would be nice, help with growth and colour! but of course I'm lost. I was suggested Coral Frenzy, Cyclopeeze, Reef Roids, Reef Nutrition Arctic Pods, Brightwell stuff? What should I pick...
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