biodarwin
Reefing newb
Thanks for the nice comments, I appreciate it.
Biodarwin's 55 gallons of glory
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biodarwin
Reefing newb
Chemical Warfare
I am losing the battle of cyano. I added my first dose of Chemi-Clean last night. We will see how it goes.
I am losing the battle of cyano. I added my first dose of Chemi-Clean last night. We will see how it goes.
biodarwin
Reefing newb
Chemi-clean has my seal of approval. It completely decimated my cyano problem.
newbeemike
Reefing newb
nice setup. welcome to the hobby
biodarwin
Reefing newb
Thanks bro! Do you have a thread for your tank? I looked around and didn't see it. Let me know if you do.
biodarwin
Reefing newb
So its been like forever and a day since I have updated my tank thread. I have had HA completely take over the tank and would be embarrassed to actually post pictures of it online :(
Here is some shots of my corals:
Finally have my hammer mounted on top.
The guy that sold these to me said they were Tubbs Blues but I don't think they are, nor did they cost the "Tubbs Blues" price.
Armor of Gods
Purple Death
My favorite zoanthids I own. I don't think they have a "cool" name.
My first ever frag! Will be trading this to the LFS for some credit!
I was unhappy with the color of these at first. I dropped them to the botton 1/3 of the tank and now some cool blue and yellow colors are now more pronounced.
GSP
I will probably start another thread in the corals section with some growth shots.
Here is some shots of my corals:
Finally have my hammer mounted on top.
The guy that sold these to me said they were Tubbs Blues but I don't think they are, nor did they cost the "Tubbs Blues" price.
Armor of Gods
Purple Death
My favorite zoanthids I own. I don't think they have a "cool" name.
My first ever frag! Will be trading this to the LFS for some credit!
I was unhappy with the color of these at first. I dropped them to the botton 1/3 of the tank and now some cool blue and yellow colors are now more pronounced.
GSP
I will probably start another thread in the corals section with some growth shots.
Alexander
Reef enthusiast
I love the hammer. And you have a fine assortment of zoanthids. Don't feel bad about the hair algae. RyanG and myself are riddled with the stuff. And alto is fighting some bad algae too I believe. We all feel your pain.
yote
In Memoriam
Any reefer that says they've never had an algae problem is either lying,or hadnt set their tank up yet.
You got some great looking corals Bio.I'm with Alexander,I like that hammer.
You got some great looking corals Bio.I'm with Alexander,I like that hammer.
biodarwin
Reefing newb
Thanks Alexander and Yote. I definitely like the hammer, it was my non-zoanthid coral. I did get it to "eat" for the first time last week so that was pretty cool.
My algae issues are definitely starting to go away. For the life of me I could not figure it out. Then I realized I bought a used light fixture and looked back at my notes and my bulbs were pretty much 10 months old. I replaced my 2 10k's with 12k 50/50's. I have not replaced my blue lights yet. I will probably order them next Friday when I get paid. Honestly I know very little about lighting. I have spent all of my research time trying to learn the more "important" aspects of reefing.
Can anyone recommend what blue lights would go with my above bulbs?
My algae issues are definitely starting to go away. For the life of me I could not figure it out. Then I realized I bought a used light fixture and looked back at my notes and my bulbs were pretty much 10 months old. I replaced my 2 10k's with 12k 50/50's. I have not replaced my blue lights yet. I will probably order them next Friday when I get paid. Honestly I know very little about lighting. I have spent all of my research time trying to learn the more "important" aspects of reefing.
Can anyone recommend what blue lights would go with my above bulbs?
BigH55
I'm that guy
These look like fire and ice zoos. They are pretty cool and go for about $2-5 per polyp.
yote
In Memoriam
What light are you running Bio?T-5s?
biodarwin
Reefing newb
Definitely pretty close. I also got some african blue hornets about a week ago. They look really cool but I definitely into the larger polyps'ed zoanthids like the armor of gods I have.
biodarwin
Reefing newb
Yep T-5's. I have this fixture:
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~action~view~idProduct~SL2117~idCategory~FILTFIT58U~category~48in_Units~vendor~.html
yote
In Memoriam
I'd start here and look at the 14000Ks
http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/Replacement_Bulbs/T5_Fluorescent/54_Watt/
I usually end up callin em on the phone before I actually decide on the bulbs.Just tell them what fixture your running and what look your shooting for,and they can give you the bulb combination that'll get you there.
http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/Replacement_Bulbs/T5_Fluorescent/54_Watt/
I usually end up callin em on the phone before I actually decide on the bulbs.Just tell them what fixture your running and what look your shooting for,and they can give you the bulb combination that'll get you there.
biodarwin
Reefing newb
I bought 2 of these last week:
http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/Replacement_Bulbs/T5_Fluorescent/54_Watt/54W_12000K_Actinic_White_(50!50)_T5_HO_Fluorescent_by_UV_Lighting
I really need to read up about lighting. I really have no clue about it. If remember correctly from my limited research 12k's look nicer but corals will get slightly better growth from 10k's correct?
http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/Replacement_Bulbs/T5_Fluorescent/54_Watt/54W_12000K_Actinic_White_(50!50)_T5_HO_Fluorescent_by_UV_Lighting
I really need to read up about lighting. I really have no clue about it. If remember correctly from my limited research 12k's look nicer but corals will get slightly better growth from 10k's correct?
yote
In Memoriam
Thats the key.Balancing growth with colors.
I'm burning Phonix 14000K 250W HQI in my fixture and love the colors and growth I'm getting with em.Plus they give a nice lite blue color to the water.
I posted a new FTS in my thread.It'll give you an idea of what the 14000Ks would look like.
I'm burning Phonix 14000K 250W HQI in my fixture and love the colors and growth I'm getting with em.Plus they give a nice lite blue color to the water.
I posted a new FTS in my thread.It'll give you an idea of what the 14000Ks would look like.
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biodarwin
Reefing newb
I am thinking about buying this next Friday:
http://www.aquacave.com/reef-octopu...in-br-skimmer-with-filter-br-system-2070.html
It is pretty much over kill for my tank but I want a skimmer that has the ability to run carbon in a media bag so I can remove my Biowheel from my tank. I'm not quite sold on it either. I think it will work tooo good. My tank is mostly going to be zoanthids and they typically prefer the higher nutrient type systems. the other big advantage of this skimmer is the pumps are not in the tank.
The other one I looked at was this:
http://www.aquacave.com/octopus-bh-2000-hang-br-on-back-protein-skimmer-br-by-coralvue-2348.html
http://www.aquacave.com/reef-octopu...in-br-skimmer-with-filter-br-system-2070.html
It is pretty much over kill for my tank but I want a skimmer that has the ability to run carbon in a media bag so I can remove my Biowheel from my tank. I'm not quite sold on it either. I think it will work tooo good. My tank is mostly going to be zoanthids and they typically prefer the higher nutrient type systems. the other big advantage of this skimmer is the pumps are not in the tank.
The other one I looked at was this:
http://www.aquacave.com/octopus-bh-2000-hang-br-on-back-protein-skimmer-br-by-coralvue-2348.html
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yote
In Memoriam
Either one of those should be a good choice for your tank.
But I'm also one of those that thinks you can never skim enough.
Matter of fact,I'm working on plans for a new skimmer myself.
But I'm also one of those that thinks you can never skim enough.
Matter of fact,I'm working on plans for a new skimmer myself.
BigH55
I'm that guy
Im so building that water jug skimmer. I bet that thing would skim a 300 gallon tank.
biodarwin
Reefing newb
Water jug skimmer?
