JBM's 40 breeder, look what i found! Options

[ap123]

No clue about MH bulbs, sorry. But I definitely recommend Reefgeek for bulbs. Reasonable prices, excellent turn around time, and even better packing.

[JBM]

Gonna check a lighting place 50th & 10 I think. Sign says they have all types of industry bulbs.

[JBM]

Ordered a 14k phoenix from SOS bulbs. $57.25 shipped to my door.

We shall see how well it's packed & how there customer service is.

[JBM]

Bulb came in yesterday. Very well packed. Came in a huge box with lots of packing peanuts. I would definately recomend SOS bulbs from now on.

Installed the bulb & WOOHOO! I have 14k goodness. OMG, I can't describe how blue it is. It's like the perfect balance of color.

However, my dumbas$ tripped the timer, so the mh stayed on from 8pm till 5am. I guess it isn't that bad, cause the bulb does need a burn in time. But my Evap was crazy. I hope it works properly today. If not I need a new timer.


Mark

[wimby]

Happy your Happy with the new bulb. Not cool on the timer thing thought. So whats an SOS bulb? Please share.

[DHaut]

yeah, that 14k phoenix is a nice bulb - burns in really nice too. that's what I was using before the LEDs.

[JBM]

So I forgot to mention. Yesterday I found 2 small starfish in my tank. This is very strange cause I never had stars in this tank.

They both have 5 legs & are smaller than a dime. Any suggestions?

[DHaut]

micro brittles? asterina?

[JBM]

micro brittles? asterina?

dont look quite like asterina's might fit the profile of it tho.... mostly white with black speckles.

looks like any other 5 legged star, just way smaller.




the only thing that puzles me is that i havent added anything to the tank in weeks, if not a month.

last 2 purchases where

3 lbs of rubble rock which went in the sump. So explain how a star crawled up the intake tube, thru the hob overflow & into the tank. OR past the pump, up the return tube, thru the outlet, into the tank.

The most recent thing i bought was the 'nem, which didnt come on a rock & i inspected the bags contents.

unless it came in on the order from reef cleaners, which would mean i have a sh!t ton of these stars in the tank; just havent noticed them yet.


Well if it becomes a problem (like i come home one day & see 6 or 7 of these guys) i'll get a harliquien shrimp.

[DHaut]

bumblebee will do it too

[JBM]

well i google imaged asterina stars, read a quick bit on reefcentral

BiNGO, this is what i have. But now, where did they come from? GRRRRRR, i'll keep em till they become a nuisance.

[DHaut]

i had a couple that disappeared. they probably came in as larva or babies on the back of a hermit or in rock or on coral...who knows

[JBM]

grrrrr

[wimby]

Yeah I have some also. They just show up. It's odd. I want to know where the crab that I have came from. I never saw it in the 45.I caught him with the corner of my eye the other day and have'nt seen him since.From what I saw hw did'nt look hairy and my corals seem fine.

[ap123]

Hi Mark!

Glad the bulb came in w/out any problems and you like how it looks. Sending good thoughts that the timer issue was a one-time occurance.

Funny, I had an asterina pop up the other day, never saw one in my tank before. I don't think it's a problem unless there's a major population explosion.

~Anne

[JBM]

Hi Mark!

Glad the bulb came in w/out any problems and you like how it looks. Sending good thoughts that the timer issue was a one-time occurance.

Funny, I had an asterina pop up the other day, never saw one in my tank before. I don't think it's a problem unless there's a major population explosion.

~Anne

Well your good thoughts worked out well.... i came home and saw the MH on from outside my house. Cause my wife forgot to turn on the outside lights, so all i saw out of my kitchen window was a blue glow. It was epic. Wait, i mean IS epic.

of course now i cant find a single star. :shrug: doesnt matter to me all that much. So i have asterina's YAY! it's better than aptasia