Thanks for posting the information and link to the article supporting your lighting schedule. I am thinking of doing something similar, but I'm just wondering what it would be like for the fish. Then again, we're all not really keeping 'natural' reefs in the purest sense, ie you would never see the mix of corals we try to keep on a natural reef . How do you think the fish I have (clowns, firefish, tailspot) would respond to having the lights turn on and off twice daily?

That is one stellar list of corals. I imagine that you have a frag tank as I can't imagine you have all of those in a 22g, unless of course they are all small frags.

I think we may need a picture of each one just to make sure you actually have them Kidding, I'm sure your tank is a wonder to see in person.

I really don't think the fish care. I have seen it done on large system with a large fish load and it doesnt seem to cause any problems. Yeah people dose amino acids and vodka gluing them down with super glue and make roak out of foam trying to trick coral to grow at our will yeah we reefers are keeping it real LOL. I think they will be ok .

They are all in my little 22 most arent too big but some are the size of mini coloines i dont plan to have huge corals it kind of take away from the whole picture that is also the reason i ahve such small fish because i don't want anything tanking away from the whole system. I can do that i think at least 90% of them are pictured in my thread i might of lost a few in the NR crash last month but I think they are all there. I don't know about a wonder most people who see my tank have no idea i have nice corals, they just think its nice and they say "I should make one of these" and i laugh

well not much is going on i am going away for a week so no new coral so i will try to get some pic's in of the tank before i leave

Yeah I know its lame....I really need to get a life

Well I have a few corals comming in before my trip on monday. I got a monti, two chalices and two or three acros so stay tuned. I got some dimmable moonlights coming from NR member "nimrod" i got them for a steal and I can't wait to see them in action. I know that Moon Simulation does nothing in a reef tank i think the overall effect is still pretty cool.
Anyway I guess I am going to keep the Sunpod for a little longer since my wife found out i saved up a cool Grand and for my new light and bulbs and she thought it would be better spent on trip to Las Vegas for halloween. So I bought a new Phoenix 14k to replace the 21k Giesemann Megachrome that has almost 6 solid months on it and i figure i should replace it eventhough the bulbs color was still good. I think i am just going to keep it as a back up I really hope my corals color doesnt suffer too much. I dont think it will but only time will tell.

I found a really cool fan for my setup its a Tunze Aquawind its low profile and it really throws out the airflow

not my pic


TUNZE® Aquawind is an especially low-noise aquarium ventilator provided with a 5 V low-voltage power supply unit. Moreover, it comes with an attachment means, which can be used for every aquarium edge up to 25 mm (.98 in.). It produces a laminar air movement over the surface of the water, accelerating the evaporation process and thus achieving a cooling of the water. In standard aquariums, the cooling may amount to 1° to 2° Celsius (1.8° to 3.6° F) on 500 litres (132 USgal.).
Adjustable to two performances, with power supply unit and universal holder.
Dimensions: L 270 x W 100 x H 30 mm (L 10.6 x W 3.9 x H 1.13 in.).



http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/catalog/pdf/Aquawind.pdf

I am stoked

Have you bought it yet? You might want to check out this post:
http://glassbox-design.com/2009/spire-paci...tunze-aquawind/

No i haven't thanks buddy i am going to go find it right now

You had mentioned in a previous post that you've saved up 1000k for new lights. I looked through the posts but couldn't find mention of the lights you were going to buy.

Now that you've had the eshopps skimmer on your tank for a little while are you satisfied with its performance or are you considering another skimmer?

Thanks.

New Corals I aquired this week

Tyree LE Bazooka Joe Watermelon Chalice



Golden Eye Chalice


My First LE is Razzle Rainbow Chalice ( Formally Pixie Stick Chalice i have half and my friend has the other half which came from a private collection in las vegas)




My Second LE is Bubble Gum Rainbow ( this thing is beautiful and frags are fro sale right now 3 X 3/4" frags $70 each I am not currently shipping but if youe in the Sacramento/roseville area drop me a line or if you really want it i will ship but it might be costly)

well the light wasn't altogether a grand but it included a few other things heres the list i was going to buy

Aquactinics TX5 $399.95
Hanging Kit for TX5 $24.00
24W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent $19.95
24W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent $19.95
24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent $18.95
24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent $18.95
Korallen-Zucht T5 Fiji Purple Special Red/Blue $27.49

for my reef controller

Direct Connect 8 Module $149.95
Dimmable Lunar Simulator w/ 3 LED's $89.95 ( moon light simulator)


the eshopps was a good skimmer but it made way tomant bubble for this size tank. I just still have tunze 9002

All exquisite pieces, Scott. Joe looks like he's in good form. Need to see that Razzle in person sometime.

yeah anytime there randy the razzle is a very nice piece. well i am not in fort collins CO right now for a conference with Anheuser-Busch for there new extruded aluminum bottling system. So does anyone know of a good fish store or bar around here i am at the Fort Collins Marriott.

DAMN!! your tank and corals are flat out amazing!!! really!!! i needz to get my hands on some of doze frags!!!

WOW.

Thanks for the reply. I thought you may have gotten a nice LED system when I saw the cost. I used to have the Tunze but opted to replace it with a Sapphire Aquatics model. The SA skimmer impeller is now broken, so I need a new skimmer and had my fingers crossed that the eshopps would work. May have to go back to the Tunze as your tank looks like it's doing just fine with it.

nuff said ...

Nice corals you picked up scotty. Did you ever find a frag of $500 efflo? i got one yesterday, when it grows out if you haven't found one yet maybe we can work out a trade.

I've also added some other stuff, pearlberry, bird of paradise, and nukes.

No i haven't got one yet yeah lets set up a trade.

well I made some trades over the weekend and i didn'tget any corals but i got a few cool things

I got a Semi Picasso Clownfish since the guy itraded with didn'thave any great corals he traded me this guy.this guy is a pigwhen it comes to food

sorry for the bad pic he doesn't like to sit still lol



I got a Blue, Red and white with a clear body penderson shrimp
no pics yet he's hiding

and last of all i started to dose Aquavitro Fuel Amino acids- I will make a right up of how well this stuff works out

http://www.aquavitro.com/Products/fuel.html


Also to allthose who have sent me PM's I have had No time to write back but i promise i will get back to all

Nice clownfish! i liek how the back stripe is all jumbled up. you also have some very very nice corals.

yeah its not the greatest Picasso but its still a pretty cool fish my next question is. should i keep it, i keep my tanks pretty low on the fish count and this fish makes three ( 2 maked gobies and the Picasso) what do you guys think?

well i have been reading the revies on the Aquavitro Fuel and people are getting some good results from it as long as you tank has a low nutrient level like mine does

heres a review from a reefer who tested this stuff out recently

Fuel is the name of the final Aqua Vitro additive tested. This additive was saved for last since it is the only additive that can not be tested for changes to specific chemicals with a test kit. One can only judge how well the product works by visual appearance and how other monitoring devices react. Fuel is a mixture of carbohydrates, vitamins, fatty acids, and amino acids designed to ignite coral growth. The only monitor on my tank affected from dosing Fuel was my tank’s Oxygen Reduction Potential (ORP) meter. Directly after dosing, the ORP level in my tank plummeted from its normal operating range of around 400 down to 250. Even when I tried dosing ¼ of the recommended rate, my ORP still dropped over 100 points. Within a few hours, the ORP would rebound back to near its typical operating range. It didn’t totally surprise me that the ORP dropped some while dosing since, it keep things simple, dirtier water generally means a lower ORP. What did surprise me was how much a small dose of Fuel would drop my ORP readings. If a fish goes missing in my tank, generally, the ORP will drop 20-40 points, depending on the size of the fish. Most other coral “color enhancing” additives tried in the past did not give me the large drop either. Seeing that Fuel will drop the ORP by 150 points indicates that there is something in the mixture that is pretty potent with regards to the oxygen levels or water quality. One other side affect observed was that a green film algae would appear on the front glass after dosing. Prior to beginning dosing Fuel, the front glass on my setup could go 2-3 weeks without being cleaned if it wasn’t for the fact that coraline algae would start growing all over the glass pane. These two side effects indicates to me that you don’t want to dose more than the recommended amount, and may be better off using less than what Seachem Laboratories recommends, depending on how clean your water is. Besides for those two side effects, the product appears to work well. Within a week after starting the dosing I could notice my SPS corals reaching out their polyps farther, and shortly after that, I noticed about 1/3 of my SPS corals have gained some coloration. With everything that I have noticed with the Fuel additive, it does seem to have potential in tanks with very low organic levels. Fuel may not work as well in tanks with higher organic levels, unless dosed very lightly, since it may spark algae or water quality problems.

I will also write a review up in about 3-4 weeks to see if there are any major changes

Also this stuff smells like toast....weird

I got an extra bottle of AquaVitro Fuel. If you want it, it's yours. Tried using it at first, but didn't really know what I was doing at the time to tell if it helped or not. Then I tried Elos A.A. and recently decided to stop dosing aminos altogether.

why did you stop? I just thought i would try it out for a little bit to see if there are any changes

I was adding 2 drops of Elos A.A. every day for 2 months, which isn't a whole lot considering I've got nearly 40 gallons of water volume. Then I noticed colors beginning to dull in my SPS. They were still colorful, just not as eye popping. That was the only thing I was adding other than B-Ionic and Tech Mg. Then I stopped. It's been about 30 days now, and new corals are coloring faster and old ones are showing deeper hues - especially the blues and purples. I figured if I don't need it, then why make things harder and simply do without? I spend the saved time direct feeding mysis instead. I'm sure A.A. has benefit to some extent. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a hot selling product.

well that sucks I think i will give this stuff a few weeks and if i see any problems i am going to stop. I know the reefs that benifit the best are ones that are really nutrient deficient which is mine all the way i only feed my tank every 10 days or so but we will see.

My frag sale will be coming up soon for the frag swap and my own sale so a total frag list is coming very soon

Also heres my little penderson shrimp (before he ran away)

Go easy on the Fuel. It's very easy to over do it! I think Nick had some trouble with it a while back if I'm not mistaken. I'm using it along with Vodka and MB7... So far, so good.

Will do so i should try to under dose Huh. I am still dosing vodka every other day so have you noticed any changes in your reef with the addtion of the fuel

Well i sold some nice coral pieces today and it was a few of my nicest pieces. my rainbow tort ( he seen the pic for photo of the month), My whole Drive by on surfs monti (Sorry Kray), Half of my berry scarry acro, and my whole colony of my bright purple chalice. and a good part of my 30k leagues lokani. I got in the deal $500 so i am pretty happy.

I in turn am going to get two very large LE frags from My friend john who aquired Karl Unraces entire coral collection. if you don't know who Karl is. these the orginator of Karls candlelight,Orenji Monti.Blue Sceptor Acropora echinata and many more so i am pretty stoked

I also glued down a whole bunch of small frags down to my Live rock to clear up my frag rack so to everyone i need to fill it back up so i am no the prowl for new stuff LOL

SWEET SKRIMP.

Hey Scott, you get your T5 setup yet? Wondering if I could borrow your Sunpod for a few days. Turns out UPS screwed up the sorting of my package, and I won't receive it until WED! Let me know if you could help a brutha out. Let's see an FTS!

I haven't got the T5's up yet but i do have a extra MH set up but the problem is i am up at caples lake near the carson river past kirkwood and i wont be home until tuesday afternoon. we just left yesterday so your a little to late sorry brutha. yeah I need to take a FTS




thanks he pretty cool... when i get to see him he's just like a pom-pom crab since you know you bought it but you never see it

Well i have a few new aquires from a friend back east (JoJoReef) I am going toake a FTS after i get rid of a few corals that arn't so stealler and are bringing down the overall look of my tank. so by next week i hope it will be back up to snuff.

Apples & Pears Acro



Mean Joe Green Monti


thanks for looking guys/gals

i rike it....i rike it i rot!!!!

Ha Ha you sond like Kim Jong il


I'm so Ronery / So ronery / So ronery and sadry arone / There's no one / Just me onry / Sitting on my rittle throne / I work rearry hard and make up get prans / but, nobody listens, no one understands / Seems rike no one takes me serirousry / And so, I'm ronery / A rittle ronery / Poor rittle me / There's no one I can rerate to / Feewr rike a biwd in a cage / It's kinda siwry / but, not reawry / because, it's fiwring my body with rage / I'm the smartest, most crever, most physicawry fit / but, nobody erse seems to rearrize it / When I can the worrd maybe they'rr notice me / And untiwr then, I'wr be ronery / Yeaaaaah, a rittle ronery / Poor rittle me...

I have seen my pom pom maybe 3 times in the month I have had him. And only at night, waving those damn anemones in the air, haha.

yeah there funny little guys. I am going to make all my frags up tommarrow for the MARS swap. Is anyone else around the sacramento area going i know Purpleup and bluenassarius are going but is anyone else?

Let's roll, Patnas.

regulators, mount up

i'm probably bringn my own food to the swap. at the last swap, they had a gang of ppl touching coral containers during the picking rounds then touching the food. i'm not looking 4ward to gettin sick after the swap

Palytoxin builds character.

germ orgy fest at the swap

your crazy randy



yeah i get before or after i leave since i never knw what the foos going to be. True that though all i need is pizza grease all over my corals Yummm







usually there just a piss'n match for whos the biggest D'bag lol

I took a better picture of my "mean joe green monti" today since the pic i took yesterday gave the monti no justice



I also got this guy it shows a good deal of potential its a purple undata i think

sweet tank man, look forward to seeing what you get at the swap, and dont worry, corals love pizza!

thanks my corals just love vodka...bleeding drunks.I am going out to pick up a few pieces this after noon for more ammo for the frag swap. I have a friend who has stuff but can't because of his over bearing wife. Yeah i said it Jill LOL j/k

Well MARS forums are down for some reason so i want a judging on how good there corals are.

frist is a deepwater acro very very long single branchs (though no shown in the pic the polys are dark green)


Second is a super bright geenish yellow tip deepwater acro


lastly is a very bright Favia


I will repost these in the mars forum to get a offical ruling

I'll trade you somethin for this one.

Sure what do you want to trade for it? I am always open Bro

Those are great pieces, but are you also setting yourself for a upgrade in tanks? Your tank must be packed with all those corals in there.

Hope you guys make it to the October Frag Swap, I'm looking forward to trading with some reef ballas.

well i might just have a 265 gallon tank in my backroom but you didn't here that from me LOL. yeah she's getting a little packed but i have room in other tanks for overflow. My next upgrade for this is going to be 40 long and low some thing like calvins but that not until next spring and the earlyest

Yeah i am going to be there i can't speak for randy but last time we road together and we might do the same for the oct frag swap. To be honest i have a lot of corals in my large tank that i don't post up here mostly because they are either common or hard to shoot.

I have some nice stuff set a side alreay for you and the other guys at NCRC.Hopefully this time i will have people to trade with since last time i went home with 75% of the coral i took out of my tank. It was my fault since i posted. I would love to get some stuff out f your tank since yours is about ten time better than mine

Yeah, I'll be there this time, with a box of corals to trade Last swap I had 45 frags....lol to give out and trade....

Yup, I'll be there with a few frags...