Hey Tim i actually got rid of my mp20 and bought two tunze 6055's. Theyre controlled by the profilux and are run on random flow patterns which vary from 40-100%

er, right. forgot about that.

Quick pic of my sun corals. ive had them for a month or so and have been feeding them silversides every few days.

Hey Tim, I know you didn't ask me, but I am able to keep my MP40 at 80%, and that is in a signature, which has a smaller display volume than your tank. I generally keep it around 50-60% though. I would definitely suggest the MP20 or even 40 since you'd be able to use it on a larger tank in the future (never say never!).

And I really envy your sun corals Hype. I had to get rid of my dendros. Do your stay open most of the day?

They're closed during most of the day(which is ok since I'm not home anyway) but they open once I began feeding the tank in the evening and they stay open all night.

Congrats on photo of the month, Eugene! It was only a matter of time, frankly.

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B, thanks for the reply -- I can't keep straight who has what equipment around here, or otherwise I would've asked your opinion as well! Anyway, responding to this, I certainly would rather have the mp20 over the mp10, all else equal (and the mp40 over the mp20). My concern is whether there might be better places to put that extra ~$100 (or $200 for the mp40). I'm working with finite resources. So, although the mp20 would no doubt move more water and do a better job than the mp10 (there's always something better, right?), the issue is whether the mp10 does the job I'm asking it to do (i.e. give me the flow I need to keep SPS).

Future upgradability is certainly an added bonus for the mp20, and I appreciate why that may add value for some. But, I know I don't have any immediate or near-term upgrade plans. So, although I will undoubtedly upgrade in the future, and I start a tank that's big enough to require an mp40, I'll just shell out for the mp40 at that time (or whatever else is better by then). So, future upgradeability, at least for me, isn't worth the extra money. But, getting over the SPS threshold likely would be. So, with that in mind, would that change your answer? (I'd suggest responding in my tank thread so we don't have to steal E's thunder, here).

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Thanks alot Tim. And thanks to everyone that voted

So i traded my 7D for a 5D Mark II from another photographer(got a killer deal) I decided to take a few macros. The 5D really shines at high ISO. Anywho some shots of my Non-photosynthetic coral

Aww man Thats Good

Thanks lorax

you traded straight up?? that IS a good deal.

i took 600 pictures at a wedding this past weekend in ft. worth, tx. my nikon (d40) with the 18-135mm utility lens is feeling very inadequate lately. you. are. not. helping.

re: those pictures... "holy effing frijoles" is my first reaction.

I actually had to add some cash to the deal but only $400. So ended up saving like $700.

Im sure your pics are great im just never satisfied with my gear...well until now

Thanks alot tim for the feedback

Just some other shots

Sun coral right after feeding



Torch coral

saw you were selling your Profilux doser -- what's the plan?

Rehype - Are you still using your LED's? I am currently in the planning stages of building my own LED pendant and would like to know how you are liking yours so far.

BTW - Pictures are killer!

-Dave

Well i was going to sell it just because i wasnt using it but i decided i may hold onto it just in case.



Yep still using them. Personally i love them..Having them controlled by the profilux is really the best part about them..sunrise,sunset,moon,cloud and thunderstom simulation all make for a constantly changing display.I will say the light is really intense from LEDs and its probably a good idea to run them at 50%-75%. Alot of corals dont like the intensity whereas other thrive on it. As far as growth is concerned its still a little early for me too tell. But one of my frogspawn sprouted about 6 baby heads since ive had it in this tank and my toadstool has doubled in size. Most of my other frags are slow growers so its hard to say. But ill see how my recently added acans do over the next month and let you know.

Thanks BTW.

are we getting a FTS any time soon??

Yes you sure will. im supposed to be getting a few more frags on tuesday and once they open up FTS is definitely in order.

Great info. I am doing a ton of research on building a two pendants for my tank. After seeing the proflux I am half way tempted. They have the new one that only controls the LED's and tunzes. Even though I do not have tunzes it sure would be sweet to have those matched up with the lighting. Imagine a thunder storm in the tank

Thanks for answering my Q's. I'll be waiting for the FTS.

-Dave

Np dave. If you could swing it theres no better combination to be had IMO. It truly unlocks the full potential of LEDS.

So i decided to try ozone on my tank..Its advantages are many: increased RedOx (measure of water quality) which in part inhibits many nuisance algae/organisms from growing, reduction of organics, increased oxygen saturation, dramitically improved water clarity which optimizes the delivery of reef lights to corals,potential diseases control... the list goes on.After reading uhurus results i figured why not give it a try.
Fortunately found someone right on craiglist in my neighboring town and bought their setup. Its the red sea ozonizer 50mg version. I waited a few weeks to actually set it up because its critical when setting an ozonizer up to ensure the ozone makes contact with carbon in order to neutralize its potential harmful side effects. Most reefers connect it to a skimmer but i decided to run a dedicated reactor.This reactor is going to function as my carbon/Zeo reactor and additionally have ozone injected through the reactor. I was fortunate to find the via aqua reactor reactor which pumps water from the bottom up(ideal for a zeo reactor) and easy on the wallet.
I made sure to add a check valve to prevent any water from siphoning back down the air tube and i also bought the smallest air pump i could find to ensure slow delivery of the ozone.oh BTW be sure to double check your check valve to make sure its working i had a dud and that could have been disaster if i hadnt double checked.
I set it up a few hours ago and im sure it will be a week or two before i can give some solid feedback. Although most reefers say they notice a dramatic difference in water clarity within the first 48 hours...

Dave, I'm sure you've seen this, but if not:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost...p;postcount=916

That might spark the LED decision..

So far in less than 24 hours theres been a significant reduction in skimmate production.

Wow. I love your tank. I could stare into that or hours!

Thanks alot dexter that was my previous tank. I love your sig.. very creative

parle vous FTS?

Everything OK Eugene?

Noticed something on NJRC and, well, just wanted to check in.

I hope all is well.

Yep everythings good buddy im actually breaking down this tank. Im moving in at the end of march and i figured id break things down and just keep my coral & stuff in a 10 gallon. That way i wont have to worry about breaking down an entire system and moving it. Once i get settled then i plan on picking up the 50 gallon cad.

If you do take a 50 artisan, then I will be watching out for it!

wow, will all that stuff fit in a 10g tank? twitch, bj, everybody all crammed together?

well i sold all the fish except twitch im going to gt someone to hold onto him for me.

First I was like

then

but then kinda

and finally


Best of luck with everything my friend. I hope it all goes smoothly and we certainly look forward to watching you put together yet another awesome system.

Thanks buddy

Wow, sorry to hear you are breaking down!

word, bummed.

saw you were trying to sell the profilux on RC, too? what components are you planning to get with the 50g artisan?

Taking down this tank??? Bummer, good luck though, I am sure the next one will be even better

Do you still have that blue gorg?

Thanks jacob im going to start thread on the temporary tank im setting up. Yep the blue gorg is still doing good.

Very cool very cool. And that would be sweet I bet it it packed lol.

How have you been feeding the gorg? As in what have you been feeding it and how often?

Well i sold a bunch of frags but i think it may end up looking cool. I feed the gorg plankton,rotifers,brine shrimp eggs,baby brine shrimp and cyclopleeze.

Bummer, oh well get some pics up!

And wow thats a lotta food, well worth it though. Hopefully that won't pollute the tank too much.

I alternate each food throughout the week. well the good thing is all of the other coral began feeding as well so its usually cleaned up pretty quickly.

Oh ok cool. Do you feed it weekly then or more often? Sorry, a lot of questions. I like the look of it lol.

NP.I usually feed it every 2 days.

Cool cool. Well hurry up and get some pics

the tank should be in thursday ill be sure to put up a thread

Tank is looking good!

too bad you're breaking it down

Aren't you supposed to shake the zeo rocks daily? I see you have the carbon running in the same reactor and its all very tight. Maybe you're not getting the max out of your zeo system because the bacteria can't be liberated from the reactor because of the carbon and foams in it. I don't own a zeolite reactor or so but know some people running them. Just my though.

Thanks.Well i was running the zeo with a different reactor for a few months and pumping daily with the same results. My observations were if you use zeovit mid stream your results wont be as good as if you use it from the very beginning. I decided to try the zeo in that reactor as an experiment. There was air being injected as well so i figured the air bubbles traveling through the rocks could provide the mum export that typically requires daily shaking of the rocks. It seemed to work though but i cant say for sure if nutrient export was equal to manual pumping...

i'm just saying, it's march -- where's the new 50g artisan??