sarasotacube Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hey ando you got a great tank goin on here bro.i checked your tank out a while ago when you had t5s i think.The mh looks blazin.I got a quick question,do you have to run you ac in your house real cold to keep up with the heat off of that thing?or does the fan and open top take care of it?Also hows evaporation?Im trying to decide on t5s or just go with the metal halide for my 14 gallon biocube. Thanks alot Ando. Sick tank man def an insipration. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 Thanks a lot Sarasotacube! The house is usually at 79 or 80, we dont keep it cold at all. The ceiling fan running and the small fan I have blowing across the surface of the water seems like it keep the tank at a good temp. Sometimes if we open all the windows and run no ac the tank might get up to 84, If that happens I just close the windows and run the ac... But I usually dont have a problem. As far as evaporation, I would get an RO/DI bc the evaporation is pretty big. Let me know if you have any more questions Link to comment
sarasotacube Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Thanks man.you got it goin on in that cube. im trying to get a beter camera b4 i start taking pictures for a thread. You have helped aot just by ur posts.keep up the sweet shots.I notice you take most of your pics underwater.that is sick.seems like a nice camera.Thats good you dont have to waste all the extra power on a chiller with that narly light. KEEP UP THE GOOD WERK BRO!ill be postin ya ando. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 I was going to get a chiller and I thought I would have to when I first got the MH... BUt the tank seems good without one. Hopefully in a week or 2 I'll get some more updated underwater shots. The camera I was using crapped out so I had to send it back for repair.. Good thing for a 2 year warranty. lol Link to comment
Bio-Reef Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Nice Tank!!!!!!! How do you make signature pictures, like the one that says "Ando's 29 Biocube" ? Link to comment
sarasotacube Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Thats good news bro. The mh looks sick. The underwater shots were ill too.gota love customer service tho. Did you ever fix your current nova extreme?im on the edege about just going to mh or staying with t5s.i like that fixture tho. Thanks for the help.oo and how did u make ur koralia 1 smaller i got one of those mammoth things in my display?i wasnt sure if u posted that or not. Keep it easy. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Current sent me 2 new bulbs but I have not been using the T5's since I have a MH above my tank. For the Koralia I basically took of the red piece that hold it onto the magnet and glued it onto the magnet.. It makes a little difference. Let me know If ur confused, but it's easy to do. I need my camera so I can take pics haha Link to comment
sarasotacube Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Thanks man.Thats good current took care of ya. That sounds like a really good idea with the koralia.i was thinkin drill a hole in the back of the tank in the filter area. and put the red thing in there with a gromet or something.but that mean i couldnt move it if needed.ur idea def cuts down well on the size.i hate that huge suction cup in the display.Hope the tanks growin like crazy,which im sure it is. catch ya later ando Link to comment
Ando Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! Even tho I'm 1 day late... Pics should be coming soon.. My Camera got repared and now I just need to pick it up. Link to comment
sarasotacube Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 sick man glad to see u got the camera back in action.love the pink zoas.i might find me some of those.looking good ando that mh's pumpin out some growth. Link to comment
Ando Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks Sarasota Cube. Here are a few more pics I took tonight.. I have such a difficult time taking a FTS and getting the colors... Pictures do not get it. One of the Acans I have I really like this brain.. Got it from a buddy of mine. Purple Milli.. This SPS has been growing very well! A shot of some of my sps and other coral I've had these zoas for over a year now... Wow are they spreading. Brain, Acans down on the sand bed The hermits are ALWAYS in this birdnest A crappy FTS Link to comment
Ando Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 I think this is my favorite acan I have Link to comment
bluefunelement Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 that acan has mad polyp extension - maybe it's just trying to tell you it wants to stretch out into my tank Link to comment
Ando Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 Well maybe santa will bring you some? Or maybe some coal? hahaha Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Looks Great Ando! Congrats on getting to the year mark I'm gonna read back over your thread later to see what your set up is now, but I wanted to comment now on how awesome it looked. Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Tank looks great, Ando! Link to comment
Ando Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 anyone have any ideas how I can get rid of the "red turf" alage? It's starting to grow everywhere! Link to comment
Thunderstruck34 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 pull it by hand and restrict nutrient availability. what are your tank params? Link to comment
Ando Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Most of the algae is too short to pick with my hand. As for tank parms they are all up to par and normal. I feed the tank once a day sometimes every other day. Link to comment
Ando Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Well It's been two months since I've done a water change hahaha.... Man i gotta get back on it! Also my nice birdnest has died completely and so have a nice colony of acans... Link to comment
Ando Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re- aquascaped my tank. here are some pics... Not the best Link to comment
bubba17311 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 nice looking tank what light do you have on it Link to comment
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