fiction101 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 I traded my T5's for MH. Link to comment
Rehype Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 You traitor! looks good though....what made you switch? Link to comment
fiction101 Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 You traitor! looks good though....what made you switch? I like MH better. After trying leds and then T5's, neither of them really produced the deep colors I was hoping for. Plus, I've always had good luck with MH's. Link to comment
Rehype Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I totally understand where your coming from. The only difference is i came back to t5's. Which bulb did you go with? Link to comment
p-daddy Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 How did I miss this? Nice work Fiction! Link to comment
fiction101 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 I totally understand where your coming from. The only difference is i came back to t5's. Which bulb did you go with? 20k Ushio. I always seem to have decent growth and color with this bulb. True Red Hornets. Piece of rubble rock with a rasta somewhere on it. Link to comment
Rehype Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Nice shots fic! Everything seems to be growing fast. Link to comment
fiction101 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 Nice shots fic! Everything seems to be growing fast. Thanks. Softies seem to do good in my tank. Link to comment
fiction101 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Tubs Purple Polyp Birdsnest. Tyree Purple Martian Favia. Link to comment
Rehype Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Wow those are some nice sized frags..BTW Fic Where do you get your livestock from? Link to comment
fiction101 Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Mia's Pot of Gold. Wow those are some nice sized frags..BTW Fic Where do you get your livestock from? From a friend who has a 225g tank. He has a lot fraggable corals. Link to comment
myjohnson Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 dude,nice coral collection and place. when those sps grow in the tank will look pimp! Link to comment
fiction101 Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 dude,nice coral collection and place. when those sps grow in the tank will look pimp! Unfortunately, all of my sps browned out and a few of them died due to an increase in alk. The dream of having a sps dominated tank is over for the time being. Link to comment
fiction101 Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 I noticed after the switch from T5 to MH with a 20k bulb the growth slowed down quite a bit, yet I was still dosing the same amount. This led to my alk being around 13-14. Candy Apples. BamBams. Link to comment
Rehype Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Unfortunately, all of my sps browned out and a few of them died due to an increase in alk. The dream of having a sps dominated tank is over for the time being. Man im sorry to hear that fic..Was the dosing automated or manual? Link to comment
fiction101 Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 Man im sorry to hear that fic..Was the dosing automated or manual? Manual, but either way I would of been screwed, since I wasn't testing enough. Also, I really have no clue if my api alk test kit is accurate? Link to comment
Rehype Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Manual, but either way I would of been screwed, since I wasn't testing enough. Also, I really have no clue if my api alk test kit is accurate? You should definitely pick up salifert test kits. Ive been using them for over a year now and they have always been accurate. Link to comment
Tony Banana Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 [font="Arial Black"]Hi I am new to the aquarium world and I have been doing some research... I wanna build a pico reef kind like this one... Can you help me out?[/font] Link to comment
Rehype Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Unfortunately he took this tank down.... Link to comment
fiction101 Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 The tank is still up and running. I've been battling flat worms, hair algae, bubble algae and brown slime algae. Everything is finally looking better, with the flatworms and algae gone. Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 The tank is still up and running. I've been battling flat worms, hair algae, bubble algae and brown slime algae. Everything is finally looking better, with the flatworms and algae gone. Tank is looking great! Sorry to hear about the algae infestation--glad you got through it and got rid of it. What kind of light are you using now? I read you switched to 20K metal halides and your sps browned out. If you were using 150w, then that might have caused it. 20,000K lamps at 150 watts do not provide enough PAR. You must go with 14,000K or less (e.g., Phoenix 14K). Or just buy yourself a nice LED fixture as a Christmas present. Link to comment
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