Chase's 8.4 gallon LED Pico

[racechase]

ive got an extra

[.Newman.]

we must setup a trade or something. im trading with badfish for his monti cap... idk what i could offer you though...

[racechase]

i feel like overnight shipping on one frag would be very not worth it i also have a red mille mini colony and some eagle eyes im trying to get rid of.

[.Newman.]

hm well i am interested in those too (i already have a few eagle eye frags but wth, ill take it lol)

do you want to do a trade or do you want to just sell them to me?

[racechase]

yoo ima see if i can trade someone local first, i'll let you know in a week.

[.Newman.]

ok, but keep a small green birdsnest frag if you are able to

[racechase]

no prob homie

[racechase]

New acan

 

 

Big ol shroom

 

 

Birdsnest not doing so hot

 

 

Twig SPS doing pretty nice

 

 

Red mille doing just fine

 

 

FTS where you can see the big monti i got for free, it was kinda bleached tho :/

 

[racechase]

Anyone know where i can get both a 1" bulkhead and some lock-line parts from the same store? My ghetto PVC return isnt cutting it

[racechase]

so I had an aiptasia, but I glued a rock over his hole

[coolwaters]

i hope u did just throw that birdnest in there right under the LEDs.

 

i know their cheap and known to be hardy but they will bleach if done too fast.

 

i know this from experience. had to move it to the edge of the LED lights before i got better.

 

also it became dark pink which looks better then faded pink.

[racechase]

I moved it down a bit, its like 2 inches lower than it was for a few days. if it doesnt like that, I'll keep it going! it was right under a MH at the LFS i thought maybe it would be okay

[racechase]

can anyone help me with an ID?

 

 

 

[.Newman.]

digit monti? i have no clue sorry

[racechase]

i appreciate the input

[JBM]

NICE TANK.

 

Your old 5.g was minor inspiration for me switching to led.

 

 

keep up the good work

[racechase]

Haha thanks man LED is awesome, idk why i ever second guessed it!

[JBM]

Haha thanks man LED is awesome, idk why i ever second guessed it!

 

 

im just worried about mounting it over the tank.

 

 

what did you end up using for power supplies?

[racechase]

I used one 18.5V/3.5A DC power supply from an old lap top cord

[racechase]

I just ordered a Ricordea 4 pack from Coral Morphologic wooo! It should come tomorrow

[Mr. Microscope]

lookin good man! Where'd you get the petri dish? Can't wait to see the rics.

[racechase]

Thank you its actually some sort of dip dish. I got it from the cupboard, dont tell my mom

 

Also ordered a 8.7 X 5.9 X 2.3 black ABS plastic box and a Hard Drive fan to mount my LED in I figured I had to enclose the wires and ghetto tape so I can take this thing to college and not get busted by the fire inspector

[racechase]

I got some zoa's in the mail from a friend yesterday and they've yet to open.

 

Here they are in a tank with old PC's and bad water

 

Here they are now, all closed up. Do you guys think they will make it?

[.Newman.]

they will certainly make it. i have those, i think they ar called nuclear greens (not the paly) zoas. they've melted on my twice, coming back strong each time. they go zoa pox twice in my tank, they really hate being poked and prodded and they sometimes will get pox just from that kind of stress

 

but they are very resilient and from a few polyps you will get a big colony in no time. they appreciate lower light, as in settled on the sand or bottom but no it the shade. they are also slow to open and are generally irritated by a lot of things at first, but just give them time and they will all open and grow nicely

 

in my tank they are the colony at the front, right most side. thats if you're interested

[racechase]

Thanks for the inspiration newman i looked at them in your tank, they look great! Should i put them in the shadow of the rock? or jsut leave them on the sand