mpsti05 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Here's a pic with the pump off. Looks good! But does look like the lite needs to be up slightly higher to help with the shadows on the sides. Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hey Mitch can you take a photo of the setup from the top? I just got my manta 18 in and have the same light fixture as you but can't decide how to mount it. Thanks! I added a small peice of acrylic to keep it stable. For sure man. Mitch - any name for the cap front and center? Looks sweet. I don't know a name for it man. I bought it bleached last year. It used to be almost red when I had it under t5s. It's coloring back up now though. Update!! Nothing has changed yet. I'm about to order my tunze pump along with a few other things. Here's a pic of my favorite maxi anemone though! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Nice! Dude, I've heard bad stuff about maxi mini...something about them eating clowns..is that true? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Nice! Dude, I've heard bad stuff about maxi mini...something about them eating clowns..is that true? I've had it for about 6 months with no problems. I feed it some krill once in a while. I wanna get some sexy shrimps so they can host it! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 lolol I see. By the way, did you use flash while taking the ricordia photo? If not, I suggest that you lower the light intensity before you bleach the ricordias/palys. Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 lolol I see. By the way, did you use flash while taking the ricordia photo? If not, I suggest that you lower the light intensity before you bleach the ricordias/palys. Yeah I lowered the light to about 25-35% it started to bleach most of my softies. They'll probably take a few weeks to recover. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Yeah I lowered the light to about 25-35% it started to bleach most of my softies. They'll probably take a few weeks to recover. Ahh I see. Hhaha. What kind of corals you planning to get now? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Ahh I see. Hhaha. What kind of corals you planning to get now? Mixed reef. I wanna get some more sps, acans, and softies. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 mmm, no chalice, blastomussa? Sps would be nice haha. Acro that tank baby!! Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I'm getting a few diatom spots on my new sand. I wasn't really sure what to expect when I transferred all my livestock from my Fluval edge. I transferred about 6-7.5 pounds of fully cured live rock, and 10 pounds of new live sand. I was thinking of transferring the old sand, but I didn't want any nutrient problems so I bought new sand. The diatoms are not really noticeable because it's a small patch in the middle. I guess I might be going through a soft cycle? I doubt it though, my acro has excellent polyp extension and it has colored up better under my new lights. I guess arag-alive introduces a few nutrients into the tank...I'm waiting for the water to stabilize before I add any other corals or even any macro algae for that matter. I've had chaeto completely starve when introduced to a fresh tank. In other news, I ordered my tunze return pump along with a finnex 100 watt heater and a 500ml container of purigen. That's all I need for now but I have my eye on the Frag-mags! I totally want to keep my monticaps on the back wall of the tank. I also want to add some more live rock and finally some corals! I'll be placing a fairly big coral order sometime in october. mmm, no chalice, blastomussa? Sps would be nice haha. Acro that tank baby!! I don't really like chalices. Blastos are pretty cool though. Any cool online spots to buy nice corals? Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Sent you a pm on my part ahah. Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Sent you a pm on my part ahah. Very sneaky on your part hahahaha thanks though! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Very sneaky on your part hahahaha thanks though! Link to comment
hansen Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Thanks for the picture Mitch. That's what I ended up doing too. What intensity levels are you keeping your ai nano at? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 Thanks for the picture Mitch. That's what I ended up doing too. What intensity levels are you keeping your ai nano at? I haven't bought the controller yet... my settings with the touch screen are (approx): Royal blue: 40 Blue: 40 White 30 I haven't seen any negative effects. I'm hoping I'll be able to blast it to Royal blue: 60 Blue 55 White 45-50 I don't think I'll ever be able to raise it to 100% lol. You? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 My pump came last night! I set it up, and I must say I'm really impressed with how silent the pump is. I lowered it down to about 120 gph and the sand doesn't move at all now. I also finally set up my mp10. I'll post a pic tomorrow or later on! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Hey mitch, where did you order your ai nano from again?? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Hey mitch,where did you order your ai nano from again?? I ordered it from premium aquatics. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I ordered it from premium aquatics. Aww, it's 299..not on sale. You got it for $265 right? Link to comment
owenj Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Sale was awhile ago, got mine at the same time. Thankfully I didn't have all the issues Mitch did, but mine did also have the nasty black goo from the adhesive bubble wrap used to package the unit. You not liking your Kessil? Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Sale was awhile ago, got mine at the same time. Thankfully I didn't have all the issues Mitch did, but mine did also have the nasty black goo from the adhesive bubble wrap used to package the unit. You not liking your Kessil? I see. I think I wouldn't hesitate to take an ai nano sol over kessils... Thinking about it ahah. Link to comment
owenj Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I see. I think I wouldn't hesitate to take an ai nano sol over kessils... Thinking about it ahah. Weren't you trying to convince someone to get the JBJ Unibody? Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Weren't you trying to convince someone to get the JBJ Unibody? Yeah, I was planning on getting that as well... But I just love the touch screen features on the ai nano sol too much. Can't help it ahha. The jbj unibody is second after ai nano. Link to comment
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