The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 side view.. buried the spray bar.. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 i think i'm going to try to epoxy some small fragments of LR to it and then some mushrooms or some kind of coral (a sponge maybe?)up the tube... haha... what do you all think.. ? Link to comment
Nanite Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Originally posted by The_Barbe-Hatten_Project i think i'm going to try to epoxy some small fragments of LR to it and then some mushrooms or some kind of coral (a sponge maybe?)up the tube... haha... what do you all think.. ? Hi... Thats one way of hiding it, i like your idea of putting something on the tube, looking good :-)) regards from Len Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 thanks... Link to comment
Reefer_Buddha Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 if youre goin to have lr in front of it then dont worry. I wouldnt put something you painted in a tank unless you know its ok in salt water. I dont think anyone will notice your spray bar, just keep it in the back. After a while youll have so much coralline and crap growin on it , it wont even be white anymore Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 yeah i know... i'm just picky.. i've already decided to leave it as is for a while... i may camoflauge it with LR like i said , but it has to be able to move for when i clean my wet/dry pads.. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Has anyone ever seem like a white-milky film develop in their tank on the LR? I noticed it abot a day after i put the rock in, i don't know if it was there when i put it in, but it's there now... it doesn't seen to be spreading, yet! What is it..? Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 here are a couple of close-ups... they aren't very good quality... i did everything i could with that camera, but it doesn't have a telephoto lens, so i had to be close to the glass Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 the patch close to the sand... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 i fixed my spray bar this afternoon... i cut a longer peice of PVC for the vertical tube and buried the rest under the sand... also i trimmed that peice of black tubing so that the spraybar would sit further towards the back of the tank, giving it a lower profile... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 and a couple of side views... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 and a better view of the "jets" (aka. holes) Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 here is the final product... it won't matter that the spray bar is buried after i get some more LR, but it sure does help the looks of things for the time being... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 3, 2004 Author Share Posted June 3, 2004 So.. i'm thinking about upgrading my lighting to keep SPS... but, i'm split on whether or not i even want SPS in my tank... i've heard about a parasite problem that SPS often develops that is near impossible to treat... anyone have any comments on keeping SPS... I know i'll have enough water movement to keep it, but i'll probably DIY a 150 watt HQI Halide... Link to comment
Reefer_Buddha Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 ahh nice white sand...i miss it. Once your tank gets started you never see sand that white again Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 3, 2004 Author Share Posted June 3, 2004 yeah tell me about it... do you know anything about SPS? Link to comment
Reefer_Buddha Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 not yet but i just started to get the sps bug. I like some acropora and staghorns Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 4, 2004 Author Share Posted June 4, 2004 i read that they grow faster than softies... Link to comment
coral reef Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 yea earlyer you stated that this tank has 2-55w pcs but the 18gal model only has 36w pcs at my lfs were i work we sell these for $280 so they kinda ripped you no prob though it is still a good deal they also make one that is 32 gal that is the one that has 2-55w pcs i belive that that one sells for $475 but hey much better than a nano cube Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 4, 2004 Author Share Posted June 4, 2004 yeah i knew about the lights, but , i still only paid $280 for the tank... i wasn't planning on keeping the PC's though... Link to comment
yodahart Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 I think SPS's are the way to go. They come in much more colors and IMO look better. But, you would probably have to get a halide to keep them. As for the PVC, you can get some green star polyps or some other zoo's and they will cover it and look damn good. I started growing GSP's on my spraybar and it looks good so far. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 6, 2004 Author Share Posted June 6, 2004 I found a nice NANO-SIZED Reef-Chem Kit... i've never seen one advertized before, so i didn't know if it was new to everyone else, or if i'm just behind on the times... $12.99 Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 6, 2004 Author Share Posted June 6, 2004 I also purchased a nice book i found that completely explains water chemistry and it's importance... That's not all... it also discusses: Rock,Gravel, and Sand Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles Powerheads and Water Pumps Filters Protien Skimmers UV Sterilizers and Ozonizers Temperature Control Light and Lighting Algae and Plants Corals (35 pgs) Coral Diseases Sponges Molluscs Crustaceans Echinoderms Annelids Urochordata Fishes: Foods and Feeding Fishes: Care and Breeding Diseases of Fishes All of these catagories are talked about in depth and many approaches to each are compared and contrasted... Color pix!!! very nice $17.... Link to comment
Reefer_Buddha Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 wow full color! I was gettin annoyed with those black and white photos Dont get caught up in dosing tons of crap in your tank. B-Ionic should be you main dosing for now. After that if you want sps or clams look into dripping kalk. If you have a lot of softies iodine is good, just make sure you get it as iodiDe. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 6, 2004 Author Share Posted June 6, 2004 Along with the book and Chems i also found a couple of Lock-Line elbows to give me some more flexability with my nozzles, and also to prevent me from having to put anymore white PVC in the water... Link to comment
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