William Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Luckily I have my first national board exam on june 12th so I will be fairly busy until then...... Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Medical School Ohhh...Lol. Good luck man. Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 We have the same tank and light. I need to post some recent pics up lol A word of advice on the AI nano: Get a piece of frosted acrylic and use it to diffuse the light (You will still have shimmer). I noticed that the AI nano bleached all of my softies within 4 months. The light is way too powerful for a shallow tank. I keep mine at 40RB 35B 30W I've had the most success keeping the light below 50% and with a diffuser on the lenses. Trust me, you will burn everything you put under it if you go over 50. I suggest starting out at 20% everything before getting close to 50% I'll be following your build Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 We have the same tank and light. I need to post some recent pics up lol A word of advice on the AI nano: Get a piece of frosted acrylic and use it to diffuse the light (You will still have shimmer). I noticed that the AI nano bleached all of my softies within 4 months. The light is way too powerful for a shallow tank. I keep mine at 40RB 35B 30W I've had the most success keeping the light below 50% and with a diffuser on the lenses. Trust me, you will burn everything you put under it if you go over. I suggest starting out at 20% everything before getting close to 50% I'll be following your build I ran out of likes.... Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 The light is way too powerful for a shallow tank. I keep mine at 40RB 35B 30W I've had the most success keeping the light below 50% and with a diffuser on the lenses. Trust me, you will burn everything you put under it if you go over 50. I suggest starting out at 20% everything before getting close to 50% I wouldn't put mine even close to 50% on a shallow tank. I've dialed it down to 15w/25b/25rb on my shallow pico. If you're putting new un-acclimated coral in first, I'd even recommend starting at 10%. Link to comment
MGDMIRAGE Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Wow with that rock that is one of the sickest scapes! love the barnacles too. Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Thanks MGDMIRAGE! Quick video for better viewing of the scape: http://s250.photobucket.com/user/jcusmarine/media/PicO/IMG_1010.mp4.html Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Quick video for better viewing of the scape: Fills up the tank better then I thought from the pictures! Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Fills up the tank better then I thought from the pictures! Thanks! Added a small rubble piece with coralline from my LFS to help seed the tank today. Time to sit back and wait. Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Going to try out the Jebao WP-25 and if I am not happy will go with the MP-10 again, which I like. I have time before I will be adding any corals to figure out the water movement. The koralia 240 is fine for now. Will use that in my SW mixing bucket. Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 That's where my Koralia 240 ended up, haha. Did you get in on the Phoenix wp40 and wp25 group buy? The organizer has said I should qualify for the "teaser" shipment of 10-20 wp25s, so I should be one of the first people in the country running it. Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 That's where my Koralia 240 ended up, haha. Did you get in on the Phoenix wp40 and wp25 group buy? The organizer has said I should qualify for the "teaser" shipment of 10-20 wp25s, so I should be one of the first people in the country running it. You AZ folks will be first. Will be looking forward to seeing when you get yours and hearing your feedback. I managed to get on a local GB for some time early/mid June and for the price it was worth a shot. Still got love for the MP10, but hey - money talks. Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Side shot of 'scape: New Video: http://s250.photobucket.com/user/jcusmarine/media/PicO/IMG_1011.mp4.html Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Looking good brother. Edit: With the fake barnacles hidden. Lolol. Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Looking good brother. Edit: With the fake barnacles hidden. Lolol. ROFL!! Thanks bro. Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Installed 1/2" long 10-32 stainless steel allen head bolts for the AI Nano to mount closer to the arm. Much better.....I need all the distance I can get with a shallow setup. Looks clean Lowered the intensities per the above feedback also. Thanks folks. Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Okay, Okay....how many pics can you have of an empty cycling tank. Last one, promise. Tis' the trouble with running your own company and working from home. The PicO just calls me for break time and my iphone magically appears in front of my face....ooooo shiny. Plus, I especially love that the barnacles are driving iIlu crazy so there you go man - have it man. Barnacles Ahoy! Link to comment
TristanC Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 The rockwork looks phenomenal! I can't wait to see this fill in. Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 You should replace that branch piece with about 7 barnacles, imho Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 You should replace that branch piece with about 7 barnacles, imho Lol. "jcusmarine's rimless starphire barnacle land build thread", dedicated to illu of course. Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Are you thinking about any fish? I kinda want one of those barnacles for my clownfish. They look like awesome homes for fish. Where did you get those? Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Are you thinking about any fish? I kinda want one of those barnacles for my clownfish. They look like awesome homes for fish. Where did you get those? They came from Vida Rock....http://aqua-tecture.com/?wpsc_product_category=vida-rock-accessory-pieces Thanks. Regarding fish I have always planned on a pair of Black Clowns. I love clownfish, their personality and movement. I may also add a cleaner shrimp but I want to start with the clowns and access bio-load. I had a pair of Oscellaris for many years so this time going with the black Oscellaris for a change up. I am not a huge fan of all the designer clowns, although some of them are cool of course. The Black Phantom's come to mind and I have seen some Picasso's that were nice. I am going to buck the trend and go straight up Black Oscellaris unless I see some clowns that I just have to get. Link to comment
jcusmarine Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Cycle went smoothly. Added two blue legs and two snails for CUC and yes, my new paired Black Clowns! Smaller male is a misbar and they are jet black and very nice additions. Here is a quick iPhone video: http://s250.photobucket.com/user/jcusmarine/media/PicO/IMG_1056.mp4.html Link to comment
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