Reeferadicto Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 That's a nice light!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 That's a nice light!!!! Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 See you run a super blue tank like me. I'm sure the C+ does put out a good bit of white though. I definitely thought you were running a 6 bulb lol good lord. But your tank is 30x30 though,so that makes sense. Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 See you run a super blue tank like me. I'm sure the C+ does put out a good bit of white though. I definitely thought you were running a 6 bulb lol good lord. But your tank is 30x30 though,so that makes sense. Blue is powa!!! Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Kessil 160we on max blue settings and x2 ATI Actinic Bulbs ON. This is how the tank looks in the first two hours of the day and the last two hours of the day. 2 Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Looks great. I've always used reef crystals and the one time I tried red sea blue bucket it didn't work out and came back to reef crystals. My cousin works at one of the biggest shops in Orlando near UCF and they swear by tropic marin salt... Is it worth the money? Or the risk of switching..? Ps: get some orange safety glasses for $5 from Amazon and watch the transformation of colors! The glasses block blue light while revealing the fluorescence of the coral. You'll be amazed and your pics will be epic. Use with blue light only. 1 Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Looks great. I've always used reef crystals and the one time I tried red sea blue bucket it didn't work out and came back to reef crystals. My cousin works at one of the biggest shops in Orlando near UCF and they swear by tropic marin salt... Is it worth the money? Or the risk of switching..? Ps: get some orange safety glasses for $5 from Amazon and watch the transformation of colors! The glasses block blue light while revealing the fluorescence of the coral. You'll be amazed and your pics will be epic. Use with blue light only. I have switched I think more than a year ago from Red Sea PRO to the regular Tropic Marine with no issue and I liked it. And now to Tropic Marine PRO because of the Zeovit. I really like that salt. I have some orange filters for the studio lights that are changing the light temperature maybe it is the same. I will try it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Looks great. I've always used reef crystals and the one time I tried red sea blue bucket it didn't work out and came back to reef crystals. My cousin works at one of the biggest shops in Orlando near UCF and they swear by tropic marin salt... Is it worth the money? Or the risk of switching..? Ps: get some orange safety glasses for $5 from Amazon and watch the transformation of colors! The glasses block blue light while revealing the fluorescence of the coral. You'll be amazed and your pics will be epic. Use with blue light only. Which store does your cousin work at,Living Reef seeming they swear by Tropic Marin lol. I may look into the blue bucket Red Sea when I finish my bucket of Aquaforest. I feel like had way better colors and everything was more full and healthier but the Alk killed it for me at 13-14. I've been told Tropic Marin is amazing,but never tried it. Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I have switched I think more than a year ago from Red Sea PRO to the regular Tropic Marine with no issue and I liked it. And now to Tropic Marine PRO because of the Zeovit. I really like that salt. I have some orange filters for the studio lights that are changing the light temperature maybe it is the same. I will try it. Thanks. I first tried an orange filter as i thought it would do the same but it almost makes everything come out green.... the cheap safety glasses do the trick... you just awkwardly have to hold them in front of the lens... in my case, my phone... Also, whats the difference between regular TM and the TM Pro? Orange Filter by Jon Llama, on Flickr Orange Top Down 4-29-16 by Jon Llama, on Flickr Which store does your cousin work at,Living Reef seeming they swear by Tropic Marin lol. I may look into the blue bucket Red Sea when I finish my bucket of Aquaforest. I feel like had way better colors and everything was more full and healthier but the Alk killed it for me at 13-14. I've been told Tropic Marin is amazing,but never tried it. Ya, Living Reef. Ive just always had success with Reef Crystals so never felt the need but they do swear by it and I'm just skittish because of my last instance when i switched... 1 Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Thanks ! I'll try it one day for sure. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I first tried an orange filter as i thought it would do the same but it almost makes everything come out green.... the cheap safety glasses do the trick... you just awkwardly have to hold them in front of the lens... in my case, my phone... Also, whats the difference between regular TM and the TM Pro? Orange Filter by Jon Llama, on Flickr Orange Top Down 4-29-16 by Jon Llama, on Flickr Ya, Living Reef. Ive just always had success with Reef Crystals so never felt the need but they do swear by it and I'm just skittish because of my last instance when i switched... I have to do the same thing lol. My girlfriend makes fun of my every time she sees me doing it lol. Ahhhh okay. Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I use these https://www.amazon.com/Pyramex-Safety-Eyewear-Orange-Frame/dp/B000FFS39K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1480451871&sr=8-3&keywords=Orange+glasses 1 Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hmmmm .... lost three fishes in one week. - Anthias was hiding and not eating for a few days. - Clown jumped out. - And one Chromis, found it on the flow pump. No signs of fighting or anything else ... Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 ph or high alk? something driving them crazy? Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 ph or high alk? something driving them crazy? No I've checked everything. Params of the water are good. Alk 7.5. Ph is stable as well, Min. 7.95 Average: 8.1 Max: 8.35 looks like just coincidence ... Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Strange... Sorry! 1 Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Stray voltage? I don't have a multimeter here. But I will need to check it maybe. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 What size plumbing did you use on here? Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 What size plumbing did you use on here? 1" Overflow and 3/4" for the returns. Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Christmas Time ! From the next week I will introduce into the system some new products. I'm very excited to see how corals will respond to the new dosing products, full list of the used products now is: (New in bold) 1. Coral Snow. 2. Zeo Start. 3. Pohl's Xtra Special. 4. ZeoBac. 5. Sponge Power 6. Coral Vitalizer. 7. PIF Concentrate. 8. Coral Booster. 9. Amino Acid Concentrate. 10. B-Balance. 11. Reef Nutrition Oyster Feast. This is the new dosing schedule that I will follow from now. I'm going very careful with all the dosing so I can follow all the changes by introducing the new products to the system and be sure I'm not overdosing anything. On the right you can see a gray timeline from the top to the bottom, this is when each product is introduced. For example 1 Month it was Sponge Power + ZeoBac + Coral Snow. On the second month Coral Vitalizer and Xtra Special were added to the system with 2 weeks between them etc. So in 2-3 months from now I will follow the full dosing schedule that is listed here. Overall the system is doing very well and I think it is a good time for new products and it's Christmas ! Happy Holidays ! 1 Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Careful with that oyster feast. I blew my tank up with algae once! 1 Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Careful with that oyster feast. I blew my tank up with algae once! Thank you. Do you remember your dosing amount ? I'm dosing only 30 Drops for my 60g once a week. Which is the minimum recommended daily dose. So it's really a very small amount. I would love to hear more details about your experience with it. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Took some pictures today from the top with flow off during the water change hehehe: 4 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 That Poci looks amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment
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