cybaix Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 You need to post an updated tank shot Link to comment
kappa Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I missed this thread completely, now I see it, and the via agua 18 tank is looking great uchiha. Nice move to an 18 gallon with halide. I am going to do a similar route as you in about a few months. Link to comment
pomby27 Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 get a pic from the top..haha more green eh? Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 thanks for the compliments kappa. as for a open tank, top down shot ... i'll try to get one once i clean out some frags i have in my tank. i did get many requests to see the equipment i have in the back... so i snapped a pic to show you guys what it looks like. (btw, this is when i had my actinics on) on the left: prizm deluxe protein skimmer. on the right: millenium 2000 HOB filter (modified fuge) Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 speaking of actinics, i squished in a previous 36w PC lamp to increase my lighting to: 1x150w DE HQI 20K MH fixture 1x36w Actinic 03 1x3LED Moonlights ...the actinic is purely for dusk/dawn... i have it set up to a timer to turn on ~1.5hr BEFORE and ~1.5hr AFTER the MH goes on/off. when the MH is on, the actinic 03's are OFF!!!. like i said, this is only for dusk/dawn viewing. this way i can increase my photoperiod without wasting electricity and "burn-time" on my MH. My photoperiod goes as follows: 10:00 AM --Actinics ON 11:30 AM --Actinics OFF, MH ON 7:30 PM --Actinics ON, MH OFF 9:00 PM --Actinics OFF *Moonlights on 24/7 here's how my retro looks (glass was removed for picture taking purposes so there was no glare). so far no heat problems, thank god i got a fan blowing down on it... Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 ok...so that's it for my equipment update... (go back 1 pg to see my 150w MH + *NEW* 36w PC addition) ...so last one for tonight, a coral related picture i had pix of this in my "nano-cube thread" but i've since moved the tubastrea into the ViaAqua. behold, a pic of it in its new home...! Link to comment
Tballa Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Updated Tank Shot!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Question... i'm thinking of doing the MH mod in my canopy... does anyone think that there may be a problem with the MH being so close to the PC bulb...? i'm afraid the glass will crack or something... how long have you been running that setup? http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=32301 Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 i was concerned about the PC lamp cracking/bursting due to the heat as well... to counter that problem i ran the lights reverse of one another so that both PC and MH would never be on at the same time reducing the overall "heat" in the hood. i've been running this setup for 1 week so far (luckily w/o incident), i just retrofitted the PC back into the hood last week. i have no problems with this setup as of now, but i'm not going to say that i'm 100% sure that there are no adverse affects on the MH bulb being so close to the PC lamp. *keep in mind, i have a fan blowing at the fixture whenever the lights are on; this keeps the hood considerably cool... it only gets "warm-hot" to the touch if i place my hand on it. not nearly enough to burn my hand in about 1 month, if the PC lamp is still intact and functioning, i will assume that the PC lamp is able to withstand the heat from the MH. for those wondering what we're talking about ... i have pix on PAGE 4... and u can see the distance between MH bulb & PC lamp is < 1 cm. tank update coming soon! Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 here's a mini-update... some new cool lookin zoo's from marlooney. Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 clown hosting in hammer Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 another cool pic of clown hosting in hammer Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 cool shot of brain w/tentacles out Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 angled shot of the tank... mmm nice curved corners! Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 full tank shot as of 10/12/04 Link to comment
richard_v Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 nice pics uchicha . man that is so cool that your clown is hosting the hammer .. keep up the good work .. Link to comment
in_flight Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 it is tanks like this that made me want to go SW! very nice, keep up the great pics Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 thanks for the compliments!! means a lot 2 me in_flight, thanks for those inspiring words... i never thought i'd be receiving those comments anytime soon. Link to comment
brianemone Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 that gorgonian is awesome uchiha, they are banned in NZ, how long have you had that one? Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 had the gorg for about a month and a half ... sux to hear they're banned in NZ... they're quite common in the US, but health of these corals are somethng more difficult to maintain. i traded my red gorg into my LFS b/c it wasn't doing too well in my tank... as for the yellows, they've adapted to my tank very well, and are extremely healthy... polyps are extended for the majority of the day... Link to comment
smokez01 Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 very very nice, i love all of the colors Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 14, 2004 Author Share Posted October 14, 2004 thank you ...i'm going to stop adding things for now and let things just grow out ... unless i find any blastomussa wellsi ! on a bad note, i saw a couple flatworms on my LR, and i'm not too happy about that... currently i'm syphoning them out, but i doubht it will remove those annoying pieces of crap. i will add a 6-line wrass soon, if all else fails i will use flat-worm exit. these things took over my nano-cube and i don't want it to mess up my via-aqua! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Lookin better and better everytime I check-up on this thread. Link to comment
apex003 Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Uchiha, your tank is sweet! That thing is packed to the gills. No pun intended... I have an 18g Via Aqua too, but it's not looking as good as your. Yet... HAHA! I still have the stock lighting, but your tank makes me want to do a similar upgrade. Can't afford it right now though... Is that blue paint or paper on the back? I really like how it adds to the blue hue of everything. Mine's still uncovered but I'm thinking of changing it so that you can't see the equipment in back. Anyways, keep up the nice work. Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 16, 2004 Author Share Posted October 16, 2004 thanks apex. it's blue paint in the back. if i could re-paint it i would paint it dark blue (almost black)... only b/c it brings out the colors of the corals more. i highly suggest the lighting upgrade, it's by far the best thing i've ever done to my via-aqua. again, thanks for the compliments ! Link to comment
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