rickjg Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 My ALIFE 7 is still plugging away I replaced the original ballast with an electronic and installed a new light in December. Rick Link to comment
whooozyooodady Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Can you post some specs? Link to comment
OxInYourBox Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Awesome Rick. Got any full tank shots from farther back? I'm definitely not going to post any more pics of my DSB experimental Alife 7 now that I've seen your new tank pics. Puts mine to shame easily. Link to comment
Joe_fro Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Awesome tank Rick. I was wondering what that purple-green thing to the right was. thats really cool. ya, how about a wide shot. Link to comment
Spudds Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Is that hammer? If so it's a gorgeous hammer... it's gorgeous regardless actually. Spudds. Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 6, 2003 Author Share Posted February 6, 2003 How's this for an office nano? Link to comment
Rocket_155 Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 thats a cool little tank you've got going there. I bet everyone is abit jelous. Link to comment
Twins Guy Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 nice work rick! make me want to snap a few pics of mine own alife! maybe someday when the sexy (aka slightly annoying) shrimp haven't trampled or plucked everything.X) tg Link to comment
lizbeth Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Wow! It's already been a year? It's looking great! I love the hammer too. Link to comment
scruz Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 how do you like the skunk clown? tell me about him. Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 12, 2003 Author Share Posted February 12, 2003 The skunk clown is a little on the shy side. It hides when someone beside myself gets close to the tank. The skunk clown does recognize me and beg for food, which is kind of cute. It has not adopted the hammer, but it does stay close by it. Skunks are social, so you can have more than one in a larger tank. They might not be as shy with more than one. Link to comment
Wigguh Noony Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Thats awesome. Its the kind of thing that makes you want to go to work. When you take a sick day you probably go to work anyway to feed the fish.....That is your work right ??? heh Link to comment
ladyamanda Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Beautiful A-life! Hey rick how did you go about replacing the a-life's electronics? I need to replace mine, and I've gutted the hood, but now I need to find an appropriate replacement, the fan died too.... Jill Link to comment
JDNels Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Tank looks awsome rick my alife is coming along pretty good made a small surface skimmer box today that within 2 min cleared up the surface scum ,will have some pics soon:) Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 16, 2003 Author Share Posted February 16, 2003 Check this thread for info on the Workhorse II electronic ballasts. If you want to upgrade your lighting to (2) bulbs, you can buy (1) ballast that will run both lights. I think you could fit (2) lights & (1) ballast in he ALIFE lens cover, but you might not have room left for the fan. Larger fans will attach directly to the (2) larger vent holes though. Good Luck http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...20&pagenumber=3 Also check the Fulham web site http://www.fulham.com/ The wiring diagram is at http://www.fulham.com/wh2dia3.html Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 16, 2003 Author Share Posted February 16, 2003 Hi JDNels "The Grim Reefer" I would like more info on the surface skimmer box. Surface scum is the one problem I have not tackled on my ALIFE Rick Link to comment
rickjg Posted March 9, 2003 Author Share Posted March 9, 2003 RICK_J_G NANO-REEF TANK ALIFE 7 gallon tank, setup in February 2002 Upgraded ballast; electronic Work Horse II (replaced original lightbulb at the same time) The back of the tank has 50 watt heater, and Rio pump (original pump had low water flow). 6 to 8 pounds of LR. Most pieces are less than one pound; I was trying for the largest amount of diversity possible. 3 - pieces are purple encrusted from Fiji 1 - piece of green encrusted from the Marshal Islands 2 - pink encrusted from the Caribbean 1 - blue encrusted from Tonga 3" to 4" deep live sand bed w/ small plenum area at bottom 1 - Coral Banded Shrimp 1 - Pink Skunk Clown 12 - Blue Legged Hermit Crabs 2 - small turbo snails 4 - Bumble Bee Snails 1 - Euphyllia hammer coral 3 - Blue Mushrooms Many - encrusting Red Sea pulsating Xenias 1 - unknown s.p. coral frag from co-worker Misc macro algae including Halimedia. Link to comment
BorgDrone Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Wow! That's beautiful! I'm just curious, do you have to do alot of maintenance to get it that beautiful? What do you have to do daily or weekly to it? I haven't had corals yet...but planning to. Link to comment
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