chac317 Posted August 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Update time: I had plans to upgrade to an 8x3 tank I’m sure many have seen on the for sale section. But as life goes that was looking more and more like it would not be able to happen anytime soon. So I’m pivoting to a reboot of this tank. Things are still humming along but I’m ready for a new look. I’ve placed an order with Lee at Aquarocks for a large centerpiece rockscape. If you haven’t heard of them I can not recommend him enough. I already have a magnetic branch piece and love the look. I will be parting ways with most of my current live rock pieces to make room. As soon as he sends me a pic of the finished product I’ll be sure to upload it here. He makes them all custom but the piece I based it on looks amazing. I have been been toying with new lights as well. I currently have an 8 bulb t5 fixture with 2 blue reefbrite strips. Since I am transitioning to a more zoa dominant look I have been looking into replacing that with LEDs. Changing out 8 bulbs for zoas seems a bit tedious to me. I am looking into 4 AI primes just for price factor. I looked at the xr15s but for the same price as 2 of those I could get 4 primes and have double the led pucks. And after months of just letting things ride and not messing with the livestock I have started ordering coral again (the fun part)! I recently received a pack of 13 zoas from another reefer and have a higher end pack coming tomorrow with the following: hyper jubilee, bowsers, bowtie blasters, candy apple reds, pink diamonds, Valentine’s Day massacres, bbebs and white zombies. Got a heck of a deal and couldn’t pass that up! I will post pics of the pack tomorrow. Long winded but I am excited for the “rebirth” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefNewby82 Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Wow that's crazy! Sounds like it will be a sweet center piece and the zoa list looks nuts as well...looking forward to pics sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Thanks Brandon! I’m definitely excited. Here are couple shots from tonight with only the reefbrites. I’ve got a pretty good growth mat in the bare bottom so I’m excited to start moving stuff onto the rock again when it comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Thanks Brandon! I’m definitely excited. Here are couple shots from tonight with only the reefbrites. I’ve got a pretty good growth mat in the bare bottom so I’m excited to start moving stuff onto the rock again when it comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chac317 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 And a neat pic I snapped last night of some utter chaos growing among a forest of cloves. Ignore the dead stylo I have plans for it later with some cyphastrea 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted August 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 New additions during water change today. Some are irritated by the wc. Grow babies grow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted August 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Came across this tonight also. Pretty cool poster for any other zoa lovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted August 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Aquarocks sent me a vid and some pics of my piece he’s putting the finishing touches on. Can’t wait to load these plates up with zoanthids! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefNewby82 Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 That is a cool poster and an even cooler centerpiece for your reef! Keep us posted 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBugmaster Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 19 hours ago, chac317 said: Aquarocks sent me a vid and some pics of my piece he’s putting the finishing touches on. Can’t wait to load these plates up with zoanthids! Those look pretty cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 New babies patiently waiting on the new rock work to arrive today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 And Reef Brite only shot before bedtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted October 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 Finally got the new rock piece in the tank tonight. Got a few more in the mail as well. I’m still working on clearing more space as I don’t like this just flat in the middle of the tank. I still need to move a lot of the frags onto the branches but I had my hands in the tank long enough tonight. I like how it is looking so far and hopefully the frags moved will settle in quickly. Here is a couple pics tonight with the reefbrites only. I’ll try to get some daylight pics tomorrow to better show the fixture details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chac317 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Finally got my hands on a weeping willow. Gave it its own frag mound to take over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefNewby82 Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Oh nice that is not an easy find! Do you have any white light pics of your new rock piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 hour ago, ReefNewby82 said: Oh nice that is not an easy find! Do you have any white light pics of your new rock piece Here are a couple with the 4 of the 8 t5 bulbs still on (2 blue + and 2 actinic). I’ll try to remember to get one with the coral + bulbs on tomorrow during daytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Daylight pic with all 8 bulbs on. 4 blue +, 2 coral + and 2 actinic plus the two reefbrite strips. Put an orange gel filter on to try and filter out the blue look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefNewby82 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Looking nice man. Definitely opened up the scape for more flow huh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Finally got my AI primes mounted in my t5. Very pleased with the turnout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 May have to find a different gel filter. The one I had been using with the 8 t5s makes the tank look a bit more pinkish than it actually is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBugmaster Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 10 hours ago, chac317 said: May have to find a different gel filter. The one I had been using with the 8 t5s makes the tank look a bit more pinkish than it actually is Which one are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chac317 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Universal-Photography-Speedlite-Balance/dp/B00QN48X0Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=gel+filter&qid=1575552430&sprefix=gel+filter&sr=8-4 something like these, maybe these exact same ones. I lost the box and only use the orange but it came with many shades to choose from. 1 hour ago, MrsBugmaster said: Which one are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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