AdamC00 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 And let there be light! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Also picked up and MP40 from Modern last week. Added it to the tank to prepare for the fish move. I have the Gyre too, and so far like the VorTech a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Messed with the rock layout a little last night. Not sure if the Mrs likes the looks of this but it is a general idea of how we want it to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Mounted the Reef Brites to the rear of the fixture. Did you have to drill holes in the MH fixture? Where did you get the brackets? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Did you have to drill holes in the MH fixture? Where did you get the brackets? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes, I had to drill holes in the MH fixture. I did not puncture the reflective backing. Only went in far enough with the drill bit to get through the metal. Then attached the brackets with self tapping screws. The brackets came with the Reef Brites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmrun Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Very impressive! Its obvious you have put a lot of thought and planning into this project. Terrific job so far. Looks like it will be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Couple of updates but not many. Have added some fish and lost one that jumped out so we installed a screen top. Ordered it from BRS. Very easy to put together and seems to get the job done without looking bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Also have an outbreak of diatom so we cut back out lighting and added Cheato to the fuge. That is all I am running in there currently. I do not think I want to add sand. Hopefully this helps take care of the algae. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Once the algae is under control, we are going to start adding some new corals and see how that goes. Other than that, we have just been enjoying watching the fish! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke33 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Looking good! Nice work on the light. You see they have the new led bars that actually fit into your t5 fixture? Euro something. I plan on using two blue bars and swap out two blue +, then I can take off my supplemental led's like you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Looking good! Nice work on the light. You see they have the new led bars that actually fit into your t5 fixture? Euro something. I plan on using two blue bars and swap out two blue +, then I can take off my supplemental led's like you have. I only use the LEDs for Moon/night lighting. They are never on when the main lights are on. I like to be able to see into my tank at night and I am always awake a long time after my main lights go off. The LEDs turn off when I go to bed (manually)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Most recent Fish Stock List: Emperor Angel BiColor Angel (2) Lyretail Anthias Sailfin Blenny Purple Dottyback Banggai Cardinal Fish Reef Chromis (2) Percula Clownfish Spotted Mandarin Foxface Lo Magnificent Foxface (2) Dragon Gobies Valentini Puffer Hipo Tang Blue Throat Trigger We are going to add a couple more tangs and some smaller fish in the near future. Going to wait until after the wedding to really start adding coral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Took a couple quick videos. Sorry for the poor quality, they were taken with my iPhone. http://vid1016.photobucket.com/albums/af286/aconklin81/IMG_4709_zpstkdb5y5c.mp4 The start of the second video is from my entry way and walking around into the dining room http://vid1016.photobucket.com/albums/af286/aconklin81/IMG_4710_zpstz54v3aq.mp4 Blue Throat is still really shy. Except for feeding time, you have to sneak up on him to see him. http://vid1016.photobucket.com/albums/af286/aconklin81/IMG_4711_zpschlhsyvs.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Update! We had an ich outbreak that took out the majority of our fish. The surviving fish were: a clown, the blenny, the blue throat, an anthia, hipo tang and a chromis. After catching fish and moving them to QT, they finally came out this past weekend. Everyone seems to be enjoying the display tank instead of QT. In the mean time, I tried to finish up everything I still needed to do on the tank. I added a second MP40, added a dosing pump, added an Apex controller, added an auto water change and set up my RODI reservoir to automatically fill. I also took some time to finish up my wire management. I bought a couple of corals and they seem to be doing really well. I will be buying more here in the near future. With no fish in the tank, we have been battling algae. Did some vodka dosing to help out then the cyano came and we are battling it now. Hopefully with some of these grazing fish in there, they will kelp keep it under control. Pics below: Wire Management above my sump: Wire Management in my electrical section: Dosing Pump: Auto Water Change with ATO: RODI Auto Fill (THANKS PAT): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 QT: Added Rock to my Fuge: Coral: Surviving Fish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefNewby82 Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Wow looks like you are making a lot of headway on the automated world in the hobby. Sorry to hear about ich and cyano but it appears you are handling it well. Keep us posted on it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Wow looks like you are making a lot of headway on the automated world in the hobby. Sorry to hear about ich and cyano but it appears you are handling it well. Keep us posted on it all! It's almost no fun now. I used to have something I needed to do on the tank every night. Now it does it automatically. I still test my water frequently. Can't wait for that to be automated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatO Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Looking good dude. the automation is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogum99 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I like the wire management. Might have to do something like this myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted September 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Winning the battle with the algae. Some days are better than others. Here is a shot last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Updated stock list: Powder Blue Orange Shoulder Hippo Desjardini Bluethroat - Male Bluethroat - Female - currently in QT Percula Clown Lyretail Anthia - Male Lyretail Anthia - Female (2) Banggai Cardinal Fish (2) Dragon Golby Chromis Magnificent Foxface One Spot Foxface - currently in QT Saddleback Butterfly - currently in QT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBugmaster Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 nice list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC00 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Updated stock list - no fish currently in QT Powder Blue Orange Shoulder Hippo Desjardini Purple Blonde Naso Bluethroat - Male Bluethroat - Female Percula Clown Lyretail Anthia - Male Lyretail Anthia - Female (3) Barlet Anthia (2) Banggai Cardinal Fish Dragon Golby Chromis Magnificent Foxface One Spot Foxface Porcupine Puffer Emperor Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Need some pics. That is a nice list of fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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