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ok right now on my 75 gallon im using x2 150 watt MH's and x2 54 watt T5's the tank is doing good but im starting to get more LPS coral and was thinking about getting the x2 250 watt MH's but was worried this would be to much for my 75 and im starting to get things going for my next tank 180...

EVERYBODY! CHECK THIS OUT I FORGOT I STILL HAD THESE PICS! this is a pic of my tank over a year ago a little bit after i started and didnt know to much and as of yesterday after i added more coral a few days ago

Originally Posted by corallover23 that sounds awesome! good luck do you sell frags? right now just to my LPS but when i get alot more going for me im going to try but as for now he is buying all i frag by the way i just called him and hes giving me a deal on the 125 so im getting it this...

Originally Posted by corallover23 lol i couldnt help it. have you seen what picasso clowns look like? all i can say is wow. lol addict its so easy to be in this hobby I HEAR YOU THERE! im in the process of changing over to a 180 gallon with a 125 gallon basement sump, i have a 55 gallon...

Originally Posted by corallover23 big update: ordered 1 6+inch frog spawn , 1 mated pair of picasso clowns , 1 4+ inch orange red sun coral , 2 feather dusters , 1 maxima clam , couple mushroom rocks , 1 pink florida ric , some stuff i forget the names of but really cool! cant wait till it...

Originally Posted by corallover23 after adding just the vho ballast kit all i can say is SWEET! this is going to be a very nice tank when its all set up with fish and coral this is how i want my 180 gal to look like when i finally have the $$$ to get it started

Originally Posted by TurningTim Wow its come a long way! Is that the new box or still the old one? Nice! Tim thanks the box is still the old one its working ok

Originally Posted by GatorWPB The tank looks great, even with the Xenia! I get so much store credit from trading in Xenia rocks. It totally takes over and if it wasnt for the trade-in value, I would regret having added them to my tank. Just stick some rubble rock next to them, and 3 or 4...

Originally Posted by PerfectDark Holy Over Zealous Xenia Batman... LOL ok korny I know, but that was a lot of xenia... Looks good I like it. lol i know i have to keep trimming these things up all the time im really getting tired of them but im making money from them though but they grow like...

thanks im using MH's and T5's i think when i finally upgrade to a 180 or 200 gallon im sticking with the t5's still i like them alot! but that wont be for a while so i am revamping my current setup im going to switch over to more LPS and try some SPS corals im still keeping my zoo's though im...

THIS IS WHAT I DID went and got 30+ more lbs of LR/ laced rock= around 150 lbs rock got a few more corals ( more on the way) im trying to make it look more like a slanting slope of rock what do you all think good or CRAP? and lastly

ok be brutal here is my tank before i added some more things and sold a bunch of Xenia frags to my LPS

hay were are all the updates? hope all is well

Originally Posted by Apos So you don't have any wave/alternation action then? I'm still trying to figure out a cheap DIY solution for such a system. Though that 35$ splitter wavemaker gadget that does it automatically may just be the best bet. all it is is a split nothing fancy just...

Originally Posted by Apos Looks like you have two return lines with PVC in there: is that plumbed so that it alternates somehow? I've been thinking of replacing my returns for better flow (tank is undrilled like yours), but if I go through the effort of doingt his, I'd definately want some...

Originally Posted by Apos Most people do not run their halides very long. Some say that they only need to be on for two to four hours at most every day, depending on what you have stocked. i have to say i leave mine on @ least 7 hrs daily and my tank is overgrowing (it wont slow down) proof

Originally Posted by matt2364 marinlfrz, thank you for the tip. From the picture it looks like the sand has a good amount of algae on it, I will definitely leave it if there is alot. I am planning on getting a large clean up crew, could i just leave the sand and let the crew clean it up...

Originally Posted by matt2364 He is going to tear it down and just put 20 gallons of water and all of the live sand in 5 gallon buckets. Everything should be ready to pack up when i get there. I am not worried about set up and take down time. Just want to know what everyone thinks about the...

Originally Posted by Keri Meaning that the bulbs are on the same ballast? just unscrew one of the bulbs :) got U lol

bubbles seem to die down after the halides are off too or maybe cant see them as easy just with the actinics on?