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the only problem with using any high speed roto tool is heat. you have to keep it very cool or the heat generated by the high speed of the bit and the friction on the coral will kill the surrounding areas. the best fragging tool is a jewlers wheel. very this water cooled blade that will slice...

Originally Posted by nissan577 wow. k so ima do 10 hours in total when i get. 1 hour first with the actinics then the mh's then turn them off and leave the actinic on for one more hour. my temp is always at 82-84. is that bad? and is my light time be bad also? 82 is not bad 84 is pushing it a...

there are 5 fans. to in the stock location two next running across the halide and one i installed in the back over chamber number 1. temp is not an isssue at all in this tank. i truly thought it would be but i have not had a single day that it went over 80-81 which is the temp i keep our tanks...

front view of halide. I could have been neater with the wires but to be honest is is fully covered and hidden. noone will ever see it so i did not give a chit lol you can see that i have a PC light missing. I removed it for two resons. one is i simply dont think i need it. pleasnty of light from...

alright alright i'll do it now lol sorry i forgot again give me 10 min or so

most are rather easy. there are a few acros mixed in that can be touchy but otehr then that tehre are lots of LPS and montipora cap. it is an sps but as far as sps goes very easy to keep and does not even need that much light to live. to thrive and have the best color high light is best. most...

Originally Posted by nissan577 did you get the pic of the lights? Sorry to be a bother no i did not. sorry busy night. i will try to get them tonight for ya

Originally Posted by nissan577 Red Mush thats about right. it is just a really big red shroom. i went through alot to get that big boy. that shroom is so bright in person. i bought HUGE 50 pound rock filled with ugly green shrooms that had this one red giant shroom in the middle. i chipped it...

Originally Posted by nissan577 yea thats why i want them. how much did you pay for them? may i ask? well it cost me a bit more then it needed to. i bought the 70 watt retro kit and they purchased the parted for the 150 kits. in the end i paid around 600 but i could have bought the 150 kit...

Originally Posted by nissan577 thank you very much. cause i was thinking of adding mh. how high is your light from your tank? It is all in the factory hood so I don’t know I would say 5 inches or so. I altered the retro kit a bit and added my own high volume fans. I have ZERO heating issues...

Originally Posted by nissan577 yea i saw it at the site and it is a DIY. it looks simple but i feel like i might break it. i might take it to my lfs so they can do it for me. can you take a pic of your lights so i can see it? sure. when i get home i will add a fdew

Originally Posted by nissan577 oh. i havnt done alot of DIY projects. maybe i will send it. i was thinking of getting the 4.36 upgrade. and hopefully thats good light for my tank. btw whats IMO? i feel like a loser asking if yoru changing to just the 4ps'd you should really try it on your...

Originally Posted by nissan577 Nice. im thinking of improving my light. was it a DIY or did you buy it custom made? it is a retro DYI but you can send them your hood and they install it and send it back for free. i choos to install it myself becasue i have done alot of retro work. it was...

Originally Posted by nissan577 Really Really beautiful keep it up. one question what lights you running? 150 watt nano custom retro and two 36 pc's i use a 14k bulb.and the pc's are 10 k. no heat problem what so ever in a fully stock hood i love it

here are a few new pics i took last night of out biocube. so far i am happy with it over all but i still dont like the aquascape 100% yet. as of today the tank is around 7 month old

Originally Posted by dse yup agreed frozen won't work. but letting them go with out trying is stupid try to save at least 5 or even more. so then on your next lot you will have a little bit more experiance then you previously had and then you can have more survive then you would with no...

Originally Posted by Pulse i used to have little things on my rock that looked like bugs. then i got a butterfly fish. can you tell me what those were? far to many possible answers but if i took a guess i would say mysid or large pods

maybe i'm missing something but are you saying you got an under gravel filter?

very very tiny whitish dots. thats about it.