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matt b

matt b

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Originally Posted by GreenReefer
http:///forum/post/2843895
thanks, I didn't think I needed reflectors for VHO, but then I saw someone selling them and got confused. Any advantage to running the 660 instead of the 430, since 430 can power two 72 bulbs too?
I just bought the 660 so if I ever want to do anything else with it I can. Like if I want to un a bunch of T-5s I can, If I want to run 6x 4 ft VHO I can. I pretty much bought it thinking of the future. Cause they are great quality and last forever. And I think the only time you would really need or want relfectors for VHOs are for when you are only using them and not using halides with them. But then again I had a great SPS tank with only VHO without reflectors.
 
matt b

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They are UVL super actinic. And I also have UVLs on my 75g. Love the color and never had a problem with them.
 
matt b

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Originally Posted by Hefner413
http:///forum/post/2849660
how big is the clam? looks awesome
Id say about 3-4". I did not measure it. Yeah he is really cool. They are VERY fast growers so I think that will be the only clam I get. He will have plenty of room to grow out on that right side though.
 
matt b

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Thanks.
On another note, One wrasse jumped out of the QT and died about a week ago. So I made the holes even smaller. Then a few days ago I found another two on the floor. And the last one jumped today.
So there goes 200 bucks.
There are two like 3 inch holes for them to jump out of and they did.
 
matt b

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Originally Posted by patrick8929
http:///forum/post/2850644
thats no good man sorry to hear that!!! are you gunna make the holes even smaller?
Well I do not plan on getting any more wrasses and I do not think I will be getting anymore fish other then maybe a blue hippo tang. So I do not think I need to mess with them. I have egg crate over the top of the tank but needed to cut the holes for the return and overflow in the QT. But I do not have any egg crate or netting on the 180.
 
matt b

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I got bored so I made the 180 jump proof
I am going to do the same with my QT. I might try another set of wrasses later on.
 
matt b

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Not much new. Powder brown and tomini tang are still in QT doing great. I think I will move them over this weekend. Here are some updated pix. It seems so much harder to get good pictures then it was in my 75g that had VHOs.
 
matt b

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I moved the tangs over and they are doing great. But the powder brown is a bully! But for some reason him and the tomini nare best friends. Also got a doser. Makes life alot easier. Dose 110 ML of B-IONIC a day. Works great. And I am pretty much done with fish. And if I do get any more I will just get them from the the place I work and he QTs everything for a month before selling. So I am setting my 75g as a reef again. I just used rocks I have collected over time. And put a MSX 160 on it and its amazing.
Here are some pictures of everything.
 
chris17

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Matt, just went thru your thread. Very nice setup you have. I ran across the website for the site but it seemed like it had not been updated in.... well forever lol Is it still open? How far are you from Cincy?
 
matt b

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Originally Posted by chris17
http:///forum/post/2875184
Matt, just went thru your thread. Very nice setup you have. I ran across the website for the site but it seemed like it had not been updated in.... well forever lol Is it still open? How far are you from Cincy?
Yeah it has not been updated in a super long time. But the place has only been growing. It is like 2hr away. I dont know if you went to the cincy frag swap but we hada pretty big table setup. Here are some pics that are only like a month old.
 
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