need to convince my mom

teen

teen

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nice pics :yes: any suggestions with the light? also, are peppermint shrimp compatable with reef systems?
 
farmboy

farmboy

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All right, you guys are just showing off for TEEN's Mom!!
Promise, What in the wide world is this? It is Beautifull! Kinda looks like something from the Jetsons. ". . . .his boy Elroy. . . ."
 
promisetbg

promisetbg

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It's a coco worm

similar to a feather duster..or christmas tree worm,but it creates a hard calceous tube that it lives in....in that pic it is feeding.
here are some other shots of it..in normal mode :D



Here are some christmas tree worms

Older pics...



Most recent full tank shot
 
farmboy

farmboy

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Sweet!!
I caught the fridmani (on my wish list) and the copper banded butterfly. Very Nice!
THe whole tank shot is nice too! You all make my tank look bad.
Thanks for sharing. :yes:
 
reefnut

reefnut

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Originally Posted by teen
so which lights would u guys buy if u wanted to keep clams, and most other everyday corals?
A 250w DE Bulb with a HQI ballast IMO!! That would allow you to keep anything!!
Fantastic pics everyone!!
 
teen

teen

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So reef nut, are u saying not to get either one of those lights? if u had to choose one, which would u take? also, where can i find the one u mentioned? and i need a chiller with all these lights too right?
 
ctgretzky9

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"Well we can't have that, can we?
Can any shroom develope a stripe or is that a little different kind of critter?
Hey Teen, how goes the convincing?

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Sorry, off subject, but I thought the reason for the edit was kinda funny
 
reefnut

reefnut

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The 400w bulb would work... so would a 250w SE... it may require a chiller but it's hard to tell before hand.
The 250w DE are just more efficient... but they are also more expensive.
 
jobob

jobob

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RUBBERDUCK those would work good on a 125. but u will need about 3 of them. and as for u teen i would look at single ended mh. they are alot cheaper. im only 22 and i was looking for cheap mh too. i got mine on

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. $200 for a 2x175w retro kit. take a look on there. i think i saw a 36in with vho actinics. u mite not need a chiller. if u have a fixture and not a canopy. i have 2x175w mh, 2x55pc, 2x65w pc for the actinics. and i dont have a chiller. and its in a canopy.well heres a pic for ur mom(hopefully she will get the reef bug too!!) my mom did after she saw my tank. now she buying things for the tank.!!!!
 
teen

teen

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thanks for all the replys and pics guys, i think im gonbna gop with the smalle rof the two mh and hopefully that will work out well :D
 
rubberduck

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ok so (this might be a dumb question) but what Mh (reasonably priced is the best bang for the buck.....that would enable my coral i own now be thriving as well as hard coral or clams?
thx a bunch guys.....im in the prosses of finding a 125 that fits me...so great
~travis~
 
jobob

jobob

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well i think a single end, with magnetic ballast. thats the cheapest and brightest. mag ballast burn the bulb brighter than the electonic ballast. well maybe a double end might be as bright as SE but they are more exspensive. so for the buck i would say SE mag. ballast. u could get a 250w w bulb for about $100 on

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