eric b 125
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The tank is filled up to the teeth on the overflows. I'm mixing 30 more gallons of SW today. Once the water clears I'm going to take a rod with a string on one end to assess the flow in different parts of the tank.
Thanks man! I'm really happy with how it's turning out.......still following along quietly in the background....
Looking great so far!!
Thanks! I'm going to run the system while I'm at work for the first time today. I'm a bit nervous about it but for the last hour or so it's been fine. I'm very happy with how the aquascape turned out. I'm going to get some putty to hold the top rock on the left side a little better, but it's wedged in there pretty good as it is.love the rock work and that is a really nice skimmer. good job!
Yeah, people seem to be real happy with them. I'm going to wait until the second generation comes out and some of the bugs are fixed. I don't have a controller right now, but I've been considering one for some time, and the second gen is supposed to be compatible with some controllers.I have the 150 and it is on the side of my 55. Today, I tested it out on a friend's 150 and the flow was awesome.
what type of corals are you gona do?Also, I am going to place an order for an automatic fish food feeder. Does anybody have suggestions? I have GFO, calcium reactor media, salt and food, but I'm going to get some more since I'll need it eventually. I should probably add a new algae scrubber magnet to that list too. Hmmm...anything else? LOL
Why is the feeder not a good idea? I've always wanted a blue jaw, pink tail, or cross hatch trigger. I think all the shrimp would be fair game to a trigger, though.the fish feeder is not a good idea. but you should get a blue jaw trigger. you will deffinetly want a center piece fish.
Mostly SPS. I'm going to get a 20 piece frag pack, probably in January. There's a few frag swaps in February where I will get a few less-common pieces, but for the most part I want things to have space to grow. I have a one-rock island for a zoa garden or maybe some type of LPS or even GSP.what type of corals are you gona do?
shrimp should be fine with a blue jaw trigger and cross hatch trigger but i wouldnt trust the pink tail. but all trigger fish are different so you never know. with SPS/LPS i would have a refugium with lots of macro algea if you do a trigger. they are messy eaters. i like the idea of a powder blue tang(my favorite tang). like the coral choice too.Why is the feeder not a good idea? I've always wanted a blue jaw, pink tail, or cross hatch trigger. I think all the shrimp would be fair game to a trigger, though.
Mostly SPS. I'm going to get a 20 piece frag pack, probably in January. There's a few frag swaps in February where I will get a few less-common pieces, but for the most part I want things to have space to grow. I have a one-rock island for a zoa garden or maybe some type of LPS or even GSP.
i just dont like them. part of the joy in this hobbie is feeding your pets. and my freinds tank crashed from one of thoes things. i gess there was a power outage and the thing reset its self and it started dumping food in way more than it was. half his fish died. but he was also on vacation so he couldent do much about it.Why is the feeder not a good idea?
I just wouldn't trust a trigger to leave shrimp alone. I have a refugium section in my sump. I read about keeping chaeto b/w two pieces of eggcrate, almost like a chaeto sandwich. I'm going to give that a try.shrimp should be fine with a blue jaw trigger and cross hatch trigger but i wouldnt trust the pink tail. but all trigger fish are different so you never know. with SPS/LPS i would have a refugium with lots of macro algea if you do a trigger. they are messy eaters. i like the idea of a powder blue tang(my favorite tang). like the coral choice too.
I agree that it's fun to feed fish but I'm a nurse and work long hours...I'm not home enough to feed anthias several times a day. I would still be manually feeding frozen foods and nori but I think having an auto feeder would be a good idea. The auto feeders I'm looking at are battery powered and the feeding drum will not stop in the "feed" position.i just dont like them. part of the joy in this hobbie is feeding your pets. and my freinds tank crashed from one of thoes things. i gess there was a power outage and the thing reset its self and it started dumping food in way more than it was. half his fish died. but he was also on vacation so he couldent do much about it.