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  1. Mark_C

    Rusalty - just ordered

    Algaebarn does copepods - tiny. I've been raising a bunch of these over the past 2 months. Amphipods are the guys that jump out of the bag and you have to pick up off the countertop. http://www.essentiallivefeeds.com/faq/
  2. Mark_C

    Rusalty - just ordered

    https://www.aquaculturenurseryfarms.com 1200 Amphipods for $50 with free shipping. Should be getting by Tuesday. Will post experience. Site is clean and organized, prices are right, theres a great variety of live foods, inverts, etc... If good, will contact the powers that be regarding a...
  3. Mark_C

    Lears comin coming back online after a total wipeout.

    Welcome back! Keep us informed and pic updated on the build. Happy to offer some sps frags when you're set.
  4. Mark_C

    Renewed hobby - large scale models

    Eric, FAntastic, hope you did well with that sale. THe amount of old SW stuff, Black Hole, ST, etc, that I threw out or let go would have put my kids through college. And a Space 1999 theme tank would be pretty cool. Matt, I still do rockets with my son, we just picked up 2 new ones we plan to...
  5. Mark_C

    T5 or LED lights

    Aquatic life hybrid here with 3 AI 26HDs in the mix. Works fantastic, cant recommend hybrid lighting enough.
  6. Mark_C

    Renewed hobby - large scale models

    Built tons of models as a kid. Spent 15 years as a professional artist, building many things from scratch in free time. Decided to get back into BIG models that I can detail the ^*$# out of - cockpits, pilots, lighting, weathering, mwaaahahahahahaaaaaa So, got the starter kit together (with a 2...
  7. Mark_C

    Aiptasia Eating Filefish

    Got 2 at different times, both in same 110g tank. Feed them regularly and neither has touched a coral. Plus with their color and pattern changes, as well as the chill and explore attitude, they’re my favorite fish in the tank.
  8. Mark_C

    Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

    Agreed. Lately I've been ordering more off the net and paying shipping. I have a well established tank at this point and I'm pretty good with my livestock, so its been about 8-9 months since I actually purchased a fish and I dont anticipate any fish purchases soon. Same with corals. I have a...
  9. Mark_C

    Ai or kessil

    This is like asking a kid what they like better, ice cream or cake. I’ve used both, as well as Maxspects, black boxes, and a few others. They’re both excellent lights. It comes down to preference. In the past I ran a Prime over a 25 lagoon. I tried a Kessil at one point, which looked amazing...
  10. Mark_C

    Hammers & Blastos oh my!

    I'm talkin about the storefront :)
  11. Mark_C

    Seahorses

    Nice to see this thread coming along and providing some great info. Think this may justify a seahorse subsection imho.
  12. Mark_C

    Hammers & Blastos oh my!

    Dude. When does the shop open?
  13. Mark_C

    Lazy(wo)man's way of pod raising

    Baster it was. Tilted the tank, stirred it up so sediment fell to the low side, siphoned off 8oz or so with baster. Water was mildly green with spirulina, which I'm assuming will be eaten by the tank pods and such, and it was packed with pods. Hopefully this survives a while. Mark, going to...
  14. Mark_C

    aquarium

    Nice find on the stand. Good luck with it.
  15. Mark_C

    T5 Hybrid suggestions

    Decision made. From front to back... ATI Blue+ Geissman Super Actinic ATI Aquablue Special (full spectrum, more white) ATI Blue+ Thanks for the info folks. Also snagged some new RODI filters and, egads!, a Hanna Alk checker (yes, I'm starting to actually monitor, Im sure this is where it all...
  16. Mark_C

    T5 Hybrid suggestions

    Thanks for that Diana. Based on the profile of the Coral+ I think its out, will most likely go with 3 blue+ and 1 actinic.
  17. Mark_C

    Lazy(wo)man's way of pod raising

    Thats what I'm figuring out tonight :)
  18. Mark_C

    Lazy(wo)man's way of pod raising

    I filled a 2.5g tank 1/3 of the way with 1.021 water about 6-8 weeks ago. I poured a bottle of Reef Nutrition pods in. I added a bit of spirulina powder which I had about as a smoothie additive (enough to turn the water light green). I left the tank on a table. No lights aside from when the room...
  19. Mark_C

    T5 Hybrid suggestions

    Sponge, I'm using the Hydras to supply some decent UV atm and its working well MrX, hadn't considered the true actinic, after 30 mins research, its definitely in the mix, cheers Mark, I have the coral+ as a possible. Its hard to run pairs as I do want to cover a number of spectrums on only 4...
  20. Mark_C

    T5 Hybrid suggestions

    Running 3 Hydra 26HDs over a 100g tank (4'x2'x2'ish) in a 36" ATI hybrid mount (4 bulb). Recently ran a blue+, coral+, purple+, and a UV, as my first go. OK growth, decent coloring, but low flourescence and minimal pop. Now its time to change bulbs. Was thinking... Blue+, Blue+, Purple+, Blue+...
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