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DSA 135....
- Thread starter art13
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won't have a lot of corals, but i have a pretty good bioload with the fish i have in there, so that could be dangerous. also, it's on other parts of the tank that don't really come out as well, I was able to take it out in my last tank, this tank seems to be a problem child though, lol.
well, staying with my 8 bulb for now, still debating on the final layout, but i think this is going to be it.
aqua blue plus
blue plus
actinic
purple plus
coral plus
actinic
blue plus
blue plus
Depending on the final color of the tank, i do like a lighter look, not so much blue, i might remove the coral plus, stick the aqua blue in the middle and put another blue plus where the aqua blue is now. Just trying to make sure it doesn't look washed out. It's as high as i can raise it, so i'll see how it goes.
aqua blue plus
blue plus
actinic
purple plus
coral plus
actinic
blue plus
blue plus
Depending on the final color of the tank, i do like a lighter look, not so much blue, i might remove the coral plus, stick the aqua blue in the middle and put another blue plus where the aqua blue is now. Just trying to make sure it doesn't look washed out. It's as high as i can raise it, so i'll see how it goes.
Just two quick updated shots, the first one is the purple torch i have. after putting in the actinic, you can now see a green glow in the base and tentacles. Was not there before, and the tentacles glow green under the actinics. Second is an updated shot of the tank after some aggressive algae removal and treatment.
looking good.
It's getting there, after tomorrow it's going to look a lot different with the coral exchange, and more being added in the week. I've been eyeing up a scoly and with ultimate corals sale, i bought two, lol.
Automated my water changes to change 3600ml a day, just short of a gallon. Picked up a 42 gallon brute can, put a small powerhead in it to circulate, everything is working great so far. i have my ato shut off at 11, it empties 3600ml between 11 and 12, and between 12 and 1 puts 3600ml of fresh salt water in and the ato comes back on at 1.
Now question. Why do a water change everyday?
It's one gallon a day as opposed to 15 gallons every two weeks. Mainly because automating a water change once every two weeks is beyond my controllers capability, water would have to be pulled from the main tank as opposed to just the sump, along with other issues that i'm sure would come up. with the 42 gallon bin, besides feeding my tank, all i have to do is mix some water once every 40 or so days and the tank runs itself.
nice look. what is it?
ok I figured that much just wasn't sure if there was a name to go along with it lol
