Schg
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What could this be? More to come tomorrow!
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Just do it....it's only money!
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Thanks Isaac! I love it too, they are so cute when they are that small. Just got back from a work trip, and decided to take some more shots of the tank now that some of those recent pickups opened while I was gone. New FTS, September 20th, 2017 My fire shrimp has begun making more of an appearance lately, instead of hiding in his cave all day: Picked up some GSP from a local, two different kinds! Not sure if I will keep both together, but it does look kind of cool: The armor of god-ish palys: Look like blow pops to me, maybe need to color up a bit more: And my frogspawn has been growing pretty steadily!
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Picked up a few things from some WAMAS members today, most of which were free! Tiny little short tentacle plate coral: Jack-o-Lantern Lepto: Little purple and blue blasto: Some pink-zipperish palys? Some birds nest, we will see who it colors up: I got more, but they weren't open when I took pictures, so I will post them later!
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This is going to be awesome, can't wait to see it come together!
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Thank you! I can't wait to see either, the colors already look fantastic as it is.
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True, although I will be hanging it about 6" off the surface when all is said and done, so you'll see it a little! Light came in! I need to figure out my hanging situation, and fine tune the settings a bit, but I am seriously impressed! I am super happy with everything, and definitely feel that it was worth the wait. I'll post better pictures of the whole setup later, but here are two for now: Also got a little Sunny D frag yesterday, which I've always wanted. Have a few more goodies coming in this week, as well as some more coral.
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I'm back home!! We had a great time at the beach, but boy did I miss my kitties and my aquarium! It feels great to be back home. I didn't get any exciting pictures at the beach, I always forget to bring my camera with me. The tank survived my absence, although I haven't seen my green banded goby yet, my red hornet zoa seems super pissed, and I lost one of my new palys. Oh well, should have a few new items this coming week. In other news, my light shipped today! Dave Fason from NanoBox Reef messaged me saying that there was a slight problem with the acrylic for the top panels (not his fault), but he had found these metal ones for me to use temporarily while I waited for replacements. I honestly think they look pretty badass, and don't think I will even want him to send acrylic ones, but we will see! I LOVE how the raw metal turned out, and how well it contrasts with the black panels. I feel like I have a truly unique light, and can't wait to get it. I don't know if it will make it this weekend due to the storm, but that is obviously way more important than anything I have going on.
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Dave Fason from NanoBox Reef sent me some progress shots of my custom Hybrid fixture. I should have it next weekend, but I wanted a nice raw industrial look, and this is how the body has turned out: The top covers will be black acrylic, and I went with the 2 T5HO / 2 LED puck setup, although this fixture can support up to 4 of each if I want to expand later. For those unfamiliar with this light, find more info here: https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/357361-nano-box-hybrid-pricing-pictures-info/
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Agreed! I may just break the rock up a bit and frag some of the oxides off, as no one wants to buy the whole rock lol. I had originally hoped for a kind of upper ledge on the left side to create a nice shelf, but I couldn't make it work how I wanted. And thank you, I can't wait to stock it up a bit more, then let it grow.
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Here you go! There is a fair amount of shadowing with the temporary light I am using, so it was hard to get a decent shot! The rock in the back middle is actually partially going away, once I manage to sell it. I like the oxide zoanthids on it, but there are way too many of them for my sized tank.
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That is pretty understandable, and the big reason why I started looking into Daves stuff in the first place. I didn't like the idea of LED only, and I started getting worried about what will happen after the Kessil started to fail (friend is going through that now). Once I had begun investigating hybrids, there was only one choice that made sense to me! Those Mitras lights are badass though, how are you liking it so far? I think if I was going with a different tank layout I would probably consider other options, but I agree that I shouldn't have any shadowing issues here. Worst case scenario, I can always add another two bulbs in later. And I have plenty of corner braces left over if you need any! I think I have a bag of like 15 leftover lol. As for my aquascape, there were just a few spots that didn't seem like they would allow for good coral placement or grow out. I'll try to take a picture later today to show the latest iteration!
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Why did you get rid of it, just out of curiosity? Decided to snap some shots of my recent pickups. I decided I am going to keep things on plugs for a bit while I determine where I want things to go, and while I wait on the light. Sorry some of these pictures aren't great. Orange Rainbow: Not sure what these are: Galaxy People Eaters: Sopranos: Red Hornet: Midas: Goochster? Magician: And just a decent shot of my boring ole shrooms: The Blue Hornet I bought didn't make it, but they are giving me a replacement. I also have Sunny D's, Blue Agaves, Armor of Gods, Purple People Eaters, Pink Krakatoas, and Utter Chaos coming soon. I'm buying / trading locally for a lot of this, so I haven't been paying a ton.
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Yeah, I followed the ADA style stand idea, and it is made with Birch plywood leftover from an exhibit at the museum I contract at. It is sturdy as H-E-double hockey sticks, but I included 8 steel corner braces inside for extra stability. If you are going over like 30-35 gallons, I might say building a frame first and then skinning it would be more necessary, but this idea with ply would probably still do very well! Hardwood would be even better, but holy $$$
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I had heard only good things about his stuff, and the only deterrent was price. I was able to set up a sweet deal with him, so I am definitely looking forward to it, but once I saw one of his lights in person I knew I needed it lol. I'll try to take some accurate photos once I get it, and try to document growth and color change. As for the stand, I made it with leftover 3/4" plywood, and planned on skinning it with laminate. I am too impatient for some things, and couldn't wait, so I painted it instead. The paint actually turned out terrible, and I will need to redo it soon. I can always help with stand building if anyone needs it! Yeah, they are definitely amazing lights. Plus, supporting American made local businesses always feels good!
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No recent FTS since I am using a crap light for the time being. I ordered a custom NanoBox Reef Hybrid, which should be absolutely stunning! Had a few recent pickups, including some nice zoas and palys, but I will get pictures of those later. For now, here are the new inhabitants: The Green Clown Goby is super tiny, so I haven't really been able to get a good shot of him, but he is SUPER cute. He is probably less than 3/4" long.
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Thank you! I have actually painted the stand since then, so it has lost a little bit of its allure, but I still like it overall. And no plumbing, since the tank is an all-in-one!
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So far so good with mine, 4 days in without any change in parameters. The tank I transferred from was two years old, and I only added dry rock to fill out what I needed. I have also been using Stability every day, just in case. The Hydra26 is one of the lights I am considering upgrading to if I do move on from the Kessil, so you'll have to let me know how it is longer term!
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I saw your tank on Nano-Reef, I didn't even notice you were local! Tank (and stand) are looking great so far! I feel like the Hydra26 will be fine, I am running a single Kessil A160WE on my 25 lagoon, and it seems fine so far.
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Thank you everyone! I am very in love with the dimensions and build quality of this tank, I can't wait to see how it grows. Are we twins? It sounds like we are twins! I'll have to follow along with yours as well! I was able to transfer everything over this weekend, but took one last shot under natural sunlight before gutting the IM10: The aquascape has actually changed a little bit since this shot, and I am much happier with it, but I didn't feel like taking another picture just yet: I'm going to give the tank a little time to settle in, and make sure everything moved over okay before I bring in any new additions. I do want to start looking at my fish options for this larger tank.
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I was waiting to post a tank thread here, as I knew a (small) upgrade was imminent! For the past two years I have been slightly neglecting an Innovative Marine 10 gallon, partially due to not loving the dimensions, and partially due to an illness I had that kept me incapacitated for about 6 months. Once I was better, I began to tend to my reef again and really feel some love for the hobby, but my tank just wasn't what I wanted it to be. I have always loved nanos, and the dimensions on the new IM 25 lagoon immediately caught my eye, so I pulled the trigger last week! I wouldn't say my 10 gallon was fully stocked by any means, but it was starting to fill in a little bit with some things I just wasn't that in love with, and a semi-fresh start like this feels like a great way to re-evaluate what I want out of my small reef. Here is the last full tank shot of my old tank: I don't really have anything else to post yet, as the tank hasn't even gotten wet, but I expect to finish the stand tonight and (hopefully) get it wet tomorrow! The plan is to just do a straight up transfer with new sand and saltwater (mixing since yesterday), throw a little Stability in, and keep a close eye on it. I don't plan on adding anything else until I am sure the transfer went well. Enjoy!
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This is very true, hopefully we can find more! Thank you again for everything yesterday, I really appreciate it more than you know! I was able to give a little bit of almost every frag you gave me to another Howard County reefer, so you kindness has spread even further already!
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Nice to meet you as well! Definitely let me know what you have, I haven't had much of a chance to stock this tank yet. I know it isn't the biggest forum, but I have always found it to be a great community. I have always owned nano tanks, so it fit my needs very well. I officially joined WAMAS, so I will see you all at the meeting on Sunday!
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Heyyy! Great to see another Nano-Reefer! NR has been my go-to forum for so long, it's always hard branching out!
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Thank you! I will try to do it this weekend, I've been crazy busy with work, and haven't had much time to get back on here. I definitely want to come to the meeting, though, so I'll have to pay my dues for sure!
