BowieReefer84 October 21, 2012 Author Share October 21, 2012 Let there be light. LED light! lights by mteske1, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Wow, looks awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 21, 2012 Author Share October 21, 2012 Wow, looks awesome!! Thank you. This light is BRIGHT! 30 led's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin October 22, 2012 Share October 22, 2012 what kind of drivers and fan are you using for your led setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 22, 2012 Author Share October 22, 2012 what kind of drivers and fan are you using for your led setup? I don't know. Someone else built this unit. I think its a lap top power supply or something? Sorry I don't have more info. I am not very handy with electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swffan October 22, 2012 Share October 22, 2012 Looks great! Plenty of light in that little box for your FO tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 22, 2012 Author Share October 22, 2012 Looks great! Plenty of light in that little box for your FO tank! Yes, more than enough light in my wifes opinion... hahaha So, to keep an accurate record I added two fish over the weekend (yea, much sooner than December). A kole tang and flame angel I picked up from Quantum Reefs. Nitrates are around 20, and I am continuing with the MB7 dosing. I will run the lights 4 hours a day to start and see if algae starts growing. The tank has been dark up until this weekend. Hopefully this week or next weekend I will start with the vinegar dosing, and get the skimmer dialed in to start pulling out junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S October 22, 2012 Share October 22, 2012 2 fish already!? including a TANG?! has your tank even fully cycled yet??? (sorry, I had too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 22, 2012 Author Share October 22, 2012 2 fish already!? including a TANG?! has your tank even fully cycled yet??? (sorry, I had too) No worries Ryan. Like you I will be honest, and hope things work out. A kole tang is one of the smallest tangs... Not like I put a naso in there. And yes, it is cycled. Ammonia and Nitrite both peaked and dropped to zero resulting in nitrates around 20. I think the MB7 helped a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella October 22, 2012 Share October 22, 2012 Congrats on the new fish! Now if only you had added 17 more at the same time!! How about some pics of the fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 22, 2012 Author Share October 22, 2012 Congrats on the new fish! Now if only you had added 17 more at the same time!! How about some pics of the fish? There are those 3 black mollies in there too... SO, really I only need to add 14 more I'll try to get some pictures, but under the led it is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella October 22, 2012 Share October 22, 2012 You added some mollies too.? I always get a kick out of seeing them at Robs.. I know how hard it is to stare at an empty tank, empty with no water isnt so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 22, 2012 Author Share October 22, 2012 You added some mollies too.? I always get a kick out of seeing them at Robs.. I know how hard it is to stare at an empty tank, empty with no water isnt so bad. Yea, if they start having babies it is free food... I hear they eat algae as well, plus they stay small and can get in the nooks and crannies. b/t the tang and mollies that should be good for herbivores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 23, 2012 Author Share October 23, 2012 Congrats on the new fish! Now if only you had added 17 more at the same time!! How about some pics of the fish? I don't like to make people wait months for pictures like that guy on the forums trying to get freebies right now. Here are some photos, and a video as well. P1020699 by mteske1, on Flickr P1020678 by mteske1, on Flickr P1020686 by mteske1, on Flickr P1020698 by mteske1, on Flickr VIDEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S October 23, 2012 Share October 23, 2012 man, that is some sexy rock work. can't wait until it turns purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBVette October 23, 2012 Share October 23, 2012 Congrats on the new fish! Now if only you had added 17 more at the same time!! How about some pics of the fish? Now thats funny. I have 17 fish coming on Thursday from Quantum as my first fist. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds October 23, 2012 Share October 23, 2012 (edited) Now thats funny. I have 17 fish coming on Thursday from Quantum as my first fist. LOL 17 fish, really? Edited October 23, 2012 by epleeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf October 23, 2012 Share October 23, 2012 man, that is some sexy rock work. can't wait until it turns purple. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 23, 2012 Author Share October 23, 2012 17 fish, really? That's a lot. Have you seen how RyanS thread started out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 23, 2012 Author Share October 23, 2012 bye bye. See everyone in 8-12 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 November 5, 2012 Author Share November 5, 2012 Well, I have a while ahead looking at empty tank. Guess I rushed addition of fish, and now tank is running fallow. I decided to sound insulate the stand some once I hooked up the skimmer. Not as quiet as I would have liked, but I am kind of ocd about those things. The skimmer is pulling stuff out, and there are not even any fish in the tank right now. I have had the skimmer running about a week, and emptied it a couple times already. sound foam by mteske1, on Flickr skimmate by mteske1, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds November 5, 2012 Share November 5, 2012 Did the fish die? What happened? ICK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 November 5, 2012 Author Share November 5, 2012 Did the fish die? What happened? ICK? They died. The mollies died too... I didn't QT, and not really sure to be honest. I think it was ICK, but they died pretty fast if it was ick. Also, they all died the same day. O well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor November 5, 2012 Share November 5, 2012 If it was that fast bro, always could have been the dreaded velvet. Dis they look like they had a coating of fine white specs? Like they were coated in powder sugar? Regardless, sorry to here this man. I think u approaching it the right way though...take the time u have fallow to fix those little quirks that annoy u with ur system. Good luck man...its gonna be beautiful, just take a little longer to get there. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 November 6, 2012 Author Share November 6, 2012 If it was that fast bro, always could have been the dreaded velvet. Dis they look like they had a coating of fine white specs? Like they were coated in powder sugar? Regardless, sorry to here this man. I think u approaching it the right way though...take the time u have fallow to fix those little quirks that annoy u with ur system. Good luck man...its gonna be beautiful, just take a little longer to get there. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2 Good to see you on the boards Scott. Yes, the tang and flame had the white dots. However, the mollies were more of a fuzzy white than dots. I plan to continue ghost feeding the tank, and letting the cycle keep going. Some diatoms have popped up in the past few days. I have still yet to perform a water change, so that will be on the to do list as well. You should post up some pictures of your build on here. This really is a great group and there is tons of knowledge. I would surely have been out of the hobby by now without wamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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