Yeah now that life is more stable I’ve been able to bring some attention back to the tank. It’s amazing the difference putting some more corals in made.
So I am improvising! I just found the exact spec power supply that isn't even housed in a plastic case of any kind that is intended for stepper motors, but according to my research should work just fine! The ones I found on Amazon were more expensive and were only rated to 5amps and 240 watts...
We have corals growing and everything was starting to look up. The power outage yesterday must've caused a surge over here and two of the three light fixtures have burnt out power supplies. At $200 a pop that either kills my budget for the tank or we improvise. Looks like we will be...
It was great to see everyone! Thanks to the team at Underwater Wonders for being such gracious hosts! If you haven’t made it to their shop it is well worth the trip just plan to spend some money they’ve got a fantastic selection!