Clowninaround7474's 60g cube build

[clowninaround7474]

Looking forward to this coming in from Josh (gonzo) tomorrow!!

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[SkyShark]

Nice. Gold Maxima?

 

[clowninaround7474]

Clowninaround7474's 60g cube build

Yup! Looks more like a rainbow maxima haha


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[clowninaround7474]

New clam!! The color on this thing is amazing! Of course my iPhone can't do it justice

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[clowninaround7474]

Update! I still can't really take very good photos but oh well. Dosing is being controlled with the BM dosing for alk, calcium, and mag. Parameters are staying stable and everything is growing. Hard to capture the real colors of each piece with the iPhone

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[CRW Reef]

Would like an id on these.
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Really like that rock work it looks awesome, lots of places for corals

The Zoas/Palys look like Pulsar People Eaters to me ......but could be wrong

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[clowninaround7474]

Really like that rock work it looks awesome, lots of places for corals

The Zoas/Palys look like Pulsar People Eaters to me ......but could be wrong

http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=12807

Thanks! It really looks a lot different in person. Hopefully sometime I can get some decent pics.

Those look similar but these don't really have the green skirts... More of a mint/light color shirt, peach and almost black center with a green mouth. Either way they are close! Thank you!


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[clowninaround7474]

Been a while since I've added some pics.

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[clowninaround7474]

Clowninaround7474's 60g cube build

Not many changes but the tank is 10months old tomorrow. Picked up another killer acro from AA today to add to the collection.

Was gone on vacation for a week and had an alk spike that I couldn't catch until I got back. Some SPS bleached out, some had some burnt tips and I lost one acro. Sucks, but it's what I get for not having a controller. Everything is on the mend and coloring back up slowly.

I really wish I could get some good photos but don't have a camera and am stuck to the iPhone pics...

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[SkyShark]

Looks good! What caused the spike in alkalinity?

 

[clowninaround7474]

I think it was an error with my dosing pump. It was having an issue with one of the pumps and I think it overdosed. Not sure though but all is back to normal now

 

[clowninaround7474]

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[crisc]

Looking good!

 

[clowninaround7474]

Thanks Chris!

Still strongly debating switching from LED to T5 but not ready to pull the trigger. I see so many good LED tanks but see so many killer T5 tanks too...

 

[clowninaround7474]

Clowninaround7474's 60g cube build

Well I seriously think it's about full. I have room for maybe one more awesome mini SPS colony.

Does anybody want to come take some decent photos of the tank!?!?

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[SkyShark]

This stick makes me laugh

 

[clowninaround7474]

Haha I was laughing with my wife about that the other day!!! Good eye haha

 

[clowninaround7474]

Made a lighting change this week. The Radion Pro is gone... Replacing it is an 8x24w 24" ATI dimmable fixture.

I just wasn't getting the growth or color from the Radion I was wanting in my SPS so I made the change.

Big shout out to Cris at Aquatic Art for getting this fixture for me in under a week.

I'm still utilizing the Reefkoi mounting bracket and it keeps the lights about 5" above the water. These mounting brackets are legit and clearly can be used in multiple applications. If you're looking for a mounting solution, definitely check out Reefkoi's mounts.

I have to burn the bulbs in for 50 hours before I can utilize the dimmable feature of the light. Everything is at 100% but only running 6 bulbs for 4 hours and 2 of the bulbs for an hour on each side of that so 6 hours.

Everything in the tank looked good today with full PE. I'm hoping this is a good start and I can start adding an hour to that schedule every week or so until I have a 10hr lighting schedule.


Current bulb setup:

Front:

Blue +
Actinic
Blue +
Coral +
Blue +
Actinic
Coral +
Blue +

I have an extra aquablue special to try but I really like the overall spectrum with this setup. I do miss the lunar cycle that I ran with the Radion but it was more for my benefit than a benefit to the corals.

Hoping to get better colors and growth with this fixture!!

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[Walter White]

looks good man! I'm excited to hear about what kind of changes you see.

 

[SynDen]

nice man, looks great. Im sure you will be happy with the t5's, I have really liked mine thus far. They grow things really well and the color/spectrum combos are endless