The 80g concept got vetoed so that made that decision easy. :nilly:
So now it'll either be a 120 or 125. Found the Deep Blue 120 (48x24x24) on sale, but it would probably look a little weird with a 5' tank under the stand. :laugh:
Got my new bulbs for the 4' fixture. Well, technically I got them end of last week but they didn't fit so well cracked in half. Champion did some overkill in the replacement bulbs, since I had to cut them out of the bubble wrap with a razor this time. Won't have them installed till tonight but the lighting sequence should then be; front to back;
54W Blue Plus
54W Purple Plus
39W Blue Plus
39W AquaBlue Special
All the corals are looking good except my tree corals. The Kenya is looking a bit pale and not extending/retracting. Not sure what is up with it just yet but I hear these types of corals do these types of things occasionally. The Finger Leather is hanging in there, but refuses to attach to a rock. I keep finding it knocked off the rock into the sand, even if it has a few days on the rock.
The Sea Hare turned the right side of the tank into a barren wasteland. :laugh:
I think one of the additions to the new setup will be an algae farm down in the refugium. Just a bunch of live rocks that get swapped back and forth to give the grazers something to nibble on, in case they do manage to strip the display tank of plant life.
So now it'll either be a 120 or 125. Found the Deep Blue 120 (48x24x24) on sale, but it would probably look a little weird with a 5' tank under the stand. :laugh:
Got my new bulbs for the 4' fixture. Well, technically I got them end of last week but they didn't fit so well cracked in half. Champion did some overkill in the replacement bulbs, since I had to cut them out of the bubble wrap with a razor this time. Won't have them installed till tonight but the lighting sequence should then be; front to back;
54W Blue Plus
54W Purple Plus
39W Blue Plus
39W AquaBlue Special
All the corals are looking good except my tree corals. The Kenya is looking a bit pale and not extending/retracting. Not sure what is up with it just yet but I hear these types of corals do these types of things occasionally. The Finger Leather is hanging in there, but refuses to attach to a rock. I keep finding it knocked off the rock into the sand, even if it has a few days on the rock.
The Sea Hare turned the right side of the tank into a barren wasteland. :laugh:
I think one of the additions to the new setup will be an algae farm down in the refugium. Just a bunch of live rocks that get swapped back and forth to give the grazers something to nibble on, in case they do manage to strip the display tank of plant life.