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Originally Posted by DanG (Post 338019)

Refractometer, one of the best investments you can make for a reef tank.

haha! tell me about it.. i absolutely love it.. :biggrin:

Ok, couple changes from my original post regarding equipment and LR.

1. Lighting:

Wattage hasn't change, just my units. I was originally going to go with a 4x24W Aquamedic unit, however, I was able to get my hands on 2x 2x24W Coralife units for much less money (even if I replace all the bulbs, it still saves me $100, plus the units are a lot more sleek). I will still be running 2x 10K , 1x Actinic, 1x Fiji Purple.

Also added one Coralife 1watt LED Lunar light.

2. Powerheads:

I am still going to be using 1 of the Seio M620's, but the other will be used in my water change bucket, and get replaced with a Koralia 2 for a bit more flexability in position and jet concentration.

3. Live Rock:

I picked up about 25lbs of Coraline covered (plus loads of bristlestars, snails, and misc live stuff) rock from a local Can-reefer today, so I will be returning the other stuff I had cooking where I got it. Hopefully save myself a bit of algae issue down the road.

Pics:

Last night after adding the CaribSea Live Sand:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../23GSanded.jpg

and tonight after adding the new lights and LR (this is not my final aquascape, just had to get the rock submerged to avoid die off):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../23Gloaded.jpg

The pic above looks much bigger than 23g

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Originally Posted by yeeg (Post 340083)

The pic above looks much bigger than 23g

That's a Koralia2 and Seio 620.... I think they make the tank small... :lol:

August 18, 2008 - 48hours after rock was added.

Ammonia - 2.4-3.7 ppm
Nitrite - No Kit
Nitrate - 5-10ppm.

Could be a quick a cycle with this new rock I picked up.. :biggrin:

August 20, 2008 - 96hours after LR addition.

Ammonia - 0-0.1 ppm
Nitrite - No Kit
Nitrate - 10ppm.

These two beauties will be the main inhabitants of this tank, along with a small yellow clown goby... No pic of him yet..

True Percula Clowns already paired:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../truepercs.jpg

Looking great...makes me want to work even faster on mine.