well not much change yet, getting some algae likely due to the 6500k bulbs :( but my ballast should be here sometime this week yet, shipped out this morning express post so hopefully gets here quick, just waiting to find out about bulbs and I am all set for 70watss of sun.
that and I held a moment of silence as a brave little blue legged hermit discovered today why one never leaves his shell and wander upto the AC200 intake, apparently AC200 impellers don't leave much to clean up :( he will be missed.
did a quick water change after I cleaned the parts I could find out of the tank so hopefully that doesn't affect water.

oh also picked up some blue eyes zoas from the reefshoppe last night as well.
so till the blue eyes settle in and pose for the camera these will have to do ;)
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7586.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7587.jpg

well got 2 14k 70w bulbs today in the mail thanks to themikey both fired up perfectly, still waiting on a 20k ushio through the reefshoppe but till that comes in using these.

tank looks sooooooo much better under 14k vs 6500k CFLs instantly noticed a change in the zoas colours.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7626.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7619.jpg
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and now 2 comparison shots from the day before with old lighting.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7605.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7612.jpg
can't wait to get some LPS and SPS going :O

well yet again went to the reefshoppe and kelly never ceases to amaze me with his stock, also he hooked me up with an ushio 20000k 70w DE MH bulb so now I have to decide between liking 20k or 14k more.

anyways here is pics, the hair algae bloomed due to the crappy lights I was using I figure as its already receding rapidly since I got the 14k MH its browned up and easier to remove so good sign I figure.
got an orange monti cap frag, and a small pinkish acro frag, the gsp frag is starting to attack to the glass also so eventually I hope to get that to spread and cover the back corner as a living wall.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7632.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7629.jpg

will get some tomorrow with the 20k bulb for comparison

this is turning into a wicked little tank, the light is way better than what you had, you'll notice it in the growth and colour of your corals. just remember if you have the 20K instead of the 14K your corals will grow slower.

well went home this weekend and picked up a nice acro frag from ryan_lap, and then proceeded to go to bayside corals -_- bad idea #1,,, bad idea #2 going alone,, and finally bad idea #3 going in with cash and a cooler ready for trip doht.
but can't complain walked out with a 6 head favia frag, and gorgeous orange paly colony, the orange paly are amazing, everything opened when I was floating bags but I took a few minutes to inspect for hitchhikers so now they are ****ed off :( . acro actually had amazing polyp extension while I was floating as well.

the gsp is covering the frag plug so quick I can check each morning and see that its actually covered more and more, no wonder its a weed for most people.
anyways new pics.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7636.jpg
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http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7641.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7639.jpg

and 2 final FTS from 2 viewing angles.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7653.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...K/IMGP7635.jpg

many thanks to ryan and colby

my plan is to use 14k bulbs for now get the tank fairly full and lush, then I will switch to 20k for aesthetics not worrying about growth as the tank will be just perfect hopefully

Cool tank you have there! keep up the good work!

lookin nice nate.

i think the palys are lunar palys.

take your time man, just remeber things happen very fast in a small tank and since you just started it.. other then that WELCOME TO CANREEF my friend....

well done love the little tank. as for Colby at bayside corals a wick guy to deal with. and Kelly another amazing guy at the ref shoppe. he has been first-rate with customer service. like always ...... pretty bad i have to go 1 or 2 provinces over to get good customer appreciation....

well to go KELLY AND COLBY