wow thats some major growth. mine is a fluval light for nano tanks

http://www.apexpet.com/media/catalog...35_hagen_2.jpg

I used it on my planted tank for 1 1/2 years awesome growth, and it fits perfectly on an aquaclear

Oh, well that solves the mounting issue then, doesn't it? :lol:
What kind of 13w bulb are you using in that? 6500K perhaps?
Is it fairly cheap?

I think its 5500k if I remember correctly
And yes its a really easy light to mount LOL.

So today I walked in the door and boom.... Diatoms... Time for a cuc? Levels are all still stable and where they should be.

What do u plan on having in ur tank as a CUC?

I picked up some hermits and turbos. Nothing fancy. I kind of want a sea hare but its hard to justify spending $30 on a slug LOL.

so after adding a total of 30g of tank water to the new tank over the weekend, I shut down the nano. good riddance. everything is in place and everyones happy, I have 30 gallons of stand by water ATM in case of any problems but I doubt there will be any. heres a few shots of the tank, frag rack I made (no magnets yet!) and sump, I move the skimmer to the first chamber, and made the middle a refugium, where the emerald crab no lives.. far.. far away form the coral:twised:
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2679.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2680.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2681.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2682.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2684.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2685.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2686.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2688.jpg

Must feel nice to have everything moved over. Hope the transfer went smoothly, the tank looks good :biggrin:

feels great, everything went really smooth all the corals are opened and they seem to dig the lights so far. all the fish are getting along good, but the chromis are probably getting rehomed, I decided I dont want them lol.

oh yeah, I moved the skimmer to the first chamber, and made the middle a refugium.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2689.jpg

Lookin' good. Bet you're glad to have it done

Is it ever done? :wink:

Tank looks great! Time to fill it with corals! What are you doing for fish after the chromis are gone?

Wow, that looks great. makes me want to start up my nano I've been putting off for awhile now.

Thanks guys! Once the chromis are gone, I want a mandarin but not for a while atleast 6 months. Also im not 100%on it cause of the blenny needing pods too. So we'll see excluding the chromis the stock is 2 ocellaris, one bangai cardinal and one scooter blenny. So maybe a sailfin tang.... Haha just kidding. I'm not completely stupid. Id love to try a dwarf angel sometime but am nervous about them eating coral.. I dunno I have time to think but suggestions are welcome for stocking.

So I got a bunch of frags over the weekend from Denny(reefwars) and Greg(The Grizz) swapped a few of mine, and hope to swap more, once they grow back again. I figured I would share some pics, they arent out standing, but hey I'm tired so bare with me. I got a bunch of wicked zoo's from Greg and Denny, including some of Denny's mixed zoos which are really nice and some really beautiful colored ones from Greg as well. Also got some Monti, frogspawn, and candy cane. I still have to take some of the frags off the plugs and glue them in place, but all in good time. here are a bunch of shots, some are better pictures then others.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2707.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2710.jpg
Still Closed ATM.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2712.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2713.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2714.jpg

More to Come!

Monti
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2716.jpg
Pics from above the water
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2718.jpg
Denny's mixed Zoos
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2722.jpg
Gregs on the left, (others I got from PMC)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2723.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2725.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2726.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2729.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2730.jpg
last pic is a bit dark, but these are some I got a while ago, and actually lost in my tank, found them! Teal ring Zoas. and beside you can see my once dead Acan, is back to life! It was just skeleton last week!
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2731.jpg

man.....you sure got fragged up bigtime on your trip!:mrgreen:.......and blennies dont eat pods, they concentrate more on algae:wink:.....(not saying I think you should do a mandarin in a tank that size:mrgreen:)

scooter blennys eat pods dont they?

and yeah lots of awesome frags!

Not that I'm aware of.

weird mine just eats shrimp never seen him graze on algae.

I'd take shrimp over algea any day too :lol:

lol

Blenny's aren't pod eaters but scooter's are. Scooter's aren't actually blenny's(even though they are called scooter blenny's) they are dragonette's.

haha good i was starting to think i had them all wrong lol but yeah they arnt blennys their dragonettes:P

looking good buddy!!:P

lol k I thought they ate pods, had him for 3 months now feeding mysis every other day. probably my favorite fish ATM

scooter's like flat worms. so i was told...

I had to cut some eggcrate for the overflow, cause he's conisdering going in for a feast.

Got some better pics today of some of my new, and old corals. My Frogspawn is Huge!!!!!!!!! Thanks again Denny
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2736.jpg
Oxides(from Ken at BWA) and "Green tea with lemon" (from PMC)(almost like nuclear greens)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2747.jpg
mixed Radioactive Dragon Eyes& Watermelons
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2750.jpg
And some of the Rics
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2753.jpg

Damn nice shots there Ken

thanks man. I want to DIY a coral viewer with some acrylic and a pvc tube for closer close ups. its cheaper then a water proof case lol

oooooooh.....you didnt say scooter before.......ya scooter blennies are bigtime pod preds......

lol yeah, my bad :lol:

Yeehaaaw !!! Great pics :mrgreen:
As for my build, hrmmm, fighting plumbing.
Hey, what's up with your black sand? I haven't seen anything about it since my powerhead/pump comment

Well I've had a lot of PMS from people who have used it in the past with no problems so I'm going to hold on for now. if it becomes a problem then its gone

Got bored. Took more pictures
 

I know everyones probably tired of seeing my beautiful corals :wink: but I placed some zoo's on the rocks to get some colonies started and took more pics, cause I just like doing that sort of think.. lol
Denny that fricken frogspawn is as big as both my fists its HUGE
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2762.jpg
One of the zoo colonies ATM the watermelons are close from me being a jerk putting my hand in the tank..
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2763.jpg
My orange and purple zoo's anyone know what they really are? I was told orange explosions, but I dont think so. Also the Ricordeas mmm they look delicious! but what would they actually taste like? (a few too many wobbly pops at this point me thinks..)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2771.jpg
Pink feather duster from BWA and the green candy cane from Denny
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2772.jpg
This ones from Marine aquaria, bought it 3 months ago from Harvey, I thought you have to target feed, but I never have! just feed the tank reef roids and everything seems to be ok ATM.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2774.jpg
this will be a sexy rock soon. Purple hornets and Orange Oxides? sounds like a good combo to me!
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2777.jpg
and a FTS its a big change from the one below it!
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2782.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN2595.jpg

I have to hand it to you, that black sand sure makes the colors of your corals pop out. Looks great!