Well Im going nuts waiting for freight quotes to get my filters out of the US so in the meantime I did some redecorating..... :) went better than I thought it would AND i found a 2" crab while moving the rocks....
First... for reefwars..... :)
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gee ummm thanks lol any pics of the crab???

not being snotty :) they are in very good hands.... Im all over the test kits and everything else i can do just to keep it close right from the get go.
No pics of the crab...by the time I saw it I had stirred up so much crap a pic would be useless Now i cant find the bugger.... so many nooks n crannies in this rock

I also just scored a marineland 48" reef led fixture..... WOW.... with the shimmer and the AVATAR switch (actnic only bulbs)..... Im sold.... Going LEDs :)

What are you thinking for LED's? Manufactured or DIY?

I wish i had the time for a DIY as im crafty workin on all them grinders n welder power supplys during shutdowns lol....
But if i can keep hitting the 4 foot led's for a good price.... i think 4 of them with 2 4 foot 4bank T5s will do till i get some downtime and build my own.
Sure seems like a headache at full retail but slightly used.... Its the same as a few MH setups that I know ill be flipping in 6 months anyways

I couldnt believe how much more light gets to the bottom of the tank with led's vs T5s and even though it dosent seem brighter its way better to see everything if that makes sense.... Like fishing with polarized glasses you can see through the water alot easier

I still dont know what any of them are but they sure seem happy for being left for dead :)
Photos under the LEDs after 1 day...... lol
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1st pic looks like green paly's, 2nd pic is a favia, 3rd pic looks like some Kenya tree sprouts & 4th pic is some more favia & some red mushrooms.

Sweet bro thanks, Im going to google them...

5 min to 7pm.... UPS truck rolls up with all the boxes inbetween all the trick or treaters :)
Got my skimmer, bio reactor, media chambers and all the fixins :) now the real work begins..... I put a can of coke in the pic for size comparison
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