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Enigma 09-25-2012 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Boxboy (Post 749412)
Very good retro on the lights and the only thing being "cured" should be the rocks lol
Oops pun attack.

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Originally Posted by fishoholic (Post 749527)
Those lights look awesome and complicated! Amazing how it all fits in there :thumb:

Thanks, both of you. :)

http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/...20gallon-1.jpg

I was mucking around with something called the "Marine Compatibility Guide" (http://www.marinecompatibilityguide.com/) yesterday, and I think I worked out a potential stocking list. The screenshot is above. I chose "25 gallons" when working through it, as I find that many times the minimum recommended tank size for fish is pretty generous.

The way it works is that you start with one fish, then "Find Compatible Fish," choose another fish, find more fish, choose more fish, . . . it is pretty neat. In reading through care information with regards to the chosen fish, and where they live in the tank, I think it looks alright.

I think the Pygmy Wrasse will be very hard to find. To complicate things further, if I stock this with fish I would like to find all of the fish from the same source, at the same time, and before any corals of inverts are added to the system. That way, if I need to do hypo, PraziPro or Paraguard, I can do it in the cycled display. I've had a couple of very unsettling events in my QT in the last month.

It returned four Wrasse options for me: Pygmy, Yellow Banded Possum, White Banded Possum, and Pink Streaked.

Enigma 09-25-2012 02:34 PM

I'm playing around with the guide some more, with the tank size set to 15 gallons. It will let me choose all of the same fish, but it won't give me the option to add a clownfish.

I entered all of my stock for my 40 gallon into it . . . and I got a great big note on the screen telling me that a 40 gallon was not appropriate for one of the fish (it isn't, and I know this).

Overall, a very neat tool.

JDigital 09-27-2012 07:49 PM

This system is looking bad-ass Shelley! Nice job on the LED.

Thanks for posting that link above. I've been playing around with it a bit here on my lunch break

Enigma 09-27-2012 08:13 PM

Thanks, Josh. :) I have nearly hit my limit when it comes to the work I've done on this thing. :lol: I've still got a couple of little things left to do, and I'm having a hard time finding the motivation.

I've decided that it is getting one of the MP10s off my 40B. I'm honestly not fond of the things . . . they just weren't the right choice for that system. I'm hoping it will work nicely on here.

The more I play around with that link the more I like it. The recommendations it gives appear to be really solid.

JDigital 09-27-2012 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Enigma (Post 750326)
Thanks, Josh. :) I have nearly hit my limit when it comes to the work I've done on this thing. :lol: I've still got a couple of little things left to do, and I'm having a hard time finding the motivation.

I've decided that it is getting one of the MP10s off my 40B. I'm honestly not fond of the things . . . they just weren't the right choice for that system. I'm hoping it will work nicely on here.

The more I play around with that link the more I like it. The recommendations it gives appear to be really solid.


If you ever wanna get rid of an MP10... shoot me a pm.. :lol:

Enigma 09-28-2012 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JDigital (Post 750328)
If you ever wanna get rid of an MP10... shoot me a pm.. :lol:

When/if I get my Tunzes. :)

Enigma 09-28-2012 02:52 PM

Soapy's posts of inspirational shots have inspired me to post my own.

http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/...nspiration.jpg

I'm hoping to achieve a similar look with this build, though that is a 29 gallon.

soapy 09-28-2012 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Enigma (Post 750551)
Soapy's posts of inspirational shots have inspired me to post my own.

I'm hoping to achieve a similar look with this build, though that is a 29 gallon.

Oh hey, well reefwarz got me thinking about inspirational photos so it is just getting passed along. Good luck with your goals. Cheers.

soapy 09-28-2012 07:07 PM

BTW, if you are specifically looking for that red monti cap like in the inspirational photo, I have some and could break you off a piece if you like. Of course it will have to be a trade or sale in order to comply with the rules...

Enigma 09-29-2012 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by soapy (Post 750620)
BTW, if you are specifically looking for that red monti cap like in the inspirational photo, I have some and could break you off a piece if you like. Of course it will have to be a trade or sale in order to comply with the rules...

I have a green one that has a purple rim that I was going to try on the sandbed. But, the red would be awfully nice. :lol: A frag of the red one is something we can talk about later. :)


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