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03-22-2010, 07:31 PM
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Alright you spoilled brats, you get more Reef Porn haha.
Anyhoo I slapped some Actinics together with a 2x24/39 W Glo Ballast and after almost a week of that with that piece of crap MH the coral colors are starting to get pretty sweet  That is the starting process of me building my own 6 bulb t5 ho setup to rid me off that MH.Also I decided to build my own phosban reactor / carbon thing out of a Marine Slim S10 over the top filter. The flow is really slow so the medium doesn't get pulverized. Im using Fluval Lab Series Phosphate Remover for Saltwater (about 4 grams or 5 cc) and Fluval lab series Opti-Carb for Saltwater (about 25 grams). But yah I think theres 29 pics here soooo happy viewing and remember to clean up after your done looking haha                             
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Current System 75 Gal with 30 Gal Sump Reef Past Tanks 60 Gallon True Cube 30 Gallon Breeder 165 Eurobraced Starfire Custom 10 Gallon Softy Tank(My First Tank) 
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03-26-2010, 07:46 AM
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Ok soo interesting couple of days. First off I found out why one of my acro colonies was dying, and it wasnt me! It was a a**hole fuzzy crab eating it. Thanks to Terry and his usual close scrutiny off my tank he found the little bugger munching away. Soo down the drain that one went and guess what???The acro is staying alive now and starting to oddly regain some of its lost flesh!
No the fun part, I rednecked a couple of 24W t5HO Actinics into my system 5 days ago or so, which got me appreciating the idea of a new light system. Well I was checking and cleaning the MH last night and i noticed that the bulb was nearing its life's end. Soo went onto the trusty ol' Ebay there and ordered a new bulb for it...good deal too 18 bucks for a 15000K HQIbulb shipped. And then I saw a 6 bulb T5HO light hood that can fit my tank.....for REEEAAALLL cheap. Well that's it im buying that this weekend. Well woke up this morning and noticed that only the T5's were on and not the MH.....hmm well I guess my MH light over heard me talking about new bulbs and new lights and decided to off itself..... So, running only Actinics, seems to be fine for now, gotta wait forever fr new MH bulb and also wait forever for new 6 bulb fixture....AWESOME! And oh yah I have a half dead acro on my hands too but it looks like its coming back... Just thought you should know.
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Current System 75 Gal with 30 Gal Sump Reef Past Tanks 60 Gallon True Cube 30 Gallon Breeder 165 Eurobraced Starfire Custom 10 Gallon Softy Tank(My First Tank)
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