Recent content by JohnA1078

I like it a lot but it is not as "bright" as the MHs appear. It also gives a shimmer effect but it is defiantly not as strong as the effect from MH. I think I like the MH better visually but I love the controllability and lack of heat from the Solaris. As much as I do like certain aspects of...

Thanks Mike. Here's a few quick pics of him stealing back a clam.

The Regal is from my LFS, the PBT is from Dr. F&S. There is also a pair of False Percula Clowns (LFS), a Solar wrase (LFS), a Lawnmower Blenny (Dr. F&S), and a Firefish (LFS). I don't plan to add too many more fish.

The PBT eats anything that falls in the tank. I've had him for a few months and not a hint of ick. No rubbing on rocks or anything. The Regal eats frozen mysis very actively and loves half shell clams. he eats very well. He was in the LFS eating mysis for about a month before I acquired him...

Hi everyone, I finally have my 40g transfered into my new 120g Tech Tank and wanted to post a few pics. Rock is from Marcorocks.com and my 40g that I moved over. Skimmer is an H&S 150, lighting is a 48" Solaris H-series 400watt equivilent. There is a Tunze 6200 and 6000 on a mulitcontroller...

More rock, a real light (Coralife Aqualight Pro 380watt 1x250watt 10k, 2x65watt actinic blue CF), a Vortech propeller pump (MaxiJets are coming out in a few minutes, the Vortech is great) and a pair of clowns.

Some real rock added and a few MaxiJet PHs hooked up to a Red Sea WaveMaster Pro. Hopefully this tank will be enough to hold me over while I plan the larger one.

After not keeping any tanks for a couple years I've decided to get back into the hobby. I setup a 40g hex to hold me over while I research & plan the much larger tank I've always wanted and now have the maturity, patience, and financial resources to build :) My aquascaping study:

It's called a typo, and I'm sure you can figure it out if you just try hard enough. Anyway, I see the friendliness here, adios!

What would be the best food/way to feed it? Thanks!

Thanks bar. The camera is a Canon 10D. Those were taken with a 50mm f/2.8 macro lens. They are straight from the camera, not retouched in photoshop or anything. "First attempt" was a bit misleading. It took me quite a bit of practice to get it all right, I think I took about 1000 photos of...

Original (Very Big): http://www.johnvalbright.com/photos/fish/clown2.jpg Original (Very Big): http://johnvalbright.com/photos/inverts/hermit1.jpg Comments?

Hey everyone. I recently setup a 20g reef and as of now it only contains a cleanup crew, LR, and one percula clown. The clown looks like it is coming down with (has) ick. I have no where to QT it. Any ideas on what I should do? If any further info is needed, please ask. Thanks in advance.

Thanks, I'll check up on that in a few :) Just found 2 PC retrofits with bulbs in the garage :D Just gotta clean 'em up and get some kinda hood thrown together.

I'm planning a large (300-500) gallon setup in my new home but just couldn''t wait the amount of time it's going to take me to get it up and going. So, I just grabbed a 20g out of the garage and put it on my desk. Should be a fun little setup to get me back into the swing of things again...