Reefergirl's 75 Gal Upgrade

[chuckstyl5]

What kind of LEDs??


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[ReeferGirl]

What kind of LEDs??


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They are Powerbrite LEDs, blue only.

 

[ReeferGirl]

insane pictures

Thanks anthony!

 

[ReeferGirl]

hey nice upgrade will b doin 1 someday goodluck p lmb's are hard to kill mines survived a tank crash was only one

Wow, that's crazy. I love my LMB. they have the funniest personality. I guess fish can have personalities. lol. Thanks btw

 

[Reef Reaper]

Tank is looking sweet!!

 

[ReeferGirl]

Tank is looking sweet!!

Thanks =)

I got 50+ lbs from a fellow reefer, which was kept in a bucket of sw with a PH. I put it directly in my tank. I got no ammonia spike, all my levels are "normal" but I got a diatom bloom on the new rock only. it's crazy. Trying to beat that right now. I was hoping my retarded cuc would clean it up, but they haven't yet. Anyway........sorry. I kinda rambled there for a second.

 

[Wesley]

He probably had lot of dirt/nitrate build up with his rock before. They are releasing it slowly, hence the diatom bloom just on those rock. Your diatom probably is eating it up just the rate that's releasing. You probably won't see much (or any) nitrate spike.

 

[SaltyFlip]

Nice pictures and the colors with the new LED's just pop! Lovin the red with blue lips zoa. What's your camera?

 

[ReeferGirl]

He probably had lot of dirt/nitrate build up with his rock before. They are releasing it slowly, hence the diatom bloom just on those rock. Your diatom probably is eating it up just the rate that's releasing. You probably won't see much (or any) nitrate spike.

Crazy. I hope it goes away soon. I hate the way it looks. =(

 

[ReeferGirl]

Nice pictures and the colors with the new LED's just pop! Lovin the red with blue lips zoa. What's your camera?

Thanks! I have a Canon XTi with a 50mm macro lens.

 

[ReeferGirl]

well, i haven't updated here in a while. I have painted the back black, and some of the wall. lol. this is the new rock that I got from a local reefer. diatoms finally died off

In this picture, I had taken out the PH on the right to clean it. And it's crooked. And I am going to reaquascape tomorrow. I probably should wait to post a pic until tomorrow...what the heck. here is it.

 

[ReeferGirl]

aww, you can see my LMB in his favorite new perch. right in the middle at the top.

 

[rkaragozler]

Is this tank going to be bare bottom? Keep up the good work, looking very nice.

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Congrats... looking good. Nice stand btw. You could just go bare bottom on the DT and put the sand into the sump and create a 6-8" DSB with chaeto if you wanted.

Same here, I like the bare bottom look too. It becomes layerd with coraline and easier to clean too. I use a hybrid sump-fug. But instead of the sand, about three inches of mineral mud seams to work better. Mangroves and chaetomorpha to remove nitrate and phosphate then the mud will slowly repell the water with trace elements. Good luck :splitspin

 

[ReeferGirl]

Is this tank going to be bare bottom? Keep up the good work, looking very nice.

thanks! I am thinking on keeping it bare bottom. For now at least. I want a mandarin in the future, may need sand then. lol

 

[ReeferGirl]

Same here, I like the bare bottom look too. It becomes layerd with coraline and easier to clean too. I use a hybrid sump-fug. But instead of the sand, about three inches of mineral mud seams to work better. Mangroves and chaetomorpha to remove nitrate and phosphate then the mud will slowly repell the water with trace elements. Good luck :splitspin

I currently have a wet/dry. I am planning on getting a 20 gal and making a fuge. I am keeping it BB for a while

 

[pauliwalnuts]

I currently have a wet/dry. I am planning on getting a 20 gal and making a fuge. I am keeping it BB for a while

Don't worry about the mandarin with the bare bottom. I have 2 of them. as long as the tank has been set up for 6 to 12 months it should be fine. :splitspin

 

[rkaragozler]

I have mandarins in my tank and I don't think they need sand, they are always on top of the rocks looking for copepods

 

[ReeferGirl]

Don't worry about the mandarin with the bare bottom. I have 2 of them. as long as the tank has been set up for 6 to 12 months it should be fine. :splitspin

sweet. I am going to macna and was contemplating getting one there

 

[ReeferGirl]

I have mandarins in my tank and I don't think they need sand, they are always on top of the rocks looking for copepods

alright! sounds good to me.