Recent content by DuhJeepster

After a few weeks I will get another full shot. Acropora, BTA, and Stylophora were bought at yours and my favorite store . . . Pacific East Aquaculture. I love that place!

I shorted you guys on some other photos after everything was setup and running: Full Tank Shot Left Side Right Side Sunlight Supply dual 175W Blueline electronic MH ballast Enjoy.

Here are some photos for you guys: Green Zoanthids Blue Acropora millepora Green BTA Stylophora Polyps Green Zoanthids Green Zoanthids Green BTA and Goldstripe Maroon Clownfish Orange Montipora capricornis Enjoy.

Yep it does look pretty damn awesome.

The brown goo has passed, but I have some light green macro-algae, which might be hair, but not sure. Anyway, I will post some new photos in the next couple of days. I will take some with my Pentax DSLR and post them here. Please realize there isn't much in the tank right now, but one thing...

Welp . . . Everything has been up and running pretty good. Although, within the last week a diatom bloom has started. Last week everything was looking great. Weird . . . I likely will do a 10% change this weekend for s!@#$ and giggles. I know my turkey baster has been getting a lot of use...

I can't wait either! I have never ran MHs . . . seen them aplenty on local store tanks. I think my neighbors will think I am growing something other than coral. :smoking: :wit: Nonetheless, I knew the ballast would be a monster, and will likely this weekend see how the thing fits in...

Some photos taken a couple of weeks ago: Left Side Right Side Front An update . . . I will be ordering (2) 150w Phoenix HQI double-ended MHs (14000K) bulbs this weekend. In addition to MH bulbs I will order one more blue LED for the center of the tank. Also, last week I bought...

So far their customer service is awesome!!! They called me yesterday afternoon to get my specs. and to ask if I wanted it by this Wed., of course I said yes how could I not! So, I will fire everything up Wed. night! BTW, I placed all of the lace rock last night. :whstlr: :thumbup:

The tank is approx. half-full of NaH2O. I haven't had time to place lace rock I was out-of-town for most of the weekend, but will likely get some done this evening. Also, thanks to Teri's recommendation I ordered 25lbs. of live rock from Pacific East Aquaculture a few minutes ago. I am...

Thanks so much guys! It takes close to an hour to mix NAH2O up. I'm pumping sink H2O through a RO/DI, and it takes a while. I may need to change the canister filters I think. It's been a while. :look:

Photos of the tank and sump at the start of the plumbing test. All the lines are sealed up with no leaks. :yehoo: Next steps this evening is to get the sand in the tank and mix saltwater for filling tank to 50%. 55g tank and sump w/tap water 55g tank w/tap water Sump w/tap water

Hey now! I will see what I can get this weekend . . . I promise! Heheh!

One step closer . . . I put in an order for salt yesterday. This weekend if time will allow (I have other things I need to get done), I will do a test on the plumbing to make sure everything is sealed up properly, and there are no leaks. Really, I am a little iffy on the whole flexible PVC...

Yeah it is slowly but surely getting there. Ordered the gate valve last Friday, and don't have any idea when it will be shipped. Impatience is brewing here . . . :ponder2: