57 Illuminata

LILBUDDHA · Feb 26, 2012

Been a bit ..
Taking my time . Added a Clean up crew . Conch , BB Snails , trochus ,nassi's etc ....

PIcked up small flame tang ..odds and ends ..tort , ponape bn etc ..

Darth Maul Paly ..Free Aussie Fungia ..

Flipside · Mar 9, 2012

C'mon P! Make this tank TWERK, yo!

blesk · Mar 9, 2012

vhot is your light combo and hove you like the light fixt.

LILBUDDHA · Mar 11, 2012

LILBUDDHA said:
Been a bit ..
Taking my time . Added a Clean up crew . Conch , BB Snails , trochus ,nassi's etc ....

PIcked up small flame tang ..odds and ends ..tort , ponape bn etc ..

Darth Maul Paly ..Free Aussie Fungia ..

Flipside said:
C'mon P! Make this tank TWERK, yo!

Working on it Leo ... Went to the CT farmers swap but restrained myself ,,, Came home with a few frags .. GH Blueberry Milli ,Copps SPS but do not remember the name .. Not commonly distributed , Baby's Breath Favia , My Clementine Zoo and a Jesus Stag . I did not spend all my funds for the event either ...

LILBUDDHA · Mar 11, 2012

blesk said:
vhot is your light combo and hove you like the light fixt.

If I decode this correctly ...

I removed the leds since the UV or heat killed the anodized ? paint on top of the led unit .
My t5's are as such .

F2 R
ATI B+
Geiseman Actinic +
ATI PP
ATI B+
ATI C+
ATI B +
WP CW
ATI B +

I like the PM .. I would advise against the dimable unit ... IMHO I think it kills bulbs quicker
Looks pretty good to me . Lights are now 10 inches to water the surface and were 11 before .

LILBUDDHA · Mar 11, 2012

A few items picked up yesterday @ the CT frag meet .

My Clementines

Jesus Stag

BB Favia

Copps .. addition ....can't remember the name

Dr Mac's Blueberry Milli

tbdh20 · Mar 11, 2012

Very nice!

LILBUDDHA · Mar 11, 2012

Sold to me as a tort

LILBUDDHA · Mar 11, 2012

New FTS

LILBUDDHA · Mar 11, 2012

tbdh20 said:
Very nice!

Thanks B .. I need to quit talking to you on the phone ..seems like everytime I do ,I end up coral hunting ...
I ordered a box of Bionic salt .. since I am down to the last of the RSCP salt ,
I will do 15 gallon water change with the RSCP . Polyp extension is not up to snuff ... Doesn't mean it's not healthy ..
I just like fuzzy sticks .. :tongue:

Flipside · Mar 12, 2012

Looking good man!

LILBUDDHA · Mar 14, 2012

Flipside

Looking good man!

TY Leo ...

ESV B-ionic Salt came in .. I could not change the order to the 200 gallon mix .
Anyone tried this stuff yet ? A 50 gallon mix is pretty heavy . UPS says 23 lbs ..

huuta · Mar 14, 2012

nice looking tank.was wondering what happen to u on the other forum.

LILBUDDHA · Mar 14, 2012

huuta said:
nice looking tank.was wondering what happen to u on the other forum.

Well hello there ....

I really don't have a lot of time with school and work going on . I like the forum it's just too far to make a meeting . I have time to catch up since it's spring break but I haven't been too involved with the tank . Just taking things sorta slow unless I talk to my bud B and then .. whadda ya know I end up going out and buying coral . LOL

I couldn't resist with the salt . I made 5 gallons and the mix was pretty clear in less than 10 minutes . No residue or grit in the bottom .. Pretty happy with it . 4 steps and it's done I will stick the heater back in to get the temp up a lil before the small water change in the morning .

LILBUDDHA · Mar 18, 2012

Still trying to wind down from work ...
I did take this shot for coralreefnc ...
I have no problems with SKIMZ .. This sm 121 is rock'n just fine .

Here u go Walt .yes it's starting to look like dark coffe
with my camera phone ..

I did some bobbing and weaving today on looking 4 a decent point and shoot camera .
Have a nice DSLR .. I just couldn't pass the learning curve .. It's still packed in the box with some stuff in NC .
I looked at a point and shoot Panny dmc-ZS8 .... for traveling and some quick reef pics .
The bad cnet says is the price so I started researching .. everything else will suffice
This is what I did ... just in the nick of time .
Staples had it for 279.99
I got a price match with Amazon or Best buy .. 179.95 ..
Was able to stack a 40% off coupon for Panasonic cameras @ Staples that ended on 17 March ..

Bought a 2 year extended warranty 40.00
Used 10% discount ... I work there part time .
Total was priceless @ 139.00 out the door .. :bigsmile:
U gotta love a blessing , when u get one ... Amen