. I assume its at least a main contributor to the wanton death and destruction as of late. Anyhow, I have some new goodies coming in the mail today (Can you say wrasses!?!?) along with a few more rock nems and some zoas to fill out the color wheel while Im working on some other stuff for the tank, so I should have an update on those here in a day or two.
Anyhow, once they are at their new homes, I plan on purchasing an ATI Sunpower 8x80w T% fixture and running a bulb combination that I've seen in some of my favorite tanks on R2R. Im sure there's plenty of power there - so that should alleviate any tinkering on my end. Im guessing I just suck at 'guessing' the right spectrum. 
Im losing this battle. I keep going back and forth as to what Im going to do about it. Part of me wants to ditch all the rock and just start over. Theres a lot of really cool ideas floating out there for rockscapes and I have the opportunity to do something more planned with a new rockscape if thats what I want to do. BUT, since the little jerks are in the sump too (being taken out slowly by the filefish, which is nice seeing them disappear every two or so days) Im afraid that if I replace the rocks, I'll just get them again, which is a bit self defeating. AND I'd likely get a cycle again, since I'd be replacing all of my rock. Though, I suppose I could move all the DT rock into the sump (letting the filefish munch until he explodes) and replacing the DT rock. I wouldnt lose out on the bacteria, but would get the aiptasia hosers out of the DT. Still not sure what Im going to do yet.
I'm glad to hear you like your T5's. I just switched to their 4 ft' 6 bulb dimmable fixture and am experiencing no guess work at lighting and corals are growing faster than ever. Those lights really bring out the details in your tank, good choice!Who wants to see what 90 lbs of Pukani looks like?!?
Lol - I havent opened it yet, but when I got home I met the UPS man who had five boxes filled with goodies for me. Pretty excited, moreso than I have been for most other reef tank delivery. Im pretty sure its because Ive never gotten my grubby little hands on a quality fixture like this. I stopped by Home Depot on the way home and picked up some 20" wall brackets, since I cant manage to hang the fixture from the ceiling due to the drop tiles and the overhead duct work hidden therein. I watched a few youtube videos and then hooked it all up. Its intimidating hanging that big 60" fixture over the tank with only two wires, but its holding, and is level and looks so dang sharp...
Oh, and the light looks really amazing. I havent run just T5s before, so I wasnt sure what to expect. Ive had just the Blue+ retrofits on the tank for a week, since I sold the AI 26s, and the tank looked so flat, I was concerned that I would have issues with the fixture itself. Luckily, there are a lot of great people on this forum and Ive been in contact with several people via PM who talked to me about their bulb preferences and the reasons behind them. Its great to be able to piece together a bulb combo and have it look pretty nice out of the box. I think I was most impressed with how the fish looked under the lights (since the corals were thinking it was bed time). The anthias look amazing... better color than Ive seen with any lights that have been on the tank while theyve been in it. Cant wait to see how it looks tomorrow when everythings open!
Gratutious sexiness from the ATI 8x80w 60" Sunpower. Combination of Giesemann and ATI bulbs. Front to back: Giesemann Tropic, Giesemann Aqua Blue Azure, Giesemann Super Actinic, Giesemann Super Purple, Giesemann Actinic Blue, ATI Blue+, Giesemann Super Actinic, ATI Blue+
Oh, and huge shout out to @Bulk Reef Supply for great packaging and making my UPS guy happy, as they packed my rock in two seperate boxes, so they were managable. Ive ordered from other places, where Ive gotten 80lbs of rock in one box
My dosing setup and tank shot. The tank is messy cuz I just fit 28 frags from wwc and haven't mounted them all yet.
