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[Digitalfirex]

This stuff? During cleaning yesterday, a portion of my aquascape is not secured well. I was going to epoxy it today with reef putty, but maybe this will work better?

If you already have reef putty you should be fine... buy yes that waterweld. Only thing I'd recommend is to use latex gloves...

For out of the water aquascape... the ol sand and brs glue is crazy (how well it works)

 

[billyocean]

Werent you the one that posted the petco caribsea sale

Not life

Werent you the one that posted the petco caribsea sale

I've never promoted their life rock....so no.

 

[billyocean]

The life rock is the one I'm talking about..their regular rock is just like marco or whatever else. The life rock is concrete

 

[ReeferZ1227]

The life rock is the one I'm talking about..their regular rock is just like marco or whatever else. The life rock is concrete

Got ya, have read the concrete can leach... those tonga branches are the concrete variety including their arches and what not IIRC.

 

[billyocean]

Side not...if adding any dry rock you can always stick some in thr sump for a week or two before adding to display. I add to my display with no worries...takes a few weeks to look decent but it doesn't cause problems

 

[Digitalfirex]

Side not...if adding any dry rock you can always stick some in thr sump for a week or two before adding to display. I add to my display with no worries...takes a few weeks to look decent but it doesn't cause problems

Adding it to the sump or the display would be exactly the same per his concern. Don't think the look was the issue as much as the "cycle" part. Unless I read that wrong.

 

[billyocean]

Adding it to the sump or the display would be exactly the same per his concern. Don't think the look was the issue as much as the "cycle" part. Unless I read that wrong.

Yes...but it can build a bio film before it gets blasted with light hence limiting algae.

 

[AKL1950]

Side not...if adding any dry rock you can always stick some in thr sump for a week or two before adding to display. I add to my display with no worries...takes a few weeks to look decent but it doesn't cause problems

My tangs and angels are pretty serious grazers, so hopefully they will do their J.0.B. And keep things looking good.

 

[robanister]

Anybody else planning a unboxing video... they will be due on Monday and next week we will announce the reveal as well and draw the 250 gc

Yes just wanted to get video a couple days after shipping for you. Will enter my video tommorrow ; )

 

[SBB Corals]

Yes just wanted to get video a couple days after shipping for you. Will enter my video tommorrow ; )

Awsome can't wait

 

[stoney7713]

Got ya, have read the concrete can leach... those tonga branches are the concrete variety including their arches and what not IIRC.

Dang, light bulb moment, when I set up the 40 it was all cycled rock. I had some issues and couldn't figure out what it was, I had to do water changes every 3 days or corals would close up, carbon, cuprisorb.

It finally settled after a month and I haven't had an issue since.

I had some of the Eden branches I used, now I wonder if that was the problem....

 

[andrewj1212]

Here’s the life rock mini branches. Can confirm pretty solid

 

[andrewj1212]

Trust the process…

 

[billyocean]

Here’s the life rock mini branches. Can confirm pretty solid

Lol...solid as a rock...which in this case isn't what I want.

 

[Joe462]

So you guys seem to like the quantra light bars. but any issues, problems? and know of any sales or discounts on them? Thanks

 

[billyocean]

So you guys seem to like the quantra light bars. but any issues, problems? and know of any sales or discounts on them? Thanks

There's a dimmable version that's about to drop any day if it hasn't yet..plus it has 4 colors in each led lens or something like that

 

[ryshark]

There's a dimmable version that's about to drop any day if it hasn't yet..plus it has 4 colors in each led lens or something like that

Do you not like Radions or just think they are overpriced?

 

[billyocean]

Do you not like Radions or just think they are overpriced?

The quantas are bars. Radions are a great light...tried and true. With what an xr30 costs you can get an Icon that beats it in every way. If I was set on an xr30 then I would pivot to the reefi 2.0...not only cheaper but more power. In the end my opinion is that every led light could use a little help from a bar or t5s for shadowing. I prefer a panel style led light because no matter how you market it and jazz it up light coming from a small area is just that.

 

[billyocean]

But that I mean puck lights pretty much

 

[ryshark]

The quantas are bars. Radions are a great light...tried and true. With what an xr30 costs you can get an Icon that beats it in every way. If I was set on an xr30 then I would pivot to the reefi 2.0...not only cheaper but more power. In the end my opinion is that every led light could use a little help from a bar or t5s for shadowing. I prefer a panel style led light because no matter how you market it and jazz it up light coming from a small area is just that.

That makes sense to me and is the reason if I get Radions I’m considering mounting them perpendicular, or adding bars.
I’m like 75% decided on Radion G6 Blues for a 48”x24”x24” footprint with, unfortunately, a big middle overflow. I’m trying to decide if I want 2x XR30 mounted perpendicular and a XR15 in between them. Or 2x XR30 mounted horizontal with AI Blades.
Or just start with only 2x XR30 mounted horizontally and add more lights as needed.