The Project: Waterbox 60.2 Marine Plus

[Daniel92481]

Hey there, cool setup! How’s that sweet recordea? I love those colors!

 

[S.Pepper]

Hey there, cool setup! How’s that sweet recordea? I love those colors!

thx. I believe it's coming on Friday. I have 14 different corals coming between thur and fri.

 

[Daniel92481]

thx. I believe it's coming on Friday. I have 14 different corals coming between thur and fri.

That’s great! So much work to do lol. Fun work though.

 

[S.Pepper]

That’s great! So much work to do lol. Fun work though.

LOL. Yes, I've been prepping since yesterday to make sure I have all of my ducks in a row.

 

[Daniel92481]

LOL. Yes, I've been prepping since yesterday to make sure I have all of my ducks in a row.

Sounds good. Make sure to post a pic of that ricordea once it settles in. I would love to see it! ;Wideyed

 

[S.Pepper]

Sounds good. Make sure to post a pic of that recordea once it settles in. I would love to see it! ;Wideyed

For sure. I need to get a filter lense to really show them off. Just another thing to buy... and it never ends.

 

[Daniel92481]

For sure. I need to get a filter lense to really show them off. Just another thing to buy... and it never ends.

Never! Ever! You’re right! Yea, I’ve heard of those things. I have a cheapo one I got from an event one time. It works really great for free.

 

[S.Pepper]

Never! Ever! You’re right! Yea, I’ve heard of those things. I have a cheapo one I got from an event one time. It works really great for free.

They're not that expensive ($30)…. but how many times can you say that and say it's not expensive? ;Hilarious

 

[Daniel92481]

They're not that expensive ($30)…. but how many times can you say that and say it's not expensive? ;Hilarious

I hear you. It all adds up, but hey, it’s a great hobby/lifestyle. Who else gets to go scuba dive in their living room without getting wet?

 

[najer]

"How did you find this Simon?"
The date stood out when the journal was started, my 57th birthday!

I can't remember which puffer I had a year or so back, fed well and still turned on my corals, good luck!

 

[Thad disbrow]

Your on the right track. Varios is a great pump, I run the 6. The skimmer 110 is a great skimmer and you will not go wrong with it. I have used gyre maxspect which is like icecap and don't personally care for it. Hard to get the right water movement where you want it since they cover a broad area. ATO Xp Aqua work well. Light choice is works well. Congrats on diving in!

 

[S.Pepper]

"How did you find this Simon?"
The date stood out when the journal was started, my 57th birthday!

I can't remember which puffer I had a year or so back, fed well and still turned on my corals, good luck!

Yeah, It's an understood possibility, but one I'm willing to take. Hopefully, keeping him well fed will keep him away from my corals, but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason: some will go after corals no matter how you feed them.

 

[S.Pepper]

Your on the right track. Varios is a great pump, I run the 6. The skimmer 110 is a great skimmer and you will not go wrong with it. I have used gyre maxspect which is like icecap and don't personally care for it. Hard to get the right water movement where you want it since they cover a broad area. ATO Xp Aqua work well. Light choice is works well. Congrats on diving in!

Yes, I really like my Varios return pump; in fact, i like just about everything from RO. I ended up getting the Bubble Magus Elite for a skimmer and after many trials and tribulations, i finally have it dialed in... i think. I was leaning towards the maxspect gyre, but the one thing that turned me away from it was the noise... or at least reportedly so. I'm glad i went with the RO octopulse 2... it's virtually silent and really moves the water.

 

[S.Pepper]

After looking at a few filter kits for taking pictures with my phone, I decided on "Reefing Art Coral Lens Professional Photography 6 Lenses Kit." They were all about the same price and this one looked best to me. Will have it tomorrow.

 

[S.Pepper]

9 corals from 2 different vendors received today and all are doing well. 5 more tomorrow. I was trying to hold with any pictures until my filter lenses came in, but.....


These look so much better in person. Neon tip purple torch, and orange ricordea.

 

[S.Pepper]

pic from one of the corals I got today: armor of god, paly. the neon orange is awesome. can't wait until I get my filter lenses to really show off my corals.

my aussie lemon splatter is taking its good ole time of coming out, but it is blossoming slowly and looks awesome.

neon green gsp have really sprouted after being in my tank for over 24 hours. planning to glue the 2 frags to the glass back wall. i saw that look and it looked awesome to me.

 

[Daniel92481]

Looking good! Those Armor of Gods are insanely bright! I have some too.

 

[S.Pepper]

Looking good! Those Armor of Gods are insanely bright! I have some too.

no doubt. the picture doesn't tell the whole story.

 

[S.Pepper]

This is a day made for making ro/di water... and a chance to wear shorts and a t-shirt again. I'm in NE and it will get close to 70 degrees.

It's also a day to watch PLAYOFF FOOTBALL!!!!!! And maybe a cold one or two. Until then, a couple pics of my new corals. I received my filter lenses last night through Amazon and started playing around with them this morning. I'm obviously going to have work on my "skills" using the filters. Regardless, here's a pic of my Aussie Lemon Splatter Hammer and Devil's Armor Paly.

 

[S.Pepper]

Song of the Day: Foo Fighters, Times like these.