Sky's Diving Into The Reef!

[danbstrong]

Got my other light today! Yay!

Are those the ebay leds ?

 

[skywhitney]

Are those the ebay leds ?

I got them off Amazon but I believe they are the same.

 

[danbstrong]

I got them off Amazon but I believe they are the same.

Dimmable with timer? They do look nice over your tank! Im looking to invest is reason im asking

 

[skywhitney]

Dimmable with timer? They do look nice over your tank! Im looking to invest is reason im asking

You got it. Here are some quick specs per fixture.

3 watt LEDs
60 degree lenses if I'm correct
25x blue
25x white
3x moon
Individual dimmer switches for both white and blue
Built in timers

I have to say I'm very happy with them so far

 

[Beengirl]

Lights look great!!

 

[skywhitney]

Lights look great!!

thank you!

 

[skywhitney]

scored an awesome galaxia colony and a large Paly colony. Each colony is roughly the size of my hand.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Dude your tank already looks way better then mine. Haha great job im happy for you!

 

[skywhitney]

Dude your tank already looks way better then mine. Haha great job im happy for you!

haha with the exception of the two new colonies my tank looks full of frags. Now it just needs time to mature and fill in I appreciate it man, you guys have an awesome tank!

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

haha with the exception of the two new colonies my tank looks full of frags. Now it just needs time to mature and fill in I appreciate it man, you guys have an awesome tank!

Lol did you forget about the mushroom FOREST?! Haha so cool. well done

 

[skywhitney]

Lol did you forget about the mushroom FOREST?! Haha so cool. well done

lol I can't take credit for that piece, it was given to me by a friend. It is a really cool piece.

 

[skywhitney]

New stuff today!

The new acquisitions today were:
5 Red Leg Hermits
5 Nerite Snails
1 Emerald Crab (my other two died)
Multi Color Zoa colony
and a Kole Tang

The Tang is hiding in the rock so no pics yet but you can see the new colony of zoas in the upper right part of my scape.

I have also pretty much decided the large Galaxea colony in the bottom left corner will have to find a new home. It's just way to aggressive.

 

[skywhitney]

Here is the best picture of the tang I could get so far

 

[Hondatek]

Nice tang . Tank looks great too sky .

 

[skywhitney]

Nice tang . Tank looks great too sky .

thanks man! I'm trying to get a better pic of the tang but it's still pretty skittish right now and tends to hide when i'm in the room.

 

[skywhitney]

I traded in the large Galaxea colony today for some other fun stuff.

Here are the new things! (the mountain of Zoas I actually got yesterday).

The colony of blue Palys were just a blah peachy type color at the store but colored up really nice once they got into some good light. As you can see on the larger flat colony i'm still waiting for them to really open up but they look like they could be pretty colorful, we shall wait and see i guess.

I have come to the conclusion that i am definitely more softy and LPS oriented. I don't plan on getting more SPS at this time.

 

[Gboy66]

The tank is insane looking!! Looks soo old and established already

If you need some zoa/ paly id's i can try to help out when you snap some closer pics

 

[skywhitney]

Well now you have me looking for IDs foe the Zoas. Here's what I have so far.

Purple people eater



Green bay packer, orange, green, and a steely blue/grey type I haven't found an ID for yet.



fire and ice (the centers are actually quite blue, they look washed out in this pic though)




Here is a new Lobo



I was also able to get a slightly better pic of the tang today. If I come within 5' of the tank it freaks out and hides.

 

[Gboy66]

Well now you have me looking for IDs foe the Zoas. Here's what I have so far.

Purple people eater

Green bay packer, orange, green, and a steely blue/grey type I haven't found an ID for yet.

fire and ice (the centers are actually quite blue, they look washed out in this pic though)

Here is a new Lobo

I was also able to get a slightly better pic of the tang today. If I come within 5' of the tank it freaks out and hides.

I think they are correct except the 2nd and 3rd pics. I think they are Eagle Eyes and Green Deagon Eye zoas but maybe the colors are different in the pic

 

[skywhitney]

I think they are correct except the 2nd and 3rd pics. I think they are Eagle Eyes and Green Deagon Eye zoas but maybe the colors are different in the pic

I'll agree with those. there are a couple green bay in the back that i can't get a pic of right now and there are still the grayish blue ones that I can't ID. I'll see if I can get a clearer pic of them tomorrow.