Doug's 250, now 300, in wall build

[mr_X]

here's one-
New Dimmable 120w led light of aquarium coral reef led grow light | eBay

 

[Kio707]

Those the ones you have?

 

[mr_X]

No, mine are not dimmable. These are the same thing as I have though, besides the dimming feature.

 

[Kio707]

You recommend the dimmable ones over the ones you currently have?

 

[needmorecowbell]

I have the dimmables. I absolutely love it. It's almost a must for a nano tank, full blast would fry my sps.

 

[mr_X]

You recommend the dimmable ones over the ones you currently have?

Yes. If they were available then, I would have went for the dimmable also.

 

[Kio707]

Yes. If they were available then, I would have went for the dimmable also.

Thanks, Doug! Imma get them tomorrow... Appreciate ur help.

 

[Space lord]

Hey Doug is it possible to get your fish food recipe?

 

[mr_X]

The food recipe is simple. A small amount of whatever they have at the seafood counter, maybe some vitamin additive like selcon, chop/grind/process, and freeze flat.
Last time I used cod, shrimp, fresh clam, squid, cyclo-peeze, and kent zoe.

 

[Dary421]

Hey Doug is it possible to get your fish food recipe?

I followed doug's lead here a year and a half ago and as he said just chop up a concoction of stuff and freeze it flat then just break or cut off a piece at feeding time... Its also a great way to make sure your particular critter gets what it needs also... In my case i chopped up a bunch of nori ( seaweed ) into the mixture for the yellow tang.... I usually use a piece of fresh fish, squid, mussels, mysis, shrimp,, nori , lobster or whatever's available to me at the time.. A few drops of zoe for vitamins and your off.
Also, if you are going on vacation its a great way to pre cut some little pieces for someone to feed your fish while youre gone., that way you know they're not under/over feeding them.
I usually use one of those pill containers that have mon- tues - wed - etc stamped on them., ill precut the pieces and have them in the appropriate little bins for the days feeding...... It works great and itll save you a lot of money too.. Just another great tip from mr.x

 

[Space lord]

Thanks Doug and Dary for the replies,seems there is a shortage of frozen food right now and figured I would try making my own gonna try putting mine in the smaller ice cube trays.

 

[Dary421]

Thanks Doug and Dary for the replies,seems there is a shortage of frozen food right now and figured I would try making my own gonna try putting mine in the smaller ice cube trays.

I put my mixture in a zip lock bag and smooth it down so it's like a 1/4 " or so thick,...makes it much easier to handle .

 

[Jester1026]

I put mine in jello shot cups. Freezes easy and you can pull one or two out the night before to defrost in the fridge.

 

[Kio707]

Hey Doug, think I'm going with the ones you have. I'm no expert and idk if I'll need to dim mine anyways.

 

[mr_X]

Just be careful to acclimate your corals slowly. use some sheets of window screen and remove one a week. Maybe 3 or 4 sheets.

 

[Kio707]

I have no corals as of yet..

 

[mr_X]

Ok then. You are good to go. Start any new corals on the bottom and work them up slowly.

 

[Kio707]

Thanks again, Doug... How high do I need to hang them? It's a standard 150g.

 

[mr_X]

I would keep them about 6" away from the water so they can't easily get splashed.

 

[Kio707]

K, no issues.. Appreciate all ur advice and help.