Saltwater & Reef

Mattyfelts · 11-04-2014, 10:56 PM

AHH I didn't see those posts, I'd pass on actinic only

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10gal_nano · 11-04-2014, 10:58 PM

Darn. I have about $50. What's my best bet?

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BigRedsReefs10 · 11-04-2014, 11:36 PM

I'd just save up the extra $15 or so and get the 18k par30 from cc

BigRedsReefs10 · 11-05-2014, 12:14 PM

Got some packages!!

May have gone over board

Ordered my corals from a eBay store located down state from me so shipping was only $10, so far I'm impressed.

Just started the float, I imagine there will be a photo dump to come later

10gal_nano · 11-05-2014, 12:16 PM

Ooh. What did you get?

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bribo12 · 11-05-2014, 12:17 PM

Geez what did you get??? Your tanks gonna be fuller than mine!! :p

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BigRedsReefs10 · 11-05-2014, 01:00 PM

A few things :p

A new dynamic duo

And the tiniest little guy I've ever seen, put the dime under the breeder box for comparison

BigRedsReefs10 · 11-05-2014, 01:01 PM

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Nice!! I just did a little coral shopping myself

may have gone overboard though

And a new one for me.

and some candy. And a wp10 that should be here tomorrow.

bribo12 · 11-05-2014, 02:27 PM

Right, I definitely saw those haha. Very nice! Can't wait for pics

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BigRedsReefs10 · 11-05-2014, 03:01 PM

Everything just went in, definitely filled the sand bed. Lights come on in a couple hours so well see how they look.

05spooln · 11-05-2014, 08:03 PM

Red not to be a pest but you did say pics in a couple hours a couple hours ago...😬

BigRedsReefs10 · 11-05-2014, 08:17 PM

There starting to open up so here's a teaser

where it's at, it was tough to get a good shot

I'm pretty fascinated by this lepastrea, kinda want another :p

And some random shots until the rest of the new stuff opens a little more

05spooln · 11-05-2014, 08:20 PM

Wow! Nice pickups for sure! You sure this is just a "spare tank"? You might need an upgrade already lol! Inspirational for me for sure man!

Khuligirl93 · 11-05-2014, 10:02 PM

Beautiful! How do you acclimate your new corals to the light?

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BigRedsReefs10 · 11-06-2014, 12:11 AM

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Wow! Nice pickups for sure! You sure this is just a "spare tank"? You might need an upgrade already lol! Inspirational for me for sure man!

Yeah it started out that way, but now it's my only reef so..... I'll fill it til I can't see rock or sand :p

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Beautiful! How do you acclimate your new corals to the light?

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Depends on the light, with the par bulb I usually just put them where I think they'll be good (should of acclimated the slimer, and now it's bleaching a little but it should come back around. If it's a more powerful dimmable fixture, I'd still start it on the sand bed but I'd also drop the % by 10-15% and slowly raise it back up over a couple weeks. Once the coral seems comfortable you can move it higher up/where you'd like it and see how it does.