On an up grade

[jjamontan]

I have still got to aquascape it but here is how it looks now.



All I did was put the rocks some place that was not on top of any coral.

[jjamontan]

Well here it is



I think I have to much flow, no matter where I point the powerheads sand is climbing the hill it is making. Lost one SPS somewhere in there. And I think I like T5's better. I don't see how these things can be more powerfull. I think that I should have went with a 8 bulb aquaticlife fixture. We will see .

[Hondatek]

Give the lights some time . They don't look potent but trust me they are .

[jjamontan]

So than how will I know if they are up to high

[Hondatek]

Gotta just start low and work your way up. If things start bleaching its too high and if they brown too low .

[jjamontan]

So the tank has been doing well other than all the sand in the corners getting pushed in (to much flow) my problem is not trusting the lights. I feel they don't give enough then the next day to much, no patients

[jjamontan]

Just avoided a huge problem with the tank or should I say the house. I was going to bed and my wife told me to go down stairs. When I get there she tells my that she hears sparks and smells something burning. This also happens last week. This time I heard the sparks and could smell it as well. So trying to figure it out I turned off the power strips. Still the sound and smell, so I look behind the tank and I can see sparks where one of the plugs is plugged in the wall. I can also see water built up on the top of the plug. So what do I say O ****. The tank is about 4" from the wall and the plugs are behind the sump. I guess there is to much moisture building up? I'm lucky I didn't burn the house down when my family was sleeping.

[Sniperhank]

Glad you caught that one!

[jjamontan]

So I figured out why the cord was getting wet. I found that the way I had installed the gfo and carbon reactor was all the way to the back of the sump. The return tube was leanking and very close to the back. It seemsike it was leaking out enough to get dripped on the cords.

[Sniperhank]

Glad you found the leak man. Good job.

[jjamontan]

Time to buy salt, I've been using IO and thinking of trying Kent's marine reef salt. Anyone use it?

[Sniperhank]

Yeah, I switched to Kent. My corals have shown better growth. I like the higher levels out of it and it is a finer salt, easy to mix.

[jjamontan]

What were you using before?

[Sniperhank]

Both regular IO and reef crystals. I didn't like them.

[jjamontan]

Going to try it, Dr Foster and Smith have it for $44 for the 200 gallon box.

[Sniperhank]

Yeah that's the same route I took with the same deal oh so long ago. Really like the salt.

[jjamontan]

Hadent been to the LFS in quite some time. Well I went today came home with a red planit, a green acro don't know the name but a real cool dark green. I sill post a photo when I place them

[jjamontan]

O and I also got a kole tang.

[Hondatek]

Well its been 12 hours and I'm now forced to say this............ Pics or it didn't happen

[jjamontan]

Yeah.... I went to take them whites were out and now leaving for work. I come home for lunch I will get some then.