jose7878 new 150 gal

[jose7878]

Quality of the pics aren't great they were taken with my phone. So the colors aren't as vibrant as they really are.

[emerald76]

Whoa
That's a whole lot of coral
Was it a sale?

[jose7878]

Originally Posted by emerald76

Whoa
That's a whole lot of coral
Was it a sale?

No just went overboard. Lol

[NyteGTI]

Originally Posted by jose7878

No just went overboard. Lol

it was a bit of a sale, they were giving us club pricing aka 30-40% off at least kyle was for us, dunno who you were talking to to get yours.

[jose7878]

Originally Posted by NyteGTI

it was a bit of a sale, they were giving us club pricing aka 30-40% off at least kyle was for us, dunno who you were talking to to get yours.

I was with Mac not sure if I got the 30-40% off with him but whatever I'm happy with what I got. Lol

[jose7878]

So far all 38 corals are looking good polyps are all extended. I still have them on a frag rack a inch off the sandbed. I'll give them a few more days and slowly raise them a little higher before putting them in the final spots.

[jose7878]

I decided to make a Algae Turf Scrubber out of a 5gal bucket. Just to see if this works out for me. If it does work out for me I will build something a little better. In the mean time this will do.

[Hondatek]

The lights need to be pointing directly at the screen and not from above . Also you need one light on each side.

[jose7878]

Originally Posted by Hondatek

The lights need to be pointing directly at the screen and not from above . Also you need one light on each side.

The light is hitting the screen directly the picture isn't really showing it to good. I will be buying another light today.
I built this out of the moment and had just one of the light laying around the house.

I'll give it a couple days and see what happens and if it not producing enough algae I will take your advice and raise it higher

Anyone else with opinions feel free to comment. I always take suggestions.

[Hondatek]

Cool deal . Mine is still new but it is almost all green now since I moved my lights around . Good luck with it.

[jose7878]

Originally Posted by Hondatek

Cool deal . Mine is still new but it is almost all green now since I moved my lights around . Good luck with it.

How long did it take for it to start forming algae?

[Hondatek]

Brown algae in between 1-2 weeks. Turned green and filled in nicely at 3 weeks.

[jose7878]

I cut the sides out so the lights would hit the screen more directly like Hondatek suggested.

[Hondatek]

That is going to work so much better for you. Good idea just cutting the bucket.

[redsea]

I can take a few of your frags off your hands for you, LOL.

[jose7878]

It's been 2 days and the screen is starting to brown already. Looks like its starting to work.

[jose7878]

Okay I'm bout start buying some fish soon. Any suggestion. As of this moment I have a Coral Beauty , Yellow tang and Green/Blue Chromis.

I know my first of fish will be a Naso Tang since I told my wife once I get a big tank I would get one for her.

I'm just lost as to what else to get I want a community tank. But I don't want it filled with damsels. Any suggestions.

[NyteGTI]

Originally Posted by jose7878

Okay I'm bout start buying some fish soon. Any suggestion. As of this moment I have a Coral Beauty , Yellow tang and Green/Blue Chromis.

I know my first of fish will be a Naso Tang since I told my wife once I get a big tank I would get one for her.

I'm just lost as to what else to get I want a community tank. But I don't want it filled with damsels. Any suggestions.

Anthias & chromis! both great schooling fish & bright colors.

[Flreefer]

Anthias being much harder to care for, long term.

[SWSCJ]

Some of my fish: melanurus wrasse, pj cardinals, Bangaii cardinal, scooter blenny, maroon clown, lyre tail anthias, green chromis, percula clowns, mandarin goby, Fiji damsel, and of course tangs