Recent content by dakotajoe1

Well currently I have the return at the bottow of the top tank. But I'm about to make a spraybar at the top for surface aggitation and calmer flow.

Here is my latest project. Its a 10g FW with a 10g sunp. I plan on adding a lot of plants and a co2 system eventually. But I want a shallow and deep water there. I only have a betta in the top tank right now and was bottom feeders in the bottom. The pump you see will be hidden soon and looking...

I haven't decided yet. What would you roccomend? And what could I keep in a 10g with them

Well one kessel will prolly be a 10k and the other a actinic. I love the blue effect on coral. That's why I don't wanna go with a combination kessel.

I see what you guys are saying. I decided to go with a 10g display on a 10g sump. All the plumbing is up and running. Now I jus need the pukani and sand/crush coral mix. what do you guys think about a baby domino clown or something besides nemo for the fish and a peppermint shrimp with softies...

Well my plan was to start with a baby mandarin and move him to a larger tank later. From my experiece mandarins don't typically need a lot of space. The tend to have one or two dens they mainly hang around. But I think you guys are right about it being hard to stick with a true deep sea theme. I...

So I have a fluval 8g main display and a 10g planning on using as the sump/refuge. And I decided to make the 10g a deep sea theme. But I can think of a good way to pull that off. I plan on using lower lighting for a deeper effect but I don't know what to do with aquascaping or livestock. I wanna...

So I picked up a Coral Beauty today from my lfs for $12 with "pop-eye" as they guy called it. It was also quaranteened because the other fish were picking at it and created quite a large hole. I was curious what the best method of treating it is. The lfs guy recommended iodide which I purchased...

So I have a 35g hex reef tank and cant seem to get good flow. I have a hydor nano 240 gph circulator and a 12" spray bar attcched to my eheim 2217. I currently have them in the back corners facing the front pane and slightly down so it hits the front, goes down and then towards the back. i used...

Ya I think I may buy one soon. Any idea where to find a decent cheap one?

Oh and I only went with T8s because they were the only ones I could find in the 18" size I have to have.

Thanks for the tips guys. I tried looking up specs on the LEDs and can't even find the lamp on walmarts site or anywhere else. They are very bright tho so I'm assuming a higher k value. They are mainly in there more for accent lighting to brighten everything up and add the shimmer effect. Below...

So iv made my own lid for my 35g hex reef tank lid and I built a large light box that contains 4 T8 bulbs and 4 leds. The ballast are the cheap under cabinet fixtures from walmart and claim to consume 15w and output 60w but I will run coralifebulbs 2 10k and 2 actinic. The leds are again cheap...

I finaly cut the light box. This is pretty much my first acrylic project so its not perfect but I'm happy with it. Just need to flame folish, paint, wire, and glue it on. I also built the switch panel that contains 10 working switched and 2 for future use. I should have painted the panel black...

Freshly cut and fans installed. Next step is the light box and LEDs. Fans in front will be ran through plastic conduit and on their own switch.