Ronjunior Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I guess the ones I really notice receeding are the LPS (candy, hammer and frog) that close up for the night which I thought was normal when the "sun" went down with tentacles out. Anyway, the tubes themselves are sealed in acrylic. (square ends are 5/8", tube 3mm) The little rectangle power inverter I'm just going to silicone seal the plugs in case of salt creep. (my hood is only about 6" tall and get salt on my VHO's). Let me know and I can swing these by to test on your tank. One set would probably do the trick on your tank. I had a triple LED setup, but I like these cathodes because of a smooth overall transition with light. Geek saw it and liked it, waiting for him to post pics of his rednight tank. I think rope lights will use more power, the box claims it draws 5.0mA. They don't get very warm at all. Funny thing is, Ken who owns the place, sold his instore reef tank to an employee and when talking to him, a light came on. He never thought about it, but is going to try them on his too. My tank is 6' long........If I didn't want all the light, was thinking you could mask some with electrical tape.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Shawn, Home Depot in the lighting section, The only have blue available in like 16ft length but you can just trim it off at the length you want and seal the end with some silicon. Not really a Christmas light thing, I setup some purple ones in my daughters room and she loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Shawn, Home Depot in the lighting section, The only have blue available in like 16ft length but you can just trim it off at the length you want and seal the end with some silicon. Not really a Christmas light thing, I setup some purple ones in my daughters room and she loves them. Target had some blue too. Some places sell clear tubing with blue led's, but I know Targets was blue plastic....don't recall price since I buy after Christmas specials at 90% off. I think Angel Queen has the clear w/ blue, maybe she'll step in and give her opinion on how it looks at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefhut Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 MOON LIGHTS TOO!!! (scratch) ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM? DOH! GUESS WILL HAVE TO ADD A THIRD PANEL....(scary)LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Ahh they are easy to install, just tack them up above and around your main lights. Shawn, Not sure if your controller has a moon light function but mine has one of the plugs that can auto dim the moon lights. Maybe yours does too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I got my blue rope light at Home Depot. At the time I bought mine they had the 6' foot option. Perfect for my 125. They are just regular blue. I have them tacked up in front of the halides. They stay on all the time. They are pretty dim, only if its completely dark in the room, can you see them. I have to wait a minute for my eyes to adjust before I can actually see anything. I put these on as a quick fix, and havent gotten around to getting the moonlights that shimmer. Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 What type of sand did you put in there and what grade/size? I'm looking for something that won't blow around too much, looks like your 1st batch did. I'm debating on getting CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand which states is about 1-2 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 what about gettingaragonite playsand from advanced in salem? its great for reefs and its not too spendy. Its sold thru lowes but only on east coast. basically florida beach sand. they had 50lb bags for $25 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzypop Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 I have caribsea brand sand in the tank. Not sure what kind. The sand didn't blow around at all. I'm just to lazy to get in there and spread it out. It is in the same spot I dumped it. Once I get the rock aquascaped I'll worry about getting the sand where I want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefhut Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 The sand is the sea floor special.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 what about gettingaragonite playsand from advanced in salem? its great for reefs and its not too spendy. Its sold thru lowes but only on east coast. basically florida beach sand. they had 50lb bags for $25 bucks. Salem would cost me too much in gas :( and at least the Carib Sea Seaflor Special grade is a little larger, playsand would be pretty fine and already have that problem. I've got about 200# of crushed coral, but don't want to go that big. I was going to get some with Petsmart's free shipping, but Patrick has a pretty decent price for 40# bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 cool. didnt know how far u were from salem. and the playsand is sorta fine grains. I would avoid the coral though,.....fish and inverts that i have had seem to hate it cuz they cant dig in it as easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzypop Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 Just an update for ya all. Got the skimmer installed and electrical done. The inline 220v timer and 110v timer installed. The helios 400w bulbs I'm having a little trouble getting working but once I sort out the bulb thing I'll get some pics. Something very cool on the way is a brand new H&S 200CR-F3000 Calcium Reactor. Can't wait to get that baby hooked up. I'll get some pics of it when it arrives. Knowing H&S availability I'm not waiting by the door for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 so? any new pics or additions? any livestock in yet? we need to finnish the build with ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzypop Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 I can't figure out how to take a decent pic of the tank. Everything comes out horrible. I have started to transfer some stuff over and I did get my base rock too. I will probably be doing aquascaping in a week or two. Here are some pics of what I have. Shipment from H&S maybe coming into the US this week so I might see my reactor in a week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 whats the name of the coral in the middle, its brown with blue tips, starts off at the base as two sticks and then branches? ive got one of them and its done the same thing, started off as two fingers abought 4in long and now has branched out the top, and finnaly has a couple nubes starting at the base, looks like some more fingers are coming out of the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 looking good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzypop Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Its actually green with blue tips. just looks brown in the pic. It is an acro green with blue tip stag from Upscales Cube Tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzypop Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 some updates.... - The becketts on my skimmer were not sealed enough so those are being fixed right now, man I want to find out if this thing is going to work or not.... - I finally got everything to do my CL with OM4way (minus the plumbing). - Picked up my Skimmer Auto Shut Off Waste Collector. - Picked up and installed a dehumidifier for the garage. - Been battling with these 400w helios bulbs for a while but I think I got it figured out finally. - Set up a temporary precision marine calcium reactor until the new one comes. here is another pic from when I finished the moulding a while ago that I forgot to post. I am happy with the way it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I think its beautiful....i am thinking of sticking a 180 or 220 in my LR wall since my wife loves your tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 that is just beautyful!! and inspiring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCCP Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 yap looks good, but how about you hide those water heaters somewhere else like sump or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Very nice!! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzypop Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 yea the heaters are in the sump now. Thanks reef165, cccp, holly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzypop Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Update: My daughter Emily was born January 21st and she is happy and healthy. With the new addition I haven't had lots of tank time but I did finish the OM4way install. I haven't had a chance to add my rock or aquascape so it is a seafloor of corals right now but it is still very cool. Here is a pic I took last night to share. Once I get the rock in and aquascaped I'll take some more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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