135 Oceanic Build!
- Thread starter BigCountry
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75w CF flood lamp ("natural daylight"), 5500k, in fuge. In a month or so I will replace it with a spiral CF. The flood was great for the chaeto experiment since it's a focused beam. but now that I have the algae scrubber up and running I need more of a spread out beam to hit the sheet, which I can get with the spiral bulb.
Yeah luckily I do not have a phosphate problem. only nitrates atm.
Yeah luckily I do not have a phosphate problem. only nitrates atm.
ph 8.35 amonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 30-35 ( due to taking out bio media and caused a cycle to happen, prior that it was always 10-20) salinity 1.025 calcium 450. just wondering by your comment now though what is the deal with too much LR? I was told that 2 lbs per gallon was good, my total water volume is about 170 gallons so i got roughly 1.5 lb per gallon.
I didnt mean you had too much. I meant you have some good bio filtration with that much rock. 2lbs per gallon is VERY good.
that was my thinking on it as well. just took it like it was a bad thing and wanted to know the reason for it. i started with a 55 so it was a gradual build big country. had about 80 lb in that and then got another 140 lbs when i set up the 135 gal. actually got it on ebay. cured it first and added it to the tank.
Ya that's definitely the way to do it. It's a lot less costly that way. Sorry if I sounded arrogant or anything.
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So the guy I bought the small softies and LPS from text messaged me today and said he was breaking down his tank and getting out.....having looked at his tank I knew what his best pieces were. 
Scored a x-large red bubble tip anemone attached to a x-large piece of rock (filled a 5g bucket) and 2 mature MATED clown fish hosting the anemone!
Also picked a x-large toad stool coral attached to a decent piece of rock and a skunk cleaner shrimp.
Tonight has been a blast. Might be the best night I have enjoyed so far with the hobby watching everything respond to this small world I have created in my kitchen.....
Scored a x-large red bubble tip anemone attached to a x-large piece of rock (filled a 5g bucket) and 2 mature MATED clown fish hosting the anemone!
Also picked a x-large toad stool coral attached to a decent piece of rock and a skunk cleaner shrimp.
Tonight has been a blast. Might be the best night I have enjoyed so far with the hobby watching everything respond to this small world I have created in my kitchen.....
