Almost forgot my new baby: she's HUGE!

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/ballast.jpg

The tank is coming along nicely. Looks great.

Wow, brings back memories. That was my first ballast that I bought 6 or 7 years ago! Really nice with radiums.

I'm doing arm curls with it right now. I do step-downs and transition to the old magnetic in the cabinet and finish with the tiny one that came with the tank lol.

After only 2 days in my tank I'm sad to say my little neon goby jumped. Found him on the carpet under the stand today after looking in the tank/chambers for an hour. Really sucks he was so cute. I'm now considering a mesh top but would even the 1/4" mesh keep another one from jumping? They are TINY.

My royal gramma with the swollen eye ate some mysis today and was out of his hidey hole a few times so things are looking up for him.

Sorry to hear about the neon :sad: However I'm glad to hear the gramma is doing better. Tanks is looking good :smile:

Ok I just got the Lumenmax Elite hung. It's so ghetto with like tie-wraps and stuff. This bulb looks unreal to me. I actually don't think the 150w ballast I previously had (case looked homemade and had no labels but was magnetic) was hqi (m81) as this 250w on the m80 fluoresces like MAD! Spread is also insane compared to the disco ball. I'm seeing parts of corals and rock I never saw before. Some corals are already showing more polyp extension or some where there never was any.

Two problems now.

1) I need to build a 3-sided open top canopy to wrap around the tank because you can't sit on the couch anymore without getting BLASTED.

2) my poor azoo 4-fan unit HAS NOT SHUT OFF since it first came on. It seems to be holding things at 80 but it can't get the tank back to 79 and it's been nearly 20 min. This won't get any better when a canopy is on. I do plan to cut vent slits in the front to allow flow out the front but still...

So anyone have a used chiller they want to sell? DAAAAMN!

Wheres the pics bud...:noidea:

Tank had already had a full day's light when I hung the pig. Didn't wanna blast the tank for too long. Pics tomorrow maybe. More likely AFTER I make my canopy!

I think if I get another fan and have it aimed UP so it's moving air across the bulb and away from the tank it will help. Tomorrow I'll pickup a nice quiet fan that will run whenever the light is on. Any recommendations?

Tanks lookin awesome Brett, lots of growth on those sticks. :lol: