Yeah Doug, this is the problem I'm facing: I need enough blue to offset the yellow glare of the 10K MH but not so much that the tank is blue without the MH. When it becomes time to change the MH's I can go with 14K or 15K and then no problem.

My CBB has to be the dumbest fish I've ever seen. He's too stupid to be afraid of the bigger, badder fishes and doesn't hesitate to steal food right from the mouths of the Tuskfish or Lunare Wrasse. Tonight at feeding time he topped himself though. He was chasing a piece of mysis and it went down the overflow. So there he sat and waited for it to come out again. Meanwhile there are mysis swirling all around his head and the other fishes are gobbling it up. Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Here's a pic of "Dumbass"

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_0657.jpg

thats a good story, i know some of my fish can be challanged at times.

particular my tomini, he swims around and around the power head for 20min at times.

My Kole does laps through a cave and up over the rock. Always goes the same direction and comes out upside down. Makes me wonder sometimes how these guys survive in the wild.

true, maybe its just captivty

haha just watch the movie, "Finding Nemo" again and pay attention to the first scene that Nemo is in the fish tank with the other wild caught and captive bred fish hehehe it would totally suit your guys fish.

ahaha, NEMO.

So I went to the city Monday and picked up my new light. It is a Sfiligoi Infinity XR4 (3x 400W MH, 8x 39W t5, and 8 LED moonlights). This thing is a beast; it must weigh about 200 lbs.


http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1719.jpg


One nice thing about this fixture is the venting system: no noisy fans
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1721.jpg


The ballasts with locking cord connectors.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1723.jpg


Nice reflectors. They're made to direct the light straight downwards with no spillover to the sides.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1720.jpg

I'm undecided how I'm going to mount the fixture. I was originally going to hang it from the ceiling, but it turns out Joan is not totally sold on the idea of two or more cables coming from the ceiling as the tank is in the family room. If I can't change her mind about that I'll have to come up with a different approach. I've got plenty of time to figure it out though because I have to build a new entertainment-center cabinet I've been promising her. :sad: If I start on this light I'll never hear the end of it. :blah: So I'll build her the cabinet and make her happy. :kiss:

where in the heck Lance did you get the money for that beast wow nice looking light

Ya, you venturing into Male prostitution or something??? :razz::surprise::mrgreen: