Marie's 175g mixed reef (new pics added jan 27)

[marie]

The fish
These guys will have been in the tank for 5 yrs this june as well as an orchid dottyback who is totally camera shy






4 yrs in the tank are a pair of mandarins. The female refuses to get her picture taken



3 yrs last feb



2 yrs, a pair of potters angels



and because he is too big to miss a 3 yr old long spined urchin

[marie]

and last of all, a couple of pics of my favorite tank at the moment....my 120g tank

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Gorgeous fish Marie. Congrats on hitting the 5 year mark.

[christyf5]

Lol, Doofus looks huge!! Congrats on 5 years! I like the 10k better too

[marie]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Lol, Doofus looks huge!! Congrats on 5 years! I like the 10k better too

Doofus IS huge


I keep getting the urge to try different bulb set ups but when I do, I regret it within the first couple of weeks ......If only MH bulbs were cheap

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by marie

Doofus IS huge


I keep getting the urge to try different bulb set ups but when I do, I regret it within the first couple of weeks ......If only MH bulbs were cheap

I got some 14K bulbs off of ebay, they're not too bad and only $15 a bulb. I didn't like them at first, then I did like them and now I'm leaning once again to not liking them as much. I think it was about $60 with shipping for 3 bulbs, still cheaper than a single ushio. I'm not as huge a fan of the blue as I thought I would be. These are a nice whitish blue (not too blue) but I found I've lost some of the intensity that the ushios provided. I might trythe 10K ones when I get myself organized enough to order them

[PoonTang]

Looking good Marie and congrats on the 5 year anniversary. Sorry to hear that the upgrade isnt happening, i was so looking forward to seeing that.

[Myka]

I just looked at the pics with the XM and Phoenix side by side, and your SE are much bluer on the magnetic ballasts than mine are on my electronic ballasts. Even with 2x54w UVL Super Actinic running beside them mine aren't as blue as yours.

Congrats on 5 years!

[PoonTang]

Would it help to motivate you on your upgrade if Christy and I came over and stole all the corals out of your 175G ?

[marie]

Originally Posted by PoonTang

Would it help to motivate you on your upgrade if Christy and I came over and stole all the corals out of your 175G ?

It would probably have the opposite effect.....I would have room to buy more corals

Originally Posted by Myka

I just looked at the pics with the XM and Phoenix side by side, and your SE are much bluer on the magnetic ballasts than mine are on my electronic ballasts. Even with 2x54w UVL Super Actinic running beside them mine aren't as blue as yours.

Congrats on 5 years!

That xm bulb is over a year old so it is a bit more yellow then it should be....