Grizz's 8' shallow sea

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Marlin65

This clam (lower one) does not look to happy I would keep an eye on it.
I lost one that looked the same sometimes they just go and die just like that.
Just my 2 cents I could be wrong.....
The rest looks great though wish I had room for a eight foot tank.

He is a new transplant, pic was taken only a few hours after being in the tank and then my retard of a orange spot goby decided it was a rock and preceded to try and move all the sand out from under it.

[Marlin65]

oh that makes sense then it is just spooked just looked kind of funny in the picture.

[The Grizz]

I finally broke down and re did the rock work over the last 2 days. Added loc-line to the returns from the closed loop, so now each return has 3 return ports and I must say I really like the flow now.

Bought a very gently used Snapper return pump for the main return. Going to take out the 1200 gph pump and put this in it place.

Also pick-up a NextReef MR1 reactor for NP Pellets but don't have enough pellets left in my TLF 150 to put in service just yet.

Next items on the agenda is a controller and some new lights. For the controller I am either going with a GHL Proflux 2ex that Ken @ BWA has or the ReefKeeper Elite. I must do a little research on the Proflux first. As for the light I am almost certain I am going to go back to MH with 2 - 48" fixtures, each fixture has 2 - 250w MH 15,000K bulbs, 2 - 54w T5 that I will put in either some KZ Coral Lite or UVL Actinic White bulbs. the fixtures also have 3 dual moon lights each.

Once I have the light's I will have to finish the canopy of the tank as my wife wants me to put a shelf above the tank just below the picture that is hanging on the wall.

So here is a FTS as of today not TOTM worth but doing my best, picture quality is crappy because I had to use my iPhone, wife's camera in the shop and I suck a photography.









Enjoy and I hope to get more done over the holidays and update again

[reefwars]

hey greg if you ever decide to go with some more power for halides i have 4 400w pendants/ballast/reflectors for sale

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by reefwars

hey greg if you ever decide to go with some more power for halides i have 4 400w pendants/ballast/reflectors for sale

Thanks Denny but I think the 2 - 250w MH will be more then enough for my depth of tank.

[Delphinus]

Looks great, I particularly like the end shot looking down the length of the tank.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Looks great, I particularly like the end shot looking down the length of the tank.

Thanks Tony it is a work in progress isn't it.

[The Grizz]

A few new additions to the reef in the last week or so.

Added a Powder Blue Tang, could not help myself when I went in to Blue World and seen them. So nice and heathly and eating well. He is a little stressed out for the move but is doing great eating good and out in the open. Picked up another Bangii Card as well, here's hoping I get a mated pair as so as they find out each other is in the same tank.

Added a McCorsker's Flasher Wrasse from Red Coral Edmonton as well as a nice blue Crocea clam, thanks Steve. Was a little worried about the Flashers Wrasse yesterday when he was just hovering kind of stuck to the overflow. But today when I fed the tank there he was happy and eating great.

Stopped at Aqua Marine ran into Doug and Laurie (what a cute couple those two are) and wouldn't you know it but a little green brain followed me home.

Still have to put the MR1 and the Reeflo Snapper into service and pick-up my GHL Proflux 2ex controller yet plus order my new light's but it is all coming together once again.

Pictures will be coming soon as I get a new waterproof camera.

[Slick Fork]

Greg, If you are getting a Profilux you need the T5's I have and Dimm2 Power bar I have. Dimmable T5's are Frickin AWESOME!!

It's 2 (2x54watt) ballasts with waterproof endcaps and 4x 48" ice-cap reflectors. It might mean building your own rail as opposed to a fixture and mounting a couple of MH reflectors, as opposed to an enclosed fixture but the result is well worth it.

Let me know if you're interested and we can hammer out a price!

[The Grizz]

That could be interesting. I am looking at getting 2 new fixtures that have 2-250w MH and 2- 54w T5's. I was talking with Steve at RCE and he gave me a neat idea to use 2 of my existing fixture with color only bulb like actinic, Fiji purples and such to add some different color spectrums.