90 Gallon Reef

[Lorna]

very nice...... I just picked up a new digital point and shoot camera also....but I bought the nikon p5100.....so look for some new pics from me....

great zoa's......

 

[TRe]

all the money i dish out for my tank i cant afford a good camera

 

[Lorna]

Compared to the money we dish out for our tanks......a camera is relatively a small purchase.... or can be. A good one costs less than some corals.

 

[di0nysus]

wich camera would that be? i def need a camra i can take take some clear tank shots.

 

[1979camaro]

Well...I did it...ordered metal halides over the weekend. They arrive Thursday. Got a 2x250w Sunpod setup. Should let me start playing with SPS. For now, I need to take some more shots of the tank before the new lights show up.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Nice! I love my MHs. I've used all kinds of lighting but T5s and i must say MHs just opened my eyes to a whole new type of light.

 

[Joe Fish]

Your corals will thank you for it!

 

[TRe]

i cant belive yur just now getting mh's after all these years! j/k cant wait to see some updated pics

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Is this that same 90gal that was so tall? I remember a picture of like your brother by it....or half in it or something?

 

[1979camaro]

Nah...it is my standard 90g. I am excited to get the MHs, but don't count on a bunch of new coral afterward...the bank account is severely diminished by said purchase.

Now that you mention it C-Man...anyone in the SF Bay Area want to buy a 90g tall?

 

[TRe]

well i kno yur no rookie but yur guna love the upgrade! and once u recoupe yur bank account i look foward to seeing u get yur feet wet in sps! your old 55g is one of the reasons i made the switch from FOWLR to reef (thanks )

 

[1979camaro]

Wow TRe...that is actually a huge compliment...I thank you for that.

I will try to get a fresh shot of the 90g up soon...you will notice that while it is in darn good shape (if I do say so myself) with lots of coraline, no nuisance algae, etc. it is really limited in coral. I just never really added anything new to it as I kept telling myself I would get the lights. Then I did.

 

[1979camaro]

The lights have arrived! Woot! I took a few pre-MH shots last night which I will try to get up later, but for now I want to put the new lamps together and see how they look! Very excited!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Got some sunglasses? First time i put the MH over my tank i stood there for at least 30mins checking out everything. Its almost as if you see new life instantly, or maybe you just can acctually see the current life....but its so amazing.

Looking forward to the pics.

 

[TRe]

sweet! cant wait to see the before and after pics! how do u like the shimmer effect?

 

[1979camaro]

Well...the halides are pretty awesome. I haven't gotten any pictures yet, but I do have the before shots from last night. I will post a few here and the rest are available on the website.

 

[1979camaro]

I took a trip down to the LFS and they had a sale for memorial day going on so I picked up three frags. Everything is tank raised. Full tank shot hopefully to follow tomorrow.

Pocillipora damicornis:

Seriatopora hystrix

plating Montipora (bad picture):

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Nice frags! But we're still gonna need that FTS.

 

[Lotus]

Nice looking corals

 

[TRe]

very nice frags and IMO the birdsnest and poccillarpora (especially the poccillapora) are some of the most hardy and easy to keep sps.... green birdsnest and monti caps are pretty easy too good luck with yur new venture into sps!