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Just went page by page for the firs time.... Wow... I love everything you did! Looks amazing and well thought out
Amps Reef Life 180 Gallon in Wall Reef
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No, not that I know of. I love anthophilia they have a special place in my heart lol. Really sucks with the Indo band they are near impossible to get. I bought this off another collector locally.
Thank you very much! I appreciate that.
Thank you!!!!
If you are able to do this for your build I would. This is one thing I wish I had done that would make it much easier for getting into the tank. Have the cabinets above the tank flip up toward the ceiling and not open like a normal kitchen cabinet. That would help so much being able to lean into the tank for maintenance. The doors can get in the way sometimes. I do most of my work from the back side of the tank.
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Thank you!!!! If you are able to do this for your build I would. This is one thing I wish I had done that would make it much easier for getting into the tank. Have the cabinets above the tank flip up toward the ceiling and not open like a normal kitchen cabinet. That would help so much being able to lean into the tank for maintenance. The doors can get in the way sometimes. I do most of my work from the back side of the tank.[/QUOTE]
Great tip and in my tentative plans I was planning a flip up access panel to allow access to the front of the tank. Any other tips or things you would have done differently?
If you are able to do this for your build I would. This is one thing I wish I had done that would make it much easier for getting into the tank. Have the cabinets above the tank flip up toward the ceiling and not open like a normal kitchen cabinet. That would help so much being able to lean into the tank for maintenance. The doors can get in the way sometimes. I do most of my work from the back side of the tank.[/QUOTE]Great tip and in my tentative plans I was planning a flip up access panel to allow access to the front of the tank. Any other tips or things you would have done differently?
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Thank you!!!!
Great tip and in my tentative plans I was planning a flip up access panel to allow access to the front of the tank. Any other tips or things you would have done differently?[/QUOTE]
No problem. My room wasn't big enough but I would have had the sump off the side on its own stand. That helps with all the bending over and it's easier to do maintenance on the sump especially when siphoning detris out. I have soft closing cabinets I would highly recommend this. It helps with noise but mainly helps with the thumping of the cabinet closing and disturbing your fish. The room my tank was built into is already apart of the house(My house wasn't a new build). If you are building your house I would add a drain in the room if possible or a window if you are on the outer wall. I have a window so I can drain my water outside that also allows you to run your skimmer line outside to help with PH if ever needed.
That's all I can think of right now.
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If you own the aquaticlife hybrid T5 LED fixture please watch out when you are changing out the light bulbs. The hooks that hold the bulb are melting to the bulb itself. I was thinking to myself it wasn't this hard when it set up and then pop! A T5 bulb shatters over my tank. A few tiny glass pieces got in it. I placed a towel over the tank after that. They didn't think this through very well. Be careful aquaticlife owners. I run T5's 6 hours a day. This is right before my bulbs hit one year I am slowly changing them out. Hopefully, Those little pieces of glass won't affect my tank they are so small I can not get them out. I am talking tiny tiny tiny.
I posted some videos about the issue. I love these fixtures other than this issue I just found out about.
I posted some videos about the issue. I love these fixtures other than this issue I just found out about.
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I posted this on a few groups I am in on FB and one being the #ASKBRSTV and many people replied that the company heard about the problem and fixed and are sending out fixtures that have clamps made of metal just like you stated. I Bought mine back in December 2017 the fixture was still pretty new then. I sent them an email hopefully they will send me those clamps. I tried to pull off the plastic on mine and I guess after a year of being melted it was near impossible lol. It felt like I was going to break the clamp if I tried any harder.
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Gorgeous. Where did you snag the aussie gold torches?A few hot new pieces I picked up yesterday. I cannot wait to get some solid photos of these with my camera. I couldn't wait to share them so here are Iphone pictures along with two videos.
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Thank you I hope so too. Until then I will do my best to work around it and make sure I have a towel down every time I change a bulb lol.
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Thank you, that gold torch is awesome! I picked this one up from a local reefer. I can't remember what vendor my other one came from I have had it a long time.
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Good news! They are taking care of me and sending me new clips for the fixture. Very fast to respond with some tips on how to remove the other bulbs.
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A rare fish not seen too often. The Moyer's Leopard Wrasse. I have had this fish for half a year now. She's awesome!
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Merry Christmas!!!! This is my first FTS with the new camera! I need more practice!
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I've got the camera back out and I am working on some more photos. It's like having a hobby within the hobby lol. ;Facepalm
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Really cool fish! Where'd you get it?A rare fish not seen too often. The Moyer's Leopard Wrasse. I have had this fish for half a year now. She's awesome!
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Thank you I got this one off of Divers Den on LiveAquira. I have never seen one at a LFS. I am working on getting a better photo of the fish.
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Here are a few more pictures.
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Here are a couple more fish photos.
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