Another JBJ 45 build!

[Bob Escher]

Ah my stepson is a toolmaker for injection molds and so on. My better half works at a place that does injection molding and had owned her own place ( until a divorce ended that)
Me, 18 years Army, 8 years retail computer software and then 16 years as a computer consultant, hardware, networking. Did websites as well. Retired now ( not by choice but the Veterans administration and social security made it so. ( bad back from neck all the way done) so I spend lots of hours watching and playing around with the tank) A appeal awarded to me got me me current setup. But I hear you about income. I'm fixed ( as senior citizens say) so yeah gotta save and save before buying something

 

[Bob Escher]

Mocha Ocilleras.

Oh are they still in quarantine? All of mine are doing great getting ready to make a video about ad dons and changes to the JBJ 45

 

[Doob]

Oh are they still in quarantine? All of mine are doing great getting ready to make a video about ad dons and changes to the JBJ 45

Yes I just got them last night. Mid June they'll be able to join the others hopefully.

 

[Bob Escher]

So what do you have in your tank now?

 

[Doob]

So what do you have in your tank now?

Aside from the YWG and pistol shrimp that were just added (did you watch those videos?), there's a fire shrimp, firefish and blue green chromis. Also a CUC from reef cleaners.

For coral I have 2 mushrooms and some zoas, all from 1 frag.

 

[Bob Escher]

Ah I thought you had more. I'm going to add one more and that will be it, either a yellow tan for a flame angelfish. The better half wants both but no, the flame you got to watch. All of my present fish are at max a inch to a inch and a half and still going stron

 

[Doob]

Idk about angelfish much but I do know that our tanks are too small for tangs. Unfortunate because I really like them.

 

[Bob Escher]

I am looking at a blue tang, he in my LFS right now and he's all of a inch if that. Live aquaria says 70 gallon tank and he could get up to a foot.
Damm

 

[Doob]

Yeah they get big, and they're swimmers!

 

[Bob Escher]

Yeah I know but I watch those yellow tangs that are three inches in the Petco tanks and say gee I can do get him and then I wake up. Supposedly the flame can nip at coral but CJ of CJ's Aquarium on YouTube has one and I'm waiting on a answer how it's doing in his 45 gallon
So I might get the flame next Wed
I enjoy watching the tanks wish I could get a bigger one. Almost went 65 gallons but the cost after everything. But I love the depth of the 45
Here's a pic of both my tanks from where I sit

 

[Doob]

That's a sweet view. Yeah I would start focusing on getting them frags you got to grow!

 

[Bob Escher]

I'm trying I'm moving the light closer to them. The bad thing is the anemone is all the way in the back of the tank. I don't think my light is bright enough ( no the sun doesn't shine on the tank and the other window stays dark as well) but money is money and you know how that is

 

[Doob]

Lighting is my weak point so I paid for the one with the reputation lol. The zoas I have are doing magnificently.

 

[Bob Escher]

So which do you have? I even looked at the Pacifica from JBJ but said no, I'm down to 1 kessil 360, 2 kessil 160 or a SB reeflights, and I'm getting closer to the reeflights only because of the price unfortunately
I have two Jabao WP10's with the apex connector and a current marine led that I may try to sell only to try and get closer to the money I need

 

[Doob]

I have the radion xr15pro. Little guy puts off a lot of light.

 

[Doob]

Ecotech marine*

 

[Bob Escher]

Interesting you don't have a apex do you? How how they maybe I'll look at that as well

 

[Doob]

I don't. THAT is a chunk of money haha. You don't have to dose anything yet do you?

 

[Doob]

This was the frag when I got it...

Compared to the last pic I took, I'll get a better one tomorrow after work, but you can zoom in on this one.

And the light is only running 85% intensity.

 

[Bob Escher]

I don't need to but I do have a Jabao doser ( 4 pumps) that I got for $65.00. Also have some nutrients ready to go ( the balling method) they were cheap and I read up on it and seemed interesting and NO MIXING

You s---
Just kidding it must be my light