DBarsotti's 105g Cube

[Mike&Terry]

...I really need to break out my Nikon and take some real pictures. Ha

Please do! And your tank is looking GREAT! :bigsmile:

 

[skinz78]

Looking great D, break out the big gun and get some more shots!

 

[DBarsotti]

thanks everyone, really appreciate it.

heres a video i just took with my iphone.. i know i've got a bad cyano outbreak but the tank is only 4 months old ha

[video=youtube;1Z3XSd5DBAM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z3XSd5DBAM[/video]

 

[DBarsotti]

ok these pictures kinda stink but my camera died and i cant find the stupid charger..anyway. heres a few.. i really wish i could get some better shots. blah

 

[DBarsotti]

There is a serious love-fest going on with my snails lately. I don't care for it.

 

[DBarsotti]

My new clowns that came yesterday.

 

[skinz78]

Looking good D, where did ya get the Clowns from?

 

[stlcard]

great tank. mind sharing your full lighting schedule? ill be doing a mix of LED/T5 and havent decided whats the best schedule. How long is your total photoperiod? do you sunrise/sunset? max intensity on the radion at peak of your photoperiod?

Thanks. Keep the updates going!

 

[DBarsotti]

Looking good D, where did ya get the Clowns from?

Thanks man. I got the fish from saltwater fish.com they had some crazy sale going, I got the ORA platinum, ORA Picasso and a cleaner pack that had 10 blue legged hermits, 10 nassarius, 10 Astrea, 2 cleaner clams, 1 emerald crab, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 ricordea and some weird macro brush plant all for 175 shipped. Ha, I didn't really want to buy anything but I have been wanting some new clowns and I just couldn't pass up that deal.

great tank. mind sharing your full lighting schedule? ill be doing a mix of LED/T5 and havent decided whats the best schedule. How long is your total photoperiod? do you sunrise/sunset? max intensity on the radion at peak of your photoperiod?

Thanks. Keep the updates going!

Thanks!

8:00am Radion sunrise ON
8:45am blue reef brite ON
9:00am 4xT-5 ON
10:00am Radion reaches 100% on all channels
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6:00pm Radion begins to power down
7:00pm T-5 OFF
7:15pm Reef brite Off
8:00pm radion goes into moonlight mode

 

[skinz78]

Dang, some shops sell single clowns for that much....

 

[DBarsotti]

Dang, some shops sell single clowns for that much....

Yeah I was super stoked ha

 

[cabj1970]

Is this the same Dominic from Monterey Bay Aquatics?

 

[DBarsotti]

Is this the same Dominic from Monterey Bay Aquatics?

Yeah but I shut down Monterey bay aquatics because I got a new job that requires a huge amount of my time so it wasn't practical anymore. Now I just have this current tank. I sold off all my stock/equipment so I could start over with frags of some of my favorites and just be a hobbyist again.

 

[cabj1970]

Well congrats , it lance from New Jersey. You probably don't remember me but I got some stuff from you last year off of eBay last year. Stuff growing like weeds. Let me know if you decide to sell some sticks again

 

[DBarsotti]

Well congrats , it lance from New Jersey. You probably don't remember me but I got some stuff from you last year off of eBay last year. Stuff growing like weeds. Let me know if you decide to sell some sticks again

Hey lance yeah I remember you. Thanks! Glad to hear those frags are working out well for you. Got a thread? Or some pictures? Id love to check them out.

 

[cabj1970]

No, I need to do a thread. My pic skills are not good. Most of my stuff is the size of a softball frag the frag. The Steve starry night is crazy is still my favorite.i will try to take current pics and compare it to the original frag

 

[DBarsotti]

No, I need to do a thread. My pic skills are not good. Most of my stuff is the size of a softball frag the frag. The Steve starry night is crazy is still my favorite.i will try to take current pics and compare it to the original frag

Right on man, get a thread going so we all can check it out. Yeah the Steve's starry night is an insane piece. The original mother colony from my buddy Steve (reefsmac) is just mind blowing

 

[jtomasi]

What t5 kit are you using? Thinking about supplimenting my radion with 4 t5s as well. great looking tank!

 

[DBarsotti]

What t5 kit are you using? Thinking about supplimenting my radion with 4 t5s as well. great looking tank!

I'm using the sunlight supply 24" t-5's all in one fixtures I got from aquacave.




Ok so here's some coral growth pictures so you can see what kind of results this lighting setup is producing..
First pictures were taken on Dec. 10th so about 3 months
I feel I could be getting better colors but time will tell.

 

[DBarsotti]