Dustin’s Sobering Sunshine Build

[PerplexyHexy]

 

[PerplexyHexy]

 

[PerplexyHexy]

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Just got the first white aquatic life t5 hybrid fixture... super stoked... just makes the room look so much better

 

[Clayton Jessup]

That tank looks amazing , very nice !

 

[PerplexyHexy]

That tank looks amazing , very nice !

Thank you dude... yeah, Im finally settling in a bit... Just need to get plumbing and cords organized and Im good to go...

 

[Natedogg559]

Any reason you went Radion over Kessil?

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Any reason you went Radion over Kessil?

Was already planning on running B+ and C+ bulbs... The radions blend in very well using the ab+ scheme... so visually its exactly what I want my tank to look like... Its the perfect combination of whites and blues for my taste... Plus a local reefer came over and let me use his par meter and everything seems to be plush for the moment... very happy with how things turned out... I have the hybrid fixture sitting 9” above the water line and here are my par results...

Sorry if its hard to read, but they turned out pretty well... running the t5s for 7 hours and here is the schedule for my radions...

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Finally sucked it up and kind of organized all the controllers and wires... feels so good to have all that stuff tucked away and looking good now...

 

[Teddy00024]

Very nice build! Following along.

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Added Ipad for Apex display lastnight... Its alright... kind of wish I took my time a little bit more... feel like I just threw it together

 

[P-Dub]

"Thrown together" nicely.

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Aint nothin’ like free water!!!!

 

[PerplexyHexy]

And a nice view!!!

 

[P-Dub]

That looks like Scripps or is it? That's a bit of a drive from Menifee isn't it?

 

[PerplexyHexy]

That looks like Scripps or is it? That's a bit of a drive from Menifee isn't it?

It is... i left around 5 pm from Temecula and got home to Menifee close to around 7... wasnt too bad... was nice having some quiet time in the car and escaping the circus for a bit... Ive been using the Scripps water since I started the tank... Its nice having the water mixed and at the right temp in the garage... Takes me 20 mins to do a water change...

 

[PerplexyHexy]

Got home at 7:45 sorry... hahahah...

 

[P-Dub]

It is... i left around 5 pm from Temecula and got home to Menifee close to around 7... wasnt too bad... was nice having some quiet time in the car and escaping the circus for a bit... Ive been using the Scripps water since I started the tank... Its nice having the water mixed and at the right temp in the garage... Takes me 20 mins to do a water change...

I used Scripps exclusively for many years while I was living in San Dog. It was a nice perk living so close.

 

[P-Dub]

This is where I get my water from now...

 

[PerplexyHexy]

I used Scripps exclusively for many years while I was living in San Dog. It was a nice perk living so close.

That water is the reason why my tank was setup so quick... Ive been doing 15-20 gallon water changes every saturday and my parameters have been pretty consistent. I do one heavy feeding around 6 pm and everything is doing great so far... Got coralline algae growing all over the place already... seeing great growth on my zoas, acans, montis, and blastos... Havent seen much growth with the acros, but they aint dying either... so Ill take it...