Hmm, interesting. Horizontally is the preferred way that AquaUV says to install their units. Vertically, when the pumps are off (or fail), the water can drain out and can damage the sleeve or bulb if not turned off. *shrug*
Love this accent. I've suggested it to people before to add a nice pop to their tank. Nice to see someone using it in such a way. It'll be nice once its filled up and settled in with all your goodies. And even cooler if you can time it to change color with your lights to simulate sunset or sunrise. There for when you need that extra wow factor. Nice scape too!The back wall is a pain to clean, but it lets me do stuff like this with a 20$ strip light. I have it on a timer, and there are unlimited color options. Took a few quick snaps with the phone this morning because I wanted to share the concept with @Karliefish.
Thanks! There are lots of nice strips that are programmable or work with Alexa etc. Mine is the cheapest version, just on off with color control and remote. In retrospect maybe I should have spent a few more bucks and installed a more controllable one. So I can’t take advantage of programming different color schedules. I’ve tried recommending it to people too. Even if you don’t have a clear back, you can use it as an accent light around your tank.
Thanks. Yeah, the two clowns are definitely gone without a trace. I definitely think that one of them was on the verge of dying. The other one, I thought was healthy. I keep checking and waiting for the nem to spit some remains out, but haven't seen anything yet. I guess I'll eventually try again with a pair of clowns. Seems a waste to have a magnifica without clowns. But good to know that a healthy clown won't just be eaten again given it's slime coat now that this mag has a "taste" for it.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Keeping the back clean is a chore, but it’s one I chose intentionally.
I drilled a hole through my flipper max and ran a zip tie through it, and connected it to a extending pole found at any hardware store.
About once a week I bring it in and scrape the back. Make sure you have about 3”+ space behind the tank to work. Any stubborn areas I have to use a hand held scrapper with a long handle from the inside of the tank.
Thats great! Thanks for the reply!Thank you!
Keeping the back clean is a chore, but it’s one I chose intentionally.
I drilled a hole through my flipper max and ran a zip tie through it, and connected it to a extending pole found at any hardware store.
About once a week I bring it in and scrape the back. Make sure you have about 3”+ space behind the tank to work. Any stubborn areas I have to use a hand held scrapper with a long handle from the inside of the tank.
Haha, ok, one of these days I’ll take some more shots. Looks pretty much the same though. Not much to update except my chaeto is filling up the fuge. Letting the coralline grow. And I put some orange gel film over my nest cam lens to increase my enjoyment watching the tank while at work (does anyone else do this?)Looks great Gabe. I am sorry about the clowns...
I am kinda irritated! I didn't get any notifications that you updated your thread.
As much as I like equipment like your skimmer. It would be nice to a FTS under the norm conditions with out the fancy backlight
This webcam/security cam is a great idea. If I did this though I would never work haha. Also I hope this isn't on a screen in the OR!Haha, ok, one of these days I’ll take some more shots. Looks pretty much the same though. Not much to update except my chaeto is filling up the fuge. Letting the coralline grow. And I put some orange gel film over my nest cam lens to increase my enjoyment watching the tank while at work (does anyone else do this?)
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After
Ah the stick experiment was not a success. Probably still too early. Things are still changing in the system. A lot of hair algae died and spiked the nutrients. I still have about half the tester acros, but about half slowly thinned out and died. Gonna just let things age longer.
