The dream team Great choices. The scopas tang is such an underrated fish. Those tomini tangs are workhorses too.Work is still crazy, but with the help of my son, we caught my yellow tang “Sunny”. He’s now transformed into two tiny, awesome tangs.
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The dream team Great choices. The scopas tang is such an underrated fish. Those tomini tangs are workhorses too.Work is still crazy, but with the help of my son, we caught my yellow tang “Sunny”. He’s now transformed into two tiny, awesome tangs.
I'm going to try and find some10/32 t-slot bolts and mount them directly to the t-slot bars. This will provide some stability and keep them from moving side to side. If not, there's mounting hardware for 10 series bars that fits in the channel and I can hang the pendants from them. Although, I may have to buy new bulbs or return these to Hamilton, as they are not firing up. I'm hoping it's just the bulbs not being screwed in all the way, but I don't want to risk breaking the bulbs over-tightening them. Hopefully it's just user error?What's your plan for mounting to the 80/20? I swapped the eyelets for radion hanging kit hardware and it worked great. Pulling the reflectors isn't all that fun though.
that's bizarre? are you getting power at the socket?I'm going to try and find some10/32 t-slot bolts and mount them directly to the t-slot bars. This will provide some stability and keep them from moving side to side. If not, there's mounting hardware for 10 series bars that fits in the channel and I can hang the pendants from them. Although, I may have to buy new bulbs or return these to Hamilton, as they are not firing up. I'm hoping it's just the bulbs not being screwed in all the way, but I don't want to risk breaking the bulbs over-tightening them. Hopefully it's just user error?
Yup, the light on the ballast is solid red. I may have to grease the bulb/socket to make sure it's in all the way?that's bizarre? are you getting power at the socket?
There are a couple pieces of rock that I'm going to remove because of certain corals I'm getting rid of, which will be replaced with some Jakarta rock (and rock from my nano). I also have to chip away some hydroids which are starting to spread around, so it's going to be a cleaning reset. I want to try out the AF Life Source mud (just to add some diversity) and see if that helps a little? I also need to clear out the aiptasia in my overflow, which keeps reintroducing them into my display. I think my biggest problem was taking on the rescue frags from a friend. Too many corals that I really didn't want and the ones that really took off are the ones taking up all the room. Work has been crazy, so I haven't had time to do much, but hopefully I can get some time soon and redo the canopy first. I really want to get these halides up and running.Not sure I would go changing anything with those results.
Nice I'll be curious where you are getting your rock, sand, and mud from. I've used the keys mud/sand in the past and I think I was lucky I didn't have the issues.I just received a personalized email from Eli @AquaBiomics regarding my test results, which is a very nice touch on his part and makes his service a better experience overall. Even though my diversity score was a little low, the balance was pretty good. He discussed how the scores are calculated and what they mean. I’ll most likely send another sample in after I reset my tank and add some Jakarta rock, along with some live sand/mud from the pacific. The Keys mud and sand created some additional problems with the whelks (tulip snails), so I’m going to steer clear of that source for good. I know there’s a risk adding things that don’t get QT’d to your tank, but I really wasn’t thinking about the possibility of large predatory snails being one of them.
So, my next step in the evolution of this tank will be to go back to my original plans and focus on the shallow water species/look that will have a minimalistic approach to the corals and inverts. Get ready for acropora and clams.
Stay tuned!
There are only two distributors in the states, Route 66 here in LA and a place in NC. I’m calling Route 66 tomorrow, so I’ll find out of they have anything in stock? I might get sand and mud from IPSF? I used to talk with Gerald on the phone in the 90’s when I worked for Dick Perrin, nice guy.Nice I'll be curious where you are getting your rock, sand, and mud from. I've used the keys mud/sand in the past and I think I was lucky I didn't have the issues.
Oh my gosh, I thought Eric only now does business to retailers and not individual hobbyist anymore.I’m calling Route 66 tomorrow
They’re still wholesale only, I’m calling to see if he has it, then I’ll put my LFS on task.Oh my gosh, I thought Eric only now does business to retailers and not individual hobbyist anymore.
He got some primo corals on his facebook page.
I remember buying directly from him about 20 years ago...