Mike and Terry's 300g Reef

[Bernie21]

Thank you for the compliments and That wrasse is our C. rubrisquamis (Red Velvet or Rosy Scale) fairy wrasse.

No, Thank you for that awesome video...

I have seen those wrasses before, but usually more red in color, yours looks more purple-ish which instantly drew my attention!

 

[Mike&Terry]

No, Thank you for that awesome video...

I have seen those wrasses before, but usually more red in color, yours looks more purple-ish which instantly drew my attention!

Here's how he normally looks when not showing off:

 

[CoralFragZ]

I played around with the Nikon d300s tonight and shot some video. Of course as soon as I turned the camera on, the 10:00pm ramp down started, so there's too much blue. You can see the space that opened up after we took out the stylophora. It had burned and shaded a good portion of the two extra large Pocillopora sp. colonies.
[video=youtube_share;0BMuWGsqt5U]http://youtu.be/0BMuWGsqt5U[/video]

-Terry

I really enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing!

Tom

 

[prsnlty]

Wow! Great video, thanks for sharing :D

 

[Mike&Terry]

Wow! Great video, thanks for sharing :D

Thanks so much Jackie!

 

[Mike&Terry]

While at MACNA this year, we couldn't resist the opportunity to check out the Downtown Aquarium. Here's a video clip of some of the footage we captured with Terry's Nikon D300s while there:

[video=youtube_share;xNMrXxKwloQ]http://youtu.be/xNMrXxKwloQ[/video]

Best watched in HD.

 

[underwaterfirefighter]

Wow! I just watched both videos. Incredible as always! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Mike&Terry]

Wow! I just watched both videos. Incredible as always! Thanks for sharing!

Thank You! The Downtown Aquarium in Denver was AWESOME!

 

[3Twinklets]

Missed that! Thank you for sharing with us!!

 

[H2O]

Very nice tank thanks for sharing

 

[Mike&Terry]

Missed that! Thank you for sharing with us!!

Very nice tank thanks for sharing

Thanks for watching. There were some amazing exhibits at the aquarium.

 

[3Twinklets]

Thank You! We finally settled on (3) AI Hydra 52's and (3) Kessil A360WE's. Keep in mind, our 300dd is customized with a center overflow box, rather than the standard corner overflows which definitely has an impact on lighting spread. :bigsmile:[/QUOTE

Just wondered how you are liking the LED's at this point?

 

[Mike&Terry]

Thank You! We finally settled on (3) AI Hydra 52's and (3) Kessil A360WE's. Keep in mind, our 300dd is customized with a center overflow box, rather than the standard corner overflows which definitely has an impact on lighting spread. :bigsmile:

Just wondered how you are liking the LED's at this point?

We are very happy with our decision to convert to LED's. We've noticed quite a difference in the electric bill, the chiller rarely runs, and evaporation has decreased significantly. It has taken some time for our corals to adjust - due in part to not having enough coverage running just the (3) AI Hydra 52's. Adding the Kessil A360we's has improved coverage significantly and we like the look of the two blended light sources.

-Terry

 

[ThaBeast]

What have been your observations regarding growth since switching to LED?

 

[thejuggernaut]

Great looking tank!

I've been out of the hobby for a few years, but I remember following your original 300DD on RC before it began leaking. It is cool to see a couple enjoying a hobby together. I have gotten married since last having a tank and I hope I can get my wife interested in it as well. Time will tell. My question is about your algae scrubber. I see you added one awhile back. What are your thoughts on it performance compared to other methods you two have tried.

Regards,
Taylor

 

[Mike&Terry]

What have been your observations regarding growth since switching to LED?

We would say growth is not as fast as when we were running 400w MH's with Ushio 14k bulbs, but is at least as good, if not better, than when we were running 20k radium or ushio 20k MH bulbs.

We should also mention that we run our system temp much lower (avg 75° F) than most folks with an SPS dominant reef which also inhibits growth a bit as well.

 

[3Twinklets]

I made the decision to remove all of my LED's except one Hydra and am using an ATI Sunpower T-5 fixture. It was a difficult decision because I really wanted the LED's to work out. My major reason for the change is that I found the AI fixtures failing and needing repairs.
I would not have minded quite so much if they were repairs that were easily diagnosed, and could have performed the repair myself but sending them back and waiting for the return was aggravating even though I do keep a spare on hand.

 

[Mike&Terry]

I made the decision to remove all of my LED's except one Hydra and am using an ATI Sunpower T-5 fixture. It was a difficult decision because I really wanted the LED's to work out. My major reason for the change is that I found the AI fixtures failing and needing repairs.
I would not have minded quite so much if they were repairs that were easily diagnosed, and could have performed the repair myself but sending them back and waiting for the return was aggravating even though I do keep a spare on hand.

Knock on wood, we haven't had any issues with the Hydra 52's thus far. I am glad that we decided to add the (3) additional Kessil A360's into the mix, as well as keeping our VHO's. We are also planning to switch out the VHO's for T5's once we use up the rest of our spare bulbs.

 

[Mike&Terry]

Well, it's that time of year again...

We have scheduled our Reef Party for November 1st and are starting to get really excited about it. For those that don't know us, this is an annual event where we also include a raffle and canned food drive for our local food bank (raffle tickets for canned goods in a nutshell).

Last year, with the help of reefing friends from our local club, Richmond Reefers, as well as, MAMAS, WAMAS and Reef2Reef we were able to collect nearly 700lbs of food donations. This year we have upped the ante and set a new goal of 1,000lbs - WOOT!

Here are just a few of the awesome prizes for this year's raffle:

• 25g Marineland Reef Ready Cube with glass top
• (6) 50g bags of AquaCraft BioSea Salt Mix ($150 value) Donated by AquaCraft
• (20) I'm A Reefer T-Shirts (various sizes) 10 Tee's ($200 value) Donated by Carolina Aquatics
• (1) Tunze 6055 NanoStream pump
• (1) LiveAquaria $50 Gift Certificate Donated by LiveAquaria
• (1) 60lbs of Pukani Dry Rock ($203 Value) Donated by Bulk Reef Supply
• (15) Reef Geek Ladies Tee's (various sizes)

We'll be posting up some pics of prizes in the next few days, so STAY TUNED! :bigsmile:

 

[Mike&Terry]

A few of the raffle items