my new baby... AKA The Café

[fishguy242]

It's a duplicate, I have three of the same.

But I'll happily grow them out!

at 1:56 is not slimer ? tenuis correct ??

 

[crusso1993]

My name is absolutely Ed! Well, not Absolutely Ed, that'd be a much longer signature, just Ed.

Although, Absolutely Ed describes me to a tee!

"There are no Absolutes!"
"Have you ever met Ed? He's absolutely Ed"

You do know what you opened the door to now, right, Absolutely Ed?

 

[crusso1993]

BTW - nice to see I’m not the only one up at 2:22AM!

 

[StatelineReefer]

at 1:56 is not slimer ? tenuis correct ??

Tenuis or Nasuta, judging by the corallites.

 

[fishguy242]

Well with my elevation restrictions ... guess this is as close as i'll get to see the Blue ridge mountains...

 

[StatelineReefer]

 

[fishguy242]

BTW - nice to see I’m not the only one up at 2:22AM!

I'll be here 3yrs tomorrow, told y'all to invest in Dr pepper n Marlboro's way way back...

 

[StatelineReefer]

We already passed my 3 year... a lot has changed. Yet still the same, here's to another 7, Frank.

 

[crusso1993]

Tank's ugly, but dang if it can't color up coral under those halides.

What MH ballasts, lamps and reflectors or fixtures are you running?

BTW - you have another build thread going besides this one?

Build Thread - Worst. Movie. Ever. (an Illinois Stateline reef enthusiasts journey)

Or "Everyone Else is doing a build thread, I don't wanna get left out!" or "How I learned to stop worrying and love the crash" or ... yeah, it's literally the worst movie you can ever imagine, but it's my tank build thread! TL;DR, I learned a lot from reddit, so this series will be divided...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[crusso1993]

Well with my elevation restrictions ... guess this is as close as i'll get to see the Blue ridge mountains...

Not a bad view!

 

[StatelineReefer]

What MH ballasts, lamps and reflectors or fixtures are you running?

BTW - you have another build thread going besides this one?

Build Thread - Worst. Movie. Ever. (an Illinois Stateline reef enthusiasts journey)

Or "Everyone Else is doing a build thread, I don't wanna get left out!" or "How I learned to stop worrying and love the crash" or ... yeah, it's literally the worst movie you can ever imagine, but it's my tank build thread! TL;DR, I learned a lot from reddit, so this series will be divided...

www.reef2reef.com

I've been neglecting build threads until the Dream Tank comes in, everything else is just preparation for that.

Currently using a pair of 150w Oddysea MH with 14k Phoenix bulbs and IceCap adjustable ballasts.

4 bulb T5 fixture to add that nice even light cast.

 

[crusso1993]

I'll be here 3yrs tomorrow, told y'all to invest in Dr pepper n Marlboro's way way back...

This thread will be 3 years old in a month from yesterday.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Blue stick

 

[fishguy242]

This thread will be 3 years old in a month from yesterday.

think i was at Kat's before this started...

 

[StatelineReefer]

think i was at Kat's before this started...

We both were.... it was where the cool kids hung out...

We miss you @Katrina71

 

[crusso1993]

I've been neglecting build threads until the Dream Tank comes in, everything else is just preparation for that.

Currently using a pair of 150w Oddysea MH with 14k Phoenix bulbs and IceCap adjustable ballasts.

4 bulb T5 fixture to add that nice even light cast.

Nice! Lots of people complaining, over the years, about Oddysea MH fixtures catching fire. However, I’ve never known anyone that had this happen. You follow any of the MH thread here? Oh, and what is the Dream Tank?

 

[Nate Chalk]

My name is absolutely Ed! Well, not Absolutely Ed, that'd be a much longer signature, just Ed.

Although, Absolutely Ed describes me to a tee!

"There are no Absolutes!"
"Have you ever met Ed? He's absolutely Ed"

Having met that sounds absolutely correct.

 

[StatelineReefer]

Nice! Lots of people complaining, over the years, about Oddysea MH fixtures catching fire. However, I’ve never known anyone that had this happen. You follow any of the MH thread here? Oh, and what is the Dream Tank?

The dream tank is a 96x48x18 acrylic that will be bathed in light and flow.

I've learned so much from this forum, and especially people in this thread, and it will all go into that one tank I'm building.

 

[crusso1993]

think i was at Kat's before this started...

Yes, you were and, according to your joined date, it was a month and 18 days before this thread.

 

[StatelineReefer]

Nice! Lots of people complaining, over the years, about Oddysea MH fixtures catching fire. However, I’ve never known anyone that had this happen. You follow any of the MH thread here? Oh, and what is the Dream Tank?

I have temp sensors in the fixture that will shut it off if it gets too hot. I could see HOW it could happen, I'm not letting it.

I do follow the metal halide thread, and I've tuned accordingly, my Icecaps are no longer stock, especially since I have electrical engineers at work who love to help me on my side projects as a way of passing time in the slow months