Seattle center-drilled 150

[NY_Caveman]

Tank looks great under these!

 

[Nolan Shinn]

Tank looks great under these!

Thanks!

 

[TheWB]

Looks great, things are really coming together.

 

[AquaticLifeProducts]

At the end of the day, I’d definitely recommend this fixture to anyone looking for a smooth and still relatively affordable light. I chose it mostly for the modularity, and I think more companies should make their products crosscompatible with competitors. However, don’t expect a well polished product either. There are a few design tweaks that would, IMO, improve the usability and appearance of the light w/o adding significant cost to produce. [/QUOTE]

Let us know your suggestions, we are looking at what improvements can be made to the fixtures that will work with the majority of the customers. Glad to see you are up and running. Looks good!!!

 

[Nolan Shinn]

At the end of the day, I’d definitely recommend this fixture to anyone looking for a smooth and still relatively affordable light. I chose it mostly for the modularity, and I think more companies should make their products crosscompatible with competitors. However, don’t expect a well polished product either. There are a few design tweaks that would, IMO, improve the usability and appearance of the light w/o adding significant cost to produce.

Let us know your suggestions, we are looking at what improvements can be made to the fixtures that will work with the majority of the customers. Glad to see you are up and running. Looks good!!![/QUOTE]

Thanks! I love the light output I got from this fixture! I can email you .dxf files of a modification of the endcap crossbraces, that’s working really well for me. Maybe y’all can work something out with it!

 

[AquaticLifeProducts]

Let us know your suggestions, we are looking at what improvements can be made to the fixtures that will work with the majority of the customers. Glad to see you are up and running. Looks good!!!

Thanks! I love the light output I got from this fixture! I can email you .dxf files of a modification of the endcap crossbraces, that’s working really well for me. Maybe y’all can work something out with it![/QUOTE]
Thank you. Do you mind sending to [email protected], I will be able to receive it there.

 

[Nolan Shinn]

I’m finally home from Alaska, and the tank is doing great! I even got to swing by #reefworks on Saturday to grab a couple frags.

Since the last update, we’ve added a few inhabitants, all of which are named, courtesy of my girlfriend and roommate...


-focus you ffff-
Cutty the baby sailfin, and Mo the yellow tang.


Gilligan is the maroon clown who desperately needs an anemone...


The small school of chromis are all named after members of punk bands, but I don’t remember what they are...

The melanarus is named Mel...

There’s also my little female mandarin, Gamora, but I can never catch her on camera. Fattest little dragonette you’ve ever seen tho.

FTS... you’ll have to excuse the diatoms, my skimmer tipped over while I was gone...

Not a bad spot for a beer...


The this is what standing next to my desk looks like...


Still lovin’ those T5s! I’m excited to add the LEDs back so I get a little shimmer again though. It helps the tank look just a touch more dynamic.

 

[Nolan Shinn]

I’ve been slammed at work since getting back to Washington, but this weekend I did get the chance to install a carbon reactor! I’ve never had one before so I’m excited to see how it impacts tank appearance and maintenance...


I also spent a few hours on the other hobbies thatve been somewhat neglected in favor of the tank this winter...

 

[Nolan Shinn]

 

[Nolan Shinn]

Corals are lookin good, and I picked up a Falco Hawkfish!

 

[Nolan Shinn]

The reef is still doin well!
As is Krug the beta. He guards the stereo in my house, so make sure you play somethin good!

 

[Nolan Shinn]

#FTStuesday

I just tallied up all my receipts from this build, and including livestock, I’m in it about $1500. Not bad for a reef tank...

 

[mch1984]

#FTStuesday

I just tallied up all my receipts from this build, and including livestock, I’m in it about $1500. Not bad for a reef tank...

I did the same think but it wasn’t that pretty. Good job

 

[Nolan Shinn]

I did the same think but it wasn’t that pretty. Good job

Thank you so much!

 

[TheWB]

#FTStuesday

I just tallied up all my receipts from this build, and including livestock, I’m in it about $1500. Not bad for a reef tank...

I wish, I blew past $1500 a long time ago and there still isn’t one fish or coral in the tank. Well done.

 

[Nolan Shinn]

This week, Thursday is water change day...
Here’s a few pics of the fam before the work begins...









All of these were shot on my iPhone using the polyp pro lens kit. Unedited, cuz I’m lazy...

 

[TheWB]

Nice looking Sailfin. Did you get your fish from one of the LFS?

 

[Nolan Shinn]

Nice looking Sailfin. Did you get your fish from one of the LFS?

Thanks! I love that little fish!
I get all my livestock from the locals haha. Tough the sailfin stretches that a bit, since I got her from crystal reef in Bellingham. I usually get fish from saltwater city (since they quarantine for two weeks) or a hobbyist). If there’s something rare I want however, Barrier Reef does the best and most reliable orders it seems.

How about you?

 

[NY_Caveman]

Nice one! Mine is pretty old. Half Moon Betta. On his last fins.

 

[TheWB]

Thanks! I love that little fish!
I get all my livestock from the locals haha. Tough the sailfin stretches that a bit, since I got her from crystal reef in Bellingham. I usually get fish from saltwater city (since they quarantine for two weeks) or a hobbyist). If there’s something rare I want however, Barrier Reef does the best and most reliable orders it seems.

How about you?

I’ve been to Crystal Reef, that’s quite a drive from our area. I’ve purchased fish from Saltwater City in the past and I like that they quarantine a little bit. They are running hyposalinity in their system at 1.012 according to an employee I spoke with a couple months ago. I understand why their doing it but it makes for a long acclimation process. Barrier Reef always has nice looking stock but I’ve never bought from them. I don’t have room for a quarantine setup so I decided to work with Humblefish to stock my tank. I like the idea of an acclimated and treated fish arriving on my doorstep ready to go right into the display after a bag float. I’m really hoping it works out well. Otherwise Barrier Reef might be the next one I try. Thanks for the insight.