The House of Orange

[JoJosReef]

This goes on to day 3, we're going to start sending you our shipping addresses.

 

[tbrown]

Still haven't slept.

Delirium setting in.

Still shopping.

Copperband ordered.

You should probably order a second one and use my address...?

 

[tbrown]

This goes on to day 3, we're going to start sending you our shipping addresses.

Beat me to it.

 

[F i s h y]

Beat me to it.

Yea but did any of you pm your address like me before posting?

 

[JoJosReef]

Looks like @F i s h y is getting all the coral. Post pics. Just make sure to add a few subliminals in each Walt Disney acro post. The key is to get him CSB thinking about the corals you want.

 

[F i s h y]

Looks like @F i s h y is getting all the coral. Post pics. Just make sure to add a few subliminals in each Walt Disney acro post. The key is to get him CSB thinking about the corals you want.

Casual subliminal brainwashing?

 

[JoJosReef]

Casual OG bounce subliminal brainwashing?

There, fixed that for you.

 

[Fish Styx]

Looks like @F i s h y is getting all the coral. Post pics. Just make sure to add a few subliminals in each Walt Disney acro post. The key is to get him CSB thinking about the corals you want.

Funny you should mention Walt Disney...

 

[Fish Styx]

Thanks for the laughs, guys. I needed that.

 

[Fish Styx]

Greetings, Heathens!

I hope your respective Fridays are going better than expected.

Today's project was to add additional lighting to the mangrove fuge. As you can see in the picture, my mangroves have filled out considerably, and as such, it is difficult for light to penetrate the canopy:

Now, I had already added some cheap, full-spectrum light bars to what can be considered the midpoint to assist the younger trees in growing. They, too have grown and filled out. This is now blocking light from reaching below into the tank, and is shading and subsequently hindering the growth of the cualerpa and soft corals that I have in there.

So, I got another cheap clamp-on grow light from Amazon, disassembled it, and fabricated a new mount out of cable sleeving and some wall anchors to blend in with the current setup. Excuse the bad pictures:

Now that there is a good amount of light down there, it got me thinking: why can't I use this as a mantis habitat and have a little "murderbug" of my very own?!

I have two considerations here, and want to solicit opinions / advice from the collective:

1) This is a 20b and the glass is fairly thin. Do you guys think it can punch / poke its way through? I would be going with a Wennerae.

2) This fuge also doubles as a remote DSB. Do you think by burrowing and disturbing the sandbed, it would pose any problems with the DT? My thoughts are that it won't, because any gas that escapes (think Hydrogen Sulfide) would dissipate from the remote tank instead of making it over to the display.

Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Should I maybe pose this question to reef chat?

 

[rmorris_14]

Greetings, Heathens!

I hope your respective Friday's are going better than expected.

Today's project was to add additional lighting to the mangrove fuge. As you can see in the picture, my mangroves have filled out considerably, and as such, it is difficult for light to penetrate the canopy:

Now, I had already added some cheap, full-spectrum light bars to what can be considered the midpoint to assist the younger trees in growing. They, too have grown and filled out. This is now blocking light from reaching below into the tank, and is shading and subsequently hindering the growth of the cualerpa and soft corals that I have in there.

So, I got another cheap clamp-on grow light from Amazon, disassembled it, and fabricated a new mount out of cable sleeving and some wall anchors to blend in with the current setup. Excuse the bad pictures:

Now that there is a good amount of light down there, it got me thinking: why can't I use this as a mantis habitat and have a little "murderbug" of my very own?!



I have two considerations here, and want to solicit opinions / advice from the collective:

1) This is a 20b and the glass is fairly thin. Do you guys think it can punch / poke its way through? I would be going with a Wennerae.

2) This fuge also doubles as a remote DSB. Do you think by burrowing and disturbing the sandbed, it would pose any problems with the DT? My thoughts are that it won't, because any gas that escapes (think Hydrogen Sulfide) would dissipate from the remote tank instead of making it over to the display.

Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Should I maybe pose this question to reef chat?

comment: I think your mangroves are the most impressive I have seen, as a hobbyist.

 

[Fish Styx]

comment: I think your mangroves are the most impressive I have seen, as a hobbyist.

Thank you for that!!

Xoxoxo

 

[tbrown]

comment: I think your mangroves are the most impressive I have seen, as a hobbyist.

 

[907_Reefer]

Agree that grove setup us pimp!

Otherwise I don't have any input other than "do it", and random memes while we wait for professional opinions.

 

[tbrown]

Thank you for that!!

Xoxoxo

We've been making a joke about Nacho Libre XxooxoXOxO with my daughter...

Hug hug kiss kiss hug kiss BIG hug BIG kiss little Hugh BIG kiss.

 

[Fish Styx]

Greetings, Heathens!

I hope your respective Fridays are going better than expected.

Today's project was to add additional lighting to the mangrove fuge. As you can see in the picture, my mangroves have filled out considerably, and as such, it is difficult for light to penetrate the canopy:

Now, I had already added some cheap, full-spectrum light bars to what can be considered the midpoint to assist the younger trees in growing. They, too have grown and filled out. This is now blocking light from reaching below into the tank, and is shading and subsequently hindering the growth of the cualerpa and soft corals that I have in there.

So, I got another cheap clamp-on grow light from Amazon, disassembled it, and fabricated a new mount out of cable sleeving and some wall anchors to blend in with the current setup. Excuse the bad pictures:

Now that there is a good amount of light down there, it got me thinking: why can't I use this as a mantis habitat and have a little "murderbug" of my very own?!



I have two considerations here, and want to solicit opinions / advice from the collective:

1) This is a 20b and the glass is fairly thin. Do you guys think it can punch / poke its way through? I would be going with a Wennerae.

2) This fuge also doubles as a remote DSB. Do you think by burrowing and disturbing the sandbed, it would pose any problems with the DT? My thoughts are that it won't, because any gas that escapes (think Hydrogen Sulfide) would dissipate from the remote tank instead of making it over to the display.

Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Should I maybe pose this question to reef chat?

Okay, everyone: watch out! I'm summoning The @BeanAnimal to solicit his input.

INCOMING!

Hey, Bean, I may be mistaken, but if I remember correctly from back in RC days, you had a remote DSB. What are your thoughts on this? I'd love to pick your brain.

 

[tbrown]

Okay, everyone: watch out! I'm summoning The @BeanAnimal to solicit his input.

INCOMING!

Hey, Bean, I may be mistaken, but if I remember correctly from back in RC days, you had a remote DSB. What are your thoughts on this? I'd love to pick your brain.

We can pretend we don't see him when he arrives if it makes things easier?

 

[Fish Styx]

We can pretend we don't see him when he arrives if it makes things easier?

He is a temperamental creature, indeed. Be sure to avert your eyes.

 

[Mschmidt]

Okay, everyone: watch out! I'm summoning The @BeanAnimal to solicit his input.

INCOMING!

Hey, Bean, I may be mistaken, but if I remember correctly from back in RC days, you had a remote DSB. What are your thoughts on this? I'd love to pick your brain.

make sure he knows there are no puns and only a limited amount of orange in the pictures.

 

[JoJosReef]

Don't you need three other reefers chanting to execute the summoning rite?