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Originally Posted by Hat39406

Cool upgrades, Chris. Your tank looks fantastic!

thank you sir! its a pain in the ( | ) sometimes, but its worth it!

Cool upgrades, Chris. Your tank looks fantastic!

Originally Posted by oaksenov

$35 is kind of pricy for a little holder.

well if you consider the time and effort to heat and mold the acrylic, also how sleek and non obstuctive it is; in my opinion its worth it. also we pay so much for these pumps 35 bucks is small price to pay to be able to safely mount my controller and not worry about it.

$35 is kind of pricy for a little holder.

Pretty cool. I liked the black holders they had at MACNA, which affixed to a flat horizontal surface. I told them they should sell 'em. This is a nice one for vertical needs. Thanks for sharing.

@dj --- make sure the reviews you read are on the current models which is psk-600 and psk-1000 the old ones had issues with start ups. the current ones are the syncra model modded for a skimmer. all my syncra pumpss have run flawless for 2 years on return sicce3 and 1 year on reactors sicce 1,1.5

How long have you been running the sicce pumps after read reviews on the web and forums ive been scared of purchasing anything running them

Thanks for adding the factoids.

Originally Posted by melev

Nice recap of your new skimmer. I like how it takes up very little room. What's the total footprint? What's it rated for? How long's the warranty? And what does it cost?

added, no warranty info just states to contact sea side aquatics with any issues

Nice recap of your new skimmer. I like how it takes up very little room. What's the total footprint? What's it rated for? How long's the warranty? And what does it cost?

new build coming soon.............

I knew I shouldn't have said a word. Now look what I did to your bank account. (Then again, our economy's needs outweigh your personel feelings, right?)

i felt so bad about how crappy Marc thought my tank was. so i am now just going to get a bigger tank to fit all my coral!

Don't forget to update us.

thanks Marc. I took out 10-15 lbs of rock 2 weeks ago, I've been struggling with "style" scapeing. with a 3 foot tank and so much coral it's kinda hard, I need to get a background on my tank, as it sits infront of a window. thanks again for the suggestions

I didn't want to rain on your happy parade, so I asked first.

#1) I'd recommend scraping the walls down to get them nice and clean. Your corals will pop against a dark clean background, and you may even see some reflections when viewing at a slight angle.

#2) The rockwork resembles a fruit stand to me. It's too consistant across the back, with no discernable break. A small gap, or one side higher than the other would help. Right now, the corals look layered to me, stairstepping backwards & upwards.

#3) Add some white light to the tank when shooting pictures to reduce the blue somewhat. You could swap out a bulb, or perhaps shoot a flashlight at the area you are photographing. It's tricky, but with a few attempts you'll figure out how to do it. The light can be pointed down with a helper, or at an angle to avoid a reflection off the glass.

Regardless whether you do this or not, your corals look happy and you've culled the list to the ones you like best. Great decision!

come on Marc you don't have to ask I like constructive criticism.

Your tank is looking very nice. Thanks for the update. Care for any suggestions, or should I just be quiet?

the great grimreefer of reef central has good articles http://home.comcast.net/~stevelarsen00/site/?/home/, reading his stuff on RC(sorry marc i know bad word) got me to believe in t5. i am still a mh advocate, but i wanted a nice clean look with a canopy that wasnt 2 feet high or run a chiller so t5 it had to be. i get my bulbs where ever they are cheaper since its cost so much switching every 6 months. i have a LFS i can get em or bulkreefsupply, i dont think they make VHO

Hey, thanks for the info. I thought they were purple too, lol. Well they look great. I have to check out the ATI bulbs. I have a Current USA 4 bulb and two 110 VHO's. Do they make ATI bulbs for VHO? Where did you get your bulbs from?

Thanks,

HAT