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Thanks for the clarification on the full circle, do you have any recent pictures of your tank and or equipment we could see. I would be interested in seeing what ballasts,reflectors, etc. you have been using  (sorry if i'm leading the thread away from it's original purpose, let me know if i am)
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Yes, I do, and have pulled and scanned non-digital photos of my earliest tanks. I promised that in this thread and will get to it. I have a lot of other priorities for at least the next few days, though.
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I know it's delayed, and I am about to leave the country, but since I halfway cleaned the glass a few minutes ago, here are a few shots - one of the seagrass tank, one of a Montipora encrusting the back glass, one of my new babies found just tonight, and two from the top of the tank - one of the lights is already off, so I'll get some more recent ones when I get back as well as post the ones of tanks past.
One difference from past shots of these tanks, you'll notice, is the loss of the Acropora from the seagrass tank and the now dominance of Pocillopora since most of the Acropora in the main tank was also lost during Hurricane Ike. But, all things considered and being without power for a week, I think it's still ok.
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| Perfect examples of what to strive for! Thanks for sharing and for the inspiration. I need bigger tank(s)... Chuck
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Beautiful.
Are the fish hiding or do you not have that many?
Were the bengai cardinals hatched in the system?
Is the tank lit only by SunMaster Cool Deluxe bulbs in the picture?
You mentioned how you like the bulbs in a different thread. If the pictures show a close accurate picture of the light I think they will be my next bulb attempt.
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Well, good observation. There are far fewer fish than I have had thanks to Hurricane Ike which I described after we got power back up - lost all tangs, Anthias, and Chromis. But, even when there were many more fish, they still hid well and are rarely in any shots. The visible ones were always the Chromis and the Anthias and flashes of tangs, but they were all lost. I did replace some only very recently - first fish replacements in a very long time and it was hard to bring myself to do it. The Banggai's were and always have been in-tank breeds and survivors - we usually get about 3-5 survivors per brood. I think we lost these, though. The urchin kept crawling over a Montastraea colony that kept extending sweepers as the urchin moved over it. I pushed it several times as the tentacles were moving in and out between the spines and the fish would have been toast if they got hit, and they are no longer in the urchin. They might be in the anemones in the back of the tank but if they are alive we won't see them except by chance or when they get larger and start to move around during feeding time.
Yes, that is the 1000W Sunmaster Cool Deluxe and yes the color is very accurate. Most of the public aquariums I know are using them now, too, in either 400 or 1000W fixtures. Love them and only replace every 2-3 years! The one you see is at the three year mark now. Only downside of the single fixture is in taking photos - the parabolic reflector makes it hard to shoot from the top and the sides get hit with overexposure in the center of whole tank shots.
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Wow. This all is very impressive. The pictures of your tank are just, incredible. I do agree, creating something like you have is so much more fulfilling and rewarding. To take something that works so perfectly, in harmony with so many different aspect, and recreate it; that is understated in itself.
Can you give me more information on your high wattage growing lights? What you did to waterproof them? And/or prep them for your tank?
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Hey eric i started looking at the sunmaster lights, and was wondering which one you use on your tanks? Do you not need any actinic supplementation with them? thanks!
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oops sorry  , i just saw the cool delux, but still wondering about actinic supplementation...unless i missed that to haha
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