i finally rigged a light for my
sump... FINALLY. i know its a bit ghetto, but it works....
here it is...
i got the socket from a 2.5 mini bow canopy that wasnt being used, and had no plans on using ever again. so i ripped it out of the canopy. it works...it has a max of 250 watts...the bulb is only 18. at the moment...i only have it hanging from the door until i can get a cover for the
sump and get a little fixture for it to lay on top....maybe ill
DIY one together.
speaking of covers, im going to go to lowes and finally get some egg crate and cover my display tank and
sump with it. so that i can soon get that firefish i been wanting.
heres a full pic of my
sump..btw...
now. also. i have plans for some coverup on some things. firstly, the huge powerhead that runs my
skimmer. this freakin thing....
its huge, ugly, and doesnt blend in well with my tank at all....soooooo..i was thinking... i saw another nice zoa
frag at the
lfs...nice bright flurousecnt green color..i think i might get that, place it on the pump, and let it grow out onto the pump. i know they can grow on almost anything, ive seen them take over the egg crate in the
frag tank at the
lfs...so why not cover a pump with them...it will look pretty neat..imo.. so i migh do that...and plus, its only about 5 inches from the light. so its not far at all....
also...this rock right here...i want to get it looking alive again. i want to grow some zoas on here also....i think it would be neat if it could work out.... not sure what color i want to go with though.
i want to start adding some color to my tank....since ive had the
skimmer, i been noticing the
coralline start growing back. which is nice. =]
as for ideas for some future stock....im thinking...
inverts:
couple cleaner shrimp
red blood shrimp.
some more turbos. cause they are doing an amazing job cleaning my tank!
queen conch. <- definitely on my to get list. i been wanting one for a long time, and my
lfs has not been able to order one for me. i been upset about that. and plus, im sure theyre great sand sifters.
horseshoe crab. i know they get big..yea.but i still want one. theyre great sand sifters...and thats my main problem right now...i dont have any. ill maybe pick one up as soon as either one of my
lfs.s get one..
thats all i can think of right now for inverts...thats all i really want for now too..
as for fish:
the firefish red or purple one...or maybe one of each...who knows...unless i know they wont get along with eachother....
yellow tang. not sure if i will actually go along with this one though. i really like this fish, but if i need to get one, it will have to be a big enough one so that mr. powder bl00 doesnt attack him at all. so i need a decent sized one so he can defend himself. and i would need it to be my last fish i add....
flame angel. im gonna look these guys up and research them before i get one, if i decide to. they have amazing colors. and would really stand out in my tank... but i want to know if they would cause any trouble with anything in there first. and from what i hear, they really dont get too big. i heard of people keeping them in a biocube and being pretty successful with it. but they eat corals.. =\
still havnt gotten my mandarin yet, been waiting. im going to try and build up my pods again cause i know that i have none anymore....sooo yea. illl wait till then for him.
scooter blenny. my mom said shes going to buy one as soon as she finds one.... she loved my last one....lol
...i know theres one more on the list that im missing...idk what it was though..it will come back to me... ill let you know when i remember...haha
also for some other ideas....
the maxijet thats in the lower left corner...yea..that 400 that barely works...im thinking of replacing it with a nano koralia, or even a stage 1. i just dont want it to stick out too far from the wall.
uv sterilizer is being considered...but probably wont get it anytime soon...maybe around xmas time...lol
light upgrades...i need to find a decent wattage of 16"
PC lights to replace mine...the 40w isnt cutting it with me, and since i cant upgrade the whole fixture to
MH's yet, ill have to stick with what i got...so why not get a better bulb.
as i said before, i want to get more
live rock...
since i now have a light, i want to set up a small
fuge in my
sump.....im not sure how im going to go about doing that yet......i was thinking of getting a aquaclear filter, taking the media out of it, leave the cover off for light, and turning that compartment into a mini-fuge...and i would set it to the lowest speed, so that nothing gets ruined in there....but idk if that idea would work too well....it sounds like it would...but thats in my head, and a lot of things work up there, but not in reality..lol it would have a decent flow going through it to keep things moving....
but like i said....just an idea. cause i dont have the room to plumb another tank to this one... or i would use the 5g.
anyway..thats it for the updates..i know this was a long one, im sorry about that..i hope it kept you interested....if you read it all...lol. im going to go to sleep now..haha
goodnight all!
