Biocube 29g Oceanic HQI

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  1. Reloadeddevil

    Reloadeddevil Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    This biocube has been setup for 6 months now. It has built-in refugium, which currently is culturing pods for my future addition of Mandarins. It comes with coralife 150 watts 14K DE, whichI have switched to Phoenix 150 watts 14K(this bulb is the shiznit). Well Here it goes.

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    This is under Phoenix 14K.

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  2. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Nice. I love those HQIs. I am wanting one myself.
     
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  3. NU-2reef

    NU-2reef Montipora Digitata

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    nice tank, the difference in bulb is impressive, nice work
     
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  4. WhiskyTango

    WhiskyTango Eyelash Blennie

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    That is slightly bothersome. Both are marketed as 14,000K but clearly this isn't true, so what gives??

    There must be a measurable standard to go by.

    New bulb looks awesome!!! That first colony of zoas right above the clam went from night to day!!
     
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  5. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    i like the filefish. are you having trouble feeding it? i had one for a while but traded it in it was such a pain in the ass to feed
     
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  6. Jesus

    Jesus Flamingo Tongue

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    beautiful tank! i love the filefish and anthias.
    ive read that there is no standard or regulation for the 14K bulbs.
     
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  7. Reloadeddevil

    Reloadeddevil Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Yes and no on the filefish, because I purchased that from liveaquaria, they were already feeding mysis and brine. So i have to target feed filefish with hakari small brine shrimp (since they are very slow swimmers and eaters) they feed exactly like seahorse, they swallow the food. Also I dont have any Acroporas because these guys would love to go for them.
     
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  8. Reloadeddevil

    Reloadeddevil Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I just got a harlequin shrimp, its awesome as i am writing this post its feeding on Chocolate Chip Starfish arm. In my built-in refugium i have small farm of Chocolate chip star fish and culture of pods. I will postup the pic soon.
     
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    Reloadeddevil Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Thanks. Also I think radiums (K) have the same penetration ability on PAR meter for same depth, but where it makes big difference is on the "tint" side. As you can see with coralife the blue tint is absent but in phoenix its present.
     
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  10. Reloadeddevil

    Reloadeddevil Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Jason Fox Bloodshoot (already got a small baby on the way)

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    Here is button Coral.

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    These star birst polyps now have taken over the whole rock.

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    Here is my Emerald crab doing the job of eating green buuble algea.

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