Recent content by detritus4brains

I am certain that it was done. What I am not certain of is the quality of life of the fish or the length of life of the fish. My guess is not good and not long.

That looks closer but it still appears bluer than it really is. Here is a shot of my Heteractis crispa

The light is not really quite that blue. The camera plays tricks. Here are some straight on shots of the tank without the flash on or anything so you can get a better idea of the true color. This is a small colony of green star polyps.

As requested, here is a pic of the bulbs. Nothing special, just two 250 watt 12000 kelvin MH bulbs mounted inside a luminaire made out of bourbon crates. No supplimental actinic needed with these. I have thought about maybe a couple supplemental 6700k pc lamps though. Just one 55 watt in front...

My only concern is what your choice of materials will be. Definitely can't use copper, glass is a poor conductor of heat, aluminum corrodes is saltwater, stainless does too although to a far lesser degree. I have thought of a setup like what you are talking about and I couldn't quite get past...

Had a friend who owned a petshop. He bred discus (and they think we're nuts for keeping saltwater!) and in his main display tank he simply took a piece of rectangular glass about an inch shorter than the rim of the tank and siliconed it into the corner, drilled the tank, plummed it and off he...

Does anyone remember a few years back someone was selling percula clowns acclimated to freshwater? In their ads they had photos of clowns swimming with freshwater angels and cory cats and such. I thought it was photoshopped until I read the advertisement. It did not make much sense to me from a...

It took me months to drink all that bourbon-- $600 worth of Bookers. 2 250 watt 12000 kelvin MH kits from http://aquaticlight.com, $50 worth of custom cut and bent copper trim, brass tacks, accents, chains etc. and a good 'ol cut and bent at home roof flashing reflector... but boy did it turn...