The McKay build thread.

[Steve McKay]

I can always rely on your help,Thank you.

[charlie]

To be honest, I would fire that new fixture up, put on some sunglasses and sit back and say WOW!!!!!!!
If you do have photosynthetic critters in there now, watch your photoperiod, maybe cut it back to about 6 hours and work back to 10 or 12 week by week.

[Steve McKay]

I do need a tan,I only have the Sun Coral and I'm sure it's adjusting to the new light,
don't want to give it sunburn yet.I'll give it a week or so,then put the sunglasses on.

[charlie]

Like I said, cut back your photoperiod when you fire them up, and gradually work back to what you are at now.

[Steve McKay]

It would be nice to have them running,might just go ahead and throw them on tonight.
Thanks for motivating me.

[charlie]

Fire up another pot of coffee Steve, you are about to ambark on a new journey my friend. Congrats on the new lights!!! We will have to see before and after pics man.

[Steve McKay]

Not a problem,after I feed Mr.Sun Coral I'll throw them on.Of course after I start a new pot of coffee.

[Steve McKay]

OOOOOPS! I was just about to take the fixture out of the box and realized I don't have the splash guard,won't be here till next Tuesday.

[Steve McKay]

Not a lot to report,water change tomorrow.Lost one snail and Scarlet hermit,the snail due to it's inability to right himself and the hermit?Everybody else is fine.The T-5 lights will be put to use as soon as I receive the splash guard,Wednesday night probably. The temp.has decreased slightly need to adjust heater.One note,I had planned to use the Visi Therm Deluxe 150 watt,but it doesn't function properly.So I'm using a Stealth 100 watt.It is on the light side and if it can't keep up,I replace it with a 150 watt.

[Steve McKay]

I have found the skimmer I've been looking for the Deltec AP600 Skimmer.If anybody has used or has knowledge of this skimmer please post a reply.I can set it up next to my sump and gravity feed it from tank,or use a feed pump from sump.The footprint is just right.Just what I was looking for.Of course I will have to sell my right or left arm,I just can't figure out which one.

[charlie]

Don't worry about selling stuff for skimmers Steve, we had a guy sell his XBox bundle back for a skimmer here about 3 days ago.

[Parrothead]

I agree, he just needs to figure out which arm does the most work in the tank, and keep that one

Tanks
Robert

P.S. Morning Charlie

[Steve McKay]

Don't worry about selling stuff for skimmers Steve, we had a guy sell his XBox bundle back for a skimmer here about 3 days ago.

Yes I read that post,felt bad for him.Fortunately I still have my PS3.

[Steve McKay]

Parrothead;I agree, he just needs to figure out which arm does the most work in the tank, and keep that one

[Parrothead]

Yes I read that post,felt bad for him.Fortunately I still have my PS3.

Glad to see I'm not the only one that feels it's never to late to have a happy childhood, I'm kinda stuck with nintendo gcube at the moment, still trying to beat Turok, evolution, got a couple more levels and then I can upgrade, how is the ps3? seriuosly, i've played around with it at wally world while the wife is shopping, safer that way, is it worth the cash?

Happy Holidays
Robert

[Steve McKay]

It's the greatest,I have every PS game system.The graphics are unbelievable,the X-box was cheaper but the PS3 is better glad I bought it.Since we have pc's why get a X-box
if they come out with a game just for it,it will come out for pc too.When you get one you must get all the COD games their killer.

[Parrothead]

Cod???????

[Steve McKay]

Call Of Duty,games.Like Modern Warfare 1 and 2,World at War.

[Parrothead]

Gotcha, I'm a single person shooter and racing kinda guy, is COD single person?, I played an off road racing game at wally world that rocked, can't remember what it was called. I'd have to have it.

Robert

[Steve McKay]

Where have you been in a cave or just sitting in front of your tank?It's a FPS (First Person Shooter.),in a way your lucky not to have heard of them,cause once you get one you won't stop.I've been a gamer for a long time and by far the COD games are the best.Your a lucky man if you don't have to shop with the wife,been there done that.