Richie's Reef

[cosmokramer]

Hey ritchie when ever your ready let me know im down to help

 

[rkaragozler]

Okay today is a very happy day for me. After 2 years of owning my Maldive pair they finally started to lay eggs. Now if I can try to raise them you guys can have them.
Click on pic to see video:

 

[Og Drogon]

Wowzers that's kool! 0_o

 

[kingator]

Congrats buddy .......lil fish porn never hurts lol

 

[smoq]

That's great news Richie. We're both gonna be daddies (Oh wait, yo are already)

 

[smoq]

And dude, you look badass with a beard in your youtube video

 

[rkaragozler]

Thanks guys, now only if my Photons would do the same, I'll be even happier.

 

[Macropora]

Congrats Richie! That's a great achievement and good luck raising the fry.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Congrats Richie =)

 

[jmaquatic]

Seen this tank in person super sick and thank you for the help you guys are the best and it only took 10 min lol let me know when your ready for the blue eel

 

[cono]

Hey I just seen the post congrats couldn't happen to a better guy

 

[cono]

Just seen the post congrats richie it could happen to a better guy

 

[dubs]

congratz and how are the baby clowns down??lmk if there gonna be any up for grabs in the future

 

[SIReefer]

Nice going Rich. Looks like they laid the eggs right on the glass - strange. Good luck with the eggs & hopefully fry soon.

 

[tunicata]

oh that's awesome. Good luck with them and congrats!

 

[rkaragozler]

Thanks guys. Just a little update since 6/28 they have laid 2 more times and every time they lay eggs it seems to have more and more eggs, I don't have the proper set up to raise the fry yet, and working on getting something together in the near future, any advise would be appreciated.

 

[rkaragozler]

Hey gang it's been a while since i updated my tank thread sorry for the delay.
I decided to change out my 4 400w 20k Ushio halides for leds. A vendor here, FathomLed, was nice enough to give me 2 units of his leds to try out on my tank. 1 unit had 60 degree optics, and the other 80 degree optics. What I did was remove the 2 center halides and replaced them with his units, they are mounted at 8 1/2" above water level. Wednesday Smoq is coming over to do some par test between the halides and leds, this way i know what intensity i have to set them up at. so far i like the look of them, but time will tell.
here are some pics i took before and after i mounted them.
this is my tank with 4 400w 20k ushio halides.

this is with the leds. I replaced the two center halides with leds, the 1 on the left is 60 degree optics, and the right with 80 degree optics.

As of now i think going with 60 degree optics gives me a better look, but i might have to mount them higher,Smoq will have those answers for me on wednesday.

 

[marklugo23]

wow really nice

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Richie my brother those LEDs look good!!!! even do what I did (half LEDs and half MH)
Go with the track light like mine and you be very happy!!!
ps the unicorn looks so good, maybe one day he will end in my tank.LOL
I love that todd in the middle
How are those mushrooms under the MH?

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Nice Richie you finally finished off the stand huh lol now its looking awesome dude :-D