Did a little work in the sump today. Flipped around the skimmer and added a 75w instead of 50w (thought I already had 75w....nope) Jager heater. I'll use the 50w to heat up water change water now. This also required me to cut new acrylic tops for the skimmer and fuge sections which look MUCH nicer than the last ones. Here is the current sump FTS:
Also swapped the red LED in my front Par30 out for royal blue (thanks Jigga). The one violet LED does a perfectly fine job with the red spectrum. Also added some reflectors to my Ecoxotic Stunner Strips (thanks Issac) and it made a ton of difference. With the reflectors there is almost no light spillage and the brightness of the blue light in the tank is fantastic. Hopefully Tuesday night after meeting up with Mai I'll also have a moonlight dead center. Here is the new shot of the lights:
Also went ahead and hooked my RODI back up so I can make my own water and slim can be happy. Really, this is just another addition to my laziness. I found a nice narrow cylinder holding tank for the water and will be able to keep around 55g of mixed saltwater on hand. That means no more trips out to get water and probably only have to make water like once every couple months. I have always run the Mighty Mite from Air, Water & Ice (great sponsor!). It's only a 50gpd but the positive side is the water coming out of the membrane is always cleaner than a 75/100/125/150 GPD which keeps the DI lasting longer. This little guy has been in storage for over a year, I went and got a saddle valve for under my sink, hooked it up, flushed the membrane for about 40 min, and bam, 0TDS water. Still planning to replace the filters, but obviously have to wait for the Air, Water & Ice giveaway to see if I have to pay for it or not. In the mean time, I'll be happy with the 0TDS I'm getting:
Lastly, just a candid of the cow cat trying to catch the clowns as usual. He's been trying to catch these guys for years. Was more into the bi-color angel from my NanoCube but he's cool with these guys too:
