The redesign of my 11yr.old reef.

prattreef · 01-11-2008, 11:47 PM

2 quick shots of todays redesign of my 11yr.old 125g. reef. We took out roughly 25-30lbs of rock and hacked out about a waste bin worth of dead coral branches in an effort to increase flow and light penetration through out the reef. We also replaced an old MH canopy with 3 MH pendants and the superior reflectors have made a huge difference in intensity. These are not the lamps I will ultimately use, just a few I had laying around, but they sure are bright and white. Thanks to Tristan, Tosiek, Leo and Aaron for lending a hand.

Bob 1000 · 01-11-2008, 11:56 PM

Nice,,, but why no before pic????

leoskee · 01-11-2008, 11:57 PM

? Im still trying to figure out what the redesign was. The pics show the same tank design.

How long have you had that trigger in your tank?

scumonkey · 01-11-2008, 11:58 PM

OMG!

**KathyC** · 01-12-2008, 12:01 AM

Looks much cleaner & brighter Randy. Getting all those branches out really opened it up! Good for you

**nanoreefer22** · 01-12-2008, 12:02 AM

Loooks great Randy! Sorry I couldnt make it today

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ScottK · 01-12-2008, 12:03 AM

Looks great! I love the big lobophyllia.

MSMAN825 · 01-12-2008, 12:04 AM

nice table, is those vortechs on there

inkblue · 01-12-2008, 12:16 AM

dibS

prattreef · 01-12-2008, 12:17 AM

Thanks everyone. Sorry i'll try to find a before picture somewhere. The trigger has been in there for about 3 years and doesn't bother a thing --unless you are a hermit crab or shrimp. Yes those are Vortechs. I was an early adopter and use them on all my systems -- 6 pumps total.

01-12-2008, 12:01 AM	#5
KathyC Rafflemeister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Barnum Island Posts: 4,743 Reefer Ratings: (81) Friends: (53)	Looks much cleaner & brighter Randy. Getting all those branches out really opened it up! Good for you __________________ Don't just treat the symptom, remedy the cause! Last edited by KathyC; 01-12-2008 at 01:40 AM.

01-12-2008, 12:02 AM	#6
nanoreefer22 YoYa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn Posts: 10,074 Reefer Ratings: (77) Friends: (21)	Loooks great Randy! Sorry I couldnt make it today . __________________ Kris MR Team

01-12-2008, 12:16 AM	#9
inkblue Muro Ami Captain Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburgh, Brooklyn Posts: 7,800 Reefer Ratings: (86) Friends: (22)	dibS __________________

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01-11-2008, 11:56 PM	#2
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,792 Reefer Ratings: (34) Friends: (36)	Nice,,, but why no before pic????

01-11-2008, 11:57 PM	#3
leoskee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 606 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (0)	? Im still trying to figure out what the redesign was. The pics show the same tank design. How long have you had that trigger in your tank?

01-11-2008, 11:58 PM	#4
scumonkey Goniopora isn't VD! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: hells kitchen Posts: 995 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (1)	OMG!

01-12-2008, 12:03 AM	#7
ScottK Dr. Jones Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Redlands, California Posts: 393 Reefer Ratings: (27) Friends: (3)	Looks great! I love the big lobophyllia.

01-12-2008, 12:04 AM	#8
MSMAN825 Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 10 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	nice table, is those vortechs on there

01-12-2008, 12:17 AM	#10
prattreef Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,954 Reefer Ratings: (17) Friends: (15)	Thanks everyone. Sorry i'll try to find a before picture somewhere. The trigger has been in there for about 3 years and doesn't bother a thing --unless you are a hermit crab or shrimp. Yes those are Vortechs. I was an early adopter and use them on all my systems -- 6 pumps total.