Ming's 75 Gallon Reef (Dialup beware)

[ming]

The Stand's frame

Stand(from the back) and Canopy closed

Canopy Open

Painted

With the tank

And Full Tank Shot!

And Side View

 

[ming]

Specs:
6x54W T5 overdriven w/IceCap ballasts
2x UV lighting Actinics
2x Aquablue Special
2x Actinic Plus
Seio 1100 and 820 for flow and mag 9.5 for return
ASM G2 in sump
Shallow sandbed only in front for asthetics only

Everything was moved from my old 50 gallon reef which had only 4x39W T5 w/Icecap (bulbs were used for 20 months)

 

[scarf_ace1981]

very nice job. nicely stocked. how about a look @ the sump

 

[ming]

There you go

 

[Quang]

Nice tank MIng!

whats the distance b/w your bulbs and the water surface. How high is the tank? thx

 

[ming]

A full 5" from the bottom of the bulb to the surface of the water
The tank is a standard AGA 75 Reef ready so its 20" tall

 

[DEEPWATER]

sweet tank Ming ,nice colors

 

[simike]

plywood and 2x4's to full blown reef, where are some progress shots??
nice

 

[Josh]

Very nice!

 

[ming]

That was the progress. I moved everything from my old 50 and 29 gallon tank.
The last pic of my 50 gallon is in my gallery

Next step, drill the 50 and make it into a huge display fuge. I'm tired after all this work so that next step might take a while.

 

[vanceny]

Nice Job! Did the corals have any problems with the light being too strong? Do you have any softies in there?

 

[House of Laughter]

Nice Job Ming - really nice mixed reef.

House

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

A lot colors and everything seems growing healthly.

 

[heuerfan]

Awesome job Ming, looks great. I gotta come by and see this in person

I think your tank needs a bunch of wrasses

 

[reefman]

I've seen it n it looks even better than the pics.

btw: i dont think any1 use dialup now.:biglaugh:

 

[ming]

Thanks for all the compliments. I've had no problems with the lighting being too strong. Everything seems very happy with the new lighting. I do have some softies like green polyp toadstool, green nepthia, xenia, and ofcourse zoo's.

I actually want to avoid getting more fishes until I get my fuge setup because I want to keep the water low on nitrates/phosphates.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Ming,
Nice setup. How bigs that RBTA back there?

 

[ming]

It opens to about 6" in diameter

 

[Tonyscoots84]

ming the tank looks awesome man... great job... :bigeyes:

can you do me a favor and pm me the measurements of the hood.. i have a 75 gallon and would like to redo my hood... thanks...

 

[ming]

ming the tank looks awesome man... great job... :bigeyes:

can you do me a favor and pm me the measurements of the hood.. i have a 75 gallon and would like to redo my hood... thanks...

Just measure the lip of your tank, and add the width of the wood you're using so it goes around the tank. I used 3/4" pine wood.