- Location
- westchester ny
This month was extra check month and I said wth and picked up a 65 gallon and switched the contents of my 45 in to it. It was a huge pain in the a$$ only because I wanted the tank in the same spot and since it was just a 45 I needed to make a ton of water for the switch.
I had been running a wavepoint 4x39w t5 with a regular 2x21 t5 for dawn dusk. I ditched the reg output and picked up a sloarmax 2x39w for $100 that also includes 6 blue led moonlights. It is not a high end fixture but they did the best they could for the price point they targeted. Its a single reflector but its contoured and has individual switches for each bulb (and vho style end caps). Despite lacking individual reflectors and fans, the 6x39w t5's produce a ton of light, and with good bulbs Im convinced they will do what I need them to.
Two things I didnt want to skimp out on were flow and bulbs. I have two koralia 2's and two koralia 425 gph nanos aimed strategically to create a random flow pattern that the corals are already responding to. I ordered a bunch of different bulbs but Im probably gonna go with three blue+'s, one power chrome true actinic, one uvl actinic white, and a 6500k ge starcoat. Until I get them (hopefully tuesday) I'm using the wave point bulbs.
The tank is just a day old and a little cloudy but here it is
some night shots
I should probably also mention my stock list and some specs
Fish: coral beauty, two black false percs, two neon gobies, sixline wrasse, strawberry dottyback
corals: pectina, bali slimer, tri color, pink birdsnest, purple mille, green tabletop, orange and green monti caps, misc zoos and shrooms, cactus gorg.
inverts: peppermint shrimp, skunk cleaner, emerald crabs, porcelain crabs, blue legs red legs and zebras, trochus astrea cerith and nassarius snails
several types of macro algae (halimeda, chaeto, calurpa, dragons breath, sea lettuce)
tank: 65 gallon deep blue professional series
skimmer: remora with 1200 pump
powerheads: two koralia 2's (750 gph ea.), two koralia nanos (425 gph ea.)
lights: wavepoint 4x39w t5, solarmax 2x39w t5 (will be using a combo of ati, uvl, and ge bulbs)
sump: none
media: 1 pura pad rolled up and placed in return chamber of skimmer
levels: specific gravity 1.025, calcium 440, dkh 10, ph 8.2, magnesium 1300, nitrates <5 , phosphates 0
additives: ultimate coral food (once weekly), kent three part expert series phytomax chromamax zoomax (phyto and chroma once a week, zoo 3 times a week) , b ionic, brightwell magnesium, brightwell bio fuel (vodka dosing)
Ill post some new shots when the bulbs come and the water clears.
I had been running a wavepoint 4x39w t5 with a regular 2x21 t5 for dawn dusk. I ditched the reg output and picked up a sloarmax 2x39w for $100 that also includes 6 blue led moonlights. It is not a high end fixture but they did the best they could for the price point they targeted. Its a single reflector but its contoured and has individual switches for each bulb (and vho style end caps). Despite lacking individual reflectors and fans, the 6x39w t5's produce a ton of light, and with good bulbs Im convinced they will do what I need them to.
Two things I didnt want to skimp out on were flow and bulbs. I have two koralia 2's and two koralia 425 gph nanos aimed strategically to create a random flow pattern that the corals are already responding to. I ordered a bunch of different bulbs but Im probably gonna go with three blue+'s, one power chrome true actinic, one uvl actinic white, and a 6500k ge starcoat. Until I get them (hopefully tuesday) I'm using the wave point bulbs.
The tank is just a day old and a little cloudy but here it is
some night shots
I should probably also mention my stock list and some specs
Fish: coral beauty, two black false percs, two neon gobies, sixline wrasse, strawberry dottyback
corals: pectina, bali slimer, tri color, pink birdsnest, purple mille, green tabletop, orange and green monti caps, misc zoos and shrooms, cactus gorg.
inverts: peppermint shrimp, skunk cleaner, emerald crabs, porcelain crabs, blue legs red legs and zebras, trochus astrea cerith and nassarius snails
several types of macro algae (halimeda, chaeto, calurpa, dragons breath, sea lettuce)
tank: 65 gallon deep blue professional series
skimmer: remora with 1200 pump
powerheads: two koralia 2's (750 gph ea.), two koralia nanos (425 gph ea.)
lights: wavepoint 4x39w t5, solarmax 2x39w t5 (will be using a combo of ati, uvl, and ge bulbs)
sump: none
media: 1 pura pad rolled up and placed in return chamber of skimmer
levels: specific gravity 1.025, calcium 440, dkh 10, ph 8.2, magnesium 1300, nitrates <5 , phosphates 0
additives: ultimate coral food (once weekly), kent three part expert series phytomax chromamax zoomax (phyto and chroma once a week, zoo 3 times a week) , b ionic, brightwell magnesium, brightwell bio fuel (vodka dosing)
Ill post some new shots when the bulbs come and the water clears.
