Caljah's 90 gal tech Tank

[KuyaMark]

Hey MR I am posting a tank thread for my good friend John (Caljah)

This is John's first reef tank and was bitten by the reef bug lol
Enjoy

Specs:

90 gallon tech tank w/ stand
Custom Sump by Jeff (CustomKing)
48" Current 6 bulb t5 lighting system
Vortech MP40w Ecosmart power head
Reef Keeper Elite controller
Reef Fanatic ATO
Reef Octopus Extreme 200 Protein Skimmer

Many more to come !

 

[NYreefNoob]

lookin good, did you help him out mark ?

 

[KuyaMark]

Rick - yeah I am helping him out and guiding him on this addicting hobby

 

[NYreefNoob]

this the t5 is refferance for bulbs ? if so really what color temp is he going after but what i sent is what i run on 8 bulbs and color is between phionex 14k mh and a 17k color

 

[KuyaMark]

he likes the 20k look

 

[Raul]

Nice.. Where did he find the tank? I heard oceanic didnt make them anymore?

 

[KuyaMark]

I believe he got it from manhattan aquariums

 

[NYreefNoob]

on a 6 bulb then run 4 blue + and 2 blue special would be from a 16-20k look and still have alot of par

 

[caljah]

Thanks mark, I will try and keep photos updated. Water parameters have been perfect. doing about 10 gallon per week water change. The tank came from Manhattan Aquarium.

 

[NYreefNoob]

caljah what bulbs are in the fixture now ?

 

[KuyaMark]

they are the stock current bulbs 3 blues and 3 whites

 

[caljah]

They are crap stock 3 blues and three whites, any recommendation.

 

[TheHun]

4 Blue+
1 Aquablue Special
1 Purple Plus

 

[Custom King]

New Reef Tank!

John,

Nice tank everything looks good. I really like the rock work. I'll be following this thread as your tank matures. Nice sump I gotta get me one of those :lol2:

Good Luck :goldfish2

 

[NYreefNoob]

i have the kz fiji purple and i like it but wont be buying it next round of bulbs. it does make reds really pop though

 

[NYreefNoob]

ati blue + 4 of them and 2 blue specials, will give a ton of par and color will be between 15-20k . ive used alot of other bulbs but really like the ati myself

 

[caljah]

I picked up a another mp40 today, also 4 ATI blue and 2 blue special. Thanks

 

[straightjiggy10]

Love the tank!