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11-23-2006, 10:19 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
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72 bow mixed reef - Ikaria
I've been dragging my feet for quite some time about starting a tank thread, but since it's Thanksgiving I figured what the heck.
Tank has been up and running for about 10 months now.
I find that T-5 blue+ bulbs make it tough to get a good tank shot with my camera. I took this one from the end. More pictures to follow.
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Last edited by Ikaria; 07-31-2007 at 07:53 PM.
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11-24-2006, 08:34 AM
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Country Living
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Wooohooo ... Finally!  Good pic Dwight. Keep them coming! We love pics!
Also, don't forget to give us some other tank details too.
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11-24-2006, 11:08 AM
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Oh I wish I was.......
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: georgia
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Nice Dwight! Now it is time for a full tank shot  |
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11-24-2006, 03:01 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyReefNeck
Wooohooo ... Finally! Good pic Dwight. Keep them coming! We love pics!
Also, don't forget to give us some other tank details too. |
No full tank shot yet. I'm going to have to change out the bulbs to get a good photo.
Tank specs.
Oceanic 72 gallon bow. Metals collection stand and top.
20 gal sump
Mag 9.5 return.
2 Seio 1100's w/ Seio controller.
Tek 48" T-5 4 bulb light fixture
CSS 125 skimmer.
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11-24-2006, 10:55 PM
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Oh I wish I was.......
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: georgia
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The tank with the metals collection stand and canopy is very cool, even without a reef Do you have any acros in the bottom part of the tank? If so, how are they growing with the four bulb tek light? |
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11-25-2006, 06:37 AM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mecold
The tank with the metals collection stand and canopy is very cool, even without a reef Do you have any acros in the bottom part of the tank? If so, how are they growing with the four bulb tek light? |
Thanks Paul!
No, all my acros are around the middle of the tank. My orange monticap bleached to a light pink, and had to be on the bottom for a while, but now it's back up.
I have the lights about 6" off the water because I just changed bulbs, and things were starting to bleach. I will move them back down to about 4" over the next month.
I don't keep anything too close to the bottom because my yellow-head sleeper is a sifting machine.
Here's a teaser photo. Remember the boring brown acro you gave me at the last meeting?
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Never underestimate the power of T-5's!
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Last edited by Ikaria; 12-18-2006 at 05:42 AM.
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11-26-2006, 10:36 AM
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Oh I wish I was.......
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: georgia
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Yup. Under actinic rich light, it looks blue. It grows a blue tip though. I will have to get you a picture of that micro frag from a while back. You would be supprised how it has grown.
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11-26-2006, 11:22 AM
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Fish Killin' Reef Keeper
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Atlantic Beach, FL
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Nice pics.....FWIW, I keep my Tek 4x54w fixture about 8"-10" off the water because I was bleaching everything in my tank out. It really helped a lot, also shortening the daylight period on my tank helped too. The actinic+ have so much PAR that you don't need daylights for too long. I'm using 1- 11k, 1 6500k, and 2 actinic+.
I bet you are getting good growth from your corals too....T5 sure has impressed me I know!
Keep em coming.
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11-26-2006, 03:50 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ReelFreak
Nice pics.....FWIW, I keep my Tek 4x54w fixture about 8"-10" off the water because I was bleaching everything in my tank out. It really helped a lot, also shortening the daylight period on my tank helped too. The actinic+ have so much PAR that you don't need daylights for too long. I'm using 1- 11k, 1 6500k, and 2 actinic+.
I bet you are getting good growth from your corals too....T5 sure has impressed me I know!
Keep em coming.
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I've been real happy with T-5's. Just switched from 2 10K, 2 Actinic to 1 10k, 1 Aquablue, 1 Super Actinic, and 1 Blue+, I really like the way this makes the colors pop. I tried an Aquasun, but too much pink for me. It's a great bulb to color up coralline though!
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11-28-2006, 06:30 AM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Here's the full tank shot you have all been waiting for.
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Last edited by Ikaria; 12-18-2006 at 05:42 AM.
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11-28-2006, 08:50 AM
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Country Living
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
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 Cool!
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11-28-2006, 10:16 AM
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Oh I wish I was.......
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: georgia
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Nice! I see tons of space for frags!
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11-28-2006, 03:21 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mecold
Nice! I see tons of space for frags!
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LOL! I'm working on it! I have to get through Christmas first.
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11-28-2006, 06:15 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Some zoa pics.
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Last edited by Ikaria; 12-18-2006 at 05:42 AM.
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11-28-2006, 06:37 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Orange Park
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Dwight those zoa's are great looking and the full tank shot is nice also.
Looks like it's about time I update my thread. My tank is overtaken by leathers and one anemone.
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