200g display / 400g system build

[jenglish]

Looks great. DO you have trouble keeping up the substrate slop on one side? I tried that on a FW planted tank and had to make a little retaining wall to get a terrace like effect.

[benny z]

thanks... no, you can't see them because they're tucked behind the trim, but there is a vortech on either end of the tank up front. that's what the one on the left did to the sandbed...in fact i placed the barnacle rock there to keep it from doing it, but it did its thing regardless so i have a nice slope on that side. annoying at first, but i don't mind it now.

[crvz]

looks great, Benny. thanks for sharing the pics!

[aquawolf]

Great pics! Sorry to hear about the overheating issue. Glad to see you are recovering. What bulbs are you switching to?

[benny z]

ushio 20k...installed today.

when i can get around to hanging them, also adding vho.

should be...um...glowy!

[fote03]

very nice setup I really like the valley look from the left side with the high sand bed and rock work! And a very clean fish room i cant wait to buy a house!

[Loverotties]

Great pic!

[capsulslop]

I'm very interested! I would love to find out more inforamtion related to this topic. Thanks in advance.
me too, I need more detailed info

[blubunny2005]

I would love a 200 gal tank later on! Super Sweet Reef!

[benny z]

added a 24x24x8 tank to the system to use as a lps eye candy/growout tank. really been getting into collecting favias lately - trying to collect as many as i can.

[crvz]

what lighting are you using on that little set up? The corals seem to be doing well.

[benny z]

currently 6-bulbs of t5 as the primary lights.

however i just added three of the blue current usa "powerbrite" led bars, and in that picture those are the only lights lit. they really make the corals GLOW!!!

here's a pic of my hodge-podge array. the lights are a solid 24" above the water and the led's are out 7" fired in at 30* angles.