Fishkid's 135gal reef build...
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coral keeper
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Come on dude! You've been building it for 3 months! Fill the beast with water already!!
fishkid13
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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/3104380
Come on dude! You've been building it for 3 months! Fill the beast with water already!!
Ha ha, come one dude you have had your tanks for months post some new pictures already..
http:///forum/post/3104380
Come on dude! You've been building it for 3 months! Fill the beast with water already!!
Ha ha, come one dude you have had your tanks for months post some new pictures already..
fishkid13
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In the mean time here are some pictures.
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coral keeper
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Originally Posted by fishkid13
http:///forum/post/3104423
Ha ha, come one dude you have had your tanks for months post some new pictures already..
lol
How many spiral bulbs do you have over the tank and how many watts is each one?
http:///forum/post/3104423
Ha ha, come one dude you have had your tanks for months post some new pictures already..
lol
How many spiral bulbs do you have over the tank and how many watts is each one?
coral keeper
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Nice! I know a reefer who has the main light system that is 20 x 26Watt household 65K daylight spectrum bulbs with supplemental actinic. He keeps Anemones, SPS, LPS, Tridacna, Softies all in the same system. Also, are you going to put reflectors on your spiral bulbs? Reflectors will help a TON!
coral keeper
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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/3104801
Nice! I know a reefer who has the main light system that is 20 x 26Watt household 65K daylight spectrum bulbs with supplemental actinic. He keeps Anemones, SPS, LPS, Tridacna, Softies all in the same system. Also, are you going to put reflectors on your spiral bulbs? Reflectors will help a TON!
Here are a few pictures of his tank.
http:///forum/post/3104801
Nice! I know a reefer who has the main light system that is 20 x 26Watt household 65K daylight spectrum bulbs with supplemental actinic. He keeps Anemones, SPS, LPS, Tridacna, Softies all in the same system. Also, are you going to put reflectors on your spiral bulbs? Reflectors will help a TON!
Here are a few pictures of his tank.
fishkid13
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Ya I got the idea from a local reefer too. His tanks are nice like the ones in the pic's. Won't the reflecters make it more concentrated in one area instead of a wide area.
Tanks are switched, and fish and such are in the tube waiting. Have a tiny dribble from u.v to flex piping so I will try to get that taken care. Man this tank is huge!
I moved 95% of the water from the 84 and it filled it less then half way.
Also got 97% of the aquascaping done.
Just waiting for the water to clear up. As of now the salinty is 1.024. Will check rest of stuff later.
Tanks are switched, and fish and such are in the tube waiting. Have a tiny dribble from u.v to flex piping so I will try to get that taken care. Man this tank is huge!
coral keeper
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Originally Posted by fishkid13
http:///forum/post/3105009
Ya I got the idea from a local reefer too. His tanks are nice like the ones in the pic's. Won't the reflecters make it more concentrated in one area instead of a wide area.
Yeah, but still, without a reflector, you will be wasting a ton of light. Just add a few more bulbs if there's not enough light/coverage?
http:///forum/post/3105009
Ya I got the idea from a local reefer too. His tanks are nice like the ones in the pic's. Won't the reflecters make it more concentrated in one area instead of a wide area.
Yeah, but still, without a reflector, you will be wasting a ton of light. Just add a few more bulbs if there's not enough light/coverage?
jas1
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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/3104801
Nice! I know a reefer who has the main light system that is 20 x 26Watt household 65K daylight spectrum bulbs with supplemental actinic. He keeps Anemones, SPS, LPS, Tridacna, Softies all in the same system. Also, are you going to put reflectors on your spiral bulbs? Reflectors will help a TON!
I always wondered about that. I don't dare start a thread and ask though!!! You'll have 20 people screaming that you can only keep Anem's, SPS, LPS etc... with a kazillion watt MH. So going by the above statement CK... say for instance someone has a tank that will be ohhhhhh 19" deep couldn't you get away with 500-600 or so watts of 10000k PC's and keep a broad spectrum of critters?!?!?!?!?
http:///forum/post/3104801
Nice! I know a reefer who has the main light system that is 20 x 26Watt household 65K daylight spectrum bulbs with supplemental actinic. He keeps Anemones, SPS, LPS, Tridacna, Softies all in the same system. Also, are you going to put reflectors on your spiral bulbs? Reflectors will help a TON!
I always wondered about that. I don't dare start a thread and ask though!!! You'll have 20 people screaming that you can only keep Anem's, SPS, LPS etc... with a kazillion watt MH. So going by the above statement CK... say for instance someone has a tank that will be ohhhhhh 19" deep couldn't you get away with 500-600 or so watts of 10000k PC's and keep a broad spectrum of critters?!?!?!?!?
coral keeper
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Originally Posted by Jas1
http:///forum/post/3105059
I always wondered about that. I don't dare start a thread and ask though!!! You'll have 20 people screaming that you can only keep Anem's, SPS, LPS etc... with a kazillion watt MH. So going by the above statement CK... say for instance someone has a tank that will be ohhhhhh 19" deep couldn't you get away with 500-600 or so watts of 10000k PC's and keep a broad spectrum of critters?!?!?!?!?
lol Sure thing! You sure can keep anything you want with 500-600 watts of 10,000K PC's!
http:///forum/post/3105059
I always wondered about that. I don't dare start a thread and ask though!!! You'll have 20 people screaming that you can only keep Anem's, SPS, LPS etc... with a kazillion watt MH. So going by the above statement CK... say for instance someone has a tank that will be ohhhhhh 19" deep couldn't you get away with 500-600 or so watts of 10000k PC's and keep a broad spectrum of critters?!?!?!?!?
lol Sure thing! You sure can keep anything you want with 500-600 watts of 10,000K PC's!
jas1
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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/3105201
lol Sure thing! You sure can keep anything you want with 500-600 watts of 10,000K PC's!
That's what I've always thought!!!!!!
but you can't tell the die-hard MH fans that (j/k die-hard MH fans) HE-HE, HO-HO, HA-HA
http:///forum/post/3105201
lol Sure thing! You sure can keep anything you want with 500-600 watts of 10,000K PC's!
That's what I've always thought!!!!!!
melypr1985
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waaahh hooo! super excited to get some updated pics!
coral keeper
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Originally Posted by Jas1
http:///forum/post/3105209
That's what I've always thought!!!!!!
but you can't tell the die-hard MH fans that (j/k die-hard MH fans) HE-HE, HO-HO, HA-HA
LOL
http:///forum/post/3105209
That's what I've always thought!!!!!!
LOL
fishkid13
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Originally Posted by Jas1
http:///forum/post/3105209
That's what I've always thought!!!!!!
but you can't tell the die-hard MH fans that (j/k die-hard MH fans) HE-HE, HO-HO, HA-HA
Yes someone agrees with me! ha ha.
Melypr here you go.
(sorry for the bad quality, and tank is still very cloudy)
Cam's batteries died so will post more pic's later.
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http:///forum/post/3105209
That's what I've always thought!!!!!!
Yes someone agrees with me! ha ha.
Melypr here you go.
(sorry for the bad quality, and tank is still very cloudy)
Cam's batteries died so will post more pic's later.
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fishkid13
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Also two more added thougths.
Still have a little more aquascaping with the rocks with corals on them.
And
Going on with the light thing, another local reefer kept stonies, softs, clams, anemones..etc.. just under a vho ballest but the main source of light was from the bow window that it was in. Really cool system. All it had was powerhead for water movement and the thing was sparkling.
Still have a little more aquascaping with the rocks with corals on them.
And
Going on with the light thing, another local reefer kept stonies, softs, clams, anemones..etc.. just under a vho ballest but the main source of light was from the bow window that it was in. Really cool system. All it had was powerhead for water movement and the thing was sparkling.