Nicmar
01/21/2015, 03:31 PM
I started with a 1200 x 550 x 500 tank and the corals were growing out of the tank so I upgraded to a 1500 x 750 x 600 or 5x2.5x2 ft.
Old 4ft tank tank
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/photo127_zpsfb90cd96.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/photo127_zpsfb90cd96.jpg.html)
Old tank running on sunlight only
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/IMG_0968_zps4cdcc61f.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/IMG_0968_zps4cdcc61f.jpg.html)
There was no room for my blue tang so it was either remove the sps or upgrade. So of course I upgraded which gave me the opportunity to move the tank from work to home and change some things I didn't like about the old tank.
New Tank specs:
Dimensions: 1500 x 750 x 600
Lighting: Radion gen 2 Pro and Radion Gen 3 std with TIR 120 degree lenses.
Filtration: live rock in sump, biopellets, tunze phosphate remover, zeo start .04 mL / day
Flow: x2 MP40s with battery backup, WP40 x1
Dosing: Currently dosing a lot of zeovit products. The plan is to back off from these once the tank is looking good to save money.
My goal for the tank was to have a clean looking design with a bit more height so my corals can grow and still have enough room for my fish to swim.
I will leave it bare bottom for now and will put white marble sand in once the corals are looking good.
I am painting some covers for the stand in white to cover up the sump etc.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/led3_zps322a4c81.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/led3_zps322a4c81.jpg.html)
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/led2_zps662e58b8.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/led2_zps662e58b8.jpg.html)
This is a photo from my previous tank, that is what the blue stag use to look like. Hopefully it will return to that will low nutrients and T5.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/photo92_zps190303d5.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/photo92_zps190303d5.jpg.html)
The TIR Wide angle 120 degree lenses cover the tank on two lights however since I have large SPS and it is effectively a single source of light I get shadows on the corals. I am planing to put x2 T5 tubes on the back of the tank above the sps corals.
I am not sure what bulbs to start with, perhaps some of you will have an idea.
The unit I will probably buy comes with 2 ATI bulbs of my choice so need to pick from them. I am thinking a blue and pink at this stage.
Old 4ft tank tank
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/photo127_zpsfb90cd96.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/photo127_zpsfb90cd96.jpg.html)
Old tank running on sunlight only
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/IMG_0968_zps4cdcc61f.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/IMG_0968_zps4cdcc61f.jpg.html)
There was no room for my blue tang so it was either remove the sps or upgrade. So of course I upgraded which gave me the opportunity to move the tank from work to home and change some things I didn't like about the old tank.
New Tank specs:
Dimensions: 1500 x 750 x 600
Lighting: Radion gen 2 Pro and Radion Gen 3 std with TIR 120 degree lenses.
Filtration: live rock in sump, biopellets, tunze phosphate remover, zeo start .04 mL / day
Flow: x2 MP40s with battery backup, WP40 x1
Dosing: Currently dosing a lot of zeovit products. The plan is to back off from these once the tank is looking good to save money.
My goal for the tank was to have a clean looking design with a bit more height so my corals can grow and still have enough room for my fish to swim.
I will leave it bare bottom for now and will put white marble sand in once the corals are looking good.
I am painting some covers for the stand in white to cover up the sump etc.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/led3_zps322a4c81.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/led3_zps322a4c81.jpg.html)
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/led2_zps662e58b8.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/led2_zps662e58b8.jpg.html)
This is a photo from my previous tank, that is what the blue stag use to look like. Hopefully it will return to that will low nutrients and T5.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/Speedbitz/photo92_zps190303d5.jpg (http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/Speedbitz/media/photo92_zps190303d5.jpg.html)
The TIR Wide angle 120 degree lenses cover the tank on two lights however since I have large SPS and it is effectively a single source of light I get shadows on the corals. I am planing to put x2 T5 tubes on the back of the tank above the sps corals.
I am not sure what bulbs to start with, perhaps some of you will have an idea.
The unit I will probably buy comes with 2 ATI bulbs of my choice so need to pick from them. I am thinking a blue and pink at this stage.