250g SPS Tank from Beijing - Page 2

DPalm3 · 06/11/2009, 06:04 AM

stunning. absolutely amazing

Ice Blue · 06/11/2009, 08:14 AM

Hi, Welles, it's amazing!

........tiewlee from CMF

Welles · 06/11/2009, 09:13 AM

Thanks friends in RC :-)

Here some top down view photos

This clam is one of my favorites, it has been in my tanks over five years:

I like XM 10K, it could make the color of corals more natural, especially for pink , yellow and light green corals; but for blue and purple, maybe add some blue/actinic supplements will be better, and I am also curiously about the effect of LEDs, with LED units, I think I could even position the color of the lighting based the positon of the corals.

Denadai · 06/11/2009, 10:33 AM

Awesome

I love it !

Jeremy B. · 06/11/2009, 10:50 AM

Very nice Welles, great job! I hope all is well your way.

Atomikk · 06/11/2009, 03:12 PM

Noooo. Stick to XM 10Ks. Don't switch. I have been using them ever since I started with this obsession. I will never use another bulb. They are the best for growth and true color.

Emster · 06/11/2009, 05:15 PM

I actually like the grey one, third pic. How long is your photo period if you don't mind me asking? Great tank BTW!

Welles · 06/11/2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Atomikk
Noooo. Stick to XM 10Ks. Don't switch. I have been using them ever since I started with this obsession. I will never use another bulb. They are the best for growth and true color.

I will not switch other bulbs :-), Both LED and VHO is supplements for blue light, and I will also use some white LED (about 6500K) to light the dark corner between Lumenarc reflectors.

Quote:

Originally posted by Emster
I actually like the grey one, third pic. How long is your photo period if you don't mind me asking? Great tank BTW!

My photo period is 9 hours per day

naldopr · 06/11/2009, 08:18 PM

wells on witch ballast you run or xm? they look way different than the one I had
by the way nice tank !!

sreefs · 06/11/2009, 08:53 PM

Beautiful colors, really like your aquascape! I notice you don't have as many fish as a lot of us in the States! Your tank is stunning!
Pat

Welles · 06/11/2009, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by naldopr
wells on witch ballast you run or xm? they look way different than the one I had
by the way nice tank !!

I am using IceCap ballast (220V version) on XM. I have using Reeflux 12K for several month, but it seems too blue and even covered natural color of some corals (I do not know why...), so I turn back to XM 10K, now I am satisfied with color of XM 10K, but maybe add little bit more blue color will be better :-)

naldopr · 06/11/2009, 09:03 PM

cool I ask you because yours look like my reeflux 10k my old xm where yellow
now I use the 20k till they are ready to change and replace it with 10k again

Welles · 06/12/2009, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sreefs
Beautiful colors, really like your aquascape! I notice you don't have as many fish as a lot of us in the States! Your tank is stunning!
Pat

There are 14 fishs in the tank, they are all small fishs, and I am considering add a french angel :-)

Quote:

Originally posted by naldopr
cool I ask you because yours look like my reeflux 10k my old xm where yellow
now I use the 20k till they are ready to change and replace it with 10k again

:-) the other problem with XM 400W 10K is the heat makes shell broken(I have lost over 4 bulbs before), but it seems new version (with a raised glass shell) will be better on this.

jd474 · 06/13/2009, 05:28 PM

Very nice!! Congrats on the Convict tangs also, very difficult fish IMO.

Welles · 06/13/2009, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jd474
Very nice!! Congrats on the Convict tangs also, very difficult fish IMO.

Thanks, I fully agree with you about Convict tangs, my initial idear is to keep a small school of this tangs, but it seems it is lucky enough to keep two of them now :-(

Welles · 06/15/2009, 07:19 AM

A video clip of the tank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FDNfLDIEY

tamarindthai · 06/15/2009, 07:24 PM

very beautiful tank and lay out yes indeed,,keep up the great work,,i really like your rock work for sure.

SERVO · 06/15/2009, 10:44 PM

Another quality product Made in China!

Great aquascaping, incredible corals!

blakemeadows · 06/16/2009, 12:14 AM

very nice!

are the two convicts the only tangs?

Welles · 06/16/2009, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tamarindthai
very beautiful tank and lay out yes indeed,,keep up the great work,,i really like your rock work for sure.

Quote:

Originally posted by SERVO
Another quality product Made in China!

Great aquascaping, incredible corals!

Thanks

I begin to work on the new fixture(VHO+LED+MH), post photo later...

Welles · 06/16/2009, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blakemeadows
very nice!

are the two convicts the only tangs?

Yes, but I want to add more tangs in future :-)

yifan917 · 06/16/2009, 08:23 AM

Wow what a beautiful tank! Another Asian pride.....!

Could you also post some pix of your refugium? Thank you!

ni de yu gang zhen de hen piao liang, jia you!

Capt_Cully · 06/16/2009, 09:24 AM

I saw a lot of beautiful things when I was in Beijing, but I'm sorry I didn't see that!!!!! WOW that's a nice tank!

Rickyrooz1 · 06/16/2009, 10:38 AM

Great coloration!

icliao · 06/16/2009, 11:39 AM

Wow. Mind blowing color and sizable colonies. Great job!

06/11/2009, 06:04 AM	#26
DPalm3 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Jersey, U.S.A. Posts: 56	stunning. absolutely amazing __________________ so easy a thirteen-year-old could do it Current Tank Info: 120 gallon display (sps)

06/11/2009, 10:50 AM	#30
Jeremy B. RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN / Muncie, IN Posts: 7,585	Very nice Welles, great job! I hope all is well your way. __________________ PremiumAquatics.com

06/11/2009, 03:12 PM	#31
Atomikk Twitter: @vladfragdit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,271	Noooo. Stick to XM 10Ks. Don't switch. I have been using them ever since I started with this obsession. I will never use another bulb. They are the best for growth and true color. __________________ Follow me on Twitter: vladfragdit Reef Tip: to gauge the toxicity of PO4s in your tank, keep an eye on the growth of Chaetomorpha macro algae. As more toxic levels of PO4s are present, the slower the macro algae grows (as it stuns the growth), and vice versa Current Tank Info: 320 Gallon Reef, 72 Gallon Softie

06/11/2009, 05:15 PM	#32
Emster Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 2,237	I actually like the grey one, third pic. How long is your photo period if you don't mind me asking? Great tank BTW! __________________ Emmett Jan. 09 TOTM Current Tank Info: 180 gal, Iwaki 70, 4-3/4" sea swirls, 3-400 watt Radiums, 4-80watt T-5's , custom Ca reactor, 1/3hp aqualogic chiller, i-Tech 400, Tunze osmolator

06/13/2009, 05:28 PM	#39
jd474 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: BFE Posts: 655	Very nice!! Congrats on the Convict tangs also, very difficult fish IMO. __________________ Don't cross the streams. Current Tank Info: It's got a hydrowizard.

06/11/2009, 08:14 AM	#27
Ice Blue Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 19	Hi, Welles, it's amazing! ........tiewlee from CMF

06/11/2009, 09:13 AM	#28
Welles Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beijing/China Posts: 283	Thanks friends in RC :-) Here some top down view photos This clam is one of my favorites, it has been in my tanks over five years: I like XM 10K, it could make the color of corals more natural, especially for pink , yellow and light green corals; but for blue and purple, maybe add some blue/actinic supplements will be better, and I am also curiously about the effect of LEDs, with LED units, I think I could even position the color of the lighting based the positon of the corals.

06/11/2009, 10:33 AM	#29
Denadai Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,612	Awesome I love it !

06/11/2009, 08:18 PM	#34
naldopr Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salinas Puerto Rico Posts: 825	wells on witch ballast you run or xm? they look way different than the one I had by the way nice tank !!

06/11/2009, 08:53 PM	#35
sreefs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pa Posts: 585	Beautiful colors, really like your aquascape! I notice you don't have as many fish as a lot of us in the States! Your tank is stunning! Pat

06/11/2009, 09:03 PM	#37
naldopr Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salinas Puerto Rico Posts: 825	cool I ask you because yours look like my reeflux 10k my old xm where yellow now I use the 20k till they are ready to change and replace it with 10k again

06/15/2009, 07:19 AM	#41
Welles Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beijing/China Posts: 283	A video clip of the tank http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FDNfLDIEY

06/15/2009, 07:24 PM	#42
tamarindthai Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sammamish,wa Posts: 475	very beautiful tank and lay out yes indeed,,keep up the great work,,i really like your rock work for sure.

06/15/2009, 10:44 PM	#43
SERVO Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Keller, TX Posts: 1,284	Another quality product Made in China! Great aquascaping, incredible corals!

06/16/2009, 12:14 AM	#44
blakemeadows Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 79	very nice! are the two convicts the only tangs?

06/16/2009, 08:23 AM	#47
yifan917 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Taiwan Posts: 78	Wow what a beautiful tank! Another Asian pride.....! Could you also post some pix of your refugium? Thank you! ni de yu gang zhen de hen piao liang, jia you! __________________ Kev Current Tank Info: 48x36x24 Nakano acrylic Rimless, 40 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium

06/16/2009, 09:24 AM	#48
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 11,551	I saw a lot of beautiful things when I was in Beijing, but I'm sorry I didn't see that!!!!! WOW that's a nice tank! __________________ ....love to prove that, wouldn't ya. Get your name in The National Geographic.... Current Tank Info: 200DD SPS dominated mixed reef

06/16/2009, 10:38 AM	#49
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,093	Great coloration! __________________ 120 gallon SPS dominated, two 250 watt Phoenix 14K DE metal halides in Lumenarc stealth reflectors, Lumatek dimmable ballasts, Two 48" T5's, Vertex IN-180 protein skimmer with Bubble Blaster 3000 pump, Mag Drive 9.5 return pump, two Vortech MP40w.

06/16/2009, 11:39 AM	#50
icliao Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indonesia Posts: 626	Wow. Mind blowing color and sizable colonies. Great job!