Nicmar's 5 x 2.5 x 2

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

Old tank running on sunlight only

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.

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.

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.

worm5406 · 01/21/2015, 08:53 PM

Those are some very nice pieces.

I will wait on more updates.

Nicmar · 03/19/2015, 03:21 PM

Added T5s to help with shadowing and get more light for the SPS.
I must say T5s with LED looks so good in person compared to just LED.

laredo300c · 04/16/2015, 10:39 PM

What t5 retrofit is that??

Nicmar · 04/22/2015, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laredo300c

What t5 retrofit is that??

DE Lightings

01/21/2015, 03:31 PM	#1
Nicmar Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 61	Nicmar's 5 x 2.5 x 2 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 Old tank running on sunlight only 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. 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. 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.

01/21/2015, 08:53 PM	#2
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Those are some very nice pieces. I will wait on more updates. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

03/19/2015, 03:21 PM	#3
Nicmar Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 61	Added T5s to help with shadowing and get more light for the SPS. I must say T5s with LED looks so good in person compared to just LED.

04/16/2015, 10:39 PM	#4
laredo300c Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: laredo tx Posts: 646	What t5 retrofit is that??