25g SPS (too many pics...is that possible?)

[kaserpick]

LiveRock27: I forgot to mention that I have noticed that some Acros didn't color up so well until I brought them farther up on the rock structure. That could have been just bad placement choice on my part, or it may be that I don't have enough lighting for them. Then again, corals don't always color up until they've been in the tank for a while. All I know is that the clams love it!

Anyway, with all the T5's you're placing in the canopy, I would imagine that a 150w would be great for you. I would still lean towards the Phoenix bulb and run at least one 10,000-18,000k T5 instead of all actinics. I think you'd be happy with that setup.

 

[LiveRock27]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12272139#post12272139 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kaserpick
LiveRock27: I forgot to mention that I have noticed that some Acros didn't color up so well until I brought them farther up on the rock structure. That could have been just bad placement choice on my part, or it may be that I don't have enough lighting for them. Then again, corals don't always color up until they've been in the tank for a while. All I know is that the clams love it!

Anyway, with all the T5's you're placing in the canopy, I would imagine that a 150w would be great for you. I would still lean towards the Phoenix bulb and run at least one 10,000-18,000k T5 instead of all actinics. I think you'd be happy with that setup.

Thanks for the suggestions on the MH and T5 bulbs. I am hoping to finish the canopy and stand early this week so I can start on the lights. Looking forward to seeing some more pictures of the setup.

 

[29guy]

Sorry for the delay all; the pics will have to wait until Saturday. I've been looking at Glass Cages for my next tank. Does anyone have any feed back on their tanks? I think the rimless ones look amazing! Pics to come...

 

[kaserpick]

Sorry, guys I was signed under the wrong name; that's what I get while using a friend's computer.

 

[LiveRock27]

No first hand experience, but a neighbor of mine has a 90g three sided starfire glass cube from GC and it is very well made and looks great. The only complaint I have ever heard from members of my reef club is sometimes the seems can have bubbles in them.

 

[leeweber85]

Great tank! Your dedication is amazing! I wish I was that good about testing and dosing.

Happy reefing

 

[kaserpick]

Thanks for the feed back on the GC tank LiveRock27. My girlfriend actually bought a 65 AGA with the overflow on the very end of the tank so I can still keep the same theme. It'll arrive at the store in a few weeks; I'm stoked. I've been thinking about using two Hamilton Reefstar 250w DE pendants w/ Phoenix bulbs. Anyone have any experience with these pendants?

Leeweber85: Thanks for the compliment!

 

[kaserpick]

So after researching more, I think I might go with two Lumenarc 3 Stealth DE pendants.

Anyway, I've decided to frag a few of the corals in the tank, namely, the green and orange caps and the purple digi. Here's a shot of the frags; I'll be keeping them and rack in the tank only long enough for them to form a base. I was a little nervous cutting them!

 

[kaserpick]

The T. Crocea wasn't too happy with me since I had to play around with his location until I was sure he was receiving enough light and not too much flow. As you can see in the last pic, his mantle didn't like the positioning at first.

 

[volcom69]

Nice job fraging there once you get used to it its not bad. Pretty soon you will be fragin all the time lol. Nic lookin stuff.

 

[kaserpick]

Thanks for the compliment Volcom69. I hope I do start fragging a lot more; I seriously need to invest in some better cutters.