Back after 2 1/2 Year Hiatus - New 225 on the way

[ReefBum]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10959618#post10959618 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jwccwj
Reefbum are you running SE bulbs?I thought the sfiligoli only came DE?If you are running SE are the any issues in running them on a HQI ballast cause I thought HQI ballasts were for DE bulbs only, except for the Radiums.Do you have the ACLS ballasts that are available.Still loving your set-up!!

Jamie.

Thanks Jamie. These fixtures come in both DE and SE. I have the SE and I'm running Ushio 14ks on the HQI ballasts. I was running them without the glass lenses and a couple of my corals were getting burned so I just recently put the lenses back on. Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with the fixture. I didn't buy the ACLS ballasts because they are very pricey and I'm not convinced they are worth the coin.

 

[ReefBum]

Updated FT shot..

 

[Lunchbucket]

VERY VERY NICE. Love the look...very clean and open.

Lunchbucket

 

[ReefBum]

Ok....I thought I would post some updated shots. The tank is about 8 1/2 months old. Enjoy!

 

[Graf-X]

inspiring... great pics.

 

[glassbox-design]

well done reefbum, great colors and aquascape :thumbsup:

 

[JazzMan]

Reefbum, what coral is the red one in the lower right hand corner of the tank. It looks like a red carpet, is it?

 

[hatfielj]

Beautiful! I love the tank and the aquascaping!
How do you keep the back of your tank so clean with those external overflow boxes?

 

[eaglesrx]

absolutely fantastic!!! This is already one of my favorite tanks and it's only 8.5 months old.

Keep up the good work!

 

[ReefBum]

Thanks everybody for the great compliments!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11472478#post11472478 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JazzMan
Reefbum, what coral is the red one in the lower right hand corner of the tank. It looks like a red carpet, is it?

Jim- That is a Red/Green Symphyllia or Closed Brain. It is one of my favorite LPS corals.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11472737#post11472737 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hatfielj
Beautiful! I love the tank and the aquascaping!
How do you keep the back of your tank so clean with those external overflow boxes?

hatfielj- The rock does not touch the back glass so I scrape it every other day to keep it clean. I planned it that way and it is working out very nicely.

 

[Brandan]

Very nice job. Tank looks great.

 

[TandN]

any updates ????

 

[ReefBum]

Everything is going great. The tank is approaching its 10 month anniversary and the colors and growth are very good.

A few weeks ago I actually switched from SE 400W bulbs on HQI ballasts to SE 250W bulbs on HQI ballasts. Certain corals had been getting burned so I decided to make the change since it was really easy to do with my light hood (I just had to switch a couple of wires to do the conversion). The burned corals are coloring back up up and everything else looks great. The bulbs I'm running (Giesmann Megachrome 14.5k) have a very high par so the experiment seems to be working at this point.

I will take some shots and post them in a few days.

 

[SERVO]

AWESOME to the 10th power!

GREAT JOB!!!

 

[Brandan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11765673#post11765673 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefBum
Everything is going great. The tank is approaching its 10 month anniversary and the colors and growth are very good.

A few weeks ago I actually switched from SE 400W bulbs on HQI ballasts to SE 250W bulbs on HQI ballasts. Certain corals had been getting burned so I decided to make the change since it was really easy to do with my light hood (I just had to switch a couple of wires to do the conversion). The burned corals are coloring back up up and everything else looks great. The bulbs I'm running (Giesmann Megachrome 14.5k) have a very high par so the experiment seems to be working at this point.

I will take some shots and post them in a few days.

How are you using HQI ballasts with SE bulbs?

 

[maxxII]

HQI ballasts are designed to run DE bulbs, but can run SE bulbs just fine. I'm using an HQI ballast to run SE XM10K's over my 120.

Nick

 

[george albert]

very nice set up

 

[ReefBum]

Thanks SERVO & George A.

Here are some updated pics....enjoy!

 

[ReefBum]

A few more....

 

[tbone28]

Wowee! I love your tank. It's georgeous