Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank)

[Haksar]

Interesting fixture,I like the combination of RED/BLUE LEDs.

Peter..your tank is progressing well.

 

[mr.wilson]

Hi,
we have a big tank too, and we had put 11 T5HO, but we wanted to try the LED
but since our tank is 8 foot x 42 inch x 27 inch (high) it was hard finding the right fixture


we choose this one :






The compagny can make the fixture the size you want and the LED are dimmable manually or with the Profilux controller

so our fixture has 332 LED (mixte of blue, white, red and purple )
we ask it to be 8 feet x 22 inch (22 inch is standard... we could have ask for more but well it was getting expensive! )

here's a little video of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rzGT--a3iM

Do you have any pictures of the light over a tank? The light show in the video was cool but the light didn't appear to be able to show what colour the cat in front of it was

 

[dahenley]

Mr. W
Here is a picture of it over her tank
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1698691&page=32

 

[nineball]

This picture is a representation of one of my favorite things about these forums, where else would most of us see something like this? Peter and Mr. Wilson, again thank you for taking the time to educate and inspire us!
Matt

Thanks Matt, we will be here as long as you folks keep coming back to check up on us. I might have a tiny update on our 'pimp' snail.

Peter

 

[venom550pm]

Thanks Matt, we will be here as long as you folks keep coming back to check up on us. I might have a tiny update on our 'pimp' snail.

Peter

I saw a snail at my LFS with a 2" Aiptasia on it! I like yours better, it's not carrying a weapon! :jester:

 

[nineball]

Thanks Matt, we will be here as long as you folks keep coming back to check up on us. I might have a tiny update on our 'pimp' snail.

Peter

I saw a snail at my LFS with a 2" Aiptasia on it! I like yours better, it's not carrying a weapon! :jester:

Here is the latest today!!!!

Sorry I have to go back to my PC to do this.........I can't figure out how to get the Mac to do it.

Peter

 

[dave.m]

That's a really nice image, Peter. Were you ever able to capture an image of that fan worm with the refractive feathers? I'm sure there's probably someone here who has seen them before.

Dave.M

 

[dantimdad]

Huge L tank: $15000
Labor for installing tank: $25000
Image of snail with algae growing on it's shell: priceless!

Sorry, had to be said.

 

[nineball]

That's a really nice image, Peter. Were you ever able to capture an image of that fan worm with the refractive feathers? I'm sure there's probably someone here who has seen them before.

Dave.M

Ask and ye shall ........ok I forget but here is the pic.....no one seems to know what it is.

Peter

 

[nineball]

For those who want to see how the EPO epoxy colours up. Here is the best example I could find...............

Peter

 

[dantimdad]

Peter/Mr. W,

Do you think that pressing sand in the epo will help it blend in more. Will the epo hold it?

Thanks!

 

[nineball]

Peter/Mr. W,

Do you think that pressing sand in the epo will help it blend in more. Will the epo hold it?

Thanks!

Mr. Wilson is best to answer that but I can tell you that I expect the rock, including the epoxy to disappear with the addition of the coral. If you look at ChingChai's tank you will find no evidence of any epoxy at all.

Peter

 

[nineball]

And speaking of corraline........

And speaking of corraline........

Peter

 

[mr.wilson]

Peter/Mr. W,

Do you think that pressing sand in the epo will help it blend in more. Will the epo hold it?

Thanks!

I tried that. It looked goofy, kind of like nougat candy

The best method of bending it is to use screw drivers to make impressions in the wet epoxy to look like sponges. I posted this earlier in case you missed it...

 

[mr.wilson]

If you look at ChingChai's tank you will find no evidence of any epoxy at all.

Peter

... or evidence that he has any rock in the tank for that matter. He has so many grown in corals he could have pvc pipes with holes for holding corals for all we know

 

[dantimdad]

Thanks! I like the look of the phillips screwdriver impressions.

And yes, If I hadn't followed it from the beginning, I would not be able to tell what kind of structures Ching's corals were growing on at all.

 

[mr.wilson]

Thanks! I like the look of the phillips screwdriver impressions.

And yes, If I hadn't followed it from the beginning, I would not be able to tell what kind of structures Ching's corals were growing on at all.

I will concede that American Philips screwdrivers have Canadian Robertson screwdrivers beat in one area... coral stamping

I used a screwdriver socket driver to make the circles and a pencil to make the centre holes for a faux brain coral texture. The possibilities are endless and painting is always an option for the impatient.

 

[dave.m]

Ask and ye shall ........ok I forget but here is the pic.....no one seems to know what it is.

Thx.

Anyone have any guesses? The worm itself is deeply buried in the rock and can't be seen. The feather gills are a little more than an inch long, virtually invisible, but if you stand at different heights or different angles you can see bands of light refracted in different metallic colours: oranges, reds, etc. - very much like looking at a holographic image on a bank card, etc. I haven't been able to find anything quite like this in my books.

Dave.M

 

[BennyFrank]

Have you noticed any significant difference in coralline growth between the various lights you have over the tank (LEDs vs. MH vs. T5s)?

 

[BennyFrank]

Thx.

Anyone have any guesses? The worm itself is deeply buried in the rock and can't be seen. The feather gills are a little more than an inch long, virtually invisible, but if you stand at different heights or different angles you can see bands of light refracted in different metallic colours: oranges, reds, etc. - very much like looking at a holographic image on a bank card, etc. I haven't been able to find anything quite like this in my books.


Dave.M

Could it be a juvenile one of these?

I think they may have gone extinct back in the 80's though