Darth Wader
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Your zoos look amazing. Love all the top down pics!!!!
Hypes Archipelago
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nolanrob123
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That's an awesome picture!
Thanks alot killer i appreciate it.
thanks
Thanks alot ange much appreciated. Will post some updated shots soon
So did you switch back to the T-5s because the LEDs were not giving you a good spectrum, and the corals suffered, or were the LEDs just not wide enough for your tank? I am thinking of going LED in my 24 nano, probably 24, 3 watt cree, and I wasnt sure if they were not good for SPS/LPS/clam growth. Any thoughts since you have had all three lighting types?
Well the coverage was inadequate for my tanks width and there were spots where some coral werent getting enough light. Overall the spectrum was good and most of my coral looked good but i still wasnt overly impressed. Since the switch my corals have never looked better. T5's have given me the best results by far and have done so within the shortest amount of time.
Thanks for the response, your tank is the most amazing nano I have ever seen with the different corals, fish and inverts. Great job. Also, how often do you clean the glass to keep it looking brand new?
Thanks alot i appreciate it. I clean the glass thoroughly once a week.
Heres a quick rundown
Lighting
The tank is currently lit by a 24" 6 bulb ATI Dimmable T5 sunpower. Theres also XHO reefbrites for actinic supplementation. The bulb combo is a mix of Blue Plus,Coral Plus, Purple Plus and GE6500k. The lights are currently about 8" off the surface. Light cycle runs from about 7-6 with the lights ramping from 0-100%. Maximum light output is maintained from 10-4 and then ramps back down.
Water Movement
Currently i have two MP10W which sync and are controlled by a neptune apex controller. The pumps run at a maximum of 50% and currently utilize all the modes provided by ecotech. Every few hours the pumps change modes to create a very diverse flow pattern throughout the day.
Filtration
Ive used a number of different filtration methods but recently decided to go back to the basics. Most recently i was vodka dosing and then shortly after using a GFO/Carbon reactor. Long story short i was stripping my water clean and starving my corals. So i decided to go back to using a refugium. I dedicated one chamber of my sump to cheatomorpha and the other to caulerpa prolifera. Im using 16 watt flood light over each chamber and its on 24/7. This keeps my nitrates at 0 and my phosphates at about 0.06 I run a small bag of GFO to get phosphates a bit lower as to help outcompete nuisance algae in the display but i have to be careful so as to not lower it too much and risk killing the good macroalgae.
Dosing
I currently only dose Reef code B for Alkalinity from Brightwell Aquatics.Im using a drews doser(controlled by my apex) to dose around 6ml daily.The system doesnt consume enough calcium between water changes to require dosing. (Oceanic saltmix runs really high in the calcium department) I perform 5 gallon water changes weekly and add additional iodide,potassium and trace elements to enhance the saltmix.
Feeding
Im feeding 1-2 times daily. I alternate mainly between spirulina brine and mysis shrimp.. I also feed rotifers,baby brine shrimp,reefpearls,pellets and zooplankton.
Hope that answers most questions but if you have any others feel free to ask.
Lighting
The tank is currently lit by a 24" 6 bulb ATI Dimmable T5 sunpower. Theres also XHO reefbrites for actinic supplementation. The bulb combo is a mix of Blue Plus,Coral Plus, Purple Plus and GE6500k. The lights are currently about 8" off the surface. Light cycle runs from about 7-6 with the lights ramping from 0-100%. Maximum light output is maintained from 10-4 and then ramps back down.
Water Movement
Currently i have two MP10W which sync and are controlled by a neptune apex controller. The pumps run at a maximum of 50% and currently utilize all the modes provided by ecotech. Every few hours the pumps change modes to create a very diverse flow pattern throughout the day.
Filtration
Ive used a number of different filtration methods but recently decided to go back to the basics. Most recently i was vodka dosing and then shortly after using a GFO/Carbon reactor. Long story short i was stripping my water clean and starving my corals. So i decided to go back to using a refugium. I dedicated one chamber of my sump to cheatomorpha and the other to caulerpa prolifera. Im using 16 watt flood light over each chamber and its on 24/7. This keeps my nitrates at 0 and my phosphates at about 0.06 I run a small bag of GFO to get phosphates a bit lower as to help outcompete nuisance algae in the display but i have to be careful so as to not lower it too much and risk killing the good macroalgae.
Dosing
I currently only dose Reef code B for Alkalinity from Brightwell Aquatics.Im using a drews doser(controlled by my apex) to dose around 6ml daily.The system doesnt consume enough calcium between water changes to require dosing. (Oceanic saltmix runs really high in the calcium department) I perform 5 gallon water changes weekly and add additional iodide,potassium and trace elements to enhance the saltmix.
Feeding
Im feeding 1-2 times daily. I alternate mainly between spirulina brine and mysis shrimp.. I also feed rotifers,baby brine shrimp,reefpearls,pellets and zooplankton.
Hope that answers most questions but if you have any others feel free to ask.
Charley Diesing
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Looking nicee. 
