Ian's 225 Lee-Mar upgrade

[ianiwane]

Skin for the steel stand finished and attached. Its made out of quartersawn maple w/ aluminum trim. Greg65 does great work.

 

[gimmito]

Ian,

I'm really like the Radium 20K's on your tank...kinda like a ice blue. I'm still trying to decide on the lamps for my 450. Any thoughts ?

Jim

 

[ianiwane]

The radium are whiter than that by themselves. They work b/c of the actinic supplementation. I personally still like the radium 250w/magnetic hqi ballast combo. How tall is your tank again though?

 

[gimmito]

30". The lumatek switchable ballast have a HQI setting also.

 

[ianiwane]

At 30 inch I would probably do the 400s with 20k radiums. That is a little taller than Bryan's tank. He likes them.

 

[AgentSPS]

Very nice Ian!! Fixture looks great! Glad it worked out for both of us I need to make it on over soon to check the tank out in person.

 

[gimmito]

At 30 inch I would probably do the 400s with 20k radiums. That is a little taller than Bryan's tank. He likes them.

I was thinking of going w/the 250's since there won't be much coral in there initially, but you recommend going with 400's from the get go ?

 

[myzislow]

Looks awesome man, great job with everything!

 

[kmu]

Very, very nice tank and equipment... it will look amazing once those corals grow...

 

[john37]

That tank and sump looks familiar.
i remember getting it made and planning that out.
youve done an awesome job

 

[mpoletti]

Wow Ian, The set up looks great. Congrats :thumbsup:

 

[ianiwane]

Very nice Ian!! Fixture looks great! Glad it worked out for both of us I need to make it on over soon to check the tank out in person.

Yup, let me know when Erik. Love the fixture.

I was thinking of going w/the 250's since there won't be much coral in there initially, but you recommend going with 400's from the get go ?

Its up to you but there isn't a huge difference is wattage from the 250s and 400s. The 250s run best over driven, while the 400s do not.

Looks awesome man, great job with everything!

Thanks, its been a long time coming.

Very, very nice tank and equipment... it will look amazing once those corals grow...

Yeah, its just too bad I lost a lot of my grown out sps in the tank move. Can't wait till they grow in.

That tank and sump looks familiar.
i remember getting it made and planning that out.
youve done an awesome job

So it was your tank, haha. How long ago was it built? Did I do you proud?

Wow Ian, The set up looks great. Congrats :thumbsup:

Thanks Mark, when are you making your next trip to my next of the woods.

 

[ptr13]

what kind of fixture is that,is it just MH on there with T5s,interesting canopy light.

 

[ptr13]

Nice tank and love the rockwork,I like the minimalist looking arrangement,would like to redo mine because it looks like rubble all over the place.

 

[john37]

i wanna say i got it 3-4yrs ago but cant remember off the top of my head.
you've done very very well! im glad its being put to good use. wish i still had it :/
dont ever sell it! lol

 

[ianiwane]

what kind of fixture is that,is it just MH on there with T5s,interesting canopy light.

Its a sfiligoi. I am running 3 SE 250w 20k radiums on magnetic hqi ballasts and 8x39w T5HO (4 uvl super actinic, 4 blue plus).

Nice tank and love the rockwork,I like the minimalist looking arrangement,would like to redo mine because it looks like rubble all over the place.

Thanks, that is what I was going for. Lots of open swimming space but still lots of real estate for sps.

i wanna say i got it 3-4yrs ago but cant remember off the top of my head.
you've done very very well! im glad its being put to good use. wish i still had it :/
dont ever sell it! lol

Cool, don't worry. I won't sell it (at least not for a long time).

 

[ianiwane]

Some updated shots
Emerald mummy eye

AC war coral

TEC watermelon

 

[ianiwane]

Some fish shots

 

[mpoletti]

Thanks Mark, when are you making your next trip to my next of the woods.

Geat new coral shots Ian. It looks like I will be making a reefing road trip on Sat the 4th. I'll cruise through your way on my way home :thumbsup:

 

[ianiwane]

Thanks Mark. See you in a week and a half.