introducing my 870gal tank (pics ahead)
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Hey all,
thank you very much for your kind judgement,
you're amazing.
I still like to deal with this tank very much and don't regret building it in this size,
having more work with it. ;-)
@NorthernCF
having actually no "outside"picture here, let me explain...
It's no posh new architect house, it's an old (1899) one, made of wood and stone.
Renovated, removing some inner walls and making the windows larger.
They built really little windows here in 1899.
The angular roof is in some places (the tankroom and some more) simply longer and
ends about a meter above the ground, having windows in it.
@mikekman
will reply pm, thats part of the article coming up in some days ;-)
Thanks again,
Ralf
thank you very much for your kind judgement,
you're amazing.
I still like to deal with this tank very much and don't regret building it in this size,
having more work with it. ;-)
@NorthernCF
having actually no "outside"picture here, let me explain...
It's no posh new architect house, it's an old (1899) one, made of wood and stone.
Renovated, removing some inner walls and making the windows larger.
They built really little windows here in 1899.
The angular roof is in some places (the tankroom and some more) simply longer and
ends about a meter above the ground, having windows in it.
@mikekman
will reply pm, thats part of the article coming up in some days ;-)
Thanks again,
Ralf
hahnmeister
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qwuintus, thats gross...there are little kids reading this that Im sure dont need to ask their parents what it means to 'cream themselves'.
purpletang26
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ralph how much water are you losing per day on evoperation
Skipper
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Congrats Ralph on TOTM and well deserved.
I would like to ask a little more about the T5 bulbs you are using. I have T5s on 2 systems and use D&D/Geismann and GE bubls. One thing that I have been waiting for is a good bublb between the D&D 11k and the Actinic +. I frequent the T5 thread and have not seen or heard of anyone using the Aqua Science 15k or the Osram/Sylvannia blue bulbs.
What are your thoughts on the color temperature of the bulbs and colors they produce in the inverts?
Could you please post a picture of the bulbs themselves while running?
Is there much experiene in the European reefing community with these brands?
Thank you,
Stephen
I would like to ask a little more about the T5 bulbs you are using. I have T5s on 2 systems and use D&D/Geismann and GE bubls. One thing that I have been waiting for is a good bublb between the D&D 11k and the Actinic +. I frequent the T5 thread and have not seen or heard of anyone using the Aqua Science 15k or the Osram/Sylvannia blue bulbs.
What are your thoughts on the color temperature of the bulbs and colors they produce in the inverts?
Could you please post a picture of the bulbs themselves while running?
Is there much experiene in the European reefing community with these brands?
Thank you,
Stephen
Thank you so much again,
I am really still supprised about the attention, my setup generated.
@purpletang26
hmm, sorry, I don't know how much.
I have a dosing pump, taking the water out of the two 400gal containers with the RO/DI water automatically, which are also automatically refilled by the Osmosis.
Additional I dose liquids with my "Balling" Ca and Mg additions and also remove tankwater
automatically.
@silencer
I like you for hating me ;-)
@hugorsf
the frame is made by a furniture-carpenter, of some arificial (platic?) material, used for
building furniture, painted in the same colour we used for windowframe, doorframes etc.
Around the different plates, there is a shadow gap, made of L-profile brushed steel.
There is a highres picture of the tank in total at http://www.cashh.de/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1663 which maybe shows you more.
@Stephen
well, in Germany's reefscene there are currently 2 main brands discussed
ATI vs. FaunaMarin (AquaScience), they have very simular bulbs.
Both deliver blue and the coldwhite (around 15k) bulbs. FaunaMarin came up with a new one
somewhere between some days ago.
Osram is seldom used, but I had also good results with osram daylight / blue combination in the past.
There are lots of SPS-dominated reefs, only using T5 in coldwhite:blue 2:1 combination
of both main brands. I think Iwan's reef (also having a thread somewhere here) uses
the ATI version.
I prefer the AquaScience version (like the company and its other products).
The Osram blue is a little more blue, than the ones from the other companys and thats
what I like most.
Regarding the inverts, I read an article about zooxantella adapting easily to different
wavelengths, so I think if having blue at all to push fuorescent colours, it will be
ok for them and up to personal flavour to choose.
Well, having something full-spectrum (white) will help showing other colours (no red or yellow coral will look so if there is no light in that colour avail)
Some SPS-breeders have 6000k "daylight" MH (HQI) and coral are growing good at only that.
Later they put em under more blue lights to develop better colour.
Btw. T5 bulbs are replaced after 6-12 months here (I change after 8).
Just my 2 cent.
Ralf
I am really still supprised about the attention, my setup generated.
@purpletang26
hmm, sorry, I don't know how much.
I have a dosing pump, taking the water out of the two 400gal containers with the RO/DI water automatically, which are also automatically refilled by the Osmosis.
Additional I dose liquids with my "Balling" Ca and Mg additions and also remove tankwater
automatically.
@silencer
I like you for hating me ;-)
@hugorsf
the frame is made by a furniture-carpenter, of some arificial (platic?) material, used for
building furniture, painted in the same colour we used for windowframe, doorframes etc.
Around the different plates, there is a shadow gap, made of L-profile brushed steel.
There is a highres picture of the tank in total at http://www.cashh.de/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1663 which maybe shows you more.
@Stephen
well, in Germany's reefscene there are currently 2 main brands discussed
ATI vs. FaunaMarin (AquaScience), they have very simular bulbs.
Both deliver blue and the coldwhite (around 15k) bulbs. FaunaMarin came up with a new one
somewhere between some days ago.
Osram is seldom used, but I had also good results with osram daylight / blue combination in the past.
There are lots of SPS-dominated reefs, only using T5 in coldwhite:blue 2:1 combination
of both main brands. I think Iwan's reef (also having a thread somewhere here) uses
the ATI version.
I prefer the AquaScience version (like the company and its other products).
The Osram blue is a little more blue, than the ones from the other companys and thats
what I like most.
Regarding the inverts, I read an article about zooxantella adapting easily to different
wavelengths, so I think if having blue at all to push fuorescent colours, it will be
ok for them and up to personal flavour to choose.
Well, having something full-spectrum (white) will help showing other colours (no red or yellow coral will look so if there is no light in that colour avail)
Some SPS-breeders have 6000k "daylight" MH (HQI) and coral are growing good at only that.
Later they put em under more blue lights to develop better colour.
Btw. T5 bulbs are replaced after 6-12 months here (I change after 8).
Just my 2 cent.
Ralf
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