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How did you attached the reefbrites to the spectra? Did you have to screw into the unit or was it able to slide into the area on the sides that hold the T5s?
 
JB NY said:
How did you attached the reefbrites to the spectra? Did you have to screw into the unit or was it able to slide into the area on the sides that hold the T5s?
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Hey Joe, the brackets of the reefbrites lined up with existing screw holes of the giesemann.
 
Richard, because of you, I may have just located a coral similar to this:
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I went out looking for a blue coloured sps coral and came across a blue tenuis looking frag at my LFS...but I dismissed it and was about to walk away with a standard blue millepora when, a red colour on the corallite edges on some of the branches caught my attention...the lights over the frag tank were radions...and it was heavily blue...so I switched the LED on my iPhone and shined the light at this suspicious coral...well under the more yellow light I discovered a much stronger red colouration on the corallite edges...I snapped it up quickly. :)

Now my question is how much PAR do you have yours under? My coral was under radions in a VERY shallow tank and is a little pale...but it is definitely blue and has red/pink edges. Will see in a few months what it looks like.

Also, can you please tell me what wrasse this is:
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Many thanks.
 
Hey Sahin,

Glad you found a similar tenuis. I actually lost a lot of the red over the last 2 months because I broke the branch it was mounted to accidentally. Now the coral doesn't get direct halide :/ . When the color was best on that coral it was getting about 600-650par. When I get more time I will either get a new branch to mount this coral to so it is directly under the halide, or remount my halide fixture a few inches closer to this coral. I've been so busy working that I have no time for this right now. I have a frag rack directly under the halide holding frags of this coral and they have the red :)

That wrasse is a super male lineatus wrasse.
 
the last pic you posted is incredible.. i think your tank proves that t he MH - T5 combo is still king of all lighting for a reef tank. your across are growing out of the water and all of your colors look spot on.

Do you run into any heat issues running the spectra fixture without a chiller?

I am considering getting one for my new 70 gallon build. but i am nervous about heat and a large electric bill living in NYC? I have heard from others that the electric is not that bad running a setup like yours. What are your thoughts on it?
 
Reef or Die said:
the last pic you posted is incredible.. i think your tank proves that t he MH - T5 combo is still king of all lighting for a reef tank. your across are growing out of the water and all of your colors look spot on.

Do you run into any heat issues running the spectra fixture without a chiller?

I am considering getting one for my new 70 gallon build. but i am nervous about heat and a large electric bill living in NYC? I have heard from others that the electric is not that bad running a setup like yours. What are your thoughts on it?
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Thanks. I also believe this lighting yields the best results. I don't exactly have heat issues. I never needed a chiller before on any of my tanks, BUT I keep the room temp around 70 degrees or cooler year round. In the summer, sometimes the ambient temp goes up to 72-73 degrees and i'm still able to maintain a 77-78 degree tank temp. I have a desk fan that blows across the light and water surface if the tank temp breaks 78 degrees.

As for the bills, first I suggest going with a tank size that you can comfortably afford. This hobby is not enjoyable if money is tight. I nano reefed for a while with full blown SPS tanks before and found it very challenging, educational, and rewarding. I chose a large cube because it can be effectively lit with a single halide. I always run T5's for better coverage, and the led reefbrites give that extra pop to the spectrum. To get this level of coverage on my tank with any other lighting, it would be very costly initially, and the electric will still add up.

2 popular LED fixtures will not give this coverage, 12 T5 tubes will not give this spectrum, the combination of both would be great but you would spend big $$ and still have a good amount of electrical consumption :)
 
I'm going to be starting up a 36x36 cube soon and am facing the same problem as you did with getting the stand in the room though the doorway. I really like the solution that you came up with, the two piece stand. Do you have any pictures of the two pieces separated and how they fit together. I'll be building the stand and I'm just looking for ideas.
 
Hey Dorado, thanks. Unfortunately I didn't take pics of how the 2 pieces connect. I can put you in touch with my local stand builder. He would be able to explain. Hopefully that wouldn't break any site rules :/

Anyhow, I took a few quick cell pics. This is pretty much the best SPS colors that I've ever had :)

Latest FTS
Nov 22 2014 by rich.colombo, on Flickr

Pearlberry
IMG_2184 by rich.colombo, on Flickr

Tyree PM from copps. This is the first time I've had this coral develop green polyps. It was all white polyps before. I'm guessing maybe my elevated nutrient level has something to do with it.
IMG_2187 by rich.colombo, on Flickr

PM 10 months ago to show growth.
jan23 PM by rich.colombo, on Flickr
 
Just stunning Richard, yours is one of my favorite tanks on RC mate. Blows me away every time i see your latest FTS :thumbsup:
 
stevedola said:
great looking tank! love that pearlberry
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Thank you :)

sahin said:
Awesome! :thumbsup: That Pearlberry looks spectacular! :beer:
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Thanks Sahin. She's gowing quickly now. Can't wait to have a large colony of it :spin1:

biggles said:
Just stunning Richard, yours is one of my favorite tanks on RC mate. Blows me away every time i see your latest FTS :thumbsup:
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Biggles, thank you very much. I never had a tank do so well before and I can only attribute it to the various bacterias dosed, along with the elevated nutrient level which bacteria feed on"¦"¦. oh and of course stability :)
 
How about ...

jeepers. :D Seriously, downloaded and in the same folder I keep a pic of your previous tank, to help remind me how bad I suck at keeping SPS. :D
 
Looks great Richard did you put the other fixture back ? And how many watt of halide are you using?
 
Richard, I've incorporated your methodology into my restarted tank and so far the results have surpassed my expectations.

I have minimal display liverock, but made up for that by using a litre of Siporax filter media and some rock rubble in the sump.

I am also dosing Bacteria. I am currently dosing Prodibio (both Biodigest and Bioptim) as well as Zeobac bacterias.

I have restarted this tank many times (due to a few unfortunate years of reefkeeping...hopefully no further issue will arise), and other than the upgrade of the lights, the rest of the equipment has remained the same...so I have a certain idea of what to expect with this setup...

And this time round, I am having great success with my corals.

Here are what I have noticed with following a similar methodology:

1. Tank cycled extremely fast.
2. Any SPS coral that is already coloured up that goes into this tank, has so far retained colours - in previous setups, particularly early in the tanks life, a new SPS coral would go brown within a week or two, then colour up months later.
3. Health of the SPS just seem like the corals have been placed in a tank that is 1+ years old. I cant believe the health of the SPS despite the tank being less than 2 months old.

You've got a very solid methodology here; and the results show it. Its working well for me, and its a method I'll be adhering to for years to come.

Thanks for sharing all the info. :thumbsup:
 
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