Kar's 55g Red Sea Reef Thread

[jwb0126]

Don't worry about the sand grains. They'll be fine.

As far as the lighting goes, here's how that works... If you go with four 10000k white daylight bulbs you'll have double the par value of just two and will get more growth out of the corals. But, the colortion of the corals won't be that great. A lot of coral propagators use 6500k bulbs to grow the corals and then put them under a higher spectrum bulb to color them up before they sell them. With the setup you're running you're not going to get significantly more growth out of having four daylight bulbs. I would definitely go with two daylight and two actinic. This is going to give you the best possible mix of growth and color.

I agree with the previous post on the plumbing. If you try to glue or silicone the pipe to the pump you're asking for trouble. Try a local hardware store or call a few plumbers to see if you could find the adapter part through them. That's one part of the setup I wouldn't risk. If you lose your ruturn and don't know it you could lose everything in the tank.

 

[Aaronovky]

if ya lyk kane ill ask ian for da plumbin bits cos ov cors he is a plumber

 

[kar93]

No its alryt my dad said hell get it for me. As obviously i dont where im not a plumber or any type of hard worker :lol:

 

[kar93]

How about adding some LED moonlights?

 

[kar93]

Here the coral list:
Pink Pocillopora
Hydnophora Rigida
Pink Hysterix
Green Plating Monti
Orange Plating Monti
Stylophora Pistillata
Purple Tip Staghorn
Rose Tip Staghorn

obviously there will probably have to be some changes here. Im sure all you will know whats best to keep

 

[kar93]

Heres a couple of tank pics from today, got it cleaned out spick and span! and a couple of sump shots in there aswell.

 

[Reeftanks6]

kar i think your new list is better then your older one. Tank is looking great keep it up. Also kar i did start my new thread.

 

[kar93]

Ah great im just reading it now.

 

[cbui2]

great updates, few steps closer for water

 

[NanoGurl]

Really like that tank... can't wait to see something in it! Hurry up! =)

 

[kar93]

Still gotta cycle first Im probably going to drill it this week, im getting the overflow custom made as im not very good with acrylic So it should be full soon. Hopefully anyway.

 

[Reeftanks6]

Good to hear kar.

 

[kar93]

Shouldn't you be at school :lol: j/k

 

[MR PALM BEACH]

Dont know If you mentioned it allready but are changing the lighting or sticking with what you have? and what Is the actually fixture that you have now?

 

[kar93]

Im keeping the light ive got. Its 4x39w T5HO if need be i can add a pendant if the light isn't good enough for SPS but i will have to see how it goes.

 

[PaPa_Johnny]

Did you make up your mind about adding some actinics? I'm pretty sure you bulbs are all whites now is that correct?

 

[kar93]

Yeah they are all white im going to order 2 actinic eventually. I went to see about getting my overflow made today and he recommended i go back with some pics of the tank so he knows what hes working with. That should be done by next week (hes quite busy).

 

[Aaronovky]

ill go with you tomorrow to see about ma refugium aswell se you tomorrow

 

[kar93]

I got the RO/DI unit today. Pics coming to a computer near you!

 

[kar93]

Heres the pics then: