Let's See Some T5 Only Lite Tanks (remember Just T5 Lite Tanks) :-)

[horkn]

Thats because you havent had them long enough to get salt spray on them yet

well, its been over month, and 3 water changes so far...

 

[dsp78213]

gabe3d: very nice :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

How big is the tank and what is your lighting setup.

Very nice spacing of rock also.

 

[mordibv]

I thought I'd get in on the last of this thread .I took two pic's with just 4 t5's running ,2 blue plus,1 aqua blue,1 sun .Saw some pretty tanks .. I can say most of tank were or are frag's..

 

[mordibv]

Other side

 

[mordibv]

SOrry about the first one .

 

[horkn]

so how many watts were each bulb running at on those pics morbid?

 

[mordibv]

Ice CAP SLR relectors ;660 ballast. I was told it pushes 54 watt bulbs to about 80 watts a bulb .

 

[jun41]

two more.

God, that's ridiculous. :thumbsup:

What kind of color change did you get on your sps when you took out the suns for aquablues?

 

[gabe3d]

actinic - aquablue - blueplus - aquablue - aquablue - actinic

actinic - sun - blueplus - blueplus - sun - actinic

 

[RedEyeReef]

gabe3d,

Your tank looks great. Unbelievable color. Sorry if I missed it, but what are the deminsions of your tank?

 

[Nuhtty]

Im thinking of running a 6x39w T5 Tek light system on my future 65g reef (36"L x 18"W x 24"D).

I will be doing starboard barebottom.

Any chance I can keep SPS and clams under this or will I need to supplement with MH or something else?

Also, what bulb combo should I go with?

Thanks for the help. These T5 pics have been inspiring.

 

[horkn]

you will easily be able to keep sps and clams witha 6 bulb unit...without a mh

 

[The Grim Reefer]

I wouldn't keep high light clams on the bottom. Not sure you would want to with a bare bottom anyway. I keep a crocea on the bottom but I have a few inches of sand, I run 80 watt lamps which are a very little bit more intense, 1.3 watts per inch vs. 1.1 for the 48's, and I am overdriving the lamps.

 

[Nuhtty]

I wouldn't keep high light clams on the bottom.

What about on a rock ledge?

 

[The Grim Reefer]

That should be fine, croceas generally prefer that but mine kept knocking itself off. Seems to be happier on the bottom. I would keep like a Maxima within 16" of the surface.

 

[gabe3d]

gabe3d,

Your tank looks great. Unbelievable color. Sorry if I missed it, but what are the deminsions of your tank?

Thanks. Tank Dimensions are 60 x 20 x 24.

Gabe

 

[horkn]

nuhtty, i have seen croceas (2 of them) at a local pet store that are thriving on the bottom of a 20" or so tall tank under PC lighting, and i think the canopy is a 4x65watt setup, they have been doing greta for at least 6 months...so keep that in mind...

 

[gabe3d]

My crocea clams use to be on the sandbed for a year before i moved them up on the LR. They were doing fine in my opinion.

Gabe

 

[ndaero]

gabe3d, you have a fantastic looking tank. Great color! I'm looking for a tank with similar dimensions to yours, specifically one 60" long. Is that a custom tank? Glass or acrylic?

Thanks! Jim

 

[Nuhtty]

I missed this somwhere, but what was your lighting setup gabe?