Reefahholic
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Nice tank mark, how much was your return pump? Where did you get the LR, it looks healthy.
Mark's upgrade to 120 Oceanic Tech
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The Punisher
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How are you liking the 8 bulb Tek? Do you think 6 bulbs would be good enough? I'm considering the 8 bulb but am wondering if the bulbs on the ends are really necessary.
Great looking tank by the way.
Great looking tank by the way.
mark54321
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Thank you, I got my pump from Premium Aquatics for whatever they have it priced ,I think it was around $150.I got my LR from my LFS.
mark54321
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I like my TEK and I am glad I got 8 bulbs, my tank is 24" deep so the coverage is just right.I think you can get away with 6 bulbs if you set up your rocks in the middle as an island,but I would still go with 8 bulbs.
mark54321
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Thanks,I am still learning taking pictures.
reeftanknewbie
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Mark,
Your tank looks great and it appears you have taken your time and picked out equipment that works best for you. I have noticed a difference in size in most of your corals from the various pictures you have posted and am wondering if you are feeding them to promote growth.
Your tank looks great and it appears you have taken your time and picked out equipment that works best for you. I have noticed a difference in size in most of your corals from the various pictures you have posted and am wondering if you are feeding them to promote growth.
mark54321
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I am happy with the growth of my corals,so far I do not feed anything except maintaining optimal quality of water,I change my bulbs every 6 months to maintain PAR. As you noticed I have a lot of fish in my tank and corals get a lot to eat from fish "poop".I also run bio pellets in TLF reactor,it works wonder for my tank as my nitrate and phosphate are undetectable. I am sure that corals get excess of bacteria produced by reactor.Once a week I dose 3 drops of Lugol's solution.
reeftanknewbie
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Sounds like you have it down to a science for your tank. I have never tried bio pellets to control nitrates and phosphates but have good success with a refugium and gfo reactor. How often and at what volume do you do your water changes at?
mark54321
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Thanks,good luck with bio pellets
The Punisher
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Looks great! Looks like you have some good growth, great job.
markster33139
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I didn't see this mentioned before, but how did you add moonlights to your tank?
mark54321
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Thank you
mark54321
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The idea is for pellets to be food source for bacteria that consume nitrate and phosphate,and later needs to be removed via skimmer .Skimmer IMO is necessary in bacteria driven systems. I use 750ml. of pellets,half original NP Bio Pellets and other half WM Eco-Back pellets.
mark54321
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I got those:http://www.aquacave.com/r2-solutions-dual-extreme-br-moonlight-4-38-led-tube-2607.html
they come with screws and double sided tape.I used the tape to stick it to my Tek fixture. Here is a picture,works great and like those a lot
mark54321
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Here is a short video of my tank,excuse poor quality made it with cheap camera and did not know how to adjust colors:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pgCMQPXLNU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pgCMQPXLNU
