Mo's 6ftx8ftx3ft SPS Reef Tank

[HTP4u2nv]

all i have too say is Wow while my jaw hangs down low...............great stuff

 

[trinidiver]

Very nice build

 

[ReeFantasy]

This is an awesome tank.

 

[d3hree]

Looking good Mo!!
How do you find the 10k Reeflux?..how yellow are they without Actinic? Would you go back to Radiums and slowly raise the photon period..or were they too blue?

 

[chefzif]

Very well put together display tank! Love it! Chef

 

[ReefyReef]

Great job and more importantly thank you for taking the time to share with us all your hard work. Cheers

 

[fjr_wertheimber]

Holy cow... Wow, just wow. Suddenly, my new planned 240 gallon tank feels like a nano... LOL

 

[coraltastic]

nnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so jelious i cant even spell.

 

[Moser]

Amazing tank, those clownfish look huge!

Thanks!. They are about 5-6 inches.
I really need to find them a decent nem. There is a tiny one in there, about 2 inches, but growing fast!.

Mo

 

[Moser]

The secret is out!

Mo your corals look absolutely awesome!

:twitch:

How's your tank getting on?.

Mo

 

[Moser]

all i have too say is Wow while my jaw hangs down low...............great stuff

Very nice build

This is an awesome tank.

Thanks guys..

Mo

 

[Moser]

Looking good Mo!!
How do you find the 10k Reeflux?..how yellow are they without Actinic? Would you go back to Radiums and slowly raise the photon period..or were they too blue?

The 10K's are too yellow for me, to be honest, but I haven't seen the corals react to anything better than these bulbs.

If you like a bluer look, you should go for the Reeflux 12k's. I like them, but they are MUCH less bright than the 10k's. There is a big difference. Radium 20k's are brighter, with a similar spectrum. to the 12k's wi th my Giesemann pendants.

I ramped up the 9 Radiums over about 10-14 days going from 1h to 6h. When it got to 6 hours for 4-5 days, the corals started to suffer. I'm not sure that 9 400W radiums wasn't just too much uv spectrum in for the corals to take. When I last used 9 Radiums, the corals weren't doing too well at that stage, but I just put it down to the early stage with ceramics. I'd be brave to try 9 Radiums again, but I might be convinced to run 4 or 5 mixed with 10k's. It's just a theory, but I haven't seen a tank use 9 x400W all Radiums?...

I have a 12k Reeflux in the middle of the tank now with 8x 10k's running around it and you can't notice it. What I don't want is an obvious change in the light colour in different areas of the tank, which I might get by mixing too many Radiums with the 10k's.

Currently, I run the Halides for 6 hours, when when I'm out and just run the Tubes when I'm viewing. I'm so impressed with the 10k Reeflux bulbs' effects on the corals, that I may just stick to this and adjust the T5's to get the most pleasant look for viewing.

I love the look of corals under the Radiums though. They get an added 'pop'.

Mo

 

[Moser]

Very well put together display tank! Love it! Chef

Great job and more importantly thank you for taking the time to share with us all your hard work. Cheers

Holy cow... Wow, just wow. Suddenly, my new planned 240 gallon tank feels like a nano... LOL

nnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so jelious i cant even spell.

Thanks guys!.

Mo

 

[ksed]

Awesome Mo!

 

[d3hree]

Thanks Mo. I want to run the opposite really. 10ks centre and maybe blueing it out to the edges.

 

[zaheda]

Your tank is beautifull. Are you still running the Bubble King skimmers and are you using a calcium reacter? Have you seen my friend Amfynn sunlit tank in the Large Tanks section? I think your tank would do great with a little natural sunlight.

 

[FloodXL]

This tank and build are incredible. An entire dedicated building for the tank, amazing! I am interested in what the plans are for the rest of the room that the tank is housed in, is this a lounge area, a bar room?

 

[Mockuh]

Simply Amazing!

 

[choboreef]

Any more updates?

I spent my whole lunch break looking at this and some more!

Quite a spectacle, thank you for sharing with us!

 

[Moser]

Awesome Mo!

Thanks Kevin, :beer:

Slowly getting there.....

Mo