Mo's 6ftx8ftx3ft SPS Reef Tank

[Vince huy]

love it

 

[Ziggy953]

What an amazing build!! I can't wait to see more!

 

[Moser]

awesome build

Thanks Andre

Mo

 

[Moser]

Wow!!!!

:beer:

 

[Moser]

How do stop any detritus and stuff from getting behind the rock walls and becoming a nitrate trap

There's not much space behind the rock walls. They are right up against the glass and I can't see very much detritus in there at all.

I get a bit between the weir and the rock in the back corners, which I siphon out during water changes.

Mo

 

[Moser]

love it

Thanks Vince


Mo

 

[Endy0430]

Incredible :eek1:

 

[Moser]

Thanks Endy

Mo

 

[dahenley]

Mo,
can you take some back room pictures again...
i remember watching you build and change so much, but just wanted to see how it looks today!

how are your light fixtures doing? i know you have tried a few different light bulb combinations. what are your current bulbs, and how do they compare!

thanks in advance!

 

[Moser]

 

[Moser]

I'll try and get some sump room shots soon.
The overall layout hasn't changed. I added a chaeto basket in the main sump and stopped my pellet reactor.

The lights are 3x Giesemann Spectra units.
Total:
9x400W 10K Reeflux
10x Narva Blue T5 tubes.
2x KZ Fiji Purple T5 tubes.

I tried 400W Radiums, but burned the coral tips and lost a few... prob ramping up too early (14 days).

The units originally came with 14K Giesemann's, which were ok too.

The corals love the 10K Reeflux most out of all the bulbs I have tried.

Mo

 

[glassterbate]

Very well thought out planning and execution. I can wait to see it in 2 or 3 years.

The corals love the 10K Reeflux most out of all the bulbs I have tried.

really? I have alway been partial to radiums but runs what works for you I guess. I have alway gotten the best color and growth out of radiums.

 

[Moser]

Thanks. I like Radiums, but each time I run 9 of them, it seems to overpower the corals, ?maybe with uv spectrum. The 10K's get really good growth whilst being gentle on the corals. If I run a mix of MH bulbs, the different colours are visible in the tank, so I run the 10K's and offset it with blue T5's.

Mo

 

[rpjaws74]

very nice indeed!!!

 

[hugorsf]

Absolutly amazing!!!:eek1:

 

[Allmost]

Love it, its looking better and better, thanks for the updates.

 

[zoney]

Tank looks great Mo and your corals are fantastic

 

[asim58]

This is about as close to my dream tank as I've ever seen. Simply amazing.

 

[Moser]

A few shots. Apologies for not cleaning the glass when I took them :hmm4:

 

[OCREEFLOVER]

OMG love your tank. Great job