My 375G in wall with pics

[mrpet]

PICTURE TIME!

Heres the finished rockwork, the tape is the same dimension of my tank to give you an idea of how big the rocks are. Heres a shot of the finished light rack as well! enjoy!

 

[jgs107]

looking good.what are you going to be keeping in there.alot of people i have talked to say you cant grow any hard corals with just t-5.im not sure about this and would love to know the limitations as for my tank to save electricity and keep the heat down.

 

[mrpet]

90% sps corals look in the sps form and you can see pics of sps tanks with all t5 lighting imo the corals look better under t5s.
you can keep any type of coral under t5s plus they do cost a little less to run....

 

[tbone28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12122554#post12122554 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jgs107
alot of people i have talked to say you cant grow any hard corals with just t-5.

you really need to stop talking to these people that is totally wrong information! watt for watt, T5's put out more PAR than halides.

If you want to see a good example, look up IWAN here or on the ZEO forums

 

[Jar*Head]

That is very nice rockwork. What do you use to clue the rock together?

 

[Rouselb]

nice rockwork!

 

[Ruthie Kay]

Hey are you the guy from Warsaw Indiana???? If not sorry....I'm looking for a guy that was at the pet store in Warsaw he told me about this web sight and also told me about a meeting that will be taking place in Warsaw and also a swap meet in Indianapolis at the end of the month...Are yo that person....he told me to look for a tank that was made wit ha lot of PVC pipe....

 

[jgs107]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12122604#post12122604 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tbone28
you really need to stop talking to these people that is totally wrong information! watt for watt, T5's put out more PAR than halides.

If you want to see a good example, look up IWAN here or on the ZEO forums

thats why im asking.i have a 180 reef with 4 6 foot vho's,2 400 watt MH,and a 250 watt MH.see why im asking.wanting to cut back on the electricity.

 

[mrpet]

nope not me ruthie sorry thanks guys... more pics soon....

 

[mrpet]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12122656#post12122656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jar*Head
That is very nice rockwork. What do you use to clue the rock together?

i used handi foam zip ties and acrylic rods.....hope that helps

 

[mcliffy2]

mrpet - as a fellow big tank T5er, what are your thoughts on the Sfiligoi Xenus Wavemaker. It basically is a surface wavewaker, that supposedly agitates the surface enough that you get shimmer with T5s, and maybe has some oxygenization benefits too. I asked AO if they could try it out on their T5-only tank and they said it does in fact produce shimmer, Im very tempted and curious if youve looked into this...

 

[tbone28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12126086#post12126086 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mcliffy2
mrpet - as a fellow big tank T5er, what are your thoughts on the Sfiligoi Xenus Wavemaker. It basically is a surface wavewaker, that supposedly agitates the surface enough that you get shimmer with T5s, and maybe has some oxygenization benefits too. I asked AO if they could try it out on their T5-only tank and they said it does in fact produce shimmer, Im very tempted and curious if youve looked into this...

I run a T5-only tank and have been looking to get shimmer. I tried various high-powered LED's, but the T5's still overpowered them. This wavemaker sounds interesting if it works. Did AO take a video of this? I run 4 Tunzes in my 180g, and get good surface agitation, but still not shimmer. I wonder how much agitaiton the Sfiligoi unit produces.

 

[mrpet]

hmmm sounds cool will ck that out for sure how much is it will ck it out thanks alot mcliffy...

 

[rlxwcapt]

Mrpet, I have used the handi foam for several years now. I now put it between the rocks to interlock them. It works great and after a few months you can't tell the difference. On the walls I actually place some small pieces of live rock to give it more life like. your setup looks great. sorry to here about the skimmer.

 

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12124953#post12124953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mrpet
i used handi foam zip ties and acrylic rods.....hope that helps

Thanks for the info Mrpet.

 

[mrpet]

buy the way my buddy tim did all the plumbing awsome job..
just had to make sure and give it up to him....

 

[mrpet]

wooooo hoooo h20 going in today will take 6 days to fill but oh
well going to post pics sunday or monday....

 

[damer]

how is it looking?

 

[Aaronovky]

what sort LR are you using?

 

[mrpet]

lazy lazy lazy well water is in. hooked up the phos reactor still need to hook up the kalk and calcium reactor will try to get it done this weekend will post pics by sunday. going to add some live rock to the fuge tonight start cycling also need to build one more rock structure.... going to add a few pounds of tonga live rock....