My fish tank

[mpoletti]

 

[rigleautomotive]

mark i just found this thread.wow you stuff looks great.your doing something right.beautiful tank and great skills with the camera also

Oh i almost forgot,what ballast are you using to fire your radiums

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15212664#post15212664 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rigleautomotive
mark i just found this thread.wow you stuff looks great.your doing something right.beautiful tank and great skills with the camera also

Oh i almost forgot,what ballast are you using to fire your radiums

Thanks Dan. I am running SLS blue waves to fire the radiums.

 

[sailfish2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15060372#post15060372 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti

Very Nice. I like the contrast of colors on this one. What is it?

Joe

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15212803#post15212803 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sailfish2
Very Nice. I like the contrast of colors on this one. What is it?

Joe

Joe, thats ATL's raspberry sherbert. The new growth green tips actually glow :eek1:

 

[hatfielj]

I'm sorry if you've answered this already, but what type of ballasts do you run your 250 watt radiums on? Thanks!

 

[Dave's Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15213291#post15213291 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hatfielj
I'm sorry if you've answered this already, but what type of ballasts do you run your 250 watt radiums on? Thanks!

SLS Blue Wave's....

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15213446#post15213446 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dave's Reef
SLS Blue Wave's....

Yep, I run two dual 250 Blue wave's

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15018012#post15018012 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
I am still waiting for the fish pix :mad2:

Just for you Kenny

 

[Henry Colf]

Beautiful tank, when my tank grows up it wants to look like that!!!!!

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15216637#post15216637 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Henry Colf
Beautiful tank, when my tank grows up it wants to look like that!!!!!

Thank You Henry for the awesome compliment. Good luck and Happy Reefing

 

[hatfielj]

Thanks. I run my 250 watt radiums on 2 ice cap e-ballasts. I worry that they don't put out enough PAR though. Are the blue waves the HQI ballasts? Blue Wave 7s I think their called?
Do you think that you get better par than with e-ballasts?

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15219925#post15219925 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hatfielj
Thanks. I run my 250 watt radiums on 2 ice cap e-ballasts. I worry that they don't put out enough PAR though. Are the blue waves the HQI ballasts? Blue Wave 7s I think their called?
Do you think that you get better par than with e-ballasts?

Yes, the Blue waves are a HQI style ballast. As for more PAR than an eballast, yes they will produce more PAR than an e ballast. Have I ever tried the ice cap e ballast; no, I have not so I could not tell you the difference. I have ran the galaxy e ballast and they were nice as well. The trade off is a little bit more push rather than being more efficient.

As for PAR readings and all that, I am the wrong person to ask. I have never put a PAR meter on any of my systems and I am pretty low tech when it comes to all that. I like that this is a hobby and that there is a lot of trial and error.

 

[hatfielj]

Thanks, I'm thinking about switching to the bluewave hqi ballast becuase I just don't think I'm getting enough par from my ice-caps. Obviously that bulb/ballast combo is working very well for you, so at least I'll know that my lighting is in good shape if I upgrade to the bluewaves.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15018012#post15018012 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
I am still waiting for the fish pix :mad2:

Here is anotrher fish shot for my friend Kenny

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15243820#post15243820 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hatfielj
Thanks, I'm thinking about switching to the bluewave hqi ballast becuase I just don't think I'm getting enough par from my ice-caps. Obviously that bulb/ballast combo is working very well for you, so at least I'll know that my lighting is in good shape if I upgrade to the bluewaves.

The bluewaves are nice and so are the galaxy's. With either of those and a decent reflector, I know that there is enough par to get what you need out of your lighting.

 

[mpoletti]

Here are a couple more from the last time I had the camera out

( Yes Kenny, more fish for you )

 

[MSHUR]

Very nice Mark..colors just simply awesome!!!

 

[dieselab]

Awesome job

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15287533#post15287533 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MSHUR
Very nice Mark..colors just simply awesome!!!

Thanks Mike

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15288005#post15288005 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dieselab
Awesome job

Thanks Lam.