my house reef (211 g.)

[bigjake]

nice! wish i had that much stuff

 

[shaun64326]

spectacular, best tank I have ever seen.

 

[GINT]

i never seen enything like this.GO GO EUROPE GO

 

[deansreef]

iwan

with all that blue spec lighting. do you get much growth?

 

[NY_Englishman]

Iwan,

Your tank is absolutely fantastic - thank you so much for sharing it with us.

I am intending to build a similar tank to yours and intend to employ a T5 lighting strategy. Could you tell me if your glass is low iron or ordinary (plate) float glass? If it is low iron, can you tell me the (European) manufacturer?

Thank you very much,

Paul

 

[iwan]

Hello

many thanks for your message.
I am very pleased about the nice compliments!

I am intending to build a similar tank to yours and intend to employ a T5 lighting strategy. Could you tell me if your glass is low iron or ordinary (plate) float glass? If it is low iron, can you tell me the (European) manufacturer?

The glass of my tank is float Glass. I can recommend you the T5 illumination very much. It is the best illumination which I know. I have experimented with the factor light for a long time. I have found the best light in T5.

with all that blue spec lighting. do you get much growth?

The growth is very good. The corals grow in my system up to 3 cm per month.

 

[GP]

Iwan,
Awesome tank! Should be tank of the year let alone tank of the month!

 

[reefez]

Really nice tank. T-5s are the next generation in reef tank lighting.

 

[iwan]

II have extended my lights by 160 watts two weeks ago.
Already after this short time the first successes let themselves be seen.

 

[akirasan]

My eyes!!! My eyes! Too .... much.... color!!! Iwan, fantastic job! TOTM!

 

[maro1]

Iwan what is the total number of bulbs and total wattatge now?

Mar

 

[AcroSteve]

. dp

 

[AcroSteve]

I think my head just exploded. :bigeyes:

 

[iwan]

Iwan what is the total number of bulbs and total wattatge now?

Mar

The old version was:

2 x54 watt ATI Aquablue Special
2 x54 watt ATI Blue plus
3 x80 watt ATI Aquablue Special
3 x80 watt ATI Blue plus

Makes 696 watts



And now:

2 x54 watt ATI Aquablue Special
2 x54 watt ATI Blue plus
4 x80 watt ATI Aquablue Special
4 x80 watt ATI Blue plus

Makes 856 watts

 

[iwan]

Iwan what is the total number of bulbs and total wattatge now?

$

Mar

The old version was:

2 x54 watt ATI Aquablue Special
2 x54 watt ATI Blue plus
3 x80 watt ATI Aquablue Special
3 x80 watt ATI Blue plus

Makes 696 watts



And now:

2 x54 watt ATI Aquablue Special
2 x54 watt ATI Blue plus
4 x80 watt ATI Aquablue Special
4 x80 watt ATI Blue plus

Makes 856 watts

 

[eraml]

Iwan could you please post some sort of fish stocking list?
And/or what kind of anthias do you have in there?(they are beautiful)

 

[iwan]

Eramel

Fish stocking list:

2 Zebrasoma flavescens
1 Zebrasoma veliferum
20 Pseudanthias squamipinnis
11 Chromis virdis
3 Amphiprion ocellaris
2 Oxycirrhites typus
2 Synchiropus splendidus
2 Labroides dimidiatus
1 Salarias fasciatus
1 Gobiodon okinawae
2 Gobiodon histrio

 

[mc-cro]

So Iwan, what do you think is the major factor in the success of your reef tank, the T-5 lighting, or the bacteria food?

 

[asnatlas]

So Iwan, what do you think is the major factor in the success of your reef tank, the T-5 lighting, or the bacteria food?

I would say a combo of both...

 

[roader247]

LOL What a tank I wish I had seen it a little sooner I was just in Iceland. You have my vote for tank of the month. Now I'm sure I made the right choice with T% bulbs