barramundi
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Wow your tank looks amazing, it really is an inspiration for me to archive good colours with led's, thanks for sharing.
My SPS Reef
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yes, its no problem at all, there's not much to it compared to some diy setups on here, mine is 90 3W Bridgelux LEDs, 60 of them are royal blue and 27 are cool white, there is 3 UV leds also, i have them evenly spaced across 4 4ft aluminum channels for a fuller coverage, i run the blues and UVs at 90% intensity for 12 hours and the whites at about 70% intensity for 8 hours daily. i use 80 or 90 degree optics on some of the leds and leave some without, par tested anywhere for 400-500 up just above the rocks and anywhere from 150-300 on the sand depending where in the tank, i found by varying some leds with optics and some without i was able to get the look i was looking for and still get high par numbers up top and down low.
yes its a 90 gallon tank with external overflow and around 20-30 gallons more in a custom sump.
thank you very much, i attribute my success more with keeping nutrients low and parameters stable, i use bio pellets, gfo, and a big skimmer to remove nutrients and i feed the tank rather heavily which i think is the key for the good coral colors in my tank.
reef_of_flames
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I have a 90g as well, and I think I will try to do 5g/weekly like you. What kind of salt do you use?
Keep in mind that's only about 5% a week, I'm fortunate to have a stable tank and that works well for me, but if your tank is fairly new 10g weekly might be better.
reef_of_flames
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Technically my 90 is a month old, but everything was transferred from my 60g which was established for about 2 years. So I think the 90g is still stabilizing. Finally got my NO3 at undetectable 
PO4 is a little high (somewhere between 0-0.25ppm) Test kit is not that exact.
PO4 is a little high (somewhere between 0-0.25ppm) Test kit is not that exact.
CoralolisEffect
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Wow. Very nice indeed .
Outdrsyguy1
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how many fish do you have in there? Looks like 15 or so plus a cleaner shrimp? that about right? What kind of CUC do you keep?
Thanks for sharing all the pictures btw, it's an inspiration!
Thanks for sharing all the pictures btw, it's an inspiration!
Thank you very much.
I have less than 15 fish, I'm around a dozen, I'm in the process of switching my larger fish out for more small ones tho, cuc is some snails and some hermits from reef cleaners 2 years ago, whatever is left is what i have, nassarius snails are great for your sand bed, I also have a sifting star fish in there
I have less than 15 fish, I'm around a dozen, I'm in the process of switching my larger fish out for more small ones tho, cuc is some snails and some hermits from reef cleaners 2 years ago, whatever is left is what i have, nassarius snails are great for your sand bed, I also have a sifting star fish in there
figured i'd throw up a few more photos today, i just picked up a Black Foxface fish and a new frag from the LFS. so heres a couple close ups and a tank shot
new frag ( need an ID on this one )
Blue digi
Purple Dragon
another new fish i just picked up, this thing is funny.
tank shot, check that wave out.
new frag ( need an ID on this one )
Blue digi
Purple Dragon
another new fish i just picked up, this thing is funny.
tank shot, check that wave out.
no its just a bright green cap, sold as sour apple monti cap. i see what your seeing tho, i believe its just the spot lighting between white and blue LEDs i get from it being so close to the surface. theres a top down of it back on the last page.
Arkayology
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That shot of your sump and of the wave are pretty cool. You have some skills!
tdb320reef
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Nice wave in there!
