kdblove_99
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Pete. looking great! i still have 10-15 feet of that grey flex pvc you can have 1 1/2, i will b moving and dont need it nor do i want to package it up
Pete's 210 build
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P.Kelly
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Temps seem to be stable, and the ACIII was off by .7 degrees, which is the smallest I've seen so far.
I know have my fans connected to the AC to come on and off with the lights, and I did a 30 gallon water change. I'm planning on checking phosphate in the tank and coming out of the reactor tonight, since I didn't get it done yesterday. Oh, the skimmer is finally working very nicely! I'll get a shot of the foam head later.
I've also plugged the killawatt inline with the skimmer pump, so I can easily watch for the venturi getting clogged by seeing if the watt draw increases. I'm at about 117 watts right now, which seems in the right range, from what I've read.
I know have my fans connected to the AC to come on and off with the lights, and I did a 30 gallon water change. I'm planning on checking phosphate in the tank and coming out of the reactor tonight, since I didn't get it done yesterday. Oh, the skimmer is finally working very nicely! I'll get a shot of the foam head later.
I've also plugged the killawatt inline with the skimmer pump, so I can easily watch for the venturi getting clogged by seeing if the watt draw increases. I'm at about 117 watts right now, which seems in the right range, from what I've read.
wardworld
Gonna Need A Bigger Tank
Pete, great build thread...I plan on having 8 lamps on my 210 as well. A couple of questions if you don't mind:
1. What were you referring to in one post about some lights (4, I think) that will flip up w/ the canopy front???
2. Why did you decide on a bank of 2, then the moonlights, then the bank of 4 (per side)? Was it aesthetics or something else?
Thanks,
1. What were you referring to in one post about some lights (4, I think) that will flip up w/ the canopy front???
2. Why did you decide on a bank of 2, then the moonlights, then the bank of 4 (per side)? Was it aesthetics or something else?
Thanks,
P.Kelly
New member
Daryl,
I'm going to have 16 lamps on my tank (I have 12 right now). It will be configured like this:
Front to Back (all are 39w 36: bulbs)
2 Left and 2 Right in the flip-up canopy opening on a 660
The next four on each side are seperated by moonlights in the middle.
bulb
bulb
moonlights
bulb
bulb
each bank of 4 here (left and right are on a 660)
then the last four (2 left and 2 right) are on a 660.
What you saw in the pictures were the back 12 bulbs.
So, in answer to your last question it will be a bank of 4, moonlight and then 4 more, but I just haven't installed the first 2 on each side yet. This way the moonlights are in the middle.
I'm going to have 16 lamps on my tank (I have 12 right now). It will be configured like this:
Front to Back (all are 39w 36: bulbs)
2 Left and 2 Right in the flip-up canopy opening on a 660
The next four on each side are seperated by moonlights in the middle.
bulb
bulb
moonlights
bulb
bulb
each bank of 4 here (left and right are on a 660)
then the last four (2 left and 2 right) are on a 660.
What you saw in the pictures were the back 12 bulbs.
So, in answer to your last question it will be a bank of 4, moonlight and then 4 more, but I just haven't installed the first 2 on each side yet. This way the moonlights are in the middle.
wardworld
Gonna Need A Bigger Tank
My idea is to have almost 2 separate canopies that open independently of each other w/ a central brace in the center. Each side will hold 8 T5 lamps (39w - 36"). I can then open one side at a time to work in the tank and it would still leave light shining down into the water. I was thinking of having cleats on the sides (and the middle brace) of the canopy to "hold up" the lights.
P.Kelly
New member
Chris, I know how much light they have, which is why i went this way. I digg it, but yes, you have to be careful. Life I said, I've got almost 800 PAR at the surface under just 4 bulbs. This bad boy is going to be a PAR monster when it's done, until the bulbs start to burn down.
P.Kelly
New member
Alright, so here's a few corals in the new tank. I checked the spots that these two corals came from in my frag tank (nursery as the wife calls it) and the Tubb's Purple Birdsnest was at a PAR reading of about 120-130, so I found a spot in the new tank (under 4 T5s) that gives me about 130-140 PAR.
And this unknown staghorn came to me through the club. I say unknown because I can't remember what it is, but I have it written down somewhere. The PAR measurement on this one was a little higher.
And here they are in the tank. No white balance, no tri-pod...
And this unknown staghorn came to me through the club. I say unknown because I can't remember what it is, but I have it written down somewhere. The PAR measurement on this one was a little higher.
And here they are in the tank. No white balance, no tri-pod...
P.Kelly
New member
Mark, thanks for the advice.
So, here is the rest of the evening. I moved a few more corals over.
The Blastomussa Merletti came from Eben about a year ago and looks about them same now as it did then. It's a little distressed from the move, but should be fine by morning.
Here's a Cali Tort that Shiveley gave me about a year ago. It has been moved around quite a bit. It was barely half an inch when I got it.
A couple of Tubb's Blue Zoas I picked up from Mike when I was first setting up my corner tank.
This guy was a piece I picked up from Fish Planet during the store closing sale. It is larger than my fist.
One of my first Palys, from Mihn. These are a DBTC and growing nicely in Joe's tank.
My wife wants to name this guy Vlade. A freebie from David, thank you!
Juvenile Vlamingi Tang, if you're not familiar.
From another angle.
P.Kelly
New member
Uggg...
Cracked open my ELOS Calcium test kit...
Calcium: 210
Alkalinity: 9
I'm mixing up a batch of 2 part right now.... Okay, done.
I'm going to use the following numbers for now, until I find out I should adjust.
Total Gallons: 210 (minus rock and sand, plus sump ~)
Desired Calcium: 420
Desired Alkalinity: 9
So we're going to shot for about 340ppm Ca over then next day or so, and then keep going up to 420 from there. This requires 1075ml of BRS Calcium mix. I'll give it 200ml now, and more before I go to bed and mess with setting up the LM III tomorrow.
Cracked open my ELOS Calcium test kit...
Calcium: 210
Alkalinity: 9
I'm mixing up a batch of 2 part right now.... Okay, done.
I'm going to use the following numbers for now, until I find out I should adjust.
Total Gallons: 210 (minus rock and sand, plus sump ~)
Desired Calcium: 420
Desired Alkalinity: 9
So we're going to shot for about 340ppm Ca over then next day or so, and then keep going up to 420 from there. This requires 1075ml of BRS Calcium mix. I'll give it 200ml now, and more before I go to bed and mess with setting up the LM III tomorrow.
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