rigleautomotive's Tank Pics Thread

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Amazing stuff Dan. I personally have been collecting quite a bit of your sps frags from Joe and Ryan here in CT. It just does great for me, and hoping to pick up some more soon

 

[reefslugs]

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Dan, I have a 200g. Which is close to the same size of your 180g. My question is, how tall is your canopy? I have a canopy which is only 12'' tall. I'm running 250w radiums as well, but am looking for a better reflector. I see you use Lumenarc III mini's. Just trying to see if they will fit in my canopy. Like I've said before, I love your tank and am trying to set up a system just like your's.

 

[rigleautomotive]

Amazing stuff Dan. I personally have been collecting quite a bit of your sps frags from Joe and Ryan here in CT. It just does great for me, and hoping to pick up some more soon

Thank you

Dan, I have a 200g. Which is close to the same size of your 180g. My question is, how tall is your canopy? I have a canopy which is only 12'' tall. I'm running 250w radiums as well, but am looking for a better reflector. I see you use Lumenarc III mini's. Just trying to see if they will fit in my canopy. Like I've said before, I love your tank and am trying to set up a system just like your's.

Also 12 inches tall. And the Lumenarc III minis fit nicely

 

[trueblackpercula]

Hey Dan again this is truly an amazing reef you have. My friend Richie just picked up two blue torts of yours at the frags swap in manhattan last week. He kept one and I have one and they are so blue it's amazing. I think my friend Richie told me he bought them as Oregon tort. Can you give a little history about were you got your blue tort from as I always like tracking the linage of rare sps.

http://s908.photobucket.com/user/mi...E-4735-9105-AD01E4C3FDC9_zpswboexn0d.jpg.html

Again thank you for all the inspiration

 

[trueblackpercula]

My frag is from this one

 

[panalo]

i just read the whole thread, nice colonys there sir. i do tweak my salt mix aswell. i used the same salt and sometimes i use half io and half rc. i cant wait for my frags to become colony like urs.

 

[rigleautomotive]

Thanks.the blue tort was originally from ORA

 

[trueblackpercula]

Thanks.the blue tort was originally from ORA

Thanks for the information very helpful and the frag I got is awesome. Your seems to be of outstanding quality. How long did it take for you to get it that big? Also are you giving it lots of light? I have mine 16 in he's below my radion fixture and she holding it's color. Thanks again as your Sps and tank are truly an insperation to me.

 

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[jackson6745]

Nice stuff Dan. Keep em coming

 

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[Oldude]

Dan - impressive as always!!

 

[rigleautomotive]

Thanks Greg. Just trying to keep em alive bro

 

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Just finished reading all 51 pages of your build thread. It is an absolute joy, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.

I noticed that you don't have a chiller and just use a fan. I was always under impression that with MH you can't get away with that but your example proves otherwise. Can you comment on that?

 

[Dugless]

I don't mean to interject, but depending on many factors MHs can be used successfully without a chiller, or in some cases without fans. Many of the newer/better reflectors allow users to hang MHs higher than in the past, sometimes 16" or more off the water. This keeps the heat from raising the temperature of the water too much.

Also keep in mind how your canopy is setup. I have my 400w MHs hanging in an open air space, and because of that I don't even use a fan. I only see peak temperatures in the heat of summer, and even then it is 82-83.

 

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[rigleautomotive]

Just finished reading all 51 pages of your build thread. It is an absolute joy, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.

I noticed that you don't have a chiller and just use a fan. I was always under impression that with MH you can't get away with that but your example proves otherwise. Can you comment on that?

Thank you for the kind words. I use several fans. One on the sump also helps greatly. Tank dimensions and sump size have much to do with the success without a chiller IMHO. A large as possible water surface to air area is important. Keeping the lamps up high enough to not expose the aquarium to intense radiant heat helps. A controller on the heaters is also key. They will not cycle on when not called for, unlike the built in thermostats. Dugless also makes a good point .

I don't mean to interject, but depending on many factors MHs can be used successfully without a chiller, or in some cases without fans. Many of the newer/better reflectors allow users to hang MHs higher than in the past, sometimes 16" or more off the water. This keeps the heat from raising the temperature of the water too much.

Also keep in mind how your canopy is setup. I have my 400w MHs hanging in an open air space, and because of that I don't even use a fan. I only see peak temperatures in the heat of summer, and even then it is 82-83.

Good point. Interject as much as you desire. This is what these forums are all about. TY

 

[cugly]

Looks great Dan what are you using for filtration again?