Hey all, sorry for the lack of replies. Was out of town this week for work and didn't have a chance to log on.
Nice pics. How are the Anthias doing?
Hey Keith, they are still doing well. Surprisingly (knock on wood) I haven't killed them yet, lol.
Hey Jeff, Do you know what that SPS in the 5th pic is called? I have the same exact piece.
Dave
I am not sure what it is. I have 2 of them that I bought as frags that were completely browned out. Its a beautiful coral in person. Nice green transitioning to purple with blue polyps. If I find out, I will let you know.
great build!
how are you going to enclose the front? because this is the way i might put in my 220 when i upgrade after i get the money except were the corner side is will be going down a hall instead of into a doorway it will be setting in my dinning room and i will build up a wall in the front and another wall on the side which will be built into the existing hallway wall i will have alittle bit of a area to the side and behind the tank but im sure i will find room to put some goodies in a little space
I have some preliminary plans drawn on it. Sean (Discoreefrover) were planning on tackling it this winter. I am definitely going to need to do something soon to keep the humidity in the rest of the basement in check.
The currently plan is trim around the entire front. The trim will abut the glass and conceal the tank's trim. Their will be a one-piece door that will look like a panel that will flip up. It will either stay in place via a prop bar or hook to the ceiling. I am thinking of puting some kind of hydraulics on it so it can't slam closed. The side panel will be trimmed to look like a faux door panel.
Very nice build. I would go that far. Any reef that you can set a drink down in front of has my vote! With it being open like that, do you have any humidity issues?
That would be cool. Right now I am on nights (12hr shifts) until we get the plant started up. Hopefully after that, Was going to try and get to the Nov C-Sea meeting anyways.
LMK, if I am not traveling on business, I work from the house so you are welcome to stop by during the day. Hope to see you at the meeting. Be sure to introduce yourself. However, I am usually running around like a chicken with my head cut off so please don't be offended if I can't talk much, lol.
If you didn't have the VHO's would the Lumen Bright's cover the 36" width of your tank? How high do you have the bottom of the LB's off the water?
That's a tough one. The VHO's are on there more for supplementation than additional PAR. However I think they help a lot near the front and back. The Reeflux 20K bulbs, although they have great PAR, are very white. Honestly, I don't think the LB mini's are giving me the best spread, even mounted 18" off the surface. I recently picked up 3 used full size Lumenarc's that my buddy is polishing for me. I may have to rebuild my light rack to accommodate them but I am thinking I will get better spread front to back. I just hope the PAR in the center of the tank isn't sacrificed too much. It might be a week or two until I can get them in. However, I will take before and after PAR measurements and will post my results.
In the meantime, I would say if your tank is similar sized, go either with the full sized LB's or a set of Lumenarcs.
