Show me your 20k Radium tanks?

[nu2reefva]

lets see those radium 20k tanks and lets hear about your growth is it better than XM 20ks or worse lets see some pics and results.

 

[tmantaylor18]

 

[143gadgets]

 

[Todd March]

Dang, Taylor, that pic is sooo subtly phenomenal, I swear. I don't think I have ever seen 250W Radium color on HQI/Galaxy so accurately reproduced. Thanks, very cool, your expertise really shows and is not taken for granted by this reefer...

 

[Todd March]

Hey Chris, I know you have already answered this in your thread, but what ballasts are you using...? New Ice Cap...?

 

[uhuru]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13602526#post13602526 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tmantaylor18

Nice, I'm going to go with a similar lighting setup. Where did you get that screen material for the top? Why is your water level so low though?

 

[cato]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13602593#post13602593 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 143gadgets

Sweet pics man! Hey curious, what type of fans are those? Thanx

 

[reefsponge]

143Gadgets- I am always blown away by your corals and pics. What do you have on your bottom, it looks like a thin sheet of plastic.

 

[nu2reefva]

wow guys how is the growth with the 20k radiums how does it compare.

 

[burton14e7]

Those are Azoo fans, I used them on my 120 and now on my 58 as well. Two 4 fan units are cheaper than those silly profilux 3 fan units.

 

[nu2reefva]

hey another question is im setting up a sps dominated 120 gallon standard 24x24x48 and wanted to know if 400 watt 20k radiums in lumenbrights will be to much or if i should go with 250 watts.

 

[uhuru]

250 will be fine IMO

 

[nu2reefva]

are the 250 watts the same spectrum of color that the 400 watts will give you.

 

[crab0000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13602593#post13602593 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 143gadgets

That is just sick!!!!!!!:eek1: Do you run any actinics or is that just radiums?

 

[nu2reefva]

he runs 48" URI super actinic VHOs with the 20k radiums and yes its amazing i love his tank everytime i see it.

 

[Kip]

my God that granulosa is gorgeous

 

[scrapz]

taylor's pics are what true unsupplemented radiums look like, at least thats what my tank looks like.

 

[nu2reefva]

thats awesome guys hows the growth with 20k radiums

 

[tmantaylor18]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13603185#post13603185 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uhuru
Nice, I'm going to go with a similar lighting setup. Where did you get that screen material for the top? Why is your water level so low though?

I got it from a local reefer. I just posted a wtb thread and someone had some extra lying around. My water level is low because I still need to make some type of overflows. Right now I just have some drain holes.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13602597#post13602597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Todd March
Dang, Taylor, that pic is sooo subtly phenomenal, I swear. I don't think I have ever seen 250W Radium color on HQI/Galaxy so accurately reproduced. Thanks, very cool, your expertise really shows and is not taken for granted by this reefer...

Thanks Todd, I just set the white balance and shoot away. After that I can just play w/ the levels really easy because I shoot in raw format. Just glad I can accurately represent the colors for people wondering what it looks like.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13605880#post13605880 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nu2reefva
thats awesome guys hows the growth with 20k radiums

The growth for me has been about the same as my phoenix 14ks driven by icecap ballasts. This tank is still very young so I am sure that is another reason the growth isn't as fast.

 

[moo0o]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13603583#post13603583 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefsponge
143Gadgets- I am always blown away by your corals and pics. What do you have on your bottom, it looks like a thin sheet of plastic.

i think thats just sand, he has like..less than an inch of sand, just for the looks.