Show me your 20k Radium tanks?

I'm running my 250 watt Radium 20k's on Lumatek ballasts on the 250 hqi setting. Thinkning about bumping up to 400, nice to have the option without buying new ballasts. :dance:
 
I am in this club! 4x400watt radiums on lumenmax reflector on lumatek ballast. 4x110 vho super actinic and 8x54watt ATI Blue Plus T5s. No moonlights.
 
Most recent of mine. 2x 250w SE Radiums in Luminarc Minis on Bluewave ballasts.

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Mammoth, nice SPS reef! Got any specs on your system? DCA how many radiums are you running over 750 gallons?

I see all the LED craze. Still the best lighting I have seen for growth and color for SPS is 400 watt Radiums. I need to get my pics up!
 
Mammoth, nice SPS reef! Got any specs on your system? DCA how many radiums are you running over 750 gallons?

I see all the LED craze. Still the best lighting I have seen for growth and color for SPS is 400 watt Radiums. I need to get my pics up!

I have 3, 400 watt, 20k radium, large reflector, MH's centered over each of three openings in the bracing on the top of the acrylic tank. I have 7 reflectors with 400 watt set ups but found it very inefficient to have them over the bracing. I built the main reef structures under each of the three reflectors. I have supplemented with VHO and LED over the bracing. (I bought the tank before I got into SPS) I have always had great success with the 400 watt/VHO actinic combo.



The holding place for unused 400's in the fish room...


 
Mammoth, nice SPS reef! Got any specs on your system? DCA how many radiums are you running over 750 gallons?

I see all the LED craze. Still the best lighting I have seen for growth and color for SPS is 400 watt Radiums. I need to get my pics up!

Thanks.

Equipment
It's a 67g tank 36x24x18 , 2 250w Radiums in Lunminarc reflectors, sro skimmer, 3 vortechs, and dosing pumps run by an acjr.

Husbandry
wc every couple weeks with IO, carbon, gfo and filter socks. Feed pellets dailys, frozen food once a week, and reef roids at nite when I remember.
 
Just restarted my tank, had 14k before, now 3x 250w 20k radiums. So far i love the color. I hope to get my tank looking half as good as the ones posted.

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Bumping this back up.

I'm switching from my SOL to a radium 20k lumenmax2 and a 250w galaxy ballast. Will I have any problems with this over a 50g that's same dims as a 40b just a little taller.

Thanks,

-Parker
 
Shouldn't be a problem. I have a 30 jbj rimless with a lumenarc with a 250 radium and everything is doing just fine
 
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Here's my shots, I've had them since the tanks been up and running, 6 months now, I love them compared to the LEDs I was using















 
Here's my shots, I've had them since the tanks been up and running, 6 months now, I love them compared to the LEDs I was using
















That's a sweet cap.

Ya I got a sol over a nano right now and don't like how it makes some of the acros look. When my tank is mainly sps I can't have that.
 
Made the switch today. I have been using ushio for 15 years now. After a disappointing 4 month run and burned tips and many frags gone I took out the bulbs and put my old ones back in. They were brighter than the new ones. So I went with the radiums. Holy cow, what a difference. The color is better and they are way brighter. Added some screen, cut the time and raised the lights to prevent burning the corals but I live the look of the radium 20k!
 
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