Thanksgiving 120 gallon picture

Froggy

Froggy

Reef "Hobbyist"...right!?
I usually post a bit about my tank in the general forum but since my mixed tank has quite a bit of SPS I thought I would share with the SPS crowd. Here is a FTS from Thanksgiving day.

Thanks for taking a look.
 
jmonker said:
Lets get more info on this amazing tank!

any tank thread on this tank?
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Hi, thank you! The tank is very simple without a lot of bells and whistles. Lighting is 8 X 54 T5 in a standard TEK fixture. I use an old Euroreef RS 250 needle wheel skimmer. I only dose homemade 2 part through BRS 1.1 ml dozers and Mg as needed. Water changes are done 5 gallons weekly.
I do not have a build thread but I do have a thread where most if the pictures over time are kept. I can post a link if you are interested but not a lot of info there other than progress pictures. Thanks for your comments.
 
Sweet looking tank! Makes me want to go clean the basement, so I can get started on a new setup. Keep up the great job.
 
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What do you feed your clam and how often? And what par do you think you have him under? Just wondering if I'm meeting the needs of mine :)
 
Aqualund said:
What do you feed your clam and how often? And what par do you think you have him under? Just wondering if I'm meeting the needs of mine :)
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I occasionally broadcast feed the tank with coral frenzy but nothing specific for the clam.
I honestly do not know PAR values for my lighting but use ATI bulbs in my TEK fixture. If I remember correctly, I think the testing Grim did on the bulbs was with a TEK fixture. I certainly have less PAR than a higher end ATI fixture but the TEK is more than adequate for most corals/clams. For what it is worth, Derasa's are not as light demanding as other clams.
Joe
 
sahin said:
What is your ATI T5 combo? Your tank looks lovely! Those are beautiful SPS colonies!
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Hi Sahin!
I am playing around with my bulb combo right now and trying to find what I like as I am looking for a change. The picture I posted is under 5 blue plus, 2 purple plus, and one coral plus.
The tank was grown out under 5 blue plus, 1 purple plus, 1 coral plus, and 1 GE 6500.
I am wanting to skip the 6500 bulb this go around and just ordered an array of new bulbs waiting to be shipped. I may end up going with 5 blue plus, 1 purple plus and 2 coral plus. I also ordered an extra purple plus, super actinic 03, and aqua blue special to play with. If I end up using the aqua blue special, I will probably try mixing in the actinic. We will see when the bulbs get here. I just wanted to blue things up a bit from the 6500 bulb. The 5 blue plus, 2 purple plus, and 1 coral plus may be too blue for me. Switching to 2 coral plus may do the trick. This is what I love about T5's. Being able to tweak the spectrum easily.
Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate your input in the SPS forums.
Joe
 
Froggy said:
Hi Sahin!
I am playing around with my bulb combo right now and trying to find what I like as I am looking for a change. The picture I posted is under 5 blue plus, 2 purple plus, and one coral plus.
The tank was grown out under 5 blue plus, 1 purple plus, 1 coral plus, and 1 GE 6500.
I am wanting to skip the 6500 bulb this go around and just ordered an array of new bulbs waiting to be shipped. I may end up going with 5 blue plus, 1 purple plus and 2 coral plus. I also ordered an extra purple plus, super actinic 03, and aqua blue special to play with. If I end up using the aqua blue special, I will probably try mixing in the actinic. We will see when the bulbs get here. I just wanted to blue things up a bit from the 6500 bulb. The 5 blue plus, 2 purple plus, and 1 coral plus may be too blue for me. Switching to 2 coral plus may do the trick. This is what I love about T5's. Being able to tweak the spectrum easily.
Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate your input in the SPS forums.
Joe
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Thanks for the response. Have a look at Yariels tank. He runs the 5xBlue+, 2xPurple+ and 1xCoral+. He has beautiful colours: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2277871

There is another guy on the other forum who uses the 5xBlue+, 2xPurple+ and 1xABSpecial with similar amazing colours.

I always ask the T5 combo when I see nice tanks because I sort of keep a record of nice tanks and their T5 combos. Sad I know LOL but it helps getting an idea of what works etc.

Any chance of a topdown shot of the green tabling acro on the upper top right side of your tank? That is a beautiful piece for sure.

How long has this tank been running?
 
sahin said:
Thanks for the response. Have a look at Yariels tank. He runs the 5xBlue+, 2xPurple+ and 1xCoral+. He has beautiful colours: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2277871

There is another guy on the other forum who uses the 5xBlue+, 2xPurple+ and 1xABSpecial with similar amazing colours.

I always ask the T5 combo when I see nice tanks because I sort of keep a record of nice tanks and their T5 combos. Sad I know LOL but it helps getting an idea of what works etc.

Any chance of a topdown shot of the green tabling acro on the upper top right side of your tank? That is a beautiful piece for sure.

How long has this tank been running?
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Wow! Yariels tank is wonderful for sure! awesome colors.

My tank has been under T5's for almost 2 years now ( was under 175 watt halides for a year before that). The corals have been in the tank for nearly 3 years but nearly all of the growth has been under the T5's the last 2 years and all the SPS started as 1 inch frags from a local reefer.
The tabling acro is a sunset Mille. I do not have a top down shot now. I will see if I am able to get a decent picture of it soon for you.
Joe
 
Froggy said:
Hi, thank you! The tank is very simple without a lot of bells and whistles. Lighting is 8 X 54 T5 in a standard TEK fixture. I use an old Euroreef RS 250 needle wheel skimmer. I only dose homemade 2 part through BRS 1.1 ml dozers and Mg as needed. Water changes are done 5 gallons weekly.
I do not have a build thread but I do have a thread where most if the pictures over time are kept. I can post a link if you are interested but not a lot of info there other than progress pictures. Thanks for your comments.
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Do you need a controller to run the brs dosers? Im planning to order two of them this week because im currently using airline tubing and an air valve to drip my alk/cal two part and I really want to dial it in better with the brs dosers. Ive never owned an automated doser but they are on sale for 45$ a piece. I just wasnt sure if I needed to buy a seperate controller to run them or if they can be operated without one? Thanks alot, and beautiful tank btw!!
 
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