The Reef Central Corner Club Thread

<b>Husky_1</b>, we are both using Mogul (singles). I have the housing and haven't actually purchased my bulbs yet, but I'm leaning towards 10-14k's.
 
I am using 20K Radium 400W in my 92 and it doesn't look anything like the pictures. It is very difficult to get a real representation of the actual look with a camera, even taking RAW pictures it always comes out with more blue hue that I can see with the naked eye. I find the that 20k I have, provides a extremely nice, crisp white color, with enough pop out of the coral fluorescence. On top of that I supplement it with 4 Super Actinic bulbs and still find the coloration very nice.
 
I have a SE homemade fixture. I just made a quick one out of wood and some reflective Duct Seal Tape for reflection. I have a pretty large piece of a Cable Tray cover, about 3'x18", that is nice thin aluminum. I'm going to make a Lumenarc of my own, and spray the inside with Chrome paint to make for a more reflective surface. I can't go with Raduim bulbs because I have a magnetic ballast.:(
 
Reef, great idea, I can tell you that you may need to use the chrome tape again though, I tried the chrome paint on a motorcycle project and it did not exactly look like a mirror, but then again I sprayed it outside.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15639058#post15639058 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by boret
I will update pics soon and you guys can be the judges.
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Can you do it with only your MH and then supplemented?

McL
 
Here is picture of my corner tank. I will finaly put sea in next 2 weeks:)

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Hi there bkaradza! Beautiful equipment! Would you mind tanking a picture from higher up, I see a back glass ledge and a top brace, but I can't really see them that well. Welcome to the thread! :)

I don't have a DSLR any longer (I borrowed 2 but had to return them). I took about 700 picture, just by chance I found a picture with exactly that, MH only and MH+Act. Neither one is 100% what I see with my eyes, as I was playing around with settings, but these shots were RAW and as close as possible.

MH Only:

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MH + Act:

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With the actinics the camera has trouble rendering some of the colors, or maybe I need to do something in post processing (Lightroom) but not sure what!! :)

You can see the color aberration on the second picture if you look at the Hippo tang on the top middle/left. His face looks purple!! :)
 
Boret - Any automotive quality basecoat/clearcoat will be adequate to handle those temps. Just think how hot your hood gets if you've been driving around town in the blazing sun! I have a good PPG paint supplier near my home, and spray gun and compressor. Hopefully it will turn out as good as I'm hoping!!!!
 
I am no expert on paint Jim, so you should definitely ask at the auto paint place. Just remember that the bulbs get pretty hot and you have little ventilation on tanks as they sit inside the house. For all the trouble I really think is worth it to buy a used reflector. You have no idea how much more light you get out of a lightbulb with a good quality reflector. I bought mine used and it cost me 50 bucks. Same goes for you Husky_1 you can buy it used. And if you can sell your double ended you should be set (maybe slight $ difference). There are a couple of things that I dislike of DE: No Radiums :), very delicate to replace (can't touch the bulb with fingers or your ruin it), and UV radiation requirin a glass pane between the bulb and the tank.

Thank you Michael!!! I am so very happy that you like it. I am making the list of Livestock that I have (Fish, inverts and Corals) and it is looooong!!

I still would love for you guys to see it in person. I don't have the photo skills to get the colors and DEPTH of the corner tank. Most of the nicest corals are 12-15 inches behind the glass towards the center and it is very difficult to get a good, detail pic of them.

Today I had to trim a couple of corals for the first time since I set the tank up 5-6 month ago. The Green Bali Slimmer is growing like crazy!!!

I added a few things since I took those pics 2 weeks ago. I finally found a great looking Pink Yuma Ricordia that sits in the center. I also got 2 different BLUE bali slimers (which I have been after for a while), small frags, but if they do like the green they will be huge in no time. I cut the large pocillopora colony on the left in have and lowered it. I got a beautiful ORA Blue acropora (looks like a staghorn but thicker). I can easily have over 50 varieties of Corals!!!! not counting Zoanthins, I have 28 fish:

Fish:

7 Anthias:
1 Male Lyretail
2 Female Lyretail
1 Female Barlett
3 Female Carberryi

6 Blue Chromies
1 Bicolor Pseudochromis
1 Purple Pseudochromis

4 Spotted Cardinalfish (Pajama)
1 Banggai Cardinalfish

1 Yellow Tang
1 Hippo Tang

1 Neon Goby
2 Ocellaris Clownfish (mated pair)

1 Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish (Yellow belly)

1 Diamond Watchman Goby

1 Six-Line Wrasse

Invertebrates:

7 Pepermint shrimp
2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaners
1 Harlequin Shrimp

1 Double head Cocoworm

1 Derasa Clam
1 Squamosa Clam
4 Maxima Clams

Still working on the coral list.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15641782#post15641782 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by boret
Hi there bkaradza! Beautiful equipment! Would you mind tanking a picture from higher up, I see a back glass ledge and a top brace, but I can't really see them that well. Welcome to the thread! :)
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Boret you have beautiful aquarium. I will take new pictures from my aquarium as soon as i finish it (I must make to cower + ligthing) and will put them here don't worry.
 
bkaradza make sure you document the build up with plenty of photos. I took a bunch but I never actually took a picture of the Close Loop hole and I can't now. You never know what item of your build up you want to point out in the future. With digital pictures it is easy to take tons of pictures.

OK guys, this is a list of the Corals. I am missing a few that I can't find the name.

LPS

3 different Caulastrea Candy Cane Corals
Rose
Green
Fiji Bi-Color

1 Green and purple long tentacle plate coral
1 Tube Coral 10+ heads (Sun Coral)
1 Devil's Hand Leather Coral
1 ORA Green Polyp Leather
4-5 different types of mushrooms throughout the
tank (green, brown, blue, and hairy)
4 Types of Green Star Polyps
2 types of Pipe Organ Coral
Blue Xenia
Yellow Colony Polyp Coral

30+ Florida Ricordea (mostly from coralmorphologic dot com)
1 Pink Yuma Ricordea
15+ varieties of Zoanthis

SPS

Acropora
ORA Red Planet Table
ORA Oregon Tort
ORA Blue Millepora
ORA Rose Millepora
ORA Borealis
ORA Roscoe's Blue
ORA Green Bali Slimer
ORA Blue Tenuis
ORA Pearlberry Acropora
ORA Hawkins Blue Echinata
Blue Matrix
Blue Tip Speciosa
Fiji Purple-tip Staghorn
Royal Blue Turaki
Staghorn Acropora Coral Bali
Green Branching Acropora
Blubble Gum Millepora
A. Vermiculata yellow blue tips
Tricolor valida (GARF Bonsai)
Teal Staghorn

Montipora
ORA Supernatural Capricornis
Orange Digitata
Cyan Digitata
Purple Digitata
Green Digitata
Orange Capricornis
Purple Capricornis
Green Capricornis
Leaf Plate Purple Rim Blue Polyp Montipora
Bright Blue rim montipora
Green Spongodes with Purple Tips
Neon Polyp Purple True Undata
Sunset
Superman
Purple Nurple
Revers Sunset

Other species

Green Stylophora
Purpple stylophora
TriColor Pocilopora
Green Pocilopora
Red Cyphastrea
Flavia
Bird of Paradise
Pink Bird's Nest

Rare
Tyree Blue Chalice
Purple Rim Efflo
Scroll Coral
Blue Bali Slimer (2 types)
 
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