Video of my 120 Tech SPS tank

[mark54321]

Just to share.Enjoy.Make sure you watch it in HD.

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[kaserpick]

Great look tank! Thanks for sharing!

 

[chefzif]

Nice looking 120! Great job!

 

[saltygeek]

Looks great. How long has it been running?

 

[mark54321]

thank you ,it is been set up July last year,so 9 months now.

 

[allsps40]

Great looking tank.

 

[Quis]

Can you tell me what your fish list is?

 

[NewSchool04]

Nice looking tank!

What bulbs are you using?

 

[jsdancer]

Great job! Your tank and fish look very healthy. You have some nice coloring using T-5's.

 

[Pallobi]

Beautifully done love the purple tang also!

 

[justinkarl]

very nice tank you have there good job

 

[mark54321]

Can you tell me what your fish list is?

I have 15 fish:
purple tang (-Zebrasoma xanthurus)
tomini tang (-Ctenochaetus tominiensis)
regal tang (-Paracanthurus hepatus)
royal gramma (-Gramma loreto)
blacktop basslett (-Gramma melacara)
randall's goby (-Amblyeleotris randalli)
spotted mandarin (-Synchiropus picturatus)
yellow wrasse (-Halichoeres chrysus)
lyretail anthia (-Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
yellowtail damsel (-Chrysiptera parasema)
vanderbilt's chromis ( -Chromis vanderbuilti)
scizortail chromis (- Neopomacentrus bankieri)
starki damsel (-Chrysiptera starcki)
2x clown fish (-Amphiprion ocellaris)

 

[mark54321]

Nice looking tank!

What bulbs are you using?

front to back:
ATI blue plus
ATI purple
ATI blue plus
GIESSEMANN midday
ATI blue plus
ATI aquablue
ATI blue plus
ATI blue plus

I change my bulbs every 6 months.

 

[mark54321]

Great job! Your tank and fish look very healthy. You have some nice coloring using T-5's.

thank you,believe me colors are even better in person,I just can't get the white balance right .

 

[mark54321]

Beautifully done love the purple tang also!

thank you

very nice tank you have there good job

thank you

 

[solitude127]

What kind of equipment do you have?
BTW....Nice tank..

 

[mark54321]

What kind of equipment do you have?
BTW....Nice tank..

thanks,as far as equipment goes it is very simple. Tek Light 8x54W with ATI bulbs,Vertex IN-180 skimmer,TLF 550 reactor with NP bio pellets mixed with WM Eco-back bio pellets,bag of GAC in sump,Eheim 1262 pump for returns and 4 Koralias for flow(waiting for tax return to upgrade to 2 Vortsch MP 40).You can see pictures in my build thread:http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1872242

 

[NewSchool04]

front to back:
ATI blue plus
ATI purple
ATI blue plus
GIESSEMANN midday
ATI blue plus
ATI aquablue
ATI blue plus
ATI blue plus

I change my bulbs every 6 months.

Wow, every 6 months?! I change mine every 12 months, haven't noticed any difference in the last 6 months that would make me want to go out and buy 8 bulbs.
I have almost the same combination of bulbs without the Giesseman midday. The color between the two tanks are totally different though, mine is much bluer, towards a 15K while yours looks to be 10K.

 

[mark54321]

Yeah,the Giesseman bulb make it more of 10K look when it is on,otherwise in the morning and evening tank looks more blue .I do change bulbs every 6 months because I don't want them to lose to much PAR and spectrum.You will not see much difference in your bulbs with your eyes when they get older,but believe me corals feel the difference, also with 6 months change I don't have to acclimate my corals to new bulbs,as it is the case with older bulbs changed for new.If you go to my build thread you will see progression pictures of my tank on page 6,see the difference in coral growth,that is why I keep my bulbs schedule the way it is.

 

[NewSchool04]

Here's mine, I still can't believe the difference in color that one bulb can make. Is the Giessman bulb more like the GE 6500?