Tell us about your tank!

[Horace]

OK GUYS, ITS TIME TO TALK REEFS!!!!!!!

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

Mixed Reef, SPS Dominated.

What size is your tank?

75g Display, 30g Sump

How mature is your tank?

1yr+

What method of filtration?

Zeovit System, Live Rock, Shallow Sand Bed (SSB), 15g Refugium, 100micron filter sock. H&S clone DIY protein skimmer (just built!).

What type of lighting do you use?

2x250 Double Ended Phoenix 14k bulbs, Reef Optix III fixtures + 2x54w T5 Blue+ Actinic supplements for Dusk Dawn

[LegoZ81]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

Mixed Reef, and a Fish only

What size is your tank?

125g Display, 75g Sump
65g Display no sump skimmerless system (daring aren't I)

How mature is your tank?

They be young , under 1 yr

What method of filtration?

Live Rock, Medium Ooltic Sand Bed, Refugium with DSB and Mixed Macro, Recirc'd ASM G3 overflow fed w/Gatevalve

What type of lighting do you use?

2x250 SE 14k EVC, EVC Electronic ballast, el cheapo reflectors

[Benny Z]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

mixed reef

What size is your tank?

29g display, 10g sump

How mature is your tank?

not very, but i've had the liverock and the softies since '99 in another system

What method of filtration?

this is a bare bottom system. just use liverock and a mod'd super skimmer 65...i run a 100 micron filter sock and carbon when i stir up the tank.

What type of lighting do you use?

1 250w 14k evc bulb driven by an evc electronic ballast. this bulb is way too blue for my taste, although it does make everything flourescence very well.

still working on getting the 200g running. will post details of that system when it's up.

[schmoeger6]

[QUOTE]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8239965#post8239965 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Horace
[B]OK GUYS, ITS TIME TO TALK REEFS!!!!!!!

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

#1 sps dominted with a few lps and shrooms
#2 zoo with a few softies

What size is your tank?

#1 90 gal RR with 30 gal sump
#2 30 gal acrylic, drilled w/closed loop and 15 gal sump

How mature is your tank?

#1 just over a year
#2 about 6 months

What method of filtration?

live rock, medium sand bed, refugium w/ dsb on both sumps, ASM G3 on system 1, Knop Excaliber on system 2

What type of lighting do you use?

#1 2x250 SE Reeflux 10k's on PFO ballast, 4x65w pc actinics
#2 1x250 SE XM 15K overdriven with a SLS HQI ballast



All of this is topped off from a 65gal RO/DI storage tank in the basement, through a DIY Kalk reactor, to the sumps. All pumps, lighting, PH & temp monitoring and heating/cooling, are controlled by a ReefKeeper II

[brad23]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

A 50/50 mix of SPS and LPSand some rics

What size is your tank?

75g witha 30g sump (180g with a 65g sump on the way)

How mature is your tank?

1.5 years

What method of filtration?

CSS 220, macro+LR

What type of lighting do you use?

2x250w Hamilton 14k with EVC electronic ballast

[fkdenton]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)
Mixed LPS SPS Zoos
What size is your tank?
46gal bowfront
How mature is your tank?
9 Months
What method of filtration?
Octopus H.O.B Skimmer+Liverock
What type of lighting do you use?
4X39w 36 inch Tek T-5

Also have 20L softies frag tank

[Michelle L]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8239965#post8239965 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Horace
OK GUYS, ITS TIME TO TALK REEFS!!!!!!!

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

Mixed Reef, LPS & SPS

What size is your tank?

(Subject to debate)...somewhere between a 210 and a 240, take your pick

How mature is your tank?

About 4-5 months old.

What method of filtration?

50 gallon sump/fuge, Aqua-Medic T5000 shorty skimmer, live rock, SSB

What type of lighting do you use?

Two 250 watt MH with T5's, & two 400 watt MH

[hounddog01]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

Softies, LPS, SPS

What size is your tank?

90 Gallon 20 Gallon Sump

How mature is your tank?

3 years last month.

What method of filtration?

Live Rock, Filter Sock 100 micron, Cheato fuge built in the sump, Aqua C remora skimmer.

What type of lighting do you use?

4 VHO 4' bulbs 2-super actinic uri 2- actinic white uri. 2 T5 bulbs in a cheap fixture.

Soon to have 2 - 175 w 14000k and 2 VHO URI Super Atinic.

Reef Keeper 2 that controls the system

Dual Dosing pump that doses B-Ionic 2 part.

[AslanTheKing]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

currently not much, planning mixed reef

What size is your tank?

90g display and 12 gallon sump

How mature is your tank?

almost 2 months!

What method of filtration?

live rock, SSB, media pad in the sump, Deltec Turbo 1250 skimmer

In the works, small hang on back refugium

What type of lighting do you use?

Sunlight Supply 6 bulb Teklight T5HO fixture with a Phoenix 14k look

Bulb configuration

Front

ATI Blueplus
ATI Blueplus
ATI Aquablue
ATI SunPro
UVL Super Actinic
ATI Blueplus

[Gluestick]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)
---Mixed Reef

What size is your tank?
----90g AGA megaflow

How mature is your tank?
---About 5 months old

What method of filtration?
---LR, DSB, ASM G3 skimmer, wet/dry (bio-balls are slowly being taken out), fuge in the works.

What type of lighting do you use?
---2x250W 20K HQI, 2x110W VHO actinic, moonlights

[LegoZ81]

wow 20k plus VHO actenic! What brand MH bulb are you running that has to look SHARP! (I like blueish lighting)

[Gluestick]

Glad you approve, looks like I made a good choice for my very 1st SW tank!!! Thanks, yeah it does look really sharp. The brand I'm not sure about. For now it's whatever the fixture came with. I splurged and bought what I thought would be best for corals in the future, I would really like to keep SPS eventually but I am still learning. Anyone looking for a protege?

[LegoZ81]

I am personally partial to the higher K bulbs, there is a trade off for the color though you loose a lot of PAR though with most bulbs. So something to consider if you have trouble keeping high light corals when the time comes to replace them.

I was using a 175w 20K XM over my 29g with no actenic supplementation and loved it.

So far though I keep no SPS and my 125 has 2 250w 14k EVC's w/ EVC Electronic Ballasts, not really sure if I really have the PAR for it. I am looking to possible switch to a different 14k bulb though the EVC are VERY Blue for being labeled a 14k.

[GreenBay1]

I just have my 10gal softy up at the moment. I go next Sunday to pick up my 90 setup and it will be go time. I have many aquariums that are freshwater, but with a little time they will be salt tanks :)

[cioutlaw]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

Mixed Reef

What size is your tank?

120Gal display & 40gal sump

How mature is your tank?

6months but moved everything from a 55gal that had been up for a year

What method of filtration?

Live rock & in sump skimmer, occasionally run a cannister.

What type of lighting do you use?

2x150 HQI & PC actinics

[pleaselaunchme]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)
---Unsure as of yet, will be mixed reef hopefully, some softies now

What size is your tank?
----29g/10g sump

How mature is your tank?
---About 2 months

What method of filtration?
---Live rock, CSS protein skimmer, sometimes filter bags

What type of lighting do you use?
---65w 10K/5K CFL, 65w 420/460 actinic, moonlight though this will all change once I get the tank really running with coral additions

[Michelle L]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8246225#post8246225 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LegoZ81
I am personally partial to the higher K bulbs, there is a trade off for the color though you loose a lot of PAR though with most bulbs. So something to consider if you have trouble keeping high light corals when the time comes to replace them.

I was using a 175w 20K XM over my 29g with no actenic supplementation and loved it.

So far though I keep no SPS and my 125 has 2 250w 14k EVC's w/ EVC Electronic Ballasts, not really sure if I really have the PAR for it. I am looking to possible switch to a different 14k bulb though the EVC are VERY Blue for being labeled a 14k.

I love the look of your lighting. I am partial to the blue hue, myself. My 250w are too yellow for my taste, and appear even yellower next to the 400w bulbs that are on each end. It looks like someone peed in the middle of the tank where the 250's are. In a few months when I need to change them, I'll be going with a different kelvin rating.

[Horace]

Michell which 10ks do you have?? XMs?

[Michelle L]

Duhhhh, I dunno. Whatever came in the box with the pendants.

Just kidding! (Well, partially, I'm pretty ignert when it comes to lighting.) The 250 watt bulbs are 10K HQI's, with T5 combos. Did you ever see the pendants that hung at TMR? I have two of the same ones. I think the bulbs were called Ocean Bulb, made by Aqua-Medic.

My 400 watt bulbs are 20K's. Also Aqua-Medic.

This will sound so stupid...what is XM? Isn't that sattelite radio?? I can get a bulb with sattelite radio??? :D J/K, that's the brand, right?

[lcashman]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

mixed reefs

What size is your tank?

150g display, 15g sump, 10 gal refuge
30g growout, 8g sump/refuge

How mature is your tank?

150 gal - 2 yrs
30 gal - 1 yr

What method of filtration?

DSB, liverock, lifereef skimmer on the 150...liverock and a modded seaclone on the 30

What type of lighting do you use?

2 110w actinics and 2 250w 10k Reeflux bulbs on the 150........175w 12k Reeflux bulb on the 30

Drip kalk in both tanks.....run a calcium reactor on the 150 for the sps :)

[Horace]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8251590#post8251590 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Michelle L
Duhhhh, I dunno. Whatever came in the box with the pendants.

Just kidding! (Well, partially, I'm pretty ignert when it comes to lighting.) The 250 watt bulbs are 10K HQI's, with T5 combos. Did you ever see the pendants that hung at TMR? I have two of the same ones. I think the bulbs were called Ocean Bulb, made by Aqua-Medic.

My 400 watt bulbs are 20K's. Also Aqua-Medic.

This will sound so stupid...what is XM? Isn't that sattelite radio?? I can get a bulb with sattelite radio??? :D J/K, that's the brand, right?

No wonder your 10ks look like pee... when you have a 10k next to a 20k, its going to look ALOT different. XM is a brand of bulb. They are a very very popular manufacturer of MH and they make the highest PAR 10k bulb available right now. They are known to be quite white in color. Some 10ks are more yellow than others. Thats why I asked what brand of bulb you have. You might consider changing your bulbs to the Phoenix on your next go around if you dont like the look of 10k. They are a 14k bulb and are by far the highest output 14k available. They will look alot better than the 10k....

[humbugy]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

Mixed Reef, lps, sps, clams, mushroms, buttons, and some tangs that are gonna need a bigger home, sooner or later a 180-220 is going up.

What size is your tank?

90g display, 20g sump, 40g fuge/growout, 46g full of rock all conected.

How mature is your tank?

10-11 months, or is it a year, i forget

What method of filtration?

Live Rock, deep Sand Bed (DSB), 40g Refugium, 5' x 4" pvc counter current airstone is the latest skimmer on it. next h&s clone like horace

What type of lighting do you use?

2x250 Double Ended Ushio 14k bulbs, Icecap pendants+ 2x54w T5 geisman Blue+ Actinic's

tunze osmolator through a kalk stirrer, and a calcium reactor.

[humbugy]

maybe i missed it earlier, but the output of a mh bulb is also affected by the type of ballast used.

[badbu68]

Mixed, mostly sps
90gal display 100 gal sump 20?gal refuge
2 1/2 years old
Live rock, dsb, refuge, 6' x 3" pvc cc skimmer
250w 10k & 250w 14k halides w/ vho actenics
dual chamber calc reactor, kalk drip

[Gluestick]

Lol, someone peed in your aquarium!

[hounddog01]

Trying to cycle your tank by peeing in it? LOL

[Michelle L]

Okay, now I'm never gonna live down the pee remark! :p

[brad23]

There have been a few threads started about peeing in your tank to start the cycle

[Michelle L]

Yeah, I've seen those...seems a lot easier just to use cocktail shrimp if you ask me. My luck, I'd try to climb up there to do my business and fall in.

[Benny Z]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8260679#post8260679 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Michelle L
My luck, I'd try to climb up there to do my business and fall in.

omg! roffle! wow, the mind picture.

/me is resisting comments about large acro colonies in the wrong spot at the wrong time. bad, bad, bad...! :mixed: :eek2:

[Michelle L]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[REEFGREENER]

What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

Mixed Reef.

What size is your tank?

300 display/2 100 sumps

180FOWLR/65

How mature is your tank?

2yr+ 300
new 180, transfer from 2 yr 100

What method of filtration?
Reef...Remote DSB, Fuge, H&S 200X3 F2001, sulpur denitrater
FOWLR... Remote DSB , fuge, octopus 250, bioballs

What type of lighting do you use?
Reef
3x250 Double Ended Phoenix 14k bulbs, 2 150 Phoenix.
FOWLR
4 65 PC, Moonlights


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[Benny Z]

wow, sounds like an impressive setup you've got running! where in north central il are you located?

[REEFGREENER]

Big city of Peru

[hounddog01]

Is the lady who was in Marsales (I do not know if I spelled that correctly) still selling corals. She used to be on e-bay all the time.

[brad23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8267439#post8267439 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by REEFGREENER
What type of tank do you have? (Softies, Fish Only, SPS, LPS..)

Mixed Reef.

What size is your tank?

300 display/2 100 sumps

180FOWLR/65

How mature is your tank?

2yr+ 300
new 180, transfer from 2 yr 100

What method of filtration?
Reef...Remote DSB, Fuge, H&S 200X3 F2001, sulpur denitrater
FOWLR... Remote DSB , fuge, octopus 250, bioballs

What type of lighting do you use?
Reef
3x250 Double Ended Phoenix 14k bulbs, 2 150 Phoenix.
FOWLR
4 65 PC, Moonlights


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This sounds like it would be worth making a drive to see.

[REEFGREENER]

Starting to get back in shape had some nitrate, phosphate issues. Lost some nicer stuff. Gorilla crab captured, fish is happy.

Not certain who is in marseilles, only knew one guy and he got out last year.

[Gluestick]

Someone in Marseilles is selling coral? I'm in Marseilles often.