Back after 2 1/2 Year Hiatus - New 225 on the way - Page 7

mfaustria · #**151** 09/09/2007, 10:12 PM

Hey ReefBum really appreciate you taking your time to take some picture of your plumbing and the great shots of your sps and the other fish.

ReefBum · #**152** 09/10/2007, 07:53 PM

Thanks again guys....here are a couple more shots.

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mfaustria · #**153** 09/10/2007, 11:20 PM

Your picture are simply the best that I have ever seen on any thread. Keep the picture comming and all the update on your tank. Looks awesome.

ReefRockerLive · #**154** 10/10/2007, 12:19 AM

ReefBum, your tank is amazing! Any updates?

GSMguy · #**155** 10/10/2007, 09:18 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ReefBum
[B]Thanks again guys....here are a couple more shots.

You looking at me?

Great shots

did you grow the Birdsnest from a frag?

SERVO · #**156** 10/10/2007, 05:47 PM

Your photography skills are great. I love macro shots!

Again, your tank is looking sweet. I love the FTS with all of your frags. Do me a favor and post 6 month FTS's. I'd love to watch this grow out with you

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ReefBum · #**157** 10/10/2007, 08:17 PM

Many thanks everybody for the great comments.

GSMguy- I purchased both of the Birdsnests as colonies, although one was small. They are growing fast and are holding their color despite a little hitch I had with my Kalc reactor. I inadvertently switched the input and output hoses during routine maintenance. As a result, solid kalc was dosed in my tank for about 24 hours. The water was very cloudy and I had a slight film on the glass and corals and my pH spiked to 9.1. I had a 55 gallon reservoir of pre-made salt water so I did a large water change and held my breath. Fortunately I only lost a couple of frags and had some bleaching on a monti cap. That was a few weeks ago so it looks like everything is fine. Here are some recent shots. You can check out my website (www.reefbum.com) if you want to see more.

invincible569 · #**158** 10/10/2007, 09:01 PM

ReefBum, very nice setup! How do you like your 6200's on this size tank? I love the overall tank presentation.

Also, what is this for?

ReefBum · #**159** 10/11/2007, 06:51 AM

Thanks invincible569. The 6200s are working great. I have them on the controller so that is a very nice combination .

I built that box for the halide and Tunze ballasts and controller. I also have all of my light timers in there. It sits a couple of feet to the left of my stand and the cords run along the baseboard and are hid by a piece if white plastic. I have nothing under the stand but I wanted to keep these things 100% clear of any potential water. I also like the fact that the ballasts aren't adding heat under the stand.

jwccwj · #**160** 10/12/2007, 04:19 PM

Reefbum are you running SE bulbs?I thought the sfiligoli only came DE?If you are running SE are the any issues in running them on a HQI ballast cause I thought HQI ballasts were for DE bulbs only, except for the Radiums.Do you have the ACLS ballasts that are available.Still loving your set-up!!

Jamie.

ReefBum · #**161** 10/12/2007, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jwccwj
Reefbum are you running SE bulbs?I thought the sfiligoli only came DE?If you are running SE are the any issues in running them on a HQI ballast cause I thought HQI ballasts were for DE bulbs only, except for the Radiums.Do you have the ACLS ballasts that are available.Still loving your set-up!!

Jamie.

Thanks Jamie. These fixtures come in both DE and SE. I have the SE and I'm running Ushio 14ks on the HQI ballasts. I was running them without the glass lenses and a couple of my corals were getting burned so I just recently put the lenses back on. Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with the fixture. I didn't buy the ACLS ballasts because they are very pricey and I'm not convinced they are worth the coin.

ReefBum · #**162** 10/13/2007, 08:21 PM

Updated FT shot..

Lunchbucket · #**163** 10/14/2007, 07:44 PM

VERY VERY NICE. Love the look...very clean and open.

Lunchbucket

ReefBum · #**164** 12/28/2007, 12:11 PM

Ok....I thought I would post some updated shots. The tank is about 8 1/2 months old. Enjoy!

Graf-X · #**165** 12/28/2007, 12:19 PM

inspiring... great pics.

Flint&Eric · #**166** 12/28/2007, 01:29 PM

well done reefbum, great colors and aquascape

JazzMan · #**167** 12/28/2007, 02:56 PM

Reefbum, what coral is the red one in the lower right hand corner of the tank. It looks like a red carpet, is it?

hatfielj · #**168** 12/28/2007, 03:36 PM

Beautiful! I love the tank and the aquascaping!
How do you keep the back of your tank so clean with those external overflow boxes?

eaglesrx · #**169** 12/28/2007, 05:36 PM

absolutely fantastic!!! This is already one of my favorite tanks and it's only 8.5 months old.

Keep up the good work!

ReefBum · #**170** 12/28/2007, 06:40 PM

Thanks everybody for the great compliments!

Quote:

Originally posted by JazzMan
Reefbum, what coral is the red one in the lower right hand corner of the tank. It looks like a red carpet, is it?

Jim- That is a Red/Green Symphyllia or Closed Brain. It is one of my favorite LPS corals.

Quote:

Originally posted by hatfielj
Beautiful! I love the tank and the aquascaping!
How do you keep the back of your tank so clean with those external overflow boxes?

hatfielj- The rock does not touch the back glass so I scrape it every other day to keep it clean. I planned it that way and it is working out very nicely.

Brandan · #**171** 12/28/2007, 08:04 PM

Very nice job. Tank looks great.