T-5 and sps Picture thread

[CamBarr]

Does anyone have some links for T-5 and sps picture threads???


cam barr

[afelder]

Here are some pics of mine a week or two ago. I will take some new ones soon.

[HBtank]

Here are a few of my corals. I have never ran anything but T5's.
















And if you look at the next pic closely you can see the growth on three frags in it that are also in the following two photos, taken when I got them. I think it is about 4 months of growth. The milli is just going nuts right now, anf the other two are growing really well too. One has gotten really heairy with PE and is not as bright because of it, but ahs the same colored tips. I like it that way though.

[Jester]

Great thread.. I want to add some T5s to my MH soon...

[CamBarr]

sweet pics keep em coming

[CamBarr]

bumpy lumpy

[Pfft]

Cambarr : I posted some pics in a recent topic about PE .
I use only T5 (ATI) , you can check my blog too ..

[fours2many]

[hong_asc]

Great pictures. I will post some when I get my new camera.

HBtank & fours2many
What bulbs and ballasts are you using?
I never got that bright and deep green.

HBtank your profile still say "1000 watt MH" )

[alazo1]

Nice pics.

Fors2many, what kind of fish is that?, got any more pics of it..looks awesome.

Albert

[fours2many]

I have an 72" aquatinics 14 bulb fixture.

Bulbs are (I can't remember what order they are in,but there is 7-36" bulbs on each side)
2 fiji purple
2 fiji red
4 aquablue (ati)
4 blue plus
2 uvl super actinic


I have no problem with green corals. I do however hate the bluish tint in the pictures. I may switch out one of the blue plus to a daylight (6500k) or maybe another aquablue.

The fish is a clown goby. Most sps owners do not like them because they nest in the sps corals. This one is a good guy so far. I have had him about a year now. I am going to be removing him shortly to place in a picco tank I am setting up. It is hard to see him in the larger tank. I am hoping to see him more in a smaller space. All in all, he has been a good resident and has never harmed anything.

Kristin

[funlap]

Do the t-5s heat the tank much??? I know they don't get as hot as halides i just wanted to avoid having to purchase a chiller when good color and growth can be had using T-5s.

[brianbigoats]

[HBtank]

Originally posted by hong_asc
Great pictures. I will post some when I get my new camera.

HBtank & fours2many
What bulbs and ballasts are you using?
I never got that bright and deep green.

HBtank your profile still say "1000 watt MH" )

I have 4x54w and 2x39w icecap retros.

I run from front to back:

54w Blue Plus
39w Super Actinic
39w Blue Plus
54w Fiji Purple
54w Blue Plus
54w Aquablue

I keep the highest light at the back, where most of the SPS is, the front of my tank has a good amount of LPS, zoos and shrooms etc...

I used to think T5's made coral pale, but as I increased my collection I have found the opposite. What I though was the T5's was incorrect placement or just SPS that was just destined to fade regardless of light (wild or maricultured etc..). Even these have slowly gotten better with time...

All the aquacultured pieces I have gotten have done VERY well.

Oh and my profile is a joke

[CamBarr]

thanks for the pics guys i keep seeing a 2 act to 1 daylight ratio here is this pretty standard???

[erickrm]

here is my crappy 30G nano following equipment:

24" Teklight 1 tru actinic(purple) 1 actinic plus(blue) uvl daylight and ATI 12k
2 Tunze 6055 on a controller
Deltec MCE300(being replaced with AP600!)
ACjr
and is starboard bottom

sorry for the crappy pic, i just dont have a cam good enough to take pics. this is an older pic i have yet to take new pics of the tank...

[CamBarr]

sweeet tank

[erickrm]

Thanks Cam

[kurplunk]

Here is some pix of my 135 with 8bulb tek
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[yeldarbj]

Very nice kurplunk! What's your lighting combo?

I'd love to see some more full tank shots, with lists of the T5 lighting combinations that you are using.

Here is my 65g with T5's:


front to back
24w - ATI Blue Plus (Tek)
39w - UVL AquaSun (IceCap)
39w - ATI Blue Plus (IceCap)
39w - ATI AquaBlue (IceCap)
24w - ATI Blue Plus (Tek)

Thinking about adding another light on the IceCap, maybe a Fiji Purple or UVL Super Actinics....any recommendations?

[CamBarr]

kurplunk- Wow Nice tank what bulb config are you using???


yeldarbj- your tank is interesting who made it?

[yeldarbj]

It's just a standard AGA 65g, no overflow, no sump. I'm running a Tunze 9010 skimmer in-tank and a Tunze Nano Filter (to get some surface extraction).

[kurplunk]

Thanks for the generous comments guys. I didn't put too much thought into my light combo at the time of purchase. I am due for some new bulbs as it has been about a year now. I really like the color combos that people have with the ati and kz bulbs. MY lighting seems to look very white, but coral colors just pop and are true. Here is my combo:
Geissman Actinic +
" " Aquablue
" " Actinic +
" " Aquablue
" " Aquablue
" " Actinic+
" " Aquablue
" " Actinic +
all 54wbulbs
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Here is an old pic from about 10 months ago.
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[CamBarr]

nice i dig the act +

[tanya72806]

how many bulbs do you use on your tanks ?