please show me your t5 only sps tanks

[lvreefer]

Originally posted by dobly_1999
I have to agree with Rogger. Most of the large tanks I have seen use MH and maybe t5 and vho as supplements. The main light are the MHs.
I would like the guys with a large tank and T5s only to post pictures and tell us their chemical supplements and sump designs. So far, most of the tanks are smaller than 220g.

Reefahoy ask for large tanks that use T5s only. 30" depth.

Also, how long running t5.

I think there are several reasons for this. But probably the largest contributing factor is the fact that most of the reef aquarist in North America are slow to try new ideas and would rather debate proven methods. With that said most of the larger more mature aquariums are still running halides. It seems that we are roughly 5 years behind the Europeans in terms of cutting edge reefing. If you hit some of the European reef sites you can find large reefs with T5 lighting. I think what surprises a lot of people is the large quantities of aqua cultured SPS that are being raised by T5. Another thing that I think contributes to the success with growth and color.
one example
German Tank
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[danskim]

Crazy... Looks like Fauna Marin fixtures.
I spy... 18 tubes!

[Serioussnaps]

Originally posted by SptfireXIV
Oh, T5s can definitely bleach corals.



Ah, I was unaware of that. It makes me wonder why fans aren't built into the units?

The ATI fixtures have them built in and I read somewhere the new Tek 2's coming out in the future will have them built in.

[dodarocs@tin.it]

This is mine with 10x54 ATI powermodule.

Italian tank.

[reefsahoy]

Originally posted by dodarocs@tin.it
This is mine with 10x54 ATI powermodule.

Italian tank.

that's an awesome tank! can you give me more info on your tank. like size, depth, are you dosing anything etc.? can you tell be bulb color combination too thanks

[dodarocs@tin.it]

130x60x55H
7 aquabluspezial ATI
3 bluplus ATI
Use arranges Zeovit but food with glutton and reefbooster (prodibio)

[crazzy]

What lighting for Frag / Growout for a major large tank build for myself. Which system of lighting would be recommended, which would then dictate the tank build. Or other recommended variation for this Frag Tank??
1. 48” X 96” with ??? T 5’s
2. 40” X 80” with Lumenarcs ??? MH
Either Tank would be 14” deep SW, racetrack design, end overflows with Tunze and wave boxes. Sump would have L.R and Mud filter with available Skimmer and Dosing. Blu Coral / “Pappone” Fastest growth for SPS ???
Tanks need to be built here in Bolivia but hardware can be brought from U.S. or Europe.
Frags to follow.
Thanx

[juststartingout]

I have been looking into T5 lighting for awhile now. The vast majority of the sps tanks that I have seen using T5 lighting are under 24" in height. I have seen some stunning photos of sps under T5 lighting. Theres no dought that sps can thrive under T5 lighting. I have been researching T5 lighting to be used on a 30" tall tank, now that I have not seen all that often. Everytime I see a beautiful T5 sps tank and read through the dimensions it has been <24" Anyone seen any 30" high sps/T5 tanks?

[2crazyreefers]

Heres my 2 cents. I have a 180 sps with 3 250 watt halides =2 are 10 k XM and 1 is 13 k guesman combined with 2 160 watt VHO. My friends tank id a 125 with a aquactini 5 bulb. We both have ORA corals started at the same time. My flow - 1 tunzee wavebox & 2 tunzee 6080 with a mag 18 return and MRC6 calcium reactor. His tank 2 tunzee 6025 and a ehiem return pump, dosses randy's two part. His ORA outgrew mine by twice and are much more colorfull. I put one of his ORA bottle brush in my tank and the purple started fading. Excuse my spelling. I do not jump on new stuff either BUT the proof is there. Fortunately he just took down his tank and let me buy the lights YAH . Now my wife has them over her 75. On the other note we may be setting up a 220 which will have 400 watt hallides.

[reefsahoy]

dodarocs@tin.it, what if anything do you feed your corals and how often? what other equiptment do you have on your system, ie skimmer, filtering systems, refrigiums?

[duec22]

Here is my 29...I've been running 5x24W TEK retros over the main tanks for about two years now..and switched to mainly SPS in the last year...all SPS started from frags 1" or less...

[dodarocs@tin.it]

Originally posted by reefsahoy
dodarocs@tin.it, what if anything do you feed your corals and how often? what other equiptment do you have on your system, ie skimmer, filtering systems, refrigiums?

Use zeovit, as food reefboster the vial to week, average glutton cubetto three times to week, 4-5 times to week PCV.
Skimmer H&S A150F2001 reactor of soccer korallin 3001.
As it arranges of filtration I do not only have nothing skimmer.

[reefsahoy]

duec22,
how come the first pic is so yellow and the next two so blue? what is your bulb combo?

[duec22]

they were taken a month apart, and with a diff. white balance. The second pics are a better representation, but I still a little off. Like the big cap, it's a light tan with baby bule poylps, but I can never get a pic of it with out it being all washed out looking.

[reefsahoy]

wow what a difference in color change. the colors in first pic looks more real to me.

[gambaritta]

Here is my tank 120x50x50cm 8x54w ati powermodule 6 bluspecial 2 bluplus

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/15348711.JPG [/IMG]

[tuesen]

ooooh finally ..... spectacular colors and layout divine. Sure that it uses only T5?

[gambaritta]

yes, I'm sure

[tuesen]

boia dè, it is not possible….

[reefsahoy]

gil, that's an awesome tank! are you using zeovit or prodibio or anything like that? can you give me more details on your parameters and equiptment? also your supplement routine and water change routine? thanks nick

[reefsahoy]

gil, is there a online community in italy that post pictures of t5 tanks? if so, can you post the link?
thanks

[dodarocs@tin.it]

tuesen
When puo' to look at your bathtub with T5

[tuesen]

mine tank is in preparation, still previews a month at least of time in order to obtain all being necessary and to install it. :-))

[BMcCoy]

Hey guys,

I don't have whole lot to contribute to this discussion, but I have a 6 gallon shelf aquarium from petco and I am running one 15 watt t8 and 1 10 watt cf. I have several sps, including a pink birdsnest, purple rim monti cap, and a couple of others that I don't even know what they are. Under my lights, they are all doing great. I have had them for about 8 months and they have grown quite a bit and are colored great. The only reason that I posted here since I don't have t5's, is to say that you don't need MH to have sps.

Ben

[reefsahoy]

any other tanks especially in the US who don't use zeovit or prodibio?