Calling all SPS reefers...

[spiff]

kaoz.........jus post ur full tank shot la!

u got tt acro at 3 in the morning rite?

[mv3i]

u r kidding me ... 3 in the morning ..... ?????

more like stake out izit ??? there goes the syndrome again !!!

[Joe_P]

REEF SPECS!!!!

can we carry on from here...??

Pls ignore the last few postings and carry on from there....

we sort of got off topic......

[Dispar_Anthias]

how does the 20k sakis look .... white ... white /blue or blue ?

Its more close to white........ here my spec

Going into sps keeping, looking for more nice frags...........

Tank- 3 by 1/1/2 by 1/1/2

lighting- 2X 150 watt 20kk iwasakis(SE)

sump- bio filtration plus mechanical filteration

skimmer-Red sea prizm(planning to upgrade)

calcium reactor- not yet(hope someone can DIY for me)

calcium- 450ppm

alk-never check

chiller- resun cl-450

circulation- total of ard 3000l/h(going for more power heads)

[Hon]

After much delay with my tank setup, its time to post the spec of my reef basin too ..

1)Reef size

6.5ft x 2.5ft x 2.5ft

2)No. of MH. Type and Wattage

3 x 250watt DE 10K BLV + 2 x 80watt T5 blue2 on dimmer (just change my MH to AB 10K bulb 2 days ago)

3)DSB, Phleum, Denitrator or non

Using DSB. Not a true DSB thou, from 5inch slope down to 1inche ..kee..kee..

4)Sump ( whether you have a incorporated Refugium / Filter Media / DSB)

Using a huge sump tank of 4ft x 2ft x 2ft. Water filled to the rim, no refugium and filter.

5)Skimmer (Brand and Model)

Tunze 3160 comline skimmer.

6)Calcium Reactor (Brand and Model)

AquaMedic 1000, for tank up to 1000L only

7)PH levels

8.10 before light on and 8.29 just after light off.

8)Alk levels

10.3 dkh as of 3 Sept 2003

9)Calcium levels

No test kits ..kee.kee... But can tell its low!!!

10)Chiller (HP and Brand)

Hailea 1200CB (1.25 HP)

11)Total System (Water exchange/circulation rate per hour)

Sump to tank return using iwaki mx70 = 5200l/hr

2 x tunze stream 6100 pulsing from 7200l/hr to 24000l/hr

4 x tunze turbelle 4002 pulsing from 7400l/hr to 14800l/hr

So total circulation is from 19800l/hr up to max of 44000l/hr

Picture of my tank can be view here. Thanks to Tanzy for the pics.

[ai[k²]wan]

hon u really 13 ar tank so pro? :offtopic:

[Tanzy]

wan,Sep 5 2003, 11:42 PM] hon u really 13 ar tank so pro? :offtopic:

13 x 3, closer to his real age.

[ai[k²]wan]

haha he lied completely in the other thread man bad guy !

[Joe_P]

Hey Hon,

How does the AB effect on your reef??

I'm thinking of acquiring AB SE bulb for my centre bulb.......

only issue is their QC.....

[pospeh]

I have same AB bulb. Looks fine to me. very white.

[Joe_P]

I have same AB bulb. Looks fine to me. very white.

How much would it cost to get a 250W SE here??

Currently using BLVs ....

[IanJ]

Believe that the AB bulb is bluer than BLV, its actually 13000K, i am told it works well.

They also do a 20000K

[Hon]

ai[k²]wan,

did i mis-type my age to 13?? I think my left brain and faster than my right.... I suppose to type 31 ...h.ah..ah.

Joe,

The AB bulb is beri white as compared to BLV. Its actually a 13K bulb but they market it at 10k. I having problem with the 3rd shipment, they are many RTNed .... pulling my 1st and 2nd down the drain also...

[honkit]

Hey Joe_P,

Was browsing some old threads and came across this one by you almost ten years back

In the spirit of SPS keeping, I'll chip in my specs as per your decade-old request

1)Reef size (dimensions in inches) - 3' X 2' X 2'

2)No. of MH. Type and Wattage - Things have certainly moved on since the days of using Iwasaki 6500Ks. 8X39W T5 ATI bulbs for me

3)DSB, Phleum, Denitrator or non - Shallow Sand Bed (SSB)

4)Sump ( whether you have a incorporated Refugium / Filter Media / DSB) - Small fuge with chaeto but doesn't grow much due to probiotics.

5)Skimmer (Brand and Model) - Skimz Sk251

6)Calcium Reactor (Brand and Model) - No CR but using dosing pump with TLF's A & C solutions

7)PH levels - 8.0 to 8.3

8)Alk levels - 7.0 to 7.5

9)Calcium levels - haven't measured for awhile but the last reading was 420 ppm

10)Chiller (HP and Brand) - Daikin 1 HP with titanium coil

11)Total System (Water exchange/circulation rate per hour) - I reckon 30X turnover per hour