Anyone trying SPS with T5s?

[zipp86]

ANyone here using T5's for their SPS? Im running 8, and everything's great so far:)

[blueheaven]

danano used them with great success too!

[uws]

ANyone here using T5's for their SPS? Im running 8, and everything's great so far:)

Bro, got a pix to show?

Are u running with 8 tubes of T5?

Me also tot of going into SPS with the current T5 that I got.

[zipp86]

yup 8 tubes 3 blue 5 white

[kueytoc]

MOI 6 tubes & still OK lah.

[kueytoc]

Slow & Steady !

[jervismun]

Mine 10 tubes

[uws]

For a 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 tank, what is the minimum no. of tubes needed to keep SPS?

I am running 3 x 39W AIT tubes now.

[angelfishlover]

Hey i am running under 4x39 watts lights.2white and 2 blue.The bleached part even start to colour up.

[iantoh]

hi there guys,

just a side view shot of my little sps reef:

i'm running 4x 39w

(1 x ATi Aquablue Spezial, 1 x korallen-Zucht Coral Light, & 2 x ATi Blue Plus)

cheers,

ian

[uws]

hi there guys,

just a side view shot of my little sps reef:

i'm running 4x 39w

(1 x ATi Aquablue Spezial, 1 x korallen-Zucht Coral Light, & 2 x ATi Blue Plus)

cheers,

ian

Nice shot of your tank.

What should be the distance from the SPS location to the lighting?

So I am short of 1 tube..

Now I am having 2 x ATI Blue Plus, 1 x Actinic .

[iantoh]

Hi there bro uws,

thanks! though if you look closely, theres algae aplenty!!! hahahh. which i attribute to flow conditions, because despite my two return outlets randomized by hydor flos and two tunze nano 6055s in a 70L display tank, i still have dead spots, which i guess is to be expected in a crammed nano.. anyhows

i think the distance you keep your sps from your lights depends on the mix and number of tubes youre running. the more tubes you have, the deeper you can place your sps. my tank's height is just 1.2 ft though, so not very high at all, which is why im able to keep my sps even at the bottom.

are you running just the 2 x ATi Blue Plus and 1 x Actinic? or is your main lighting an MH with T5s as supplement? because white light is far more crucial to growth and long term health than the blue or more violet spectrumed tubes. id certainly recommend the ATi Aquablue Spezial.

cheers,

ian

[Copperband]

Ian where is your latest shot?!!!! this shot is way outdated man..!!!

[sky107line]

Mine 10 tubes

Hi there bro Jervis, Can share wif us on wats e height of ur tank and e placement of ur T5 too? Just curious lah bro.... And by e way I've saw something that capture my eyes badly...hehee

[jervismun]

Hi there bro Jervis, Can share wif us on wats e height of ur tank and e placement of ur T5 too? Just curious lah bro.... And by e way I've saw something that capture my eyes badly...hehee

About 8 to 10 inches from water surface

[sky107line]

About 8 to 10 inches from water surface

bro...

[angelfishlover]

What is the minimum lighting for SPS???6x39 watts enough???

[sky107line]

What is the minimum lighting for SPS???6x39 watts enough???

I guess it depend of wat kind of acros family that you intend to play with ya? Coz you need to be more careful and do more read up on choosing frag dat can adapt to ur T5 lighting.....Especially, Frag like millipora which I find dat it need strong lighting inorder to get it colour up.....Other than dat.....Prepare to burn ur pocket more on e husbandry and also require to maintain ur tank water in a tip top condition everyweek without fail.... but if you fail to do so.....If you are lucky enough they'll turn brown instead or else you'll see them stn within 2 hrs ya ....Happy trying and happy reefing dude!!

[newmarine]

just started trying SPS, have 2 x 80watts T5. Hope it will make it. putting it right at the top. Any kind reefer who has frag for me to try, please pm me.

thanks

[newmarine]

just started trying SPS, have 2 x 80watts T5. Hope it will make it. putting it right at the top. Any kind reefer who has frag for me to try, please pm me.

thanks

Sorry its 4 x 80 watts T5, 2 aquablue special, 2 blue

[jervismun]

Sorry its 4 x 80 watts T5, 2 aquablue special, 2 blue

A very nice specimen there... will have to work very hard to maintain the neon green polyps

[angelfishlover]

I guess it depend of wat kind of acros family that you intend to play with ya? Coz you need to be more careful and do more read up on choosing frag dat can adapt to ur T5 lighting.....Especially, Frag like millipora which I find dat it need strong lighting inorder to get it colour up.....Other than dat.....Prepare to burn ur pocket more on e husbandry and also require to maintain ur tank water in a tip top condition everyweek without fail.... but if you fail to do so.....If you are lucky enough they'll turn brown instead or else you'll see them stn within 2 hrs ya ....Happy trying and happy reefing dude!!

See i have the acro for 2 months already.I dun get the millepora but i got is latistella or nan.Both look similar to my coral i show u the pic.I had this guy at around end of november.

Around beggining of december.

Two months later.First week of January

Grown quite a lot and suck in a lot of calcium and carbonate.20ppm of calcium per week.1-2dkh of carbonate per week.Didn't even noe they suck a lot.Used to have an older bottlebrush but RTN even though it is brown wen i bought it.

[sky107line]

See i have the acro for 2 months already.I dun get the millepora but i got is latistella or nan.Both look similar to my coral i show u the pic.I had this guy at around end of november.

Around beggining of december.

Two months later.First week of January

Grown quite a lot and suck in a lot of calcium and carbonate.20ppm of calcium per week.1-2dkh of carbonate per week.Didn't even noe they suck a lot.Used to have an older bottlebrush but RTN even though it is brown wen i bought it.

Bro angelfishlover, Mind sharing with us on ur husbandry instead? Maybe we can try to improve it from there.....Or would you like to share it with all e kakis @ e ROMR.....Coz, I myself still learning a lot from each other here and there.....No offence ya!