6x2.5x2.5 Reef Tank Plans/Progress

[sunny03]

do you put any reflactor on the T5 ?

I also place this way but the corals on the front and back dont get so much of light from the mh as it was block by the T5

[AlfaRomeo]

Yup, all the T5s are with individual reflectors.

My rockspace is directly in the middle of the tank so I guess i dunt have that problem like yours. At what ht above the waterlevel are u running the T5s and Mh?

[sunny03]

6 in above the water level for mH

2in for T5

[AlfaRomeo]

hi alfa...i am planning to add MH then same way as u did...but also realised this problem...if the MH is higher then the T5..the T5 will block off the light from the MH and so like bro sunny, the front and back will be dimmer...so how do u go about doing it??

Raise the MHs higher so that the spread is better. The T5s need to be at the same ht as the MHs so that they do not block the light from the MHs.

[minsmarine]

Good looking

macro shot ?

[AlfaRomeo]

Macro shots? Will try to get some today. Camera CMI...

[AlfaRomeo]

Photoperiod is now as follows:

MH : 6 Hours

T5 : 10 hours

Have been running the above photoperiods for a few months now and corals have maintain the colors more or less. Heres to thinner electricity bills!

[AlfaRomeo]

Close-in shot of the SPSes. Best I could do...

[AlfaRomeo]

[AlfaRomeo]

Some more:

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Some more

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Another

[AlfaRomeo]

Last 1. I promise!

[Reefaholic]

Wow, good work.

Need to add you in my frag buddies list.

[KTLK]

nice

[blueheaven]

Wah getting nicer and nicer

I still remember that you promised me some accidental frags when you have some

[riot]

good stuff alfa.

[AlfaRomeo]

Thanks Guys. Its just my humble tank. Cant beat the Gurus.

[AlfaRomeo]

Now not dosing anything apart from Zeobac/Food. Start2 is dosed 0.5ml every 3 days.

Going to start dosing AAHC and PIF. Hopefully the colors will become more intense after a few weeks.

[AlfaRomeo]

Water parameters as of today:

Ca : 420

Mg : 1300

Kh : 8

Ph : 7.85 - 8.10

PO4 : 0.01 - 0.02

Zeovit Dosing:

Zeobac : 6 drops 2x weekly

Zeofood : 4 drops 2x weekly

Zeoliths : 2L (changed every 6 weeks)

Zeostart2 : 0.5ml 2x weekly

Zeospur : 1x every 8 weeks

Started on 5th Sep

AAHC : 10 drops daily

PIF : 10 drops 2x weekly

Within 3-4 days of dosing AAHC/PIF, colors are richer and more intense. For those with very low nutrient levels, dosing Amino Acids is the way to go. Especially if you are experiencing very pale colors.

[AlfaRomeo]

Wah getting nicer and nicer

I still remember that you promised me some accidental frags when you have some

No worries on the accidental frags

[weileong]

Alfa, you got the hanna already? Welcome to the club. You're the 4th person I knew that got it

[alanseah]

Alfa, you got the hanna already? Welcome to the club. You're the 4th person I knew that got it

issit.. welcome to the club...

quick post some of photo of your hanna result.... cant wait to see another hanna fren in SG...

[AlfaRomeo]

Yup, after reading all about the various hanna users in zeovit.com and how accurate it was when measuring very low levels of po4, decided to spring for it mainly out of curiosity on whats my actual level of PO4 is since Salifert is colorless all the while.

Very pleased that is shows 0.01/0.02 consistently after doing 5 tests today.