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

[riot]

Hang in there bro. Hope the Arcadia crew sends over your stuff asap.

[Tigger]

Alfa, May I know wat is the K combination of yr bulb and brand pls. Thanks.

[blueheaven]

If I'm not worng, he is using BLV 10ks for MH

[AlfaRomeo]

Hang in there bro. Hope the Arcadia crew sends over your stuff asap.

Heya, Got the replacement parts this afternoon and lights are back in action. Total downtime: 36 hours. Thumbs up to Arcadia.

[AlfaRomeo]

Alfa, May I know wat is the K combination of yr bulb and brand pls. Thanks.

BH is spot-on.

For the 3x250w MHs, Im using BLV 10kk bulbs. For the T5s, 2 x 80w Pure Actinics and 2 x 80w Actinic Plus (Deltec/ATI bulbs). Hope that helps.

[AlfaRomeo]

Growth pic of a staghorn I think. From PR's shipment in September.

[blueheaven]

Oh man, must make a trip to your place again soon

[AlfaRomeo]

BH is spot-on.

For the 3x250w MHs, Im using BLV 10kk bulbs. For the T5s, 2 x 80w Pure Actinics and 2 x 80w Actinic Plus (Deltec/ATI bulbs). Hope that helps.

Updates to lighting config. Now using BLV 14kk instead of the 10kk. Been running it for a few days now. Very pleased with the whiter look when compared to the 10kk

However, time will tell if the corals like it as much as I do.. hehe

[madmac]

How did the 14kk become whiter than the 10kk? curious?

[riot]

Hi Madmac,

The BLV 10kk is a tad yellow while the 14kk is "purer" with a bit more in the blue, hence it appears to be whiter. I have run the 10kk BLV, and without actinic, looks a bit too warm for my taste. The 14kk is clean and fresh.

Alfa- I switched over to the BLV 14kk from the old Hamiltons 14kk, and personally I prefer the hams more. There is a sharp blueness to the colour (not to the point of radiums) but it really is nice, esp the floro greens and my huge red prata. But it does seem to be not as bright as the BLVs though.

[AlfaRomeo]

A few pics just taken:

[AlfaRomeo]

[AlfaRomeo]

My newest fish and my favourite now:

[AlfaRomeo]

Latest full tank pic. Still trying to bring back the colors which was lost maybe due to too long a photoperiod... still trying.. sob sob

[Patrick]

Hi bro, your regal angel does not eat or disturb the corals?! I asked cuz I put in a Elegance and hammer in my tank and the majestic and aspher angels wacked it immediately and killed them. But did not see my regal touching them. Is regal anegl reef safe? Are there any coral reef safe angels? Because of what happened I am thinking of keeping tangs only for my new reef tank. All advise are welcome! Thanks!

[AlfaRomeo]

2nd side of my reef (seldom photographed):

[AlfaRomeo]

Both sides

[riot]

I think the other side (the bottom one, seldom photographed) is more interesting

[illyakuryakin]

bro AR........no more updates ??? how yr tank now ??

any upgrading done ??

[kuxion]

hi bro

I am very curious how much $$$ you spend on maintenance for your tanks, excluding fishes and coral?

[morish!dol]

no more updates?

[tayhonglee]

he's active in zeovit....maybe you can look for his updates there.

[AlfaRomeo]

Hi Guys, sorry for the lack of updates. Not much happening now, still the same old fishes and the same old Corals.

[patrick123]

Congratulations on being TOM. Great looking tank.

[AlfaRomeo]

Changed my lighting setup 1 week ago:

3 x 250W MH & 4 x 80W T5

to

10 x 80W T5s

I underestimated the power of the T5s and ended up with a few bleached SPS and burnt tips. Have raised the lights and will do proper lighting acclimatization.