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[maximus]

Hi friends,

With all your help and a few friends here in my country , I have been able to establish a stable system (atleast for the time being) in my first attemt at saltwater tanks..

Here goes the specs :-

Tank :- 24 in x 15 inch(W) x 12 inch (H)

Sump :- 24 in x 12 inch(W) x 12 inch (H)

Lights :- 70 W BLV Ushio 10000K and 36 W actinic pll (DIY fixture)

Circulation :- Sicce Syncra 2000 ltrs/hr return pump and Sunsun 3000 ltr per hour powerhead (Its a chinese but doing its job) 3000 ltrs per hour

Filteration :- Reef Octopus NW-110 and refugium with cheato and ofcourse vodka

Liverocks came free from an experienced reefer .. Can't thank him much for cured free live rocks of 15 kg

Chiller :- Hailea 300 A

Coral :- 1 Tubastrea.

1 brown zoanthid

1 Discosoma sp.

1 Tubanaria Paltata

1 Cyphastrea

1 GSP

1 green mushroom

Fish :- 1 clown and 1 yellow watchman goby...

Pics to follow :-

The tank

Tubastrea

Local brown zoanthid

Cyphastrea ( I don't know if its true id or not) and GSP

Discosoma

10 % water change done every week ....

Future plans :-

Want to go into sps as everyone does.. But cant decide whether to go for 4x24 W T5 HO DIY fixture or 150 W metal halide...

Plaese do criticise so that I can improve for 1 day I also wanna see the tank atleast half good looking like all other tanks here...

[stevenchia]

Hi friends,

With all your help and a few friends here in my country , I have been able to establish a stable system (atleast for the time being) in my first attemt at saltwater tanks..

Here goes the specs :-

Tank :- 24 in x 15 inch(W) x 12 inch (H)

Sump :- 24 in x 12 inch(W) x 12 inch (H)

Lights :- 70 W BLV Ushio 10000K and 36 W actinic pll (DIY fixture)

Circulation :- Sicce Syncra 2000 ltrs/hr return pump and Sunsun 3000 ltr per hour powerhead (Its a chinese but doing its job) 3000 ltrs per hour

Filteration :- Reef Octopus NW-110 and refugium with cheato and ofcourse vodka

Liverocks came free from an experienced reefer .. Can't thank him much for cured free live rocks of 15 kg

Chiller :- Hailea 300 A

Coral :- 1 Tubastrea.

1 brown zoanthid

1 Discosoma sp.

1 Tubanaria Paltata

1 Cyphastrea

1 GSP

1 green mushroom

Fish :- 1 clown and 1 yellow watchman goby...

Pics to follow :-

The tank

Tubastrea

Local brown zoanthid

Cyphastrea ( I don't know if its true id or not) and GSP

Discosoma

10 % water change done every week ....

Future plans :-

Want to go into sps as everyone does.. But cant decide whether to go for 4x24 W T5 HO DIY fixture or 150 W metal halide...

Plaese do criticise so that I can improve for 1 day I also wanna see the tank atleast half good looking like all other tanks here...

Cyphastrea and GSP?

They are too close, likely they will sting each other.

Not sure who will be the winner..

As for Sun coral and bubble coral, winner will be bubble.

Some of my sun corals melted.. bubble tentacles only will be torn..

Nice Setup!

[maximus]

Well I don't have bubble coral in my tank..However thanks for the info.

As for the cyphastrea and GSP , both of them are behaving properly as of now...

[tunicate]

The Sun Sun looks big in your tank. Might be a little too strong as it's pushing sand from the right side.

[maximus]

Yeah...the current is too strong.Thinking of getting two smaller ones on either ends for better random circulation..

[samuel88]

just the bottom glass that can be seen at the right side seems a bit unsightly, but other than that looks good.

[Guest]

Great to see your tank thread. Please keep the photos and update coming and Patient is the key to success in this hobby

[maximus]

Thanks Harlequin..Its great to be encouraged by experienced reefers like you ..

Well have decided to get rid off the 70 W crappy mh running over my 24 inch x 15 in (Width) x 12 in (Height) tank .

Have ordered two ATI Blueplus 24 w tubes which will be connected on either side of the hood from Aquamarin..

Had a discussion with Mike from Rapidled and he has said that they can ship LEDs to India..

So have decided to go for 12 Cree LED premium pack from Rapidled with 80 degree lens ..

Questions are :-

1. Are 2 24 W T5 HO + 12 leds enogh to keep sps in my tank or do I need more leds...

2. The gap between the two T5s where the led heatsink will go is 5 inch.. Have decided to go for 9 * 4.5 inch heatsink... Is it enough or I should go for a 16 inch x 4.5 inch heatsink..

3. The leds and the T5s will be 5 inch from the water surface ... Do I need to raise them or it looks fine...

Help will be appreciated