Deckoz2302 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Hype - can you recommend a tank builder for me? I'm looking at 48 x 48 x 18inches rimless....I don't think PiCo will do it even though they're work is phenomenal. Maybe a stand builder also lol Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Hype - can you recommend a tank builder for me? I'm looking at 48 x 48 x 18inches rimless....I don't think PiCo will do it even though they're work is phenomenal. Acrylic or glass? Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Check out these guys out of jersey . I hear they do great work and they have a sale on starphire right now Also talk to eddie over at cadlights he could put together a build with those dimensions. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I gotcha - I've talked to coast to coast already - they told me they only build 250gallon and up. These dimensions are 160. I'll try Eddie. Thanks hype Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 I gotcha - I've talked to coast to coast already - they told me they only build 250gallon and up. These dimensions are 160. I'll try Eddie. Thanks hype Np check out these guys too when you get a chance i hear they do excellent work as well Link to comment
GiantBen Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Looking good. I read the last couple pages and the first page, so sorry of this is redundant: Did you ever replace the ATI fixture with the geissman? Wondering how you compare the two. Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Looking good. I read the last couple pages and the first page, so sorry of this is redundant: Did you ever replace the ATI fixture with the geissman? Wondering how you compare the two. Thanks ben.I replaced the giesemann with a nanobox LED and then replaced the nanobox with the ATI. ATI has given me the best overall coral coloration and growth within a very short amount of time. Link to comment
GiantBen Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Thanks ben.I replaced the giesemann with a nanobox LED and then replaced the nanobox with the ATI. ATI has given me the best overall coral coloration and growth within a very short amount of time. Haha. Quite the journey. I've got a 6-bulb ATI over my shallow tank too. I always consider trying something else, but feel like I probably just have grass-is-greener syndrome. Are you running the std 4 blue+, purple+ ABS combo? Hpw high above the tank do you have your light? Sorry for all the questions, if you want me to take it to PM, we can Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Haha. Quite the journey. I've got a 6-bulb ATI over my shallow tank too. I always consider trying something else, but feel like I probably just have grass-is-greener syndrome. Are you running the std 4 blue+, purple+ ABS combo? Hpw high above the tank do you have your light? Sorry for all the questions, if you want me to take it to PM, we can Yea i know...lol sometimes you got try different things to see what works best for you. The bulb combo is (3)Blue Plus(1)Coral Plus, (1)Purple Plus and a GE6500k. Theres also (2) XHO reefbrites for actinic supplementation. Right now they're about 6" off the surface Np.ask away.. Link to comment
steely185 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Nice shot. Probably my favorite shot of yours. It's got that vally look between islands. This shot really reminded me of: this japanese reef the oregon reef http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_philosophy.htm and last Nice job Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Nice shot. Probably my favorite shot of yours. It's got that valley look between islands. This shot really reminded me of:Nice job Thanks alot dan. Its quite the complement to be compared to those incredible reefs especially since theyre 25-30X the size of my tank. Damn I love cubes....lol me too. Link to comment
GiantBen Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Yea i know...lol sometimes you got try different things to see what works best for you. The bulb combo is (3)Blue Plus(1)Coral Plus, (1)Purple Plus and a GE6500k. Theres also (2) XHO reefbrites for actinic supplementation. Right now they're about 6" off the surface Np.ask away.. I kept trying to work the purple pluw in, but couldn't do it. I thin the GE6500 is probably the difference. It and the purple plus are pretty opposite, which probably helps them balance a little. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 What kind of ATI do you have? Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 I kept trying to work the purple pluw in, but couldn't do it. I thin the GE6500 is probably the difference. It and the purple plus are pretty opposite, which probably helps them balance a little. I will say the combo needs the reefbrites to balance them out. If it were T5 only i would run: (4) Blue Plus (1)GE6500K (1)Coral plus What kind of ATI do you have? 24" Dimmable sunpower Link to comment
GiantBen Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I will say the combo needs the reefbrites to balance them out. If it were T5 only i would run: (4) Blue Plus (1)GE6500K (1)Coral plus 24" Dimmable sunpower I'll have to look up the GE spectrum. I'm running 4xBlue+ and 2xCoral+ currently. Happier than I've been with any other combo. Do you use the dimming on any of the bulbs? Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 I'll have to look up the GE spectrum. I'm running 4xBlue+ and 2xCoral+ currently. Happier than I've been with any other combo. Do you use the dimming on any of the bulbs? Here you go.The GE is a full spectrum daylight bulb that encourages growth. Yep i dim all of the bulbs...they ramp up from 0-100% and then ramp back down towards the end of their light cycle Link to comment
M&C Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Hate to beat a dead horse here, but this tank is probably the nicest I've seen on Nano-Reef, or anywhere for that matter. Really good job. I'm still pretty new to the hobby, and seeing pictures like the new ones you just posted... well, inspiring is the only word for them! Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Hate to beat a dead horse here, but this tank is probably the nicest I've seen on Nano-Reef, or anywhere for that matter. Really good job. I'm still pretty new to the hobby, and seeing pictures like the new ones you just posted... well, inspiring is the only word for them! Wow thanks for the complement i appreciate it although there are plenty of tanks out there that put mine to shame.But again thanks for the feedback. Link to comment
Rehype Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Hey guys i finished testing my dissolved oxygen levels without the skimmer running. Dissolved oxygen levels with skimmer running=8.6-8.7 Dissolved oxygen levels without skimmer running(last 4 days)=8.2-8.3 Based on these results my worries about oxygenation without the skimmer are totally discredited. While oxygen levels are slightly lower without the skimmer running they never even fall below 8ppm! So in short the skimmer is staying offline and the chamber will be dedicated to more macroalgae. I also decided to run a mini algae scrubber using an AC30. All credit goes to this guy that gave me the idea. Ive used an algae scrubber in the past but it was taking too much space in my sump....this ones dimensions are perfect. Im just waiting for the algae to grow in...should probably take another week or so. Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 dude... new fts.... dude.... Link to comment
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