teamschreiba Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Current FTS: 10/15/12 Full Original Post Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Background So after having this for about a year now I'm starting to get tired of the height of the tank and how difficult it is to clean. After seeing some members ADA 60-F tanks, I decided I'd want to do that same route. Since I already have two PAR38 bulbs I figured I would use those for lighting but I would have to do a DIY fixture. I'd also use the equipment I have in my current tank for the time being until I can save up for some better equipment to get that clean look. Here's some SketchUp drawings of what I have in mind for the light fixture and tank: *Note: No longer using this stand... Equipment MP10ES Eheim Ecco Pro 2232 with floss, purigen, chemipure elite Custom sump by Advanced Acrylics Giesemann Infiniti 24" 150W MH (radium 20k) + 4 T5 (4 ATI Blue Plus) Hydor ETH 200 Lily pipes MAME Nano Overflow Reef Octopus NWB-110 Eheim 1048 return pump Tunze ATO Two Little Fishies Reactor running carbon Livestock 1x Ocellaris Clownfish 1x Cleaner Shrimp 1x Maxi Mini 1x Emerald Crab Other Clean-up Crew Corals SPSGreen BirdsnestOrange MontiGreen/Brown ValidaGreen PsammacoraPink StyloPurple Rim MontiLight Blue AcroPonape BirdsnestDark Blue AcroLight Yellow AcroGreen SpongodesOrange Digi MontiVivid Tri Color AcroPink Lemonade AcroORA Red PlanetUnknown AcroLE Mint Chip MontiporaGreen SlimerRed/Purple Millepora LPSGreen HammerCandy Cane colonyRed & Green BlastoDragon's Breath Favia11x Acan frags SoftiesGSPMiami Hurricane ZoasRadiactive dragoneyesPurple zoasXeniaFlorida RicordeaGreen/Purple Yuma RicordeaUnknown palyzoaYellow polyps I'd like to get away from a lot of these softies and move more toward an SPS dominated tank. However the xenia will have to stay since my clownfish is hosting it currently FTS Archive FTS: 9/16/12 FTS: 5/14/12 FTS: 4/13/12 [ FTS:3/17/12 FTS:01/15/12 FTS:12/8/11 FTS:11/7/11 FTS:10/6/11 FTS: 9/7/11 FTS: 7/15/11 FTS: 6/12/11 FTS: 5/22/11 FTS: 4/25/11 FTS: 3/19/11 FTS: 2/2/11 FTS: 1/13/11 Link to comment
Giga Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 where you getting the 60f from? Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 where you getting the 60f from? I found it online here. The only other place I could find it online it was sold out so. Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Got the tank setup this past week... here's a couple teasers Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 A couple more..... Link to comment
Falcon_Punch Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Looks sweet. I'm digging the Avatar! Is it a MkVI? Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 sick tank! where's the full tank shot!? Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks guys!!! And the fts is coming I'm still messing around with the scape some so... The live rock from my old tank looks kind of big in this one so it's a little challenging getting the look I was originally going for but I'll try and get something up soon Link to comment
rfalk Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I am thinking about starting the exact same tank and also have 2 par 38 sitting around. What color/optics did you go with and how are they working? Thanks Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 And thanks Falcon!! It's actually my MkV that I got this summer and I love it so far its a blast to drive Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 I am thinking about starting the exact same tank and also have 2 par 38 sitting around. What color/optics did you go with and how are they working? Thanks Both of my PAR38's are 60 degree optics but one is the 12k and one is 20k. It kind of creates a cool effect with one half of the tank being more blue than the other. I've had the 12k bulb for awhile now and its provided awesome growth with all my corals but I just setup the 20k one this week so I can't really comment on that one yet. With the dual setup there's great coverage since the light overlaps in the middle of the tank though. Link to comment
rfalk Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Both of my PAR38's are 60 degree optics but one is the 12k and one is 20k. It kind of creates a cool effect with one half of the tank being more blue than the other. I've had the 12k bulb for awhile now and its provided awesome growth with all my corals but I just setup the 20k one this week so I can't really comment on that one yet. With the dual setup there's great coverage since the light overlaps in the middle of the tank though. Sounds awesome I actually have a 12k and 20k which is pretty funny. I am pretty sure I want to set up the tank with the rocks hanging out of the water and do mostly inverts Link to comment
schgr.cube Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 And thanks Falcon!! It's actually my MkV that I got this summer and I love it so far its a blast to drive auto... jk, great shots! We need a FTS, and I'll have to add you to the ADA list. Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Sounds awesome I actually have a 12k and 20k which is pretty funny. I am pretty sure I want to set up the tank with the rocks hanging out of the water and do mostly inverts Yeah I'm digging the look of it right now so hopefully you'll feel the same way. But that sounds like a great setup, I'm trying to focus on sps now even though I have a lot of other types of coral from the previous tank. auto... jk, great shots! We need a FTS, and I'll have to add you to the ADA list. Haha yeayeaaaa I've learned to like the dsg though. But thanks!!! I'm working on that FTS hopefully I'll have it up soon Link to comment
Sebea Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 looks great cant wait to see some more pics. btw my brother drives a mkv r and I have a '08 gli. Both flashed/dumped the whole works. I gotta admit the dsg is not as fun as my manual...but launch control is fun Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 FTS? here it is... I have two heaters in there right now because the heater from my old tank wasn't keeping the temps high enough so I'm keeping both in there until I can get an inline heater. Also waiting on the lily pipes so I have to put up with the green eheim ones for now I'm also considering getting rid of one of the pieces of live rock because I feel like its just too much. Feel free to let me know what you guys think Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 looks great cant wait to see some more pics. btw my brother drives a mkv r and I have a '08 gli. Both flashed/dumped the whole works. I gotta admit the dsg is not as fun as my manual...but launch control is fun Thanks!! Nice to know there's other nano-reefers out there that are into vw's. I used to have a jetta with the euro tails, blacked-out grill, etc. and always wanted a gli but I went straight for the .:R. And yeah launch control is a blast but I have a hard time using it at home here in Northern Virginia. Down at college in Blacksburg is another story though Link to comment
Nick's Reef Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 12k is on the right am i correct? Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 12k is on the right am i correct? Yeah it's on the right. It's slightly more noticeable in person but not too much. The 12k just looks more natural imo. Link to comment
Sebea Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Yeah fts looks great. Would love to see a shot from further back showing the lighting/stand. ADA tanks are sweet I wish I still had my little 30cm cube still running but college got in the way Link to comment
Bio-Reef Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 How is the canister filter working? Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Yeah fts looks great. Would love to see a shot from further back showing the lighting/stand. ADA tanks are sweet I wish I still had my little 30cm cube still running but college got in the way Thanks!! After seeing all the great ADA tanks on this site I decided I wanted one myself But that's funny because I'm actually headed back to college this Saturday. My stand right now is kind of a mess but I bought a new one today and I'll set it up when I get back to school. Then maybe I'll take some shots of the whole setup haha Link to comment
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