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60 cube with nice stand

#51 User is offline   epleeds 

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Posted 09 April 2010 - 07:16 PM

your going to move from one room to the other and then back....there has to be a reason in there to upgrade to a bigger tank....

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Posted 13 April 2010 - 10:26 AM

We're getting new hardwood floors and the tank had to be moved to make installation easier.
I'm taking advantage of this temporary tear down to have Jeff build a new custom sump. I will now attempt to fit everything inside of the stand- sump, timers, electric, top-off, fuge. This will be the final definitive proof that I can have a small fuge and DSB that fits under the stand and is still capable of lush SPS growth.

Last night, I broke the DT down and put everything in a 50gal rubbermaid tank. I took lots of pictures to document the amount of growth of the SPS since switching to LED's. I'll be adding a 4th PAR38 bulb on this 'new' build as well.





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Posted 19 April 2010 - 08:42 PM

New floors!
Tank got re-set up with new sump from Jeff. All corals doing fine. It seems like the blue stag grew while living in the tub for 4 days without filtration. Just circulation and light.
One of the Lamarcks found the 1/2" gap that wasn't covered by eggcrate and dried to a crisp. The sixline had a heart attack or stroke and died from sheer terror upon going back into the tank.
I put about 2" of sand on the bottom and I skipped the addition of a DSB in the sump. Instead, I'm using just rock rubble and chaeto covered in eggcrate that gets hit with a ton of flow. Everything is now inside the cabinet.
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Posted 29 May 2010 - 09:26 PM

Here's a video of my tank and the new lights.
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Posted 01 June 2010 - 09:20 AM

I think the exotic light strip helps fill in some of the dark spots in the tank, but you still have your spotlight effect. How bout a couple growth update pics..?

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 05:41 PM

The Staghorn and Slimer are growing fast. Looks like a halide again doesn't it? Nope- it's a 50w LED.
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Posted 25 July 2010 - 06:07 PM

It does look like a MH. Is there any light shimmer from the 50w?
Display: 120g, 40g sump, 2x250w 10K, 2x54w actinic, Mag 9.5, ASM G3, 36w UV, AC3

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 07:50 PM

View PostCoral Hind, on 25 July 2010 - 07:07 PM, said:

It does look like a MH. Is there any light shimmer from the 50w?

mucho shimmer although there is a direct correlation of shimmer to surface agitation with this lamp or any LED lamp.

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All Natural Reefkeeper- Refugium and DSB, no skimmer needed.

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Posted 26 July 2010 - 11:29 AM

do you point a powerhead at the surface or rely on the returns for surface agitation?
It's coming down :(

Tank:47 Gallon Column Tank (Tempered on all sides)
Filtration:Rena 4 XP Cannister Filter
Aqua C Remora Pro (Mag 3 + Overflow Box)
CPR HOB Refugium (6700k Light)
Heating:300 Watt titanium heater
Circulation: 1 controllable tunze nano stream
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Extras: SCWD
18 Watt TurboTwist UV Sterilizer
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Contents:20 Lbs of Texas Holey Rock, 40 Lbs of Grey Coast Calcite

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Posted 07 August 2010 - 02:29 PM

some growth and coloration shots. completely original photos-unaltered.
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Posted 07 August 2010 - 03:27 PM

need some close up shots of the SPS you got from me last week. Would love to see how it looks under your lights as compared to mine..

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Posted 07 August 2010 - 03:47 PM

Here's a short video with some closeups.linky
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Posted 07 August 2010 - 05:01 PM

View Postepleeds, on 07 August 2010 - 04:27 PM, said:

need some close up shots of the SPS you got from me last week. Would love to see how it looks under your lights as compared to mine..

So shall it be written, so shall it be done.
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:27 AM

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So shall it be written, so shall it be done.
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What kind of LED bulbs are those?
20x18x18 Custom (in development)

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Posted 08 August 2010 - 03:06 PM

View PostCharlie97L, on 08 August 2010 - 10:27 AM, said:

What kind of LED bulbs are those?

Ecoxotic Photon Cannon 50w 12k.
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 05:09 PM

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Ecoxotic Photon Cannon 50w 12k.


i'm sorry, i know that's what you're using now, i mean the led bulbs that were in the fixture? those seemed to work well.

thanks!

also, is that a perfecto tank?
20x18x18 Custom (in development)
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