Tank Journal Archive

[Azfish]

I had just the tall rock structure in there in the middle but it needed more, so put two rocks on either side and it made it look like balls and shaft so packed more rock around it to remove the likeness to that. It scrubbed up alright!

 

[Azfish]

I could get away with the one Light but I cant raise the light as I cant suspend them from the ceiling. Two is OK, gives me a really nice 10K look when all bulbs are on 255 each

 

[MTG]

what setting are you running the lights on?

 

[Jarryd]

hahahahaha

 

[Azfish]

255 W 255 B 255 UV/P 63 Intensity for now.

When I get corals I will lower the 63 to around 30 and raise it up slowly.

 

[MTG]

i find at everything 255 mine looks 12-14K, (i have the c model) i have mine running custom ramp up and down throughout the day the same as the sun, took a while to program but works realy well

 

[MTG]

for moon light setting i recomend
7b 7uv/p intensity 2,

 

[Azfish]

and that's exactly what I have it on :) played with the moonies for a bit and thats the best setting I also came up with

 

[Azfish]

i find at everything 255 mine looks 12-14K, (i have the c model) i have mine running custom ramp up and down throughout the day the same as the sun, took a while to program but works realy well

I have both S and C models so thats how I get a 10K look on full 255, I've dialled the blue back a bit to 180 but I always go back to 255 on the White

 

[MTG]

and that's exactly what I have it on :) played with the moonies for a bit and thats the best setting I also came up with

its just the perfect mix between pure darkeness and a soft incandescent glow all my corals go to sleep with it on to what is excellent

im guessing you like the 10k look? :cool:

 

[Azfish]

yeah I do, I've had 20K 250W MH bulbs in the past and always found it too blue, even when I had the ATI Sunpower, 3 of them where white, 2 purple and 1 blue

 

[MTG]

running the C model at 100 pct i think it gives off the perfect amounts of both. it doesn't look visually blue but the corals still pop with florescent color

 

[Azfish]

so thinking about the fish list .. thoughts on this

3 x Yellow Tangs
1 x Midas Blenny
6 x Dispar or Squammie Anthias
2 x Orchid Dottybacks

 

[192k]

How did I miss this build?
Looks good.

The cabinet and tank look like they came out very well. Very well built :)

 

[NiCd]

Given your massive kurnell desal grade filtration system Id love to see the tank alot more heaviliy stocked than this! espceically with that open swiming layout you have

 

[Azfish]

I think thats pretty close to max ads ... I could prob squeeze 2-3 more anthias in there, max!

 

[NiCd]

with the exception of the tangs i basically had the same bioload in my little cube

 

[Azfish]

My tank is just a little cube after all, no large tank here, move along ;)

 

[NiCd]

hehehe i will work on you slowly and patiently!

 

[Azfish]

Im actually thinking of not going anthias but getting those purple chromis again, remember them? They schooled really well, were hardy as and a decent size!