Show off your T5 run (non Zeovit + similar) SPS tank please - Page 4

Dave1NC · 04/04/2011, 11:53 AM

Following along. Got some real nice tanks... I had some recent issues with bio-pellets myself and would like to see what others are doing... I just switched to an ATS. I'll post some pics of my 240g soon. I've been running it for about 3 weeks...

Winwood · 04/04/2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by NewSchool04

My 180 with T5 and Kalk drip.

Simply amazing tank! Did you ever have trouble keeping up with calc/alk with just the kalk drip?

reefsic · 04/04/2011, 06:08 PM

6x80w T5's/2x IC-660 overdriven
MB7 + Vodka

NewSchool04 · 04/04/2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Winwood

Simply amazing tank! Did you ever have trouble keeping up with calc/alk with just the kalk drip?

I learned awhile ago to stop chasing numbers. I basically check the tank, if things are growing and look happy, I'm happy.

But I decided to test after I read your question, just to see where I stand. I haven't tested in probably 4 months for either Alk or Ca.

Alk: 7

Ca: 440

So I'm a bit out of balance. Thanks for making me test, now I'll probably go chase numbers and get them back to where they should be!

Winwood · 04/04/2011, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewSchool04

I learned awhile ago to stop chasing numbers. I basically check the tank, if things are growing and look happy, I'm happy.

But I decided to test after I read your question, just to see where I stand. I haven't tested in probably 4 months for either Alk or Ca.

Alk: 7

Ca: 440

So I'm a bit out of balance. Thanks for making me test, now I'll probably go chase numbers and get them back to where they should be!

Haha! No problem I guess. Doesn't seem like your that far out of whack. I was just curious because I did kalk for about a year up until recently when it was getting harder and harder to keep up. Switched to a Ca reactor and seems to be a little more steady. Just my experience though.

steevareno2002 · 04/04/2011, 07:42 PM

nice meteor shower!

Winwood · 04/04/2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sdoggssf

my 54 corner T5

One of the best examples of a corner tank I've ever seen!

Pallobi · 04/04/2011, 08:09 PM

Same here Winwood... very nice

RaeRae · 04/04/2011, 08:17 PM

Tag. I want to follow this thread.

Pallobi · 04/04/2011, 08:27 PM

this is a crappy pic with my droid, and i am a total noob being only 10 months into keeping sps, and my tank is nothing like the rest of yours... which are amazing btw... but i thought i would post too, since it is all of you who inspire my system, my goal is to keep it as simple, as far as operation and the amount of equipment used, and as clean as possible meaning algae and detritus... i have only 2 fish with the intent of adding maybe 1 or 2 more smaller ones, and i dose BRS 2 part, and BRS Mag on occasion. i do regular water changes which are not on a regular schedule but should be. also i have a very shallow sand bed "fuge" as well with no macro at all and a good amount of life rock which i really made to look like a fowlr with inverts, though it has no fish but is made to look like a dispay type tank... this is my most recent FTS, but i am in the process of changing my aesthetic approach to highlight the beauty of the corals more, so i will try to get some new ones when its done, really nothing like i have seen before, so i am kind of excited to see the responses...

rocke_reef · 04/05/2011, 12:30 AM

here is my T5 tank.

agcneves · 04/05/2011, 07:40 AM

Beautiful Corals rocke reef !

SaltwaterAdict · 04/05/2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnts106

I love threads like these that just blow all the HARDCORE SPS Barebottom, Deltec Skimming, Tunze Flowing, Metal Halide Loving, (you get it)... guys outta the water! haha...

I totally agree with this Thread Sanababit.... Your right on the money with what you said, LOW PO4 Levels , good lighting, and Stable Alk,Ca levels are the way to go!

hahaha just goes to show you don't have to drop thousands of dollars on equipment to have a beautiful sps tank!

clowndude · 04/05/2011, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewSchool04

I learned awhile ago to stop chasing numbers. I basically check the tank, if things are growing and look happy, I'm happy.

But I decided to test after I read your question, just to see where I stand. I haven't tested in probably 4 months for either Alk or Ca.

Alk: 7

Ca: 440

So I'm a bit out of balance. Thanks for making me test, now I'll probably go chase numbers and get them back to where they should be!

Besides kalk, do you dose for mag? Also do you feed your corals or dose anything else?

clowndude · 04/05/2011, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by rocke_reef

here is my T5 tank.

Awesome looking tank. I hope mine can look that good one day. Keep up the great work.

NewSchool04 · 04/05/2011, 10:15 PM

I don't test or dose for Mag. I also don't direct feed my corals but I do have a lot of fish that I feed regularly both flake, pellets and Rod's food once or twice a week. I'm sure the corals get what they need from the light, residual food and poo.

If my Alk is low, I use baking soda with RO/DI to raise it. I don't test often, like I said it was probably 4 months ago before I read this thread and decided to see where I was at. If things look good, I leave it alone.

I don't dose anything else but I do drink vodka sometimes while checking the tank out.

rocke_reef · 04/06/2011, 09:10 AM

Thanks everyone, This is still a new tank, all the SPS thats in there was all frags when i got it. To some of you that wanna know my T5 combo..
ATI 48" 8x54 Watt Powermodule
T5 combo
(F)
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Purple Plus
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Purple Plus
GE 6500K
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Purple Plus
ATI Blue Plus
(B)

clowndude · 04/06/2011, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocke_reef

Thanks everyone, This is still a new tank, all the SPS thats in there was all frags when i got it. To some of you that wanna know my T5 combo..
ATI 48" 8x54 Watt Powermodule
T5 combo
(F)
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Purple Plus
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Purple Plus
GE 6500K
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Purple Plus
ATI Blue Plus
(B)

How long has the tank been running? Do you have any progression tank pictures?

rocke_reef · 04/06/2011, 09:24 AM

the pics are about a month old and, the tank is about a year old. I started over with new SPS about 5 month ago. I sold of all the colony that i started with...

eniram78 · 04/06/2011, 10:20 AM

here is my 150G tank shot, using 6 tubes of T5s and am using balling dosing method.

Tank2379 · 04/06/2011, 10:35 AM

Here is my 72G Bow Front still a young tank but T-5 and regular water changes and I also stop chasing the numbers until recently have a Temp melt down 67 degrees almost lost everything don't have a Updated Pic just yet but will update soon..for now this is what I have

oh BTW also running T-5's

SaltwaterAdict · 04/06/2011, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewSchool04

I don't test or dose for Mag. I also don't direct feed my corals but I do have a lot of fish that I feed regularly both flake, pellets and Rod's food once or twice a week. I'm sure the corals get what they need from the light, residual food and poo.

If my Alk is low, I use baking soda with RO/DI to raise it. I don't test often, like I said it was probably 4 months ago before I read this thread and decided to see where I was at. If things look good, I leave it alone.

I don't dose anything else but I do drink vodka sometimes while checking the tank out.

Dude how could you really keep up with the calcium levels, mag, alk and not dose. Your tank is amazing! It's shocking you only use baking soda. Please tell us how much you generally use and are you doing weekly water changes to keep the levels up.

SaltwaterAdict · 04/06/2011, 07:02 PM

Rocke reef sweet looking tank. I really like the variety you have!

NewSchool04 · 04/06/2011, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaltwaterAdict

Dude how could you really keep up with the calcium levels, mag, alk and not dose. Your tank is amazing! It's shocking you only use baking soda. Please tell us how much you generally use and are you doing weekly water changes to keep the levels up.

I do a water change every two weeks that I hope keeps up with the mag. I'm not sure on that, I don't test for it.

I don't only use baking soda, I also drip super saturated lime 24/7.

As far as the baking soda, I don't have a schedule for adding. I didn't know that my Alk was low until testing after reading this thread. I use jdieck's reef calculator to tell me how much to use, last time was 8 tsp. to raise my Alk from 7 - 9.

sahin · 04/17/2011, 12:39 PM

Bump for more.

04/04/2011, 11:53 AM	#76
Dave1NC Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Burlington, NC Posts: 151	Following along. Got some real nice tanks... I had some recent issues with bio-pellets myself and would like to see what others are doing... I just switched to an ATS. I'll post some pics of my 240g soon. I've been running it for about 3 weeks... __________________ A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at the office! Current Tank Info: 240g Marine Aquarium

04/04/2011, 08:09 PM	#83
Pallobi CTARS, BRS & OSRAS Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 7,001	Same here Winwood... very nice __________________ Zoas & Palys

04/04/2011, 08:27 PM	#85
Pallobi CTARS, BRS & OSRAS Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 7,001	this is a crappy pic with my droid, and i am a total noob being only 10 months into keeping sps, and my tank is nothing like the rest of yours... which are amazing btw... but i thought i would post too, since it is all of you who inspire my system, my goal is to keep it as simple, as far as operation and the amount of equipment used, and as clean as possible meaning algae and detritus... i have only 2 fish with the intent of adding maybe 1 or 2 more smaller ones, and i dose BRS 2 part, and BRS Mag on occasion. i do regular water changes which are not on a regular schedule but should be. also i have a very shallow sand bed "fuge" as well with no macro at all and a good amount of life rock which i really made to look like a fowlr with inverts, though it has no fish but is made to look like a dispay type tank... this is my most recent FTS, but i am in the process of changing my aesthetic approach to highlight the beauty of the corals more, so i will try to get some new ones when its done, really nothing like i have seen before, so i am kind of excited to see the responses... __________________ Zoas & Palys Last edited by Pallobi; 04/04/2011 at 08:33 PM.

04/05/2011, 07:40 AM	#87
agcneves Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 249	Beautiful Corals rocke reef ! __________________ ZEOVIT Dream Tank of the Quarter of 2011. DTQM Current Tank Info: 1700 liters (445 G), Tunze and Reef Octupus Skimmers, 6 MP40 Vortech, Zeovit Reactor, light 8 T5 and 4 MH, Balling powered

04/05/2011, 10:15 PM	#91
NewSchool04 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Go Bears! Posts: 7,629	I don't test or dose for Mag. I also don't direct feed my corals but I do have a lot of fish that I feed regularly both flake, pellets and Rod's food once or twice a week. I'm sure the corals get what they need from the light, residual food and poo. If my Alk is low, I use baking soda with RO/DI to raise it. I don't test often, like I said it was probably 4 months ago before I read this thread and decided to see where I was at. If things look good, I leave it alone. I don't dose anything else but I do drink vodka sometimes while checking the tank out. __________________ 180 w/ Tek 8 bulb T5 fixture 2 6105 Tunze w/ 7095 controller Tunze Wave Box

04/04/2011, 06:08 PM	#78
reefsic Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Charger Nation/ Friar Faithful Posts: 580	6x80w T5's/2x IC-660 overdriven MB7 + Vodka

04/04/2011, 07:42 PM	#81
steevareno2002 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 508	nice meteor shower!

04/04/2011, 08:17 PM	#84
RaeRae Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mount Airy n.c. Posts: 126	Tag. I want to follow this thread.

04/05/2011, 12:30 AM	#86
rocke_reef Moved On Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: 60120 Posts: 390	here is my T5 tank.

04/06/2011, 09:10 AM	#92
rocke_reef Moved On Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: 60120 Posts: 390	Thanks everyone, This is still a new tank, all the SPS thats in there was all frags when i got it. To some of you that wanna know my T5 combo.. ATI 48" 8x54 Watt Powermodule T5 combo (F) ATI Blue Plus ATI Purple Plus ATI Blue Plus ATI Purple Plus GE 6500K ATI Blue Plus ATI Purple Plus ATI Blue Plus (B)

04/06/2011, 09:24 AM	#94
rocke_reef Moved On Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: 60120 Posts: 390	the pics are about a month old and, the tank is about a year old. I started over with new SPS about 5 month ago. I sold of all the colony that i started with...

04/06/2011, 10:35 AM	#96
Tank2379 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago(Logan Square/Humbolt Park) Posts: 4,204	Here is my 72G Bow Front still a young tank but T-5 and regular water changes and I also stop chasing the numbers until recently have a Temp melt down 67 degrees almost lost everything don't have a Updated Pic just yet but will update soon..for now this is what I have oh BTW also running T-5's __________________ 90G- Powered By Tek T-5 8 bulb 1X MP10wES,1 MP40wes, Waveline DC4000, Octopus Skimmer NW150, Apex lite, Eshopps RS200 sump 80G Frag system- Powered by 2X MH Pendants with 250W 20K Radiums, DIY S

04/06/2011, 07:02 PM	#98
SaltwaterAdict Moved On Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Strongsville Posts: 3,208	Rocke reef sweet looking tank. I really like the variety you have!

04/17/2011, 12:39 PM	#100
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Bump for more.

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