Mixed 500 gal. A.G.E. build. 12 unit LED Radion lights. - Page 3

endrju84 · 09/03/2011, 04:51 PM

Keep up the good work.. I'll be following

dzfish17 · 09/03/2011, 05:07 PM

Another vote for the sro xp skimmer. Im using the 5000 on my lightly stocked 600g and I agree with the others that it is a work horse. With the 3 yr warranty its a great skimmer for the money. I got mine from Reef Specialty.

david00061 · 09/03/2011, 05:39 PM

I ordered the Super Reef Octopus SRO-XP8000E
thank you all for the help

jmurr8484 · 09/03/2011, 11:59 PM

Subscribed. I cant wait to see the finished product.

david00061 · 09/04/2011, 06:12 AM

me either

david00061 · 09/04/2011, 06:23 AM

I was all ready to order my Aqua Illumination lights. Now I learn EcoTech released new lights

david00061 · 09/04/2011, 11:30 AM

Whoo who. I just got an email from Worldwide corals. My tank is finished and created and ready to ship.
A.G.E. was way faster estimated.

david00061 · 09/05/2011, 02:25 PM

Pics of finished tank in the shop at A.G.E.

stand

over flow

david00061 · 09/05/2011, 02:26 PM

All boxed up and ready to ship

david00061 · 09/05/2011, 04:01 PM

Cabinet man just left. I think we are going with a Mission style for stand and canopy.
I am using a real carpenter cus I want it to look like a real carpenter built it.
I was thinking 20” tall for the canopy. Will this be too tall too short? I am going with Aqua Illumination as of now. This might change once I get back from Des Moines

bankerboy350 · 09/05/2011, 06:47 PM

I have a 20" canopy on my 250 with 4 AI Sol blues. It is plenty tall enough. I keep my lights about 10" above the water.

david00061 · 09/05/2011, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bankerboy350

I have a 20" canopy on my 250 with 4 AI Sol blues. It is plenty tall enough. I keep my lights about 10" above the water.

How deep is your tank?

david00061 · 09/05/2011, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bankerboy350

I have a 20" canopy on my 250 with 4 AI Sol blues. It is plenty tall enough. I keep my lights about 10" above the water.

How do you like the lights? are you doing a mixed reef?

bankerboy350 · 09/05/2011, 07:51 PM

Marineland 250 DD. It's 27" deep. LPS on the bottom are doing great. Took me a bit to play around with the SPS but I am seeing positive results on the few pieces that I have. I moved from a 90 with t-5's in January of this year. My lowest SPS is a green acro that is about 15" below the water.

I will likely add 2 more units at the end of the year to increase the par in the middle of the tank. I will also be getting a Par meter. Borrowed one from the LFS to get those SPS moved around about 3-4 weeks ago.

All in all, very satisfied. Just have to get use to the sharp change in intensity/par just of the edges of the fixtures. I have never used MH's but my t-5's were hot enough. The LED's give off no heat. Plus, no bulbs to replace every 6-9 months.

bankerboy350 · 09/05/2011, 07:52 PM

Oh, and my planned additions will mostly be SPS with LPS around the bottom.

david00061 · 09/05/2011, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bankerboy350

Oh, and my planned additions will mostly be SPS with LPS around the bottom.

I am shooting for a mixed reef

ironwill723 · 09/09/2011, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by david00061

I guess I forgot to add that I was looking at this external skimmer now.
I think I am going to get this one
Super Reef Octopus SRO-XP8000E
http://coralvue.com/xp8000e/

And use the Eheim compact 5000 for the feed pump.

I would check out My Reef Creations for your skimmer.

david00061 · 09/09/2011, 06:35 AM

I bought it through Worldwide Corals

david00061 · 09/09/2011, 06:43 AM

We set up a delivery date for September 23rd. A.G.E. could have delivered it this week, but I cannot receive until the 23. A.G.E. said sure the 23rd was fine. I didn’t expect the tank to be done so fast. Worldwide Corals and A.G.E. answered every phone call every email. They were both great to work with.

david00061 · 09/09/2011, 07:09 AM

Got my Skimmer pump Eheim Compact Plus 5000 660-1320 gph. I ordered pump thru Worldwide Corals

david00061 · 09/09/2011, 07:14 AM

Picked up my mp60's today from Aquariums Wholesale, Olathe, KS. these things are gigantic. I will use 2 mp60’s and 2 mp40’s.

david00061 · 09/09/2011, 07:15 AM

david00061 · 09/09/2011, 07:16 AM

david00061 · 09/09/2011, 07:16 AM

Haffs09 · 09/09/2011, 07:29 AM

You'll love those MP60s on that tank. My tangs love swimming into mine!

09/03/2011, 04:51 PM	#51
endrju84 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 4	Keep up the good work.. I'll be following __________________ Preparing to set up a reef tank... Current Tank Info: I'm new to this hobby, no tank so far.

09/03/2011, 05:07 PM	#52
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	Another vote for the sro xp skimmer. Im using the 5000 on my lightly stocked 600g and I agree with the others that it is a work horse. With the 3 yr warranty its a great skimmer for the money. I got mine from Reef Specialty. __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

09/03/2011, 11:59 PM	#54
jmurr8484 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 184	Subscribed. I cant wait to see the finished product. __________________ God is good all the Time. (And he loves aquarium lovers).

09/05/2011, 04:01 PM	#60
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	Cabinet man just left. I think we are going with a Mission style for stand and canopy. I am using a real carpenter cus I want it to look like a real carpenter built it. I was thinking 20” tall for the canopy. Will this be too tall too short? I am going with Aqua Illumination as of now. This might change once I get back from Des Moines Last edited by david00061; 09/05/2011 at 04:12 PM.

09/09/2011, 07:29 AM	#75
Haffs09 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 924	You'll love those MP60s on that tank. My tangs love swimming into mine! __________________ Current tank info: 94"x30"x30" Miracles in the works!

09/03/2011, 05:39 PM	#53
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	I ordered the Super Reef Octopus SRO-XP8000E thank you all for the help

09/04/2011, 06:12 AM	#55
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	me either

09/04/2011, 06:23 AM	#56
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	I was all ready to order my Aqua Illumination lights. Now I learn EcoTech released new lights

09/04/2011, 11:30 AM	#57
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	Whoo who. I just got an email from Worldwide corals. My tank is finished and created and ready to ship. A.G.E. was way faster estimated.

09/05/2011, 02:25 PM	#58
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	Pics of finished tank in the shop at A.G.E. stand over flow

09/05/2011, 02:26 PM	#59
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	All boxed up and ready to ship

09/05/2011, 06:47 PM	#61
bankerboy350 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 71	I have a 20" canopy on my 250 with 4 AI Sol blues. It is plenty tall enough. I keep my lights about 10" above the water.

09/05/2011, 07:51 PM	#64
bankerboy350 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 71	Marineland 250 DD. It's 27" deep. LPS on the bottom are doing great. Took me a bit to play around with the SPS but I am seeing positive results on the few pieces that I have. I moved from a 90 with t-5's in January of this year. My lowest SPS is a green acro that is about 15" below the water. I will likely add 2 more units at the end of the year to increase the par in the middle of the tank. I will also be getting a Par meter. Borrowed one from the LFS to get those SPS moved around about 3-4 weeks ago. All in all, very satisfied. Just have to get use to the sharp change in intensity/par just of the edges of the fixtures. I have never used MH's but my t-5's were hot enough. The LED's give off no heat. Plus, no bulbs to replace every 6-9 months.

09/05/2011, 07:52 PM	#65
bankerboy350 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 71	Oh, and my planned additions will mostly be SPS with LPS around the bottom.

09/09/2011, 06:35 AM	#68
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	I bought it through Worldwide Corals

09/09/2011, 06:43 AM	#69
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	We set up a delivery date for September 23rd. A.G.E. could have delivered it this week, but I cannot receive until the 23. A.G.E. said sure the 23rd was fine. I didn’t expect the tank to be done so fast. Worldwide Corals and A.G.E. answered every phone call every email. They were both great to work with.

09/09/2011, 07:09 AM	#70
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	Got my Skimmer pump Eheim Compact Plus 5000 660-1320 gph. I ordered pump thru Worldwide Corals

09/09/2011, 07:14 AM	#71
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341	Picked up my mp60's today from Aquariums Wholesale, Olathe, KS. these things are gigantic. I will use 2 mp60’s and 2 mp40’s.

09/09/2011, 07:15 AM	#72
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341

09/09/2011, 07:16 AM	#73
david00061 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: st joseph Missouri Posts: 2,341

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