A Golden Reef Tank (v2)
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No matter how well the coral is doing, all I see is the bare rock behind. Must be some sort of syndrome...
Who decided to put in this deep tank? Having trouble balancing the deeper water, light penetration, and proper coral placement.
On a separate topic, I finally re-homed the crab if you were following that drama. It has a new home at the Butterfly Pavilion. I need to visit in Jan. Should be out of QT and terrorizing the other decapods by then.
Who decided to put in this deep tank? Having trouble balancing the deeper water, light penetration, and proper coral placement.
On a separate topic, I finally re-homed the crab if you were following that drama. It has a new home at the Butterfly Pavilion. I need to visit in Jan. Should be out of QT and terrorizing the other decapods by then.
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I believe it's 36" deep
Looking great Jacob. It's really filling in well and colors look great
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I’m using the smallest Hamilton fixtures on the market. So, they probably don’t have the best spread possible. I’m using 14k Phoenix bulbs.
I’ll get out the PAR meter later today and see where I’m at.
In reality, I can’t complain. I have some euphillia doing OK down on the bed. Over time, I might introduce some more live rock on the bottom as a base for LPS. That was the long term plan to have LPS lower anyway.
I’ll get out the PAR meter later today and see where I’m at.
In reality, I can’t complain. I have some euphillia doing OK down on the bed. Over time, I might introduce some more live rock on the bottom as a base for LPS. That was the long term plan to have LPS lower anyway.
I would recommend 27” over 24” if it’s an option. That’s still a reasonable depth to work in easily and you shouldn’t notice any real difference in lighting with only 3”. I still like deeper tanks. I like the aquascaping potential and the visual impact.
SynDen is correct. It’s about 36” deep.
I’m not sure what tank the crab will go in. I haven’t been there in a while other than dropping off the delinquent decapod. I think they have a tank dedicated to just crustaceans.
SynDen is correct. It’s about 36” deep.
I’m not sure what tank the crab will go in. I haven’t been there in a while other than dropping off the delinquent decapod. I think they have a tank dedicated to just crustaceans.
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It's been a while since I've seen people using metal halides. It's good to know they're still in use, I loved my 250W lumenarcs with DE 10K and blue T5s (on a 180 gallon).
If you're curious about bulb/ballast/reflector combinations I would check out all of Dr. Sanjay Joshi's work.
Articles: https://www.advancedaquarist.com/search?Subject:list=Sanjay Joshi
His lighting guide which allows you to pick from multiple combinations of bulbs/ballasts/reflectors:
https://reefs.com/lighting/
If you're curious about bulb/ballast/reflector combinations I would check out all of Dr. Sanjay Joshi's work.
Articles: https://www.advancedaquarist.com/search?Subject:list=Sanjay Joshi
His lighting guide which allows you to pick from multiple combinations of bulbs/ballasts/reflectors:
https://reefs.com/lighting/
