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Aqua
02-07-2005, 07:59 PM
Here is first successful picture of my new 120G tank. Lights are 2X250W ARC MH bulbs run by IceCap ballasts housed in improvised reflectors for time being.
There is 50G fuge that is not hooked up yet but it should be in a day or two.
Sump is another 50G holding ~35G of water and housing home made ghetto skimmer :D .
Still have to do some more electrical work like automated water top-off and heating/cooling controller (cooling provided by fan).
More pictures to follow.
http://aquariacanada.com/PhotoPost/showphoto.php?photo=1751
reefsurfer
02-07-2005, 08:35 PM
Cool!
One Salty Dog
02-07-2005, 08:40 PM
Looking good Aqua. It's nice to have the space to decorate EH.
Rob
Aqua
02-08-2005, 09:24 PM
Rob there is lots of space to decorate. This baby will take lots of frags and then some more. I am hoping that I will be able to get few nice frags on next MASO.
Aqua
02-10-2005, 10:57 PM
My new tank is lit by 2X250W 14k MH lights and all livestock is transferred from 50G tank lit by ~180W NO fluorescent lights. I cut light period from 12 hours to 8 hours but my corals look stressed by new lighting. Some of them close few hours after lights come on and open again minutes after lights go off. This is more obvious as bulbs are getting burned-in and lights are getting closer to full output.
I am raising light fixture from 6” to 12-13” from water surface and will lower it each other day for ¼” until reaching 6” again where I want lights to be. Other way would be to cut light period to maybe 4 hours and increasing it each day 15 minutes until reach 10-11 hours.
I would appreciate your opinion on which way I should go.
john rock
02-11-2005, 07:36 AM
you could cut it right back to 4 hours and add a half hour each week, or you could use some eggcrate between the lights and the top. I'd prefer the light cutback as its easier.
Aqua
03-09-2005, 08:08 PM
Update.
This is how my tank looked this morning.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mirn/Toldset.jpg

And this is how it looks this evening.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/mirn/Tnewset.jpg

Closer shoot.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/mirn/close.jpg

Big thanks to princpl skimmer.
Ironman
03-09-2005, 08:18 PM
Very nice!

I like your green star polyps.
pwall
03-09-2005, 09:29 PM
Wow! It really makes it look like a different tank.
i2ik
03-09-2005, 09:38 PM
Very nice tank!
Aqua
05-03-2005, 10:17 PM
Some new additions to my tank:
http://free.20angels.com/brod/1.jpg
http://free.20angels.com/brod/2.jpg
http://free.20angels.com/brod/3.jpg http://free.20angels.com/brod/4.jpg
http://free.20angels.com/brod/5.jpg http://free.20angels.com/brod/6.jpg http://free.20angels.com/brod/7.jpg http://free.20angels.com/brod/8.jpg
pwall
05-03-2005, 11:07 PM
Awesome pictures!
Aqua
10-14-2005, 08:43 PM
Just small update. :coolmad:



http://www3.sympatico.ca/mirn/DSC_1379a.jpg
ReefSalt
10-15-2005, 08:12 AM
Looking nice Aqua :)
pwall
10-15-2005, 09:09 AM
Looking great!
tang_man_montreal
10-15-2005, 09:47 AM
Lookin great!
Is that a frag tray on the left? :)
reefsurfer
10-15-2005, 11:58 AM
Looking good! Keep up the good work.
frederick
10-15-2005, 08:14 PM
Very nice Aqua