75 gallon reef build

greenhorn reefer · Aug 1, 2017

michael.cser20 said:
I had some problems so I had to everything a little early. Going to watch closely and do water changes as needed but looks good

Good luck, looks good.

Clayton Jessup · Aug 2, 2017

The tank looks great ! I am loving the blue back round. I am building a 75g tank my self thread is " Embarking the Journey" Reef Build by Clayton . I am currently thinking of going either with the same light that you got maybe Dimmable, or even going as big as the 8 bulb 47in ATI SunPower , do you think that is to much light for a 75g tank or do you think I should just do a 6 bulb SunPower like your self ? Pleas take a look at my build it's rather a slow one but it's going !!! Testing my Patience quite a bit while I am trying to finish schooling .

Clayton Jessup · Aug 2, 2017

Beautiful build and following

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michael.cser20 · Aug 2, 2017

Clayton Jessup said:
The tank looks great ! I am loving the blue back round. I am building a 75g tank my self thread is " Embarking the Journey" Reef Build by Clayton . I am currently thinking of going either with the same light that you got maybe Dimmable, or even going as big as the 8 bulb 47in ATI SunPower , do you think that is to much light for a 75g tank or do you think I should just do a 6 bulb SunPower like your self ? Pleas take a look at my build it's rather a slow one but it's going !!! Testing my Patience quite a bit while I am trying to finish schooling .

6 bulb is perfect, trust me. The 6 bulb fixture is just wide enough for my tank and the 8 bulb would leave 2 bulbs shining light into the floor. Plus the 75 is a shallowish tank so I'm positive I have enough light for any type of coral. Especially sps and clams

Clayton Jessup · Aug 2, 2017

Ok then , thank you so much Michael.caer20 , cuz I am also considering a 36in SunPower Dimmable or non Dimmable version , but I am thinking of doing the 8 bulb 3ft version . To help me prevent light spillage from the sides of my tank . Like light spillage access. Or do you think I should just go the 6 bulb 47in version on the tank it's the exact same tank as you ?

michael.cser20 · Aug 2, 2017

Clayton Jessup said:
Ok then , thank you so much Michael.caer20 , cuz I am also considering a 36in SunPower Dimmable or non Dimmable version , but I am thinking of doing the 8 bulb 3ft version . To help me prevent light spillage from the sides of my tank . Like light spillage access. Or do you think I should just go the 6 bulb 47in version on the tank it's the exact same tank as you ?

6 bulb 48" fixture. The 2 extra bulbs are not needed on the wide of a tank and you want the bulbs running the entire Length of the tank. I didn't bother with the dimmable because I did t think the price was worth it. I want my bulbs running at full power 100% of the time they are on.

michael.cser20 · Aug 2, 2017

Clayton Jessup said:
Ok then , thank you so much Michael.caer20 , cuz I am also considering a 36in SunPower Dimmable or non Dimmable version , but I am thinking of doing the 8 bulb 3ft version . To help me prevent light spillage from the sides of my tank . Like light spillage access. Or do you think I should just go the 6 bulb 47in version on the tank it's the exact same tank as you ?

see perfect width

Clayton Jessup · Aug 2, 2017

That does look like a perfect for OUR tanks tank you very much Michael.cswe20 I may just go with a 6 bulb 47in option. It really helped me a lot , take a look at my build when you can , I am trying to follow all the 75g tanks that I can to show proper respect to other reefers

michael.cser20 · Aug 2, 2017

Clayton Jessup said:
That does look like a perfect for OUR tanks tank you very much Michael.cswe20 I may just go with a 6 bulb 47in option. It really helped me a lot , take a look at my build when you can , I am trying to follow all the 75g tanks that I can to show proper respect to other reefers

No problem. Believe me this light is beyond amazing. Tried and true too. You can't go wrong. If you got any other questions ask away

michael.cser20 · Aug 2, 2017

my clam is very happy to be back in his permanent home. I like the clam more than my fish lol. I might get some more

bo0sted2g · Aug 2, 2017

awesome build so far, I am currently gathering my equipment to upgrade my 30G cube into my 75G. I also had LED's on that tank but I havent been as happy with my LED's as the T5 fixture I used to run on my Old 55g. This time around I am going to go with the sunpower too.

Will be following along!