Deep Blue 34g Shallow Reef tank

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After moving my JBJ 20 gallon Frag tank three times this past summer , we finally closed on our house and I purchased a new Deep Blue 34g Shallow tank. I was able to transfer all livestock two months ago and everything is doing great.

 

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Added these to the tank earlier this week

 

[Jmcdaniel0]

Very nice man.

 

[Rob.D]

Looking good Shaun!

 

[ZIGGY63]

Love the acans, what lights are you running over them? All mine have turned orange or pink.

 

[Esage]

Looking good Shaun!

Thanks Rob. I really like the tank but I miss the extra room.

 

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Love the acans, what lights are you running over them? All mine have turned orange or pink.

Thanks. I'm running two Kessil A350w, it's a lot of little over a shallow tank, only 12" high. I'm running both lights about 50%. I ran one Kessil over the 20g frag tank and was really happy with it, so I thought I would stick with the same when I set this tank up.

 

[Chriscrna]

Looks great man! I'm taking real good care of that 20 JBJ. It's cycled and all frags are in there now and loving the Kessil A360WE.

 

[Ole Man]

Outstanding job looks great !!!!!

 

[seased]

Looks good! Acans look happy

 

[timmcclure]

Awesome!

 

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Added a pink streaked wrasse

 

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Photo dump

 

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last one

 

[shallowreefer]

Watchout for that wrasse. They love to commit suicide and jump out of open top tanks. I couldn't find mine for a month because he was on the floor behind the tank and dried into a crispy critter.

 

[cee]

Watchout for that wrasse. They love to commit suicide and jump out of open top tanks. I couldn't find mine for a month because he was on the floor behind the tank and dried into a crispy critter.

Can't begin to count the number of wrasses I lost over the years to carpet surfing.

 

[Chriscrna]

Hey Shaun, what height and intensity do you have the kessils?

I'm trying to find the sweet spot over that jbj 20.

 

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I had the Kessil hanging 10 inches off the water, about 50% intensity over that tank. That JBJ is so shallow you need to be careful not to burn your corals. My current tank is 12" deep and the Kessil's are 8 inches off the water and running about 50% intensity. My LPS and nems did great in the JBJ shallow with the kessil over it. I've also heard that par readings under them are not very accurate , but that light should be plenty to grow whatever you want, in that tank.

 

[Chriscrna]

Rob brought the PAR meter over awhile back and we got surprisingly low readings. So I lowered the light and increased the intensity. Ended up bleaching a bird's nest and one of my acros.

So I moved it up and decreased intensity Friday hoping things get better. Just so happens, I moved it to 10 inches and 50% intensity. Sounds like you had good luck with that setting. Hope I will too.

Thanks.