OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
A new full tank picture
My 375 Gallon SPS Reef
- Build Thread
- Thread starter marinelife
- Start date
- Tagged users None
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2013
- Messages
- 2,553
- Reaction score
- 1,078
- Location
- Sarasota, Florida
- What state or country do you live in
- Florida
Looking good. nice corals. Are you getting much growth with your LEDs or just maintaining. The new cree XT-E's are 10watts each. and come in royal blue and three whites.
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
I am getting tons of growth with them.
There are many new LEDs that could work better but I have not seen a reason to upgrade these lights.
There are many new LEDs that could work better but I have not seen a reason to upgrade these lights.
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2013
- Messages
- 2,553
- Reaction score
- 1,078
- Location
- Sarasota, Florida
- What state or country do you live in
- Florida
From reading your tank info it looks like you have DIY LED setup is this true. I have been seriously thinking of switching from my MH lighting to some reef spectrum P47 fixtures from reefledlights.com
TruRacr314x
Well-Known Member
Love your tank....hope to see it someday!
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
Thanks!
Been running the LEDs since March 2010 and have loved every minute of it. No regrets at all.
Been running the LEDs since March 2010 and have loved every minute of it. No regrets at all.
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
coralline algae If I am understanding what you are looking at.
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2013
- Messages
- 2,553
- Reaction score
- 1,078
- Location
- Sarasota, Florida
- What state or country do you live in
- Florida
That's what I saw in the video.
marine life do you have any pictures of your light setup.
thanks
marine life do you have any pictures of your light setup.
thanks
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
On the left of the tank are the waveboxes and coralline algae.
This is with all them on
This is with all them on
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2013
- Messages
- 2,553
- Reaction score
- 1,078
- Location
- Sarasota, Florida
- What state or country do you live in
- Florida
looks nice. you have different degree optics. did you get the kit at reefledlights? Do you use an apex to control your lights.?
I'm going with
Binned LEDs
24 Premium XT-E Royal Blue
6 XP-E Blue
15 Premium XT-E Cool White
2 XP-E Blue Moon Light
with carlico reflectors.
times three for total of three fixtures.
I'm going with
Binned LEDs
24 Premium XT-E Royal Blue
6 XP-E Blue
15 Premium XT-E Cool White
2 XP-E Blue Moon Light
with carlico reflectors.
times three for total of three fixtures.
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
I started with
4 sets of these:
12 x XP-G R5 Cool White LEDs -55 degree optics
12 x XR-E Royal Blue LEDs
12 lenses for the XR-E LEDs - 60 degree
1 x LPC-35-700 driver for the XR-E's
1 x LPC-60-1050 driver for the XP-G's
2 Power Cords
4 Wire Nuts
Then 24 LEDs more LEDs were added later all blue with 60 degree optics
all purchased from rapidled
4 sets of these:
12 x XP-G R5 Cool White LEDs -55 degree optics
12 x XR-E Royal Blue LEDs
12 lenses for the XR-E LEDs - 60 degree
1 x LPC-35-700 driver for the XR-E's
1 x LPC-60-1050 driver for the XP-G's
2 Power Cords
4 Wire Nuts
Then 24 LEDs more LEDs were added later all blue with 60 degree optics
all purchased from rapidled
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
Some updated full tank shots
right
center
left
I add 2 Tunze Stream 6105s to the tank to get just a little more flow. I added a 7096 Tunze Multicontroller. This should change the pump power randomly from 30%-100%
right
center
left
I add 2 Tunze Stream 6105s to the tank to get just a little more flow. I added a 7096 Tunze Multicontroller. This should change the pump power randomly from 30%-100%
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
Its been a while so I thought I would share a video
[video=youtube_share;gXXJbqj2kr4]http://youtu.be/gXXJbqj2kr4[/video]
[video=youtube_share;gXXJbqj2kr4]http://youtu.be/gXXJbqj2kr4[/video]
Oldude
Active Member
Nice reef!!
Glad you are having good luck with your butterflies and angels. I played that game a few years back and lost. The pyramids were model citizens for about 3 years and then one day turned into coral eaters - not so much with SPS but the ate all my premium LPS. My emperor angel wasn't fussy and ate pretty much all kinds of corals & nipped at the clams. It's always a hit & miss gamble with some fish so I'm glad it's working for you.
Glad you are having good luck with your butterflies and angels. I played that game a few years back and lost. The pyramids were model citizens for about 3 years and then one day turned into coral eaters - not so much with SPS but the ate all my premium LPS. My emperor angel wasn't fussy and ate pretty much all kinds of corals & nipped at the clams. It's always a hit & miss gamble with some fish so I'm glad it's working for you.
Last edited:
jt17
Valuable Member
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2012
- Messages
- 1,412
- Reaction score
- 497
- Location
- Winter Haven, FL
- What state or country do you live in
- Florida
Beautiful maculiceps. Does yours eat a lot of sand? Mine eats as much sand as nori. So jealous of your emperor angel, one of my favorite fish. If I didn't have so many LPS I'd chance the Emperor.
OP
OP
marinelife
SaltGeek
The fish I have are considered safe with SPS. I would not trust them with LPS.
If feed correctly pyramids should not go after corals, they are plankton eaters in the wild. I feed a variety of food atleast twice a day.
The maculiceps does not eat any sand so far
If feed correctly pyramids should not go after corals, they are plankton eaters in the wild. I feed a variety of food atleast twice a day.
The maculiceps does not eat any sand so far
