A few update pics

[Andy]

Haven't posted pics of my reef here in a while. SPS are starting to colour up nicely since I switched out my 400 watt radiums and replaced them with 250 watt 20K HQI Giesemanns.

http://reefmania.homestead.com/a01.jpg

http://reefmania.homestead.com/a02.jpg

http://reefmania.homestead.com/a04.jpg

http://reefmania.homestead.com/a14.jpg

http://reefmania.homestead.com/a15.jpg

[rusty]

Very nice :cool:

[Snappy]

looks awesome.

[muck]

That is a stunning reef you got there.. :eek:
What size tank is it?

[mr_alberta]

IIRC, this is Andy's tank:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/totm/index.htm

Looks great! Why did you decide to switch to the Giesmanns?

[Samw]

Holy Smokes!! :eek: :shocked!: Great colors!

[monza]

Really nice, so do you like the new bulbs??

Dave

[AJ_77]

Here's where Andy posted some pics for us last year at this time - Happy Valentine's Day! :mrgreen:

http://www.canreef.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8088

[danny zubot]

Thats where I hope to be someday. Nice Pics!

[Andy]

Thanks guys. I switched out the 400 watt radiums because I was overdriving them with son agro ballasts and didn't like the idea of switching them out every 6 months $$$$$. I also wanted to reduce hydro costs $$$$$. My chiller was running quite a bit since I was running the 400 watt bulbs inside a closed canopy. I really like the look of 4 250 watt HQI pendants as opposed to 3 400 watt mogul socket bulbs. The light spread is much better and to tell you the truth the look is very similar to that of the 400 watt radiums. I have noticed an overall improvement in sps colouration since I switched out the radiums 6 weeks ago. There are a few colonies, however, that have showed a slight decline in colouration. My chiller runs much less frequently now as well. Haven't been running them long enough to evaluate hydro costs. I will report back.

[sumpfinfishe]

Nice color Andy, those are some great Kodak moments :mrgreen: