Radion powered 93g Cube sps / zoanthid reef

[chris88]

Hello,

It’s been a while since I have posted anything about my tank. I used to have a thread going about my 50g sps tank but it crashed after 3 years when I tried to clean the tank and prepare it for the move to my new house and new 93g cube tank.

Tank Profile:
93 gallon cube w built in over flow
3000gph flow aprrox
Bubble magus skimmer
Ecotech radion led with TIR lens and 4Xt5 (2x ati blue plus / 2x ati aqua blue)
Manual does calcium and alk with homemade two part mix
440cal / 8dkh / 78f

Here are some pictures of my new tank which has been up for about 4 months and is begging to take off. These pictures were taken at night with an iphone when my lights begin to go off so the color is not accurate. I will take more pictures this weekend when the lights are all on and everything is opened up. I will try and use a DSLR camera. Any questions or comments are welcome.

93G CUBE: SEPT 10, 2012

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50G SPS/ZOANTHID REEF: MARCH 2012-09-09

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[tang daddy]

I like the new cube... the last pic is that a hoeksemai, I have trouble identifying what kind of sps that is....

[chris88]

The last pick on the thread is a galaxy birdnest coral. I can get the scientific name for you but I don't know it off hand. It was one of my favorites and it began as a tiny frag I saved for a friend.

[chris88]

Sorry wrong picture. The last pic is a green Monti digi and a red Monti digi and a acro blue stag. I don't know the name of the blue stag is was a rescue grown from frags as well.

[Salt2Death]

Nice Tank!


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[chris88]

Here are some pics of my 93g reef with my DSLr camera. No flash or tripod was used. I had a very hard time getting the pics to turn out they way I wanted because LED’s are not easy to photograph with and I couldn’t stay as still as i needed.

Comments and questions are welcome.
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My FAV PIC OF THE BUNCH
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[chris88]

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[chris88]

EVEN MORE PICTURES:
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[chris88]

Quick update. I swapped out two ati blue plus bulbs and added two ati pure actinics. The radios as with most led fixtures are missing LEDs in the 420 nm range which can effect certain corals. I think it will help solve why I have fast growth in some colonies and no growth in others. I will post some more pics in a few weeks to compare progress.

On a side note exotech is releasing an upgrade for the radion Which has a multie LEDs In the 400- 430 nm range. The upgrade won't be ready for at least 4 months.

[chris88]

Here are a couple of pics I took with my iPhone 5 of some new colonies I bought. The colonies are large in comparison to the others I have so I had to move all of the corals around to make room. I am not sure if I like the way I have everything because I feel it’s off balance.

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[Salt2Death]

I don't know buddy, she's looking good too me!


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[chris88]

I don't know buddy, she's looking good too me!


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thanks big guy! check out the new scape i think its way better.

[chris88]

I had rescape the tank it was driving me crazy. I hate when the corals and tank are unbalanced. I think i have it exactly where i want everything now. As always questions and comments are welcome. Keep in mind these are iPhone 5 pics so the quality isn’t amazing.

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Stylophora at night time under no light at all except the room light.

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[Salt2Death]

Still a beauty of a tank!


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[chris88]

Iphone 5 video. not the best quality it works better fi you keep the video small.



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[ashr]

Tank is looking great!

[chris88]

Thanks for the comments. It's still a work in progress. My new goal is to grow it all out so I can supply fort mcmurray with a decent supply of frags so I can help grow the hobby up here. Out local pet store has been counterproductive in helping the hobby grow.

[duncangweller]

What is the yellow fish with the blue/purple eyes? Angel perhaps?

Dunc

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[chris88]

It is a lemon peel angel. it's a drawf angel that will pick a little bit at corals. it's not enough to kill them but it does keep a lot of my poypls closed on my sps corals. at one point i was trying to catch the fish to get rid of it but i decided to give it a chance.

[pinkreef]

your tank is beautiful
im jealous!:biggrin:

[Doug]

Very nice looking tank Chris.

[chris88]

thank you everyone. I am happy with the sate of it considering that it is only about 4 months old. Most of the corals and rock were transfered from my last 50g but the sand bed and half of the rock was new.


i had some growing pains the first couple of months getting the corals adapted to the leds but i think i have found a sweet spot with them now.

[Skimmerking]

great looking tank Chris you like your pocilapora's eh .