A few update pics

Andy · #1 02-14-2005, 02:16 AM

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.

rusty · #2 02-14-2005, 02:25 AM

Very nice

Snappy · #3 02-14-2005, 05:41 AM

looks awesome.

muck · #4 02-14-2005, 05:45 AM

That is a stunning reef you got there..

What size tank is it?

mr_alberta · #5 02-14-2005, 05:53 AM

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 · #6 02-14-2005, 06:27 AM

Holy Smokes!!

Great colors!

monza · #7 02-14-2005, 06:36 AM

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

Dave

AJ_77 · #8 02-14-2005, 03:05 PM

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

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

danny zubot · #9 02-14-2005, 03:59 PM

Thats where I hope to be someday. Nice Pics!

Andy · #10 02-14-2005, 11:18 PM

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.