GQLMAO's Small Peninsula Tank

[gqlmao]

Woah, I should call this thread would you like a reef tank with those gundams :P. Gundam Wing was what got me hooked. My favorite is wing gundam zero, I think the wings and the slender body design make that gundam simply the best looking one. Next is strike, then Exia seven swords. I like clean simple gundams, now I gotta take some pictures. What's a thread without pictures.

I used to listen to J pop back in junior high, and since I am a anime nut I still heard the odd song here and there in intros and endings.

On a serious note: I think I am going to do it. I am going to go back to T-5s. I have noticed the corals in the back arent getting enough light from one set up and I am not getting growth in a lot of the shaded areas of the SPS. I was thinking of going to the ATI Sunpower 24" 8x24W fixture. The fixture is 17.5" wide leaving around 15" for actual bulb length, my tank being 18" wide if I hang it semi low I shouldn't have much light spill. As for the corals, I am blasting the radions at 85 percent so there shouldn't be an intensity issue with the 8 bulb setup, of course lighting acclimation will be done to be safe. Anyone want to pitch in some advice or direction?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Acrowhora

I'm not Japanese but I listen to j-pops

I'm not Japanese either and I've been listening to j-pop for years :big grin: We have no idea what they are saying but it sounds cool.

Originally Posted by gqlmao

On a serious note: I think I am going to do it. I am going to go back to T-5s. I have noticed the corals in the back arent getting enough light from one set up and I am not getting growth in a lot of the shaded areas of the SPS. I was thinking of going to the ATI Sunpower 24" 8x24W fixture. The fixture is 17.5" wide leaving around 15" for actual bulb length, my tank being 18" wide if I hang it semi low I shouldn't have much light spill. As for the corals, I am blasting the radions at 85 percent so there shouldn't be an intensity issue with the 8 bulb setup, of course lighting acclimation will be done to be safe. Anyone want to pitch in some advice or direction?

I ran a 6 bulb ATI power module on one of my reef tanks with corals near the surface and none of them showed any signs of stress. You're more likely to burn you corals on LEDs than T5s I think. I think that 24" sun power will work great over your tank. The great thing about T5s is the all enveloping spread of light that it blasts out, as opposed to the near pin-point laser beams that LEDs throw out :-)

[gqlmao]

Thanks for the info!

Originally Posted by kien

I ran a 6 bulb ATI power module on one of my reef tanks with corals near the surface and none of them showed any signs of stress. You're more likely to burn you corals on LEDs than T5s I think. I think that 24" sun power will work great over your tank. The great thing about T5s is the all enveloping spread of light that it blasts out, as opposed to the near pin-point laser beams that LEDs throw out :-)

Dun dun dun.... Here are some gundam pics: not the best and clearest pics but they will do I tried to do it as fast as I could

Exia Seven Swords MG:













Wing Zero MG:

[kien]

OH SNAP! It's the Gundam smack down. Great job on the decals and lines!

[gqlmao]

Thanks!

Originally Posted by kien

OH SNAP! It's the Gundam smack down. Great job on the decals and lines!

If you guys got some pics of your gundams I don't mind you posting it here. It will be entertaining! Since this thread has more posts about gundams than my tank anyways

[Acrowhora]

Nice mobile suits...I particularly like Wing Zero

[gqlmao]

For being probably the earliest production MG gundam that I have in my collection. It looks very good, even when compared to the newer Exia model. Such a classic gundam, I remember the tv show when I was still a kid in elementary. I stayed up till 11 just to watch it on YTV.

Originally Posted by Acrowhora

Nice mobile suits...I particularly like Wing Zero