Progression of an SPS Tank

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

Wow looks great at what point did I switch to led ?

Any major equipment changes or you stayed steady throughout.

How did that queen fair in your Sps tank?

The first 2 shots are MH, third is LED and the last is T5. Other than that, and some reworking of rockscape in the center, nothing else changes.

The queen was great in there, but died in the velvet outbreak incident. I replaced her with another, but that one nipped every coral in the tank.

The Emperor is great though, and I like him more than the queen.

[BlueTang<3]

I haven't been following the site too much as of late you switched from led back to t5

I think about that daily but thought I was crazy

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

I haven't been following the site too much as of late you switched from led back to t5

I think about that daily but thought I was crazy

It was a good move, over all happy with it. I do miss the dimming effects, but overall the tank looks better and the corals show more color. If you look closely at the last two pics, you can see the difference in the light. The LED shows separation even in photos.

[BlueTang<3]

I figured I noticed it, overall looks better in the last shot.

What size number of bulbs did you decide to go with.

I had the 8x80 w ati power module on my old tank and it grew/coloured up stuff crazy.

Led I need to play with more colouring but I seem to have a bunch of brown blaw corals no pop.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

I figured I noticed it, overall looks better in the last shot.

What size number of bulbs did you decide to go with.

I had the 8x80 w ati power module on my old tank and it grew/coloured up stuff crazy.

Led I need to play with more colouring but I seem to have a bunch of brown blaw corals no pop.

I'm using the same fixture, 5' power module 8x80w. It really brings out colors that didn't show with the LED.

[Cujo#31]

Geez dude. U r wanting to dismantle what alot of us are trying to get to. LMAO. I totally get the occasional bout of "annoyed" and the "bored" thing, but that is what is so awesome about this hobby. If there were no challenges and the approach was effortless then there is no reward.
I really like this hobby because it is so personal with every person. And hell, if I wanted easy.....I'd pick up needlepoint. You can just go total rebuild and re design, u can go very simple or u can go for "blow your friggin mind" intense, totally up to u.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Cujo#31

Geez dude. U r wanting to dismantle what alot of us are trying to get to.

But once you get there, then what? Now I have a tangled mess of corals that are starting to kill the lower areas. I have one large dead colony underneath that whole right side that I can't even get to.

So this weekend I'm going to thin it out and rework some of the coral placement. I even found colonies I didn't know I had while looking down from the top rear!! It's time to clean up