Lenz's 180

lenzh · #1 11-30-2010, 02:10 AM

I thought it might be time to show off my tank. So many good people in the community in Edmonton have helped me out. I'm learning as I go and making progress.

Tank Specs

-180 with RR overflow and custom maple stand and hood
-50 gal sump
-SWC Extreme 200 skimmer - upgraded with bubble blaster 3000 pump
-DIY LED/T5HO lighting system - 72xCree XRE 6500 K LEDS and 8xT5 39 for color
-2xVortech MP40w

I've tried not to go too exotic with the fish and corals for now. Just focusing on what's relatively easy to keep and trying to get as many frags as possible locally.

some pics:

Stand under construction

Light being built

First day after setup - Early May 2010

About 4 months in:

And today...

I'm guessing a few of you might see some of your pieces in there

BlueTang<3 · #2 11-30-2010, 02:17 AM

Looks good about time you showed off some of your stuff. Hows all the peices doing you got from us.

Dez · #3 11-30-2010, 02:25 AM

Is it just me or are the pictures not showing up. I was kind of excited to see a fellow Edmontonian's aquarium.

lenzh · #4 11-30-2010, 02:26 AM

you can see the red monti in the middle is taking off. It was already pretty big when I got it from you, it's spreading out pretty good

Jack · #5 11-30-2010, 02:28 AM

Ya, pictures are all little red x

lenzh · #6 11-30-2010, 02:31 AM

N00b alert. I think I had my photo links marked private. Should work now

Madreefer · #7 11-30-2010, 02:33 AM

Looks good. Was it much work to build that light?

lastlight · #8 11-30-2010, 02:37 AM

That looks great seems the LED thing is really working out for you. Are your vortech's both running at the same time? Looks like you've got a gyre going there with the placement. Are they the only powerheads in there?

outacontrol · #9 11-30-2010, 02:38 AM

looks really good, where did you order your LED parts?

lenzh · #10 11-30-2010, 02:49 AM

The light was a ton of work. I know why they charge so much for those things. lots of connections to test, retest etc. Parts were ordered from Dealextreme, some vendors on Ebay and luxeonstar.com in toronto, where I got the drivers.

As far as the flow goes. I have a tall skinny cabinet on the right side of the tank that partially blocks that side, and I have the tank right against the wall, so the only place I can put the Vortechs is in a semi-gyre kind of setup. It works well, but I think I will need more flow as the SPS grow. I am thinking maybe a couple of the single-speed Tunze's