6 months into reef keeping

Wolfgang8810 · 04-27-2008, 02:46 PM

well ive made it this far my tank has been up for 6 months so i thought i would share my water params

ammonia - 0
nitrite - 0
nitrAte - 0
phosphates - 0
sal - 1.026
ph - 8.2
alk - 142
calcium - 500

Lights 150 watt HQI sunpod

Fish
1 ocellaris clown
1 onyx ocellaris clown
1 six line wrasse
1 green chromis

corals
4 types of zoos
4 types of shrooms
2 types of xenia
1 green porcilapora
1 sun coral
1 torch coral
1 rock of green star polyps
1 rock of blue snowflake polyps

Varga · 04-28-2008, 02:03 PM

looking good

blue_eyes53813 · 04-28-2008, 03:17 PM

Looks great.. Congrats

vdituri · 04-28-2008, 05:02 PM

I love the colors in your tank!
Don't know if its your lights or your photography skills.

What K rating is/are your Metal Halides?

Wolfgang8810 · 04-28-2008, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vdituri

I love the colors in your tank!
Don't know if its your lights or your photography skills.

What K rating is/are your Metal Halides?

the halides are rated 14k. I think its the lights that was just a snapshot. Ill try to get a clearer shot later. Im using a nikon d40x with an 18-55 vr lens and it is still hard with my tank being a bowfront. any sugguestions to get better pics with a bowfront

lcstorc · 04-28-2008, 05:57 PM

Great tank!

PEMfish · 04-28-2008, 06:11 PM

What do you supplement MH light with?

Wolfgang8810 · 04-28-2008, 06:27 PM

nothing. it has blue and white led's but i dont have any actinics.

grinch · 04-29-2008, 03:50 PM

Covet (it is not nice but true) What a gorgeous tank!!! ine has been up 5 months, but looks nothing like yours.

04-27-2008, 02:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	6 months into reef keeping well ive made it this far my tank has been up for 6 months so i thought i would share my water params ammonia - 0 nitrite - 0 nitrAte - 0 phosphates - 0 sal - 1.026 ph - 8.2 alk - 142 calcium - 500 Lights 150 watt HQI sunpod Fish 1 ocellaris clown 1 onyx ocellaris clown 1 six line wrasse 1 green chromis corals 4 types of zoos 4 types of shrooms 2 types of xenia 1 green porcilapora 1 sun coral 1 torch coral 1 rock of green star polyps 1 rock of blue snowflake polyps __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

04-28-2008, 02:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Varga Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 6 months into reef keeping looking good

04-28-2008, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 6 months into reef keeping Looks great.. Congrats __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

04-28-2008, 05:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 6 months into reef keeping I love the colors in your tank! Don't know if its your lights or your photography skills. What K rating is/are your Metal Halides? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

04-28-2008, 05:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 6 months into reef keeping Great tank! __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

04-28-2008, 06:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
PEMfish Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 3,048 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 6 months into reef keeping What do you supplement MH light with? __________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

04-28-2008, 06:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 6 months into reef keeping nothing. it has blue and white led's but i dont have any actinics. __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

04-29-2008, 03:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
grinch Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Providence RI Posts: 106 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 6 months into reef keeping Covet (it is not nice but true) What a gorgeous tank!!! ine has been up 5 months, but looks nothing like yours. __________________ PAIN IS INEVITABLE, SUFFERING IS OPTIONAL

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