MY 55g build - Page 12

JoJo · 05-16-2008, 07:42 AM

nice work, it'll make things alot easier

Tru2nr · 05-16-2008, 06:50 PM

thanks, i love the blasto's and they are a bit receeded in that pic

Tru2nr · 05-19-2008, 08:37 PM

heres the new acan i just got today

dfurbee · 05-19-2008, 09:02 PM

Sweet! Looks nice

JoJo · 05-20-2008, 08:01 AM

Tru2nr · 05-25-2008, 02:34 PM

ok and once again since i grew up with the more power i had a 18w PC fixture that the fixture was busted so what did i do...oh well retro fitted it into my canopy giving me now finnaly a total of 224w worth of lighting in my tank and of course the old 36" bulb blew today as well during testing so i had to run out and get a new bulb but i think it was about time
heres a pic of what i did as you can see i've run out of room....the only thing i may eventually do down the line is replace the two 55w with 2 65w until i break down and buy a t-5 fixture you can see its two small PC lights next to the 36"

Tru2nr · 05-25-2008, 02:35 PM

and heres a comparison its amazing what new lights and an xtra 18w will add
before

and after you can see on your right hand side where the lps's are primarily it has much better color..or atleast i know the diff and thats what matters

JoJo · 05-25-2008, 04:11 PM

karma for the DIY, nice work. and the tank looks great.

tbittner · 05-25-2008, 10:17 PM

WOW! The difference is amazing! Dare I say it, like Night and Day!

JoJo · 05-25-2008, 11:17 PM

althea2you · 05-25-2008, 11:33 PM

looks good! and the Acan is really pretty!!!

Tru2nr · 05-27-2008, 02:05 PM

yeah it def. makes a ghuge difference i had to change out the enw 36" bulb as it broke while i was gone luckily the guy at my lfs gave me a better bulb for over 50% off because of what happened his thought is maybe the ballast is going bad because it snaped where the supports are and the rest of the bulb wasn't cracked he's not too sure though so hopefully this new bulb won't pop and it was just a bad bulb itsa cloudy day in the reef as its missing 96w worth of lighting i've also changed the little 18w fixture to be the first light on and off im debating on having one of the 55w on the opposite side also go on with the 18w fixture i hate to shock all of the corals with just a massive amount of light in the past i have had the 96w come on first and off last but i think that still might be to much of a shock for my personal liking...trying to get close to having dawn and dusk lightning with only two timers

Tru2nr · 05-27-2008, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by althea2you

looks good! and the Acan is really pretty!!!

thanks i can't wait untill it gets nice and big the third polyp is starting to get all of its color back now it is def. my top 3rd coral right now but it has alot of competition i love my frogspawn and my acan lord

Tru2nr · 05-27-2008, 02:08 PM

im def. going to be entering into the photo contest this month now with a new fts i think maybe just one side its going to be alot of pic's taken tonight lol

G!N+T0N!K · 05-27-2008, 10:49 PM

nice corals

05-16-2008, 06:50 PM	#167 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build thanks, i love the blasto's and they are a bit receeded in that pic __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-19-2008, 08:37 PM	#168 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build heres the new acan i just got today __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-19-2008, 09:02 PM	#169 (permalink)
dfurbee Nancy Nurse Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: WV hillbilly hell Posts: 1,037 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build Sweet! Looks nice __________________ (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination.

05-25-2008, 02:34 PM	#171 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build ok and once again since i grew up with the more power i had a 18w PC fixture that the fixture was busted so what did i do...oh well retro fitted it into my canopy giving me now finnaly a total of 224w worth of lighting in my tank and of course the old 36" bulb blew today as well during testing so i had to run out and get a new bulb but i think it was about time heres a pic of what i did as you can see i've run out of room....the only thing i may eventually do down the line is replace the two 55w with 2 65w until i break down and buy a t-5 fixture you can see its two small PC lights next to the 36" __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-25-2008, 02:35 PM	#172 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build and heres a comparison its amazing what new lights and an xtra 18w will add before and after you can see on your right hand side where the lps's are primarily it has much better color..or atleast i know the diff and thats what matters __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-25-2008, 10:17 PM	#174 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: MY 55g build WOW! The difference is amazing! Dare I say it, like Night and Day! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

05-25-2008, 11:33 PM	#176 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,430 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build looks good! and the Acan is really pretty!!! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

05-27-2008, 02:05 PM	#177 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build yeah it def. makes a ghuge difference i had to change out the enw 36" bulb as it broke while i was gone luckily the guy at my lfs gave me a better bulb for over 50% off because of what happened his thought is maybe the ballast is going bad because it snaped where the supports are and the rest of the bulb wasn't cracked he's not too sure though so hopefully this new bulb won't pop and it was just a bad bulb itsa cloudy day in the reef as its missing 96w worth of lighting i've also changed the little 18w fixture to be the first light on and off im debating on having one of the 55w on the opposite side also go on with the 18w fixture i hate to shock all of the corals with just a massive amount of light in the past i have had the 96w come on first and off last but i think that still might be to much of a shock for my personal liking...trying to get close to having dawn and dusk lightning with only two timers __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-27-2008, 02:08 PM	#179 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build im def. going to be entering into the photo contest this month now with a new fts i think maybe just one side its going to be alot of pic's taken tonight lol __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-27-2008, 10:49 PM	#180 (permalink)
G!N+T0N!K Ricordea Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: $p0k@n3, W@ Posts: 176 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MY 55g build nice corals __________________ My 75g chronicle 75g glass wave front, 95lbs aragonite sand, 58lbs fiji liverock, cpr cs100 overflow, 48" nova extreme pro 6x54w T5HO 10k/460nm. 26g glass diy sump/refugium, 20lbs aragonite sand, 22lbs fiji liverock, super skimmer, 200w heater, penguin 170gph, mag12 return pump, diy 13g auto top off gravity fed. Yellow-tail Blue Damselfish, False Percula Clown, Royal Gramma, Blue-spot Watchman Goby, Foxface Rabbitfish, Brown Heniochus Butterfly, Coral Banded Shrimp, 2/Peppermint Shrimp, Chocolate Chip Starfish, Brittle Starfish. Watermelon Mushroom, Red Mushrooms, Brown Button Polyp Colony, Torch Coral, Green Bubble Tip Anemone, Green Carpet Anemone, Mussels, Red/White Feather Dusters, Grape Calpura, Aiptasia. __________________

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