2022 Full Tank Shots (FTS) photos! Show off your reef here!

[e34stx]

heres mine 3 years old 500ltrs

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

Do you know the PAR level for them?

No, sorry.
I went through trial and error (bad I know) but worked up to where it is now. The light i have is a viparspectra 165w black box, I've had it since 2016, i have now changed nearly all the leds in it now as I added more royal blues and violets to a colour I prefer to look at, it was to white for me.
I also removed the lenses to reduce hot spots.
It grew sps (digitata) fine out the box though the white were turned right down. I sadly had issues with the tank and lost sps, eventually found the issue and sorted that out. The hammers took off so I've kept it as is. I'm sorry I can't Give you numbers.

 

[Freenow54]

really like your tank

Have you ever measured PAR?

 

[Freenow54]

No, sorry.
I went through trial and error (bad I know) but worked up to where it is now. The light i have is a viparspectra 165w black box, I've had it since 2016, i have now changed nearly all the leds in it now as I added more royal blues and violets to a colour I prefer to look at, it was to white for me.
I also removed the lenses to reduce hot spots.
It grew sps (digitata) fine out the box though the white were turned right down. I sadly had issues with the tank and lost sps, eventually found the issue and sorted that out. The hammers took off so I've kept it as is. I'm sorry I can't Give you numbers.

How did you change leds

 

[galmase]

here is my IM30 today after feeding time

 

[Freenow54]

here is my IM30 today after feeding time

Wow

 

[PokeFish]

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Have you ever measured PAR?

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[LarryD]

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

How did you change leds

I disassembled the light and de-soldered the leds and fitted new ones.

 

[Freenow54]

I disassembled the light and de-soldered the leds and fitted new ones.

Ok so no easy way. I did the same, after I figured out the circuity, as it was a white, blue, and mix. Thanks for the reply and photos. Very informative

 

[Freenow54]

Erie. Here is mine So close in rock formation

 

[ReefCheef]

All these mature tanks are so impressive and beautiful! I hesitate to even post mine as its still only beginning it’s 3rd month. I dont even have the lights on yet! Hope to use these as a baseline for things to come!

 

[dvgyfresh]

Got some new additions and mangrove in display now

 

[Reef Jockey]

All these mature tanks are so impressive and beautiful! I hesitate to even post mine as its still only beginning it’s 3rd month. I dont even have the lights on yet! Hope to use these as a baseline for things to come!

Nice setup. Do you have a build thread? I'd like to follow along to see how your tank develops

 

[Freenow54]

All these mature tanks are so impressive and beautiful! I hesitate to even post mine as its still only beginning it’s 3rd month. I dont even have the lights on yet! Hope to use these as a baseline for things to come!

Good Move there

 

[ReeferSamster]

20 year old natural live rock from Fiji, Vanatu and Pukani and some of the bigger corals which have been fragged many times. The world has been transplanted into 4 tanks since then. This recent tank upgrade to the Redsea Reefer 350 is about 4 years old.

Here is a video of my reef world about 8 years ago, which at that time inhabited a 40 gallon breeder tank. Notice how the rocks eroded in 8 years and are smaller than the photo above. I just noticed it when I was making a post and looked at the old video again. Wow.
Youtube of Reef Tank 8 years ago

Sorry its so bluish purple. Its a little more white with the same coral pop. Not sure why its so much bluer in photos. I think its the Reefi UNO light's strong near-UV LEDs. I have to improve my photog skills to manage the color shift in photos.

 

[14 foot reef]

14 foot island reef in center of room. 850 gallons

 

[Sharkbait19]

Fluval 13.5:

 

[chipchipbro]

All these mature tanks are so impressive and beautiful! I hesitate to even post mine as its still only beginning it’s 3rd month. I dont even have the lights on yet! Hope to use these as a baseline for things to come!

wow brother, that view is stunning from your flat!
That plus the tank makes it a dream congraz.

 

[Freenow54]

14 foot island reef in center of room. 850 gallons

Beauty love the Tang Family