Hydrored's Planet 210

[Fins1]

Great looking tank!

 

[Hydrored]

Orpheks add about 100 par at the SPS

 

[Hydrored]

Purchased 5 G5 XR30’s today and unfortunately 4 out of 5 are cracked

Also ordered a Royal Exclusiv Bubble King Dual Cone that will be here on Friday from BRS

 

[Hydrored]

Skimmer arrived, thing is huge!

 

[Gablami]

Congrats! I think you’ll love it. I’m on my 3rd bubble king.

 

[Hydrored]

Skimmer installed

 

[Hydrored]

Update photo-

 

[jeffrey750750]

That is an amazing looking tank, love the size

 

[Hydrored]

That is an amazing looking tank, love the size

Thank you!

 

[Hydrored]

Update, coral is settling in

 

[Redfoxtang]

Man those lights make the tank look great!! Everything looks super happy!

 

[Hydrored]

Drove to Austin and picked up another 25 pounds of real live rock today. New Yellow Eye Kole tang is settling in nice-

 

[mattgsa]

Really nice tank.

 

[Hydrored]

Really nice tank.

Thank you!

 

[Hydrored]

Update

 

[mmorriso]

Can I ask why you switched from the ReeFi's back to G5's?

I've been trying to decide between G5's and ReeFi's and I had previously read about all the troubles you'd had with the XR15's. Where you unhappy with the ReeFi's?

 

[Hydrored]

Can I ask why you switched from the ReeFi's back to G5's?

I've been trying to decide between G5's and ReeFi's and I had previously read about all the troubles you'd had with the XR15's. Where you unhappy with the ReeFi's?

Hi,

While trying to light an 8’ tank it became apparent that I needed to raise the ReeFi’s higher or was needing supplement light bars to fill in the gaps and remove hot spots on a shallow tank. ReeFi’s are an amazing light and honestly are of better quality and customer service. The limitations my wife put on me of nothing from the wall or ceiling killed my plans of T5 hybrid. If I could have it my way I would be using that hybrid setup today since my plans are an SPS dominated tank.

The 5 diffused XR30’s do provide a better blanket of coverage and more even par on my tank **at the lower mounting heights**

Do not hesitate to get ReeFi lights and I’m confident @danlu_gt will take good care of you.

what size tankdo you have?

 

[mmorriso]

Thanks very much for sharing your experience.

My tank is 60x22x22. I am considering either 3 ReeFi’s or 4 G5 XR15’s.

May I ask how they compare with regards to light bleed / side glare? This is a deficiency with my current setup, being in my living room. You mention that you’re able to achieve good spread with a lower mounting height on the G5’s, does the lower mounting height also mean less glare outside the tank.

 

[Hydrored]

The ReeFi’s have far less glare to them, the G5’s bleed into the wall and room

 

[mmorriso]

The ReeFi’s have far less glare to them, the G5’s bleed into the wall and room

I’m sold. Thanks for your help and for sharing your beautiful tank!