Schnitzels Shallow 250 Leemar

[SchnitzelReef]

Nice set up.

Awesome colors!
Liking the new lights?

Thanks guys.

So far so good. I had the issue with the fixtures getting too hot in my canopy. Cutting out the top fixed that issue. So far that was my only complaint. But if I hadn't purchased the dimmable Sunpower, I would have never known the fixtures were over heating, so I guess it's a good thing.

My Sps are loving the T5s. In just a month, I've already seen corals changing for the better. Faster growth, and better colors.

One of my biggest concerns was heat. That was keeping me away from trying T5s. I thought if I changed to T5s, that I was going to need a chiller. I had 2 small fans in my canopy that I used to cool my LEDs and my retrofit t5s. I ended up adjusting them so they blow down towards the water, and they are controlled by my apex. My tank hasn't hit 79 yet. I think the highest I've seen it was 78.8-78.9.

 

[revhtree]

Looks great!

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Got my avast calcium reactor second chamber all hooked up today. Really helps scrub any excess co2 out of the water before it hits the tank.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Love T5s!!!

 

[TheHarold]

Everything looks awesome! How come you were banned from SCR?

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Everything looks awesome! How come you were banned from SCR?

The owner of the forum (Mike/Eyereef) cares more about his sponsors then he does about members. I was a supporting member for years, and he banned me. I'll never be back though. Socalireefs is a joke.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Got this on Amazon prime day $33

A little upgrade to the standard Apex display. I'm gunna mount it under my stand. It will be used for the sole purpose of controlling my tank.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

I finally mounted my reefbrites. I feel like an idiot, I didn't realize the brackets that came with the Reefbrites mounted right to the Sunpower. I was trying to figure out all these elaborate ways of mounting them, and after a couple minutes on RC I found a thread explaining how to mount them. [emoji849][emoji379]

Didn't add a ton of shimmer, but it does make the tank look a little more blue, and makes my acros POP so much more. Don't regret spending the extra bucks for these at all. They are a great addition to T5s!!

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Monday morning side shot

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Took these with my cannon T3i and Avast camera tube.

 

[Coral Frenzy]

You have such an amazing system!!!

 

[SchnitzelReef]

 

[Matze]

A dream set up indeed
Crazy colors and excellent equipment choice.
Would you mind telling us what is in there fish wise?

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Matze

 

[revhtree]

Awesome man!

 

[splnissan]

love your tank

 

[Sharvey103]

Following along - can't wait to see the build in progress.

 

[Sir Chris]

Love shallows. And I'm all corals and only a few fish I can control coral. I can't fish. Only clowns and mandarins I keep. Less worry about feeding

 

[SchnitzelReef]

A dream set up indeed
Crazy colors and excellent equipment choice.
Would you mind telling us what is in there fish wise?

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Cheers
Matze

Nothing crazy as far as fish go. I've had some really nice fish, but after a few years some have died. It's so hard restocking. Finding healthy fish is tough. I would rather spend my money on corals, they are much hardier. Lol.

Dussumieri tang
Gold spotted rabbit fish
Chevron tang
Lawnmower blenny
3 banggai cardinals
Super make lineatus
Leopard wrasse
Blue star leopard
3x yellow fangs
Vlamingi tang
Melanarus wrasse
2x Wyoming white clowns

I think that's it. Honestly I need to add more fish, it's just such a headache and risk to my other fish. For now, they will have to do.

Awesome man!

Love shallows. And I'm all corals and only a few fish I can control coral. I can't fish. Only clowns and mandarins I keep. Less worry about feeding

Thanks guys! I totally agree. [emoji1303]

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Snapped a couple iPhone pics and a vid today. No editing, and it seems like YouTube degrades the video quality. :/

 

[goody]

Beautiful tank! Just went through entire build thread. Did you add reefbrites just to front of fixture or do you also have them on the back? And is there an advantage of having your water in your sump flow through that slot design into your refugium rather than over or under baffles?