Schnitzel's SPS

[hatfielj]

Such a sick tank. How long has this system been running?

 

[hatfielj]

Sorry accidental double post

 

[lolgranny]

Is it a lot different than the palmers blue milli in person?

SUPER close imo. I’ve had both and unless they are huge colonies you can’t really tell much. I agree tho. Both are a must have in a tank.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

What T5 bulbs do you use and which reefbrite? Tank looks awesome!

ATI. 6 blue. 1 coral 1 purple.

Beautiful

Thank you

Such a sick tank. How long has this system been running?

4.5 years.

 

[YumaMan]

Thank you very much for this great post, you've done super with your reef!

 

[Paddy c]

I thought it was time I started a thread on here to post some pics of my SPS. I'm not that great with picture taking, but I do have a canon t3i and an avast camera tube. def helps take decent pics. One of these days I'll figure out how to adjust white balance and get better pics. For now, I'll show you what I got.

Tank is glass- 96x30x21". 3 side starphire. Made by Leemar. External overflow.

2-MP60s and 1 Tunze 6105. Fluval SP6 as main return pump.

Skimmer: bubble king double cone 250 rd3

Simple 3 chamber sump with refugium in the center chamber.

Geo 6x24 calcium reactor. With Matheson dual stage regulator.

Lighting: 5 Radion G3 with 6-80w t5s. I run my radions on 20k setting and I run all Blue+ bulbs.

Tanks been up and running for about 2 years. Been in the hobby for 6+. This is my 5th tank.

When everything was new








I originally had a DIY led setup, about 6-8 months ago I tore it down and added the radions. I originally started with 4, but recently added a 5th radion








My water change shed

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[Shaddow_wolf169]

@Charless and I went to his house bought some corals Nick is defiantly a great guy very generous.

 

[RobertP]

You tank is outstanding! And thanks for the bubble algae pics. I have some in my tank but the corals were growing so well I didn't care!
Funny thing is I wasn't real happy with the colors with my T5 ATI fixture. However, I was not running the Reefbrite leds....might have to try that because I love the T5 coverage.

 

[Scorpius]

T5 for the heavy hitting and LED's for the color pop.

 

[PSXerholic]

Hey @SchnitzelReef , what particular Reef Brite are you using?
Want to support my ATI module and look for recommendations on the Reef Brite strip since there are multiple options concerning the color mix of LED on the Reef Brites.

THX,
Andre

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Hey @SchnitzelReef , what particular Reef Brite are you using?
Want to support my ATI module and look for recommendations on the Reef Brite strip since there are multiple options concerning the color mix of LED on the Reef Brites.

THX,
Andre

Reefbrite XHO all blue. I run 1 on the front of my fixture. I’ve heard of people running 2, but not sure it’s necessary. 1 XHO kicks butt in my tank.

 

[PSXerholic]

Reefbrite XHO all blue. I run 1 on the front of my fixture. I’ve heard of people running 2, but not sure it’s necessary. 1 XHO kicks butt in my tank.

Thx, was expecting and hoping for that answer.
I was thinking to add 2 RB's. One in front and one in the back of the Power module.
My tank is 36 deep, front to back and like to bring in more coverage ;-)

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Thx, was expecting and hoping for that answer.
I was thinking to add 2 RB's. One in front and one in the back of the Power module.
My tank is 36 deep, front to back and like to bring in more coverage ;-)

My tank is only 30”. For a 36” tank 2 would probably work better.

 

[PSXerholic]

My tank is only 30”. For a 36” tank 2 would probably work better.

Thx for sharing.
By any chance, do you dose Rubidium?
Maybe as part of "Fuel" or "KZ Coral System" etc.?

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Thx for sharing.
By any chance, do you dose Rubidium?
Maybe as part of "Fuel" or "KZ Coral System" etc.?

Nope. Honestly never even heard of Rubidium. I can tell you I’ve tried dosing 100 different things and never saw a noticeable difference.
I dose Pohls Xtra right now, but I only do it because I’m using up the rest of the bottle. If I stay up on regular water changes I don’t dose anything. Sometimes I’ll dose Lugols and potassium. But I don’t know if it does anything. And I don’t dose it regularly, sometimes I remember and I toss some in.

 

[Potatohead]

I’m sure this has been asked 30 times thus far... Photoperiod?

 

[SchnitzelReef]

I’m sure this has been asked 30 times thus far... Photoperiod?

I don’t remember exactly, but something like this:
Reefbrites for 12 hours.
2 T5s for 8 hours
all 8 T5s together 6 hours

 

[SchnitzelReef]

New Toy coming soon. [emoji16]

 

[Reefanatik]

My tank is only 30”. For a 36” tank 2 would probably work better.

I am really thinking about installing the reefbrights in my tank . I currently run two 250watt radiums with T5 supplements. 2 blue plus and two actinic. I am just struggling with which RB to go with but I think I am leaning towards 2 XHO’s. One in front and one behind the MHs. My tank is 48x36x24. Schnitzel, do you run the RBs with the available controller interface?

 

[Janci]

Stunning tank.
One question about the calcium reactor and media.
You changed out the media once for TLF.
I guess it worked but was it so different to the previous media? Longer lasting? Better coral results?

 

[SchnitzelReef]

I am really thinking about installing the reefbrights in my tank . I currently run two 250watt radiums with T5 supplements. 2 blue plus and two actinic. I am just struggling with which RB to go with but I think I am leaning towards 2 XHO’s. One in front and one behind the MHs. My tank is 48x36x24. Schnitzel, do you run the RBs with the available controller interface?

I don’t run the controller. I actually bought it and it’s sitting in my shed, I never ended up hooking it up. Normally for a 36” tank I would say 2 XHOs would be better, but 2 MHs and 4 T5s is a lot of light already. I don’t know if you really need 2. It will probably look more uniform, but it already sounds like your light setup is enough for your size tank.