Wrangy's Reef - 80g of Wrasse & SPS

[Wrangy]

If this lighting question is not about a bigger tank, than I prefer to remind you that you anticipated a wrasse update as well. LOL
I have been nail biting ever since and just stopped at my elbows.

I would still go with the XR15's. And 4 would be enough for your tank I reckon.

I'll probably go the XR15 route anyway, more versatile in the long run as well

It's coming haha I have to wait to find out what I'm getting from the LFS but it's going to be good!! I did consider getting a Madagascan Flasher Wrasse but $1500 is just too much for a fish that doesn't have a long lifespan. I'm only spending that if I can get 10 years at minimum (with no mistakes haha) there's lots of goodies coming though!!

 

[Wrangy]

A reefer who shall not be named @Rakie has put a little more perspective on it and I am leaning to the three perpendicular to the t5's, would be even better if I could angle the t5's just a little bit!

 

[Rakie]

We can do that. We have the technology.

And it can be cheap.

 

[Wrangy]

We can do that. We have the technology.

And it can be cheap.

hahahahaha

My lfs is an absolute whizz so I could probably convince him to do it and make it look a thousand times better than anything I could manage ;Hilarious

 

[Rakie]

Honestly the easiest way to do it would be to get some slightly larger reflectors for the T5, re-drill their holes that attach them to the fixture, and angle them.

Another highly detailed schematic, ambivalent faces are t5s

And I can't say enough good things about this finger painting app. You all have no idea what you're missing LOL

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Honestly the easiest way to do it would be to get some slightly larger reflectors for the T5, re-drill their holes that attach them to the fixture, and angle them.

Another highly detailed schematic, ambivalent faces are t5s

And I can't say enough good things about this finger painting app. You all have no idea what you're missing LOL

Doodles! Love it!

The tilting of the t5's is the direction heading too..

The sheer budget being discussed with the lighting is hurting my head.

 

[Rakie]

The sheer budget being discussed with the lighting is hurting my head.

He's gonna be selling corals to make up for that !

 

[Wrangy]

He's gonna be selling corals to make up for that !

Most definitely!! No way I could afford that much light money without being murdered by my better half (for good reason haha)

 

[Janci]

Most definitely!! No way I could afford that much light money without being murdered by my better half (for good reason haha)

You can always blame your cat.

 

[Wrangy]

You can always blame your cat.

She is an evil little devil!

 

[Wrangy]

In other news I've been testing regularly bought two awesome wrasse yesterday and in the biggest news, added 4 whole acro frags

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Cats like that are why I'm afraid to try one. LoL

 

[najer]

She is gorgeous.

 

[Wrangy]

Cats like that are why I'm afraid to try one. LoL

Don't be fooled she's an absolutely amazing cat despite being a pain!

She is gorgeous.

She said thank you Simon

 

[Rakie]

Yeah but it's an Australian cat, so it's probably venomous

 

[Biggles]

You can trust fish not to kill you while you sleep Dom.......... say hi to Georgia for me

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Yeah but it's an Australian cat, so it's probably venomous

 

[Wrangy]

Yeah but it's an Australian cat, so it's probably venomous

The only venom she has is when she insults you, she can be very mean with her words haha

You can trust fish not to kill you while you sleep Dom.......... say hi to Georgia for me

Well look who the cat dragged in and you nailed it, she regularly tries to smother me hahaha

I heard you bought a comet! What a stunner too

 

[Wrangy]

Soooo in typical fashion I am still undecided on lighting haha I've come up with some more ideas and well they still involve halides haha I just don't know if I can give them away, it's just so difficult to want to leave such an amazing light!! (instead of 3x XR30 G4 Pro's + 4x 39w T5's)

I'm back to the idea of a single large reflector (400w MH) flanked by two Radion XR30 G4 Pro's (w. diffusers) again, I've drawn it out and it would definitely cover the tank haha. I would also mount the Radions at a ~20-45 degree angle to have them cover more area in the tank, especially when those blues hit! Unfortunately it's nigh on impossible to source any of the old Lumenarc or Lumenbrite reflectors here in Aus so I would be considering the Cabo Sun System from Hamilton Tech. as I currently use a Hamilton setup and love it. (I will be making some posts to try and find an old second hand Lumen type reflector if I can though). Need some thoughts from the brains trust and those I know have used halides and have amazing tanks
@jda @YHSublime
@bubbaque @Renton777
@Rakie @samparker
@Biggles @aquavista99
@tdb320reef @Big E
@Battlecorals
@FarmerTy
@Perry
@SneakyTortuga

Sorry for the tag spam everyone but I am in need of desperate help!!

 

[bubbaque]

Why not just add some led bars if you are wanting more color “pop”?