Wrangy's Reef - 80g of Wrasse & SPS

spsick · Jul 6, 2019

Big E said:
I like--

3,4 and 5........all beautiful bright setups

If heat is an issue I'd go option 5. I think you could also save some $ and use 6x39. The LED strips can act as bulbs 7&8.

5 or 6 for me.

I use a 6x39 over a 36x24 and I can easily say that a 8x39+strips would be overkill and borderline too wide. Agree with Ed that 6x39+strips is purrrrfect.

Wrangy · Jul 7, 2019

Thanks for all the feedback everyone I really appreciate it

still "umming and ahhing" but at this stage I'm likely to go with the Radion route as I feel if I don't at least try them and see what they can do for myself then I'll feel regret, I suppose.

Rakie · Jul 8, 2019

Wrangy said:
Thanks for all the feedback everyone I really appreciate it still "umming and ahhing" but at this stage I'm likely to go with the Radion route as I feel if I don't at least try them and see what they can do for myself then I'll feel regret, I suppose.

There's a lot of in's and outs with LED's. You're gonna think coming from MH you can crank these up -- That'll nuke the tank. You'll thinking turning up the intensity by 10% couldn't possible cause a problem -- wipe the tank, cause an alk spike, burn/kill corals.

The only thing you need to know about LED's is they are VERY strong, and they penetrate water like nothing on the planet. Don't use them like a lighting source they aren't. Very gradual changes, very slowly, very cautiously.

Wrangy · Jul 8, 2019

Rakie said:
There's a lot of in's and outs with LED's. You're gonna think coming from MH you can crank these up -- That'll nuke the tank. You'll thinking turning up the intensity by 10% couldn't possible cause a problem -- wipe the tank, cause an alk spike, burn/kill corals.

The only thing you need to know about LED's is they are VERY strong, and they penetrate water like nothing on the planet. Don't use them like a lighting source they aren't. Very gradual changes, very slowly, very cautiously.

Nup 100% for 10hrs a day to start with!! hahaha

I'll just run with whatever the settings Ecotech recommend for light adjusting and acclimatising as I know they have those settings in there

I do plan on running them at or near 100% and mounted at about 30-48" at this stage

Wrangy · Jul 17, 2019

Well I might be a little quiet for a while and there might not be much movement with the tank but there's good reason this time!! We are currently circling like vultures on buying our first house

So stay tuned because if we get the place that we're looking at there's some big things that might come!!

Rakie · Jul 17, 2019

Wrangy said:
Well I might be a little quiet for a while and there might not be much movement with the tank but there's good reason this time!! We are currently circling like vultures on buying our first house So stay tuned because if we get the place that we're looking at there's some big things that might come!!

8x4x3 -- that sounds like a solid upgrade

Wrangy · Jul 17, 2019

Rakie said:
8x4x3 -- that sounds like a solid upgrade

It'll more likely be 4'x2.5'x20" haha but there's space for a fish room and some frag tanks!!

SneakyTortuga · Jul 17, 2019

Wrangy said:
It'll more likely be 4'x2.5'x20" haha but there's space for a fish room and some frag tanks!!

I love those dimensions. I’m thinking 5-6’x2.5’x20” for myself.

Wrangy · Jul 17, 2019

SneakyTortuga said:
I love those dimensions. I’m thinking 5-6’x2.5’x20” for myself.

I have short blasted arms so 18-20" high is perfect for me hahaha and I LOVE the depth the extra half a foot adds without adding too much to the overall water volume! Going 4' too is only a 20cm length increase too so it'll be nice and easy for me to upgrade things for it! It would give me 120g to play with and an increase of about 200L in volume not including what I do with the sump

RichtheReefer21 · Jul 18, 2019

Good luck and happy hunting for the home.

YHSublime · Jul 19, 2019

Yeah man! Get it get it! Currently house hunting this way as well!

Wrangy · Jul 19, 2019

RichtheReefer21 said:
Good luck and happy hunting for the home.

Thanks heaps man!!

YHSublime said:
Yeah man! Get it get it! Currently house hunting this way as well!

We're certainly hoping so!! First offer will be going in this weekend

been such a headache to get to this point haha but we're here finally and happy!!

cFloor · Jul 20, 2019

Little late to the convo, but my pick would be all Radions. I have an 8x60 watt ATI unit with 2 reefbrite strips over my 200 gallon sps tank. I'm also running 2 radion g4 Pros over my Red Sea Reefer, also all SPS. If it was in my budget, I'd swap out the ATI/reefbrite combo with 6 radions in a heartbeat. I am very happy with the results I'm getting under Radions.

Wrangy · Jul 22, 2019

cFloor said:
Little late to the convo, but my pick would be all Radions. I have an 8x60 watt ATI unit with 2 reefbrite strips over my 200 gallon sps tank. I'm also running 2 radion g4 Pros over my Red Sea Reefer, also all SPS. If it was in my budget, I'd swap out the ATI/reefbrite combo with 6 radions in a heartbeat. I am very happy with the results I'm getting under Radions.

haha thanks for stopping by Conor!! I appreciate the feedback man and good to hear what you think. Good that you have two tanks to make the direct comparison

What are your thoughts about coverage and shading

cFloor · Jul 23, 2019

Wrangy said:
haha thanks for stopping by Conor!! I appreciate the feedback man and good to hear what you think. Good that you have two tanks to make the direct comparison What are your thoughts about coverage and shading

Im running 2 XR30s over a 36" Red Sea Reefer and I think the coverage is great and I haven't noticed any shading. They're pulling out some great colors and growth. That being said, my acros in that tank are all small. I've never used radions over my main tank where the acros have grown out, but I'm sure they'll be more than fine. I'm actually really looking forward to the day I can switch over to them 100%. I love my ATI unit, but I think for me it's time to go all LED.