Trying this Again, 250 Gallon

i just put the rock in about an hour ago, waiting for the water to clear up from the sand debris. I will take pics when its clear enuf to c the rockwork, hopefully in a few more hours.

Dennis

 

teehee, teehee. i've got goosebumps. is it weird that i'm fulfilling a life dream vicariously through your thread?

 

OK, pics of completion...almost anyway, i have other rock with coral and stuff i will add to the tank but its crystal clear now and all equipment has been hooked up except for a phosphate reactor but no big deal. My favorite piece of equipment is the aquacontrollers jr and the litermeter 3 with auto top off and automatic water changes.

















Dennis

 

i wanted to mention thats only 2 of the 10 t5s on my ati fixture, took pic with no flash also. That is one giesmann pure actinic and a kz fiki purple. I dont like how white the tank looks with the other 8 bulbs so i have to change out a few bulbs for more actinic and blues.

Dennis

 

Beautiful. Very clean.

 

Thanks, dont think i could get it much cleaner.

 

How do you like the ATB return pump?

 

I love it, rubber feet, dead quiet and powerful.

 

btowned, odd our tanks are similar...same skimmer brand, lites, and i have two boston terriers as well

 

I see that Dennis....My tank was built for my lights, I had a 24" wide acrylic tank and the light was too much for it...I am actually looking at the new ATB 8.5 deluxe, it's supposed to be a winner....I love my Boston, he is my favorite dog ever, a great family addition for sure. I replied to my thread, but here is what I run in my Powermodule.
Front
Blue+
Aquablue Special
Super Actinic
AquaScience 22K
Blue+
Fiji Purple
Aquascience 15K
Aquascience 22K
Aquablue Special
Blue +

The Aquascience 15K are identical to the Aquablue Specials
The Aquascience 22K is a little bluer than the Blue+, but not by much
I have had many different combos, and the one above is the one I've had the longest. I have tried Aquasuns, Procolors, which I found to be too red, as well as a GE 6500K, which was nice with a lot of blue+ bulbs. BTW, you will notice I have a lot of blue bulbs in the front 5, which is on purpose, it was to get rid of the "white out" look you are talking about. You may just need to rearrange your bulbs...