The Reef Central Corner Club Thread

[invertinoob]

No problem

[myram]

I'm definitely sold on the Jebao pumps..............price and performance speak for themself.

I'll sell the MP10, and pick up the new package with twin controller in a couple of weeks when it's available again.

Steve

[nogascans]

Stumbled on this thread, and thought I'd show a few pictures of our 90 gallon Corner tank, which is coming up on 2 year anniversary this May.

90 Gallon tank (bowfront)
SRO XP1000 HOB Skimmer
2- MP10WES
2- Korallia 1050
Bubble Magnus 3 channel Dosing Pump
Cheap 6 bulb T5HO with ATI lamps (waiting for cash for ATI fixture

May 2012



October 2012



March 2013



September 2013



March 2013



Sincerely,

David

[invertinoob]

looking good! looks like your tank is maturing nicely! The monti in the top right corner is looking nice!

[myram]

Wow..............2 - 1050's and 2 - MP10's............that's a ton of flow.

Looks great!

[invertinoob]

Originally Posted by myram

Wow..............2 - 1050's and 2 - MP10's............that's a ton of flow.

Looks great!

Good choice with the wp25's man. Your going to love them!

[myram]

Can't wait till they are shipping in the US again, 3-4 weeks from what I was told.

Until then, I'll be rocking some big ole Koralia 850s.......LOL

[Dozer1one]

Do you guys think I could get away with 1 radion pro on a 92 corner bow their website says basically a 30"x30" area which basically covers all my rock and corals in this tank, currently I have a 6x54 watt t5, and it is a mixed reef tank
Thanks in advance

[myram]

It all depends on the optics on the light.........anything under 90 degree optics and you'll have to mount the light 18-24" above the water to cover the area needed. 90 or 120 degree optics, you can mount it closer to the water and get a wider dispersion and cover your area.

I have a 16" wide LED unit, 120 optics, 8" off the water, and I have full coverage for my entire tank.

Steve

[Dozer1one]

Ok I'll look into what the radions have as far as the optics

[Dozer1one]

It seems that they R-rated to cover a 30" x 30" x 30" area with the standard 80° optics that they come with however you can upgrade to 120° optics but it reduces it from the 30 inch depth to the 24 inch depth & increases the 30 x 30" square two around 40x40"

[myram]

With the 120 optics you can mount it closer to the water surface which will raise the par at the sandbed.

It depends on how you are mounting them too..........inside a hood you won't have the space to have them super high. Hanging from the wall or ceiling you can mount them at any height you want.

[RickyRicardo]

Sharing a few pictures of my 116 g corner at 3 months

[MauiReefer]

Hello. Fellow 54 corner tank owners here. It is unique in the shape and absolutely makes lighting difficult, the sump has limited space and to access the overflow is awkward. But it looks amazing and everybody loves it. I'll post pics soon. I just set it up 14 weeks ago.

[MauiReefer]

Originally Posted by myram

Can't wait till they are shipping in the US again, 3-4 weeks from what I was told.

Until then, I'll be rocking some big ole Koralia 850s.......LOL

I just ordered and recieved my wp25 last week. It's awesome!! eBay.

[myram]

I'm using my Koralia 850's with a smartwave until the new Jebao controller hits the States.

What is the best placement of 2 pumps in this tank for best water movement?

I've been trying them in different locations, and nothing is making me happy.

[invertinoob]

If you are talking about the 850's I don't really have experience with those....Try one facing the opposite wall closer to the over flow and the other pump going across the front glass towards the opposite wall as the first. I feel like that made no sense at all BTW...

[myram]

LOL...........no sense at all.

I have them on each side glass, back towards the overflow, near the top, aimed straight ahead, alternating 15 seconds between them. The return is aimed dead center of the front glass.

Seems to be giving good flow for the corals.........leave it alone for a while I guess.

[invertinoob]

Yeah. As long as the corals like it. Here soon you won't have to worry about. When you get your jebaos you will be trying to figure out how to turn down the flow.

[jghilani]

My 54 gal corner tank build. Have the stand and canopy done finally, I built it all from scratch! Now all I haveto do is finish all the ssanding/painting. Now to tackle theplumbing iI have a 20 gal regular tank for the fuge with the return in the middle section fuse and skimmer on opposite sides. Any suggestions on how to plumb it would be appreciated! So far the equipment is a Tao tronics 165w full spectrum led, it looks amazing! Sca 301 skimmer and still unsure for the return pump, once again open to suggestions this is my first saltwater/reef tank.

[Misled]

Very Nice!!!!

[myram]

That's a nice looking setup.

If you are doing an internal return pump, your options are endless. Sicce and Eheim get great reviews, are silent, and will have plenty of power for the 4' of head you'll have.

Steve

[jghilani]

Alright thank you I will look into them at 4 ft of head how many GPH should I be running?

[RickyRicardo]

I got the tunze variable speed model and it provides plenty of flow and is completely silent. Being able to vary the flow from my iPad is pretty cool too.

[myram]

Originally Posted by jghilani

Alright thank you I will look into them at 4 ft of head how many GPH should I be running?

I believe the reef ready tanks overflows are good to 600gph, so if you find a pump that is doing in the 600+ range at 4' of head you would be good. You can always install a ball valve to control the flow to exactly what you need.

Steve