Tanks with SPS' that use T-5's - Page 3

vtminter · 05/01/2008, 08:38 AM

Yeah that set up with the frag tank below in the stand was awesome. I wonder how hot the inside of that stand gets.

sirreal63 · 05/01/2008, 08:38 AM

It is amazing.

ReefTECK · 05/01/2008, 09:51 AM

hahnmiester, thanks for that post of the beautiful T5 tank. I am a big proponent of the, "this thread is worthless without pictures" approach! lol.

IMO Current USA anything=crap

Just to give you a heads up.

ltz,
andy

cd77 · 05/01/2008, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ReefTECK
IMO Current USA anything=crap

+1 Agreed.

hahnmeister · 05/01/2008, 11:50 AM

Sorry, I should have listed the link for that second tank...
http://www.miniriff.de/Szczyra/szczyra.html
Not in the US...

There are several other people, some here, with awesome T5 lit tanks. Iwan Lasser's (look him up), and multiple ones on Korallen Zucht's own website, including the owner's (Thomas Pohl)...
http://www.korallen-zucht.de/en/gall...nks/index.html

Not to mention the past TOTM winner Danano...
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...totm/index.php

And a few tanks you will find here as well:
www.korallenriff.de
http://archiv.korallenriff.de/bericht_technik.html

I would consider T5 just as capable, if not more so in many ways, of growing SPS. I, myself, run 275 watts of halide and 250 watts (4x54) over my 125, but have decided to replace it all with a 10x54watt T5 fixture.

bezlar · 05/01/2008, 01:55 PM

I have a 48 inch sundial for sale that was only used one month in the for sale section. It worked great but went differnt route. I have used current fixtures the last 5 years and have nothing but great luck with them.

bohlke · 05/02/2008, 09:53 AM

Here are some growth pics from my 240W (6x39W) T5 setup on my 65. I dont have any yet of my 8x54 T5 light over my 120G.

This is about 2 months of growth.

And this is about 5 months of growth though the picture is from a little different angle so its harder to see.

I think I am getting some good growth with my T5s, again thanks to Grim for giving me the bulb choices.

vtminter · 05/02/2008, 09:11 PM

That looks great. Do you dose anything?

bohlke · 05/02/2008, 11:20 PM

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Originally posted by vtminter
That looks great. Do you dose anything?

Randy's two part, for a while there I was doing marine snow once a week but I dont do that anymore.

05/01/2008, 08:38 AM	#51
vtminter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 298	Yeah that set up with the frag tank below in the stand was awesome. I wonder how hot the inside of that stand gets. __________________ "The sea, once it casts it's spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."-Jacques Cousteau Current Tank Info: 150gal mixed reef

05/01/2008, 08:38 AM	#52
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	It is amazing. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

05/01/2008, 09:51 AM	#53
ReefTECK Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Posts: 901	hahnmiester, thanks for that post of the beautiful T5 tank. I am a big proponent of the, "this thread is worthless without pictures" approach! lol. IMO Current USA anything=crap Just to give you a heads up. ltz, andy __________________ 2013 President of the Greater Iowa Reef Society www.iowareefs.org Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Tank, 96 DIY LED's on 3 channels, 30gal sump/fuge, 4x2x0.5' & 40gal frag tank, SRO Ca rxr, GSA Kalk rxr, SRO 3000 skmr, Gen-X PCX40 Return, 2xMP40w's, 1xTunze 6101, 140lbs LR, SSB, SPS all the way!

05/02/2008, 09:53 AM	#57
bohlke PBITAWA Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: at the super sweet NRC lounge Posts: 1,253	Here are some growth pics from my 240W (6x39W) T5 setup on my 65. I dont have any yet of my 8x54 T5 light over my 120G. This is about 2 months of growth. And this is about 5 months of growth though the picture is from a little different angle so its harder to see. I think I am getting some good growth with my T5s, again thanks to Grim for giving me the bulb choices. __________________ There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. ... (Dave Barry) Check out my reef tank upgrade project by clicking on the red house. Current Tank Info: 120G mixed reef

05/02/2008, 09:11 PM	#58
vtminter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 298	That looks great. Do you dose anything? __________________ "The sea, once it casts it's spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."-Jacques Cousteau Current Tank Info: 150gal mixed reef

05/01/2008, 11:50 AM	#55
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	Sorry, I should have listed the link for that second tank... http://www.miniriff.de/Szczyra/szczyra.html Not in the US... There are several other people, some here, with awesome T5 lit tanks. Iwan Lasser's (look him up), and multiple ones on Korallen Zucht's own website, including the owner's (Thomas Pohl)... http://www.korallen-zucht.de/en/gall...nks/index.html Not to mention the past TOTM winner Danano... http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...totm/index.php And a few tanks you will find here as well: www.korallenriff.de http://archiv.korallenriff.de/bericht_technik.html I would consider T5 just as capable, if not more so in many ways, of growing SPS. I, myself, run 275 watts of halide and 250 watts (4x54) over my 125, but have decided to replace it all with a 10x54watt T5 fixture.

05/01/2008, 01:55 PM	#56
bezlar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Blue Springs Posts: 432	I have a 48 inch sundial for sale that was only used one month in the for sale section. It worked great but went differnt route. I have used current fixtures the last 5 years and have nothing but great luck with them.