20g Long Pics

phenom5 · 12/24/2007, 11:35 PM

It's been forever since I've posted pictures of my tank...

This little tank has been up and running for almost 5 years now...in one form or another. It started as a 10g, until a faulty heater all but wiped it out. I lost all my SPS, a bunch of LPS, and some zoas. Then I decided to move everything over to a 20g long, which sat for close to a year as a FOWLR. I've been adding in frags over the last few months, and now I'm starting to get to the point where I just need to wait for everything to grow in. Most of the rock on the left is from the 10g (fiji), and the rock to the right is newer (marshall island). I'm not sure if the Hammer is going to stay where it is, and I've got a bunch of zoa frags that I've got to move up off the sand. I'm in serious need of a new bulb (hopefully Santa reads this

), so the color isn't looking as good as I'd like, but here it is.

FTS

Right Side

Left Side

Any comments, suggestion, so on are always welcome. Give it another year, and it should be looking good.

sixspeed · 12/24/2007, 11:38 PM

what kind of lighting are you running?

phenom5 · 12/24/2007, 11:44 PM

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what kind of lighting are you running?

70W MH with a 14,000K bulb...that's so old who knows what kind of temp it's running at. I'm going to replace it in the next couple of weeks with either another 14,000k or I might go up to a 20,000K. Since I'm not keeping any SPS in this tank, I think I'll be okay with a 20,000's PAR levels, but I'm not sure if I'll like the look...may be too blue. I wish I would have sprung for the 150W, but what can you do?

lancer99 · 12/24/2007, 11:49 PM

Cool tank...what is that on top of the rock on the right?

-R

phenom5 · 12/24/2007, 11:55 PM

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Cool tank...what is that on top of the rock on the right?

Torch Coral

mg426 · 12/25/2007, 12:28 AM

nice tank!!

phenom5 · 12/25/2007, 10:32 AM

Thanks mg426.

Here's a shot from a few days ago. I took it just after the lights came on, so not everybody's opened up yet. I kind of chopped off the ends of the tank in that first picture, so I figured I'd throw this one up...it doesn't really look like a 20 long in that first full tank shot I posted.

Happy Festivous.

12/24/2007, 11:35 PM	#1
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	20g Long Pics It's been forever since I've posted pictures of my tank... This little tank has been up and running for almost 5 years now...in one form or another. It started as a 10g, until a faulty heater all but wiped it out. I lost all my SPS, a bunch of LPS, and some zoas. Then I decided to move everything over to a 20g long, which sat for close to a year as a FOWLR. I've been adding in frags over the last few months, and now I'm starting to get to the point where I just need to wait for everything to grow in. Most of the rock on the left is from the 10g (fiji), and the rock to the right is newer (marshall island). I'm not sure if the Hammer is going to stay where it is, and I've got a bunch of zoa frags that I've got to move up off the sand. I'm in serious need of a new bulb (hopefully Santa reads this ), so the color isn't looking as good as I'd like, but here it is. FTS Right Side Left Side Any comments, suggestion, so on are always welcome. Give it another year, and it should be looking good. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

12/25/2007, 12:28 AM	#6
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	nice tank!! __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

12/25/2007, 10:32 AM	#7
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	Thanks mg426. Here's a shot from a few days ago. I took it just after the lights came on, so not everybody's opened up yet. I kind of chopped off the ends of the tank in that first picture, so I figured I'd throw this one up...it doesn't really look like a 20 long in that first full tank shot I posted. Happy Festivous. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

12/24/2007, 11:38 PM	#2
sixspeed Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston Posts: 416	what kind of lighting are you running?

12/24/2007, 11:49 PM	#4
lancer99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 1,100	Cool tank...what is that on top of the rock on the right? -R