290G Peninsula Tank

[mseepman]

Thought I would update the tread with a few pics on how my tank is progressing. The lights are working well and corals continue to grow and color up. I ran out of room so I added some new rock as you can see by the color difference.

[smokinreefer]

Looks great!

I spy some new rocks!

[Delphinus]

Sorry if this info is posted somewhere and I just overlooked it (I did try to look but came up empty), what lights are these new ones? Thanks!

[mseepman]

I installed new Mirage x200 lights from LedZeal. I got to design the setup and spectrums. They are fully controllable with four channels. All in, including shipping was less than one radion.

[smokinreefer]

cool.

would you think 3 of those would light a 96" x 36w x 24h?

and what changes did you make from the default set up and why?

[mseepman]

I would say that you would be better to go with more of them. I have them straight up the center and my tank is 84"L x 28"w x 26"D and as my corals grow large I imagine I will need to add a strip (maybe orphek) or t5 up the sides. In your situation I would say to look at 4 of them set diagonally which would cover the extra width and the length. An extra slave unit was about $235USD. They are also introducing the new X300 which is 36"long and more wattage. I don't know pricing.
As for my changes, I felt the original was a little too windex like. They now have a pre-made "super blue" option which has been popular and it mirrors the Radion G5 blue for look. I have attached what I did in this pic. In hindsight I think I would replace the reds with two Royal Blue as I get enough red in my low K whites.

[smokinreefer]

Hey,

It's been a couple months, any more thoughts on the new lights?
Is your layout the same as the "G5" premade, or how is yours different?

[mseepman]

Sorry I didn't see this. I'm still loving my lights. I have added some Orphek OR3 bars to each side to angle in so that some areas that might be shaded otherwise from coral will get some light.

[mseepman]

So it's been a while since I posted...the tank is doing ok. I have been really busy and have not given it the attention it deserves.

Corals are growing and so are the fish. The little jerks keep ripping new corals off the rock and dropping them (some never to be found).

I have always hated working with filter socks and just recently decided to make the leap to a filter roller. I installed this yesterday. I like that it lets me switch the input side around easily. Overall, I'm pretty impressed.

[H2o2]

Right on I am also getting tired of cleaning socks and will get a report off in a while. Have another frag or 2 for u also