180 Gallon

[brickwood]

Alright. Hung the lights tonight. WOW! Better than I thought.
This is a picture of the bottom with all the T5's and halides

Before the lights were turned on.

Logo

Side shot.

A shot with just the T5's. One bulb was burnt out so not all the lights are on.

All lights are on. Looks great. The shimmer in the water was awesome. I am really glad we chose these lights. It was a great combination of T5's and Halides.

Some of the rock work.

The RO will be installed soon and an auto top-off is in the plans. Tested the water tonight and everything checks out. Just have to decide when to add the fish.

[lastlight]

Gorgeous light. Smart design to allow for some decent mh reflectors. Are the t5's actively cooled?

[brickwood]

The only cooling is the design of the fixture. Most of the heat is directed up and not down towards the water somehow. You can hold your hand under the lights and not feel much heat.

[Aquatic Addictions]

Things are looking great! Can't wait to see how things progress Keep the updates and pics coming.

[bignose]

I really like your light fixture. Looks like you didn't have to spend much on sand.

[brickwood]

Originally Posted by bignose

I really like your light fixture. Looks like you didn't have to spend much on sand.

I still used 3 bags of sand. I wanted a deep sand bed. There were still some places in between the rocks for sand.

[brickwood]

Moved the rest of the cured rock over tonight and the couple of fish from the 33gal. I wasn't too sure about moving the fish over but the tank has been cycling for a few weeks now and should be fine. The tank didn't go throught too much of a cycle because all the rock was pretty much cured and we used the "dirty" water from the water changes on the 33gal.




All the perameters were fine. Now I just have to wait a while to add corals. I still need to get a calcium reactor and finish the rest of the electrical for the lights. We ran a seperate circuit dedicated to the lights. Better safe than sorry.