My ATI SunPower is Here

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by buddyreefer

canadian do you get enough coverage with the 6 bulb over your 24 deep tank? i really want one also but seems like the fixture is only 13.4 inches wide

My tank is only 24 x 24 x 20 and with my preference for aquascaping (minimal LR) my LR structure is only about 16 x 16 x 10 and then the corals add to that. So the SunPower covers my reef structure quite readily.

Here's a pretty poor quality pic of my reef right now. While being out of focus it accurately represents how bright the tank is and the color. Don't mind the frags on the bottom of the tank - I'm culling corals that aren't growing well, aren't coloring up nicely, or those I just don't like and giving some a chance higher up before I ditch them too.

[buddyreefer]

wow looks like you don't have much shading in the front or back of the tank, think i might be placing an order for the 3ft sunpower fixture! scary going from mh to t5 just hope these fixtures can provide enough par for lps on the sand bed!

[dreef]

There will bo no problems at all with
lps,on the bottom.My tank is 20 deep,and i have lobo brains,open brains,galaxy,right on bare bottom.

[buddyreefer]

any updates on your tank canadian?

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by buddyreefer

any updates on your tank canadian?

Not much. I've tidied up the bottom and culled a few corals. Unfortunately, I kinda let things slide and my husbandry was pretty much non-existent in the time leading up to our wedding, around our wedding and after our wedding with the honeymoon (so around 2 months) and I'm consequently dealing with some hair algae. So I'm now looking for a sea hare and will probably end up trying to find one in Vancouver when I'm over this weekend (hopefully J&L or OceanAquatics have some).