265 gallon setup

niloc16 · #1 01-05-2007, 03:19 AM

i had to bring this awesome piece of montipora home. not 100% on the exact type of montipora but irresistible.

the color is so strong on this piece it is hard to get the camera to adjust properly. the base is light yellow with bluish purple polyps but you cant see the base color too well. only in the tank for 1/2 hour and the polyps were out

Joe Reefer · #2 01-05-2007, 03:32 AM

I like the blasto.

niloc16 · #3 01-07-2007, 06:40 AM

sorry i dont know what happened to the pictures on page 11 of the full tank shots and lighting. but i got it fixed

niloc16 · #4 01-10-2007, 12:31 AM

i finally shut down my 55 gallon and transfered the fish and corals over. i added a couple pieces of rock to finish the center of the tank. here is a couple pictures of the new rocks from the 55. the corals are still in shock but slowly opening. i finally got a picture of my mystery and whipfin wrasse.

support@proline · #5 01-10-2007, 06:23 AM

great job colin ,that monti is amazing

niloc16 · #6 01-13-2007, 03:40 AM

i finished installing my lighting tonight. i have 2 HO T5 54w actinic with hagen GLO electronic ballast. i am only going to use them for dawn and dusk because the aquaconnect bulbs already produce enough blue light. also i installed the LED lighting from IKEA that someone on canreef posted about (sorry i dont remember their name) but they are 4 strips of led lights for my lunar lighting. no pics of the actinics on and lunar lights yet but tonight i'll try and take some. i took some pictures of the inside of the canopy with all the lights installed. i've been told that the GLO ballast is dimmable so when i figure out how to wire to my profilux i'll have dimmable T5's which will rock. it is the one reason i went with this ballast.

i still cant figure out how to get my camera to adjust the color properly so it doesnt look so blue but you get the idea. the only lights on in these pictures is the halides. the small strips across the top between the pendants are the LED strips.

niloc16 · #7 01-13-2007, 03:55 AM

i had to post this. my son is as hooked as i am on this hobby. he is almost 3 and he knows all the names of the fish, and almost the names of the corals now. my daughter is his 7 months and is amazed at it as well. sorry, just a little daddys pride and bragging tonight.

Delphinus · #8 01-13-2007, 04:43 AM

Lookin' good!!

niloc16 · #9 01-13-2007, 06:20 AM

here are the pictures of just actinics and then the LED's. the full tank shot of LED's seems really dark but in person it is just bright enough to see everything and produce almost a glow. i'm totally happy i went these. thanks to whoever it was that posted on canreef about the lighting from IKEA

there is actually 4 strips of these but you cant see the one above the camera