hi new to this forum

[bobcat]

hi thought id share my new tank with you all and maybe get some feed back have had 12mths experience new tank is 4mths old have just started to add stock tank is 18ft Lshaped 24" high 30"wide.:razz:

 

[bobcat]

please ask any questions or feed back

 

[Reefdaddy1]

Real Nice, Whats lighting that tank, Are those T5's? What filtration you using?

Welcome to the board!!

 

[bobcat]

thanks the lighting is 8 250w mh 16 blue t5s 54w the tank has an 8 ft sump with refugim deep sand bed tunze skimmer and bio balls dont think the balls will be perment. the lights will be up graded to 400w in few weeks

 

[bobcat]

heres a pic of sump before the cover went on

 

[Reefdaddy1]

wow that is a moose of a tank man, How many Gallon is it?

 

[bobcat]

2500litres not good at converting i have a 2000litre water tank conected for auto topup

 

[NaH2O]

Oooo...that tank's about 660 gallons if I did it right. Spectacular! Can you list out your current inhabitants?

Welcome to Reef Frontiers!!!

 

[Reefdaddy1]

2500litres not good at converting i have a 2000litre water tank conected for auto topup

Wow that rates with Mojos beast. Same shape anyway. Nive Bobcat, Yeah I would like to know what you have in there, Acros? Softies and such what types.

 

[bobcat]

6 yellow tangs 4 regal tangs 1 naso 2 orange spot gobies 2 lawn mower blennies 3 clowns 4 clams assorted lps would like some acro but only have 1 at moment dont see much around just have to keep looking i have snails crabs and sea stars 2abalone 1coral banded shrimp

 

[big t]

Welcome to the board bobcat! It is good to have you. Very nice tank, very nice

 

[Elmo18]

I like that tank size

Best,
Ilham

 

[Maxx]

Thats one big fat happy elegence coral in there! Tank looks great!
Why are you switching over to 400 watt lights?

Nick

 

[bobcat]

we were not sure weather to go 250 or 400 but there were some hicups with our lights so they are replacing them all so we decided to up to 400 so i can have acro and other light lovers

 

[liveforphysics]

Could you possibily be useing X10 boxes? And were the hickups possibily MH ballasts switching on and off randomly?

 

[big t]

250 W halides should be more then enought to satisfy even the most light demanding corals. Here is my tank lit by 250's and it is 25" deep

 

[bobcat]

no shark 11 lights and they had faulty wiring and exploding ballasts so far the suplier and manafacturer have acted quickly we waited 3 mths for the lights to be imported and we got permission to have our electricion make them safe so we can use them while the ship the replacements been very frustrating

 

[bobcat]

wow !!!! big t your tank looks great i guess we could have stayed with 250 but due to the hicups with our lights we are getting the up grade at no extra so why not i had already factered the running of 400w before we started the tank

 

[bobcat]

oh!! and i like the bare bottom look!!!!

 

[Scooterman]

Hi Bobcat, Woozes that is a nice tank, lots of water!
Glad to have you aboard RF, Welcome!
When you get time if you can I'd like to see your plumbing & filtration out back. One more question, I'm sure your going to build a top?