Lighting

Ive been mad busy with work and all that nonsense but I thought I should keep my peeps up to date on my build. So, here is a list of what equip i have so far; Grotech Tec III NG dosing pump, mp40's, vertex GFO reactor, Apex aquacontroller, custom made sump sump 5ft long x 16 winde x 15 tall with a 3 foot refugium zone inside it 2 filter socks, Refflo Dart/ Snapper hybrid external pump, 3 Lumen max reflectors run by 3 Galaxy ballasts and using 3 250W 20,000k Radium Halides (I dont believe in LED ...

In my previous blogs I have mentioned that I would be upgrading my system from the crappy LED's and Sea-Clone protein skimmer that I have. Slowly but surely as of last night the new Protein Skimmer was added (although it might have been way overkill haha) but thats what you should always do with any aspect of your tanks filtration. The lights have been on for probably 2 and a half weeks now and coral growth has been ridiculous since that time. (as far as my Chalices and Acros are concerned) ...

To sum things up my tank is one of the worst offenders of the "Cheap reef tank attempts." But, Change is a comin'. My systems specs are as follows. Main Tank: 100 gallons 48in L, 24in W, 24in T. Protein skimmer: Sea Clone, Pump: Little Giant external pump, Reactor: Phosban Reactor rigged for Biopellets, Sump: 30 gallons no refugium. Chiller: 1 hp, UV: Built in AquaFine UV Sterilizer. Powerheads: two vortech MP10 and two hydor korslia 2's, Lighting: 2 120w Reef Bliss LED fixtures 55 LEDs ...