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Dave's 46 Gallon mixed reef

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dlandino
, 01-05-2010 at 03:48 PM (2101 Views)
Hi All,

Just wanted to kick the tires on Addicts so I thought I would start my blog.

I began my reef adventure in Dec 2007 and have fallen in love with the hobby. MY wife on the other hand, not so much . My current tank specs are

46 Gallon Oceanic Bow Front
1600 give or take gph of flow provided by various Hydor power heads
Current USA 2x150 watt HQI DE bulbs (although I received my new Aquactinics dual 175w 2x39 watt T5 fixture today just waiting to hook it up tonight)
Deltec MCE600 Skimmer
No Sump
No Fuge
61 lbs Live rock
80 lbs Live sand
mostly SPS dominated reef but I have some LPS and zoanthids as well.

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  1. Jessy's Avatar
    Nice what color temperature bulbs are you going to use on the T5's? Oh and put up pics!
  2. Montdj's Avatar
    I cant wait to see pics of this setup.
  3. melev's Avatar
    No sump?! Heresy. LOL

    I'd love to see your SPS-dominated reef.
  4. dlandino's Avatar
    Hi guys, I will put the new pics up soon but here is my set up with the old dual 150w halides @ 20k from last week. I ran my new Aquactinics light last night. It is great! The bulb temps for the T5's are 460nm. My Current USA system didn't have an actinic option due to the width of my tank being only 12 inches on the sides but 15" at the bow. That partnered with the fact that I have an HOB skimmer reduced the width even more. Once i heard that Aquactinics has a model that was only 8.5 " in width I jumped on it! Thanks for your interest in my reef and I look forward to following along with all of you in your reed adventures.
  5. dlandino's Avatar
    Update: I have upgraded my lighting and am now running an Aquactinics MH/T5 classic combo fixture with dual 175w 15k XM bulbs and 2x39w T5 460nm supplemental actinic.
  6. upster's Avatar
    I like how your colonies have grown together. Looks very natural imo.