waymack's new 180 build

[trido]

Looks good. Could you elaborate on your lighting? What kind of pendants,ballasts, bulbs.

FWIW, I would have offset the t-5s to stretch all the way across on the front and the rear. Im sure it will be fine but IMO you would probably get a better actinic spread (and glow in the corals) in the front of the tank with them stretched all the way across the tank that way.

 

[waymack97]

3, 250 watt hl pendants with hamiton bulbs 14,000
2, dual 54 watt t-5, 2 10,000 white and 2 atinic.
all retrofit kits from hellolights. i got the referal from here.
i wasn't sure how to set the lights. trial and error here. i also have some moonlights to fit in there too. i fired it up lastnight and wow really bright. the ballast are aro ballast.
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[fungia]

did you put a spacer between the halide pendants and the wood? i have found wood will char up if you don't give at least a little space, like 1/4 inch is enough.

 

[waymack97]

thanks for the tip. i think i will put some cement board under the pendants.
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[waymack97]

a few pics with the lights on.
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[waymack97]

another.
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[waymack97]

i also have a 55 gallon barrel under the ro unit. the ro unit came from melevs reef and it is a 5 stage ro with di and does about a 100 gallons a day.
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[Ben1]

Looks nice, so much fun decking out a new system just the way you want it. I am currently practically tankless.

 

[ChrisRD]

Looks good. Get some water and rock in that thing! :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Are you going to seal the wall above the tank? Like a varnish or Marine Spar? the tank evaporation will destroy that wall in a few years,

 

[waymack97]

going to put plastic bathroom suround on that wall.
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[fungia]

awesome. time for water