My 50g Cadlight rimless/starphire tank

[spanky]

I am in the middle of putting my 50 gallon Cadlight tank together, what size vortech are you using and at what power capacity are you running them at thanks

 

[colereef]

Thank you! My Rowaphos reactor made a huge difference in keeping phospate low and nuissance algae. Having sand looks beautiful but it's PITA to clean.

I am in the middle of putting my 50 gallon Cadlight tank together, what size vortech are you using and at what power capacity are you running them at thanks

Mp40 on right side and Mp10 on the other side. Using Nutrient transport mode in half the power on both side. I tried to sync them so many times but no success so its very chaotic. I also have the newer ES model. You could actually just use 2 MP10.

 

[sweet<3]

Wow this tank is beautiful! Very inspiring!

 

[colereef]

Wow this tank is beautiful! Very inspiring!

Thanks! Here is Bubble magus Auto doser for CA, Alk and Mag. One of the Best Investment and I highly recommended to other reefers with money and space. Its worth every penny.

Here is also my ATO with Kalk. Tank is on the other side of the cabinet, I just drilled a few holes for the tubes.

 

[House_64]

Stunning! Thanks for sharing!

 

[brizhound]

Wow thats beautiful! I'm excited I have a Cadlight 50 being delivered tomorrow and can't wait. Do you have any pics of your sump area?

 

[Tangwich]

Just saw this tank yesterday and pictures don't do it justice. Amazing setup and whisper quiet. Good job bro.

 

[reeferguy]

Hey if you dont mind me asking how much did you pay for you leds? btw: i drooled a little staring deeply at the pictures. I cant even imagine in real life. Great tank bro.

 

[EyeReef]

yes updated photo please

 

[colereef]

I'm going back to t5 lighting. I just ordered coralvue 24" 6 bulb combo with 3 ati blue plus, 2 purple plus and 1 aquablue special. A lot of my sps bleached so I'm switching back. I'm going to sell it soon for $180ish. Picture of my tank soon. Thanks for looking.

 

[EyeReef]

Im really contemplating whether I should keep my T-5 fixture or go with LEDS...is bleaching a common problem with LEDS?

 

[jessesoto33]

WOW! CLEAN! so did that tank get that way by using T5's, or MH? because that tank looks like it has been up and running before LED's where invented???

 

[colereef]

I still have a lot of sps right now and 25% of them bleached...so its a lot of risk...especially if you have nice sps. I lost my favorite coral, its a blue tort and straberry shortcake and fire ice echinata and some other ones. Otherwise for Lps, zoas, And 75% chance on sps, Chalice and birdsnest are thriving on my tank. But you can't have blue sps, they turn brown ina couple of weeks

Im really contemplating whether I should keep my T-5 fixture or go with LEDS...is bleaching a common problem with LEDS?

 

[colereef]

Thanks! I used to have MH on my old 32g tank. It was a 250w dimmable using Radium and then hamilton t5's. I like like t5's better than MH. Yes, most corals are already 2 to 3 years old.

WOW! CLEAN! so did that tank get that way by using T5's, or MH? because that tank looks like it has been up and running before LED's where invented???

 

[reefer19]

Tank of the month quality

 

[reef girl]

sick tank nice corals btw what wattage are you running on the leds

 

[colereef]

Yes, TOTM of January 2011! Thank you.Lol.

Tank of the month quality

 

[SEAMONSTER]

Very nice aquarium and excellent aquascaping! I especially like the clam placement with the corals surrounding it! Very original!

 

[colereef]

Total of 112 watts and thank you.

sick tank nice corals btw what wattage are you running on the leds

 

[colereef]

New updates, corals are getting bigger, running out of space.
Amateur photos at best.
Changed my lighting to ATI Sunpower 4 bulb 2 blue plus, 1 purple plus and 1 aquablue special.

I fragged my neon green polyp leather, that's why it looks like that.