36 gal corner bow front

[mistaflicksta]

I finally got the light

So I finally got the light and had a chance to hang it. I hung the light a foot above the tank. I ran the light (just the 250w halide) for about four hours to see how the corals reacted, To my surprse all of the corals puffed up extra large. I like how the light looks, my only complain is that the goniopora look brown under the halide and the tank gets hot really fast. here are some pics

 

[mistaflicksta]

more pics

 

[mistaflicksta]

and more pics

 

[mistaflicksta]

cant leave forget about the devils hand! and here are some pics of the light

 

[thincat]

Try blowing a fan over your water. That might help cool your water a few degrees and it's alot cheaper then a chiller.

 

[mistaflicksta]

Thanks, I the full tank pic you can see a big white circle between the lights and the tank, that is an 8 inch fan blowing directly at the water. the lowest I can get the temp is 82 degrees.

 

[thincat]

82 degrees is okay for a reef tank unless you start to pickup some cool water fishes... I have a chiller and I set it to 82 degrees.

 

[SHARPiE]

Really nice work there mista. Good array of vibrant colours.

 

[mistaflicksta]

yeah my tank is usually @ 82-84 but now my concern is that I cant get the tank lower than 82 when I turn the other 130w on I might have a problem with water temp

 

[thincat]

If fans don't work the only other solutions is to raise the lights or get a chiller. during the summer my tank went to 85 and that is way to dangerous for my animals.

 

[SHARPiE]

emergency 600ml bottles of frozen water?

 

[Mitchell0605]

Hehe how many do you have on hand Sharpie?

 

[SHARPiE]

We learnt our lesson the hard way last summer hey Mitch - wiped out half our stock.
I've got three in the freezer at all times, and a pedistal fan just in case.

 

[Mitchell0605]

Yeah we sure did. That's why I'm happy we are going on holidays in winter this year! Don't need to worry about temperature.
I've got 2 mostimes during summer but none at the moment. Got a pedestal fan in my room at all times though.

 

[mistaflicksta]

I have 2 bottles in the freezer just in case. But it seems to me that Im going to have to buy some more fans. Thanks guys

 

[Mitchell0605]

Look around for computer fans. You can mount them and place them so they blow across your water. You can even buy a temp sensor and wire them up to turn on at a certain temp.

 

[mistaflicksta]

Thanks. that is a great idea, and you know what the funny part is? I am an electronics engineer and I didnt think of that! LOL!

 

[Mitchell0605]

Awesome. You'll be able to wire them up o probs!

 

[capj64]

Are you having any trouble with your chocolate chip starfish? I didn't think they were reef safe...I was looking at them at our LFS and they said not to get if I planned on doing a reef.

 

[mistaflicksta]

I did have a chocolate chip star that was sick but it is long gone It lost all of its legs. I knew it was not reef safe but I had bought it before deciding to go with a reef set up