93G Cube!!! (30x30x24")
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Thanks Eric, how's everything going with you?
Holy freakin undata!!!! David you did an amazing job with this tank . I admire your coral selection. All these new aussie corals have me wanting to add a million things. I have to follow your approach a little more. I have the same fixture and I've been playing around with different halide bulbs. With the geismann electronic ballast, bulbs are burning different colors that I had in the past with my PFO HQI's . My favorite 250w DE bulb used to be a 20k helios, which became 20k EVC. This bulb is too blue in the Giesmann.
IMO the 10k XM is a little too white but I haven't tried it on this ballast so maybe it will look better. Believe it or not the best color I have seen on this ballast is a 14k Sunpaq bulb. I know it's a poor brand but the color is very good. The bulb itself is not as white as a 10k and not as blue as a 14k. I run it with 3 blue+ and 1 fiji purple. I get a good balance of color. Your undata would look insane under this combo.
Good to see you posting David
and LMK if you upgrade. I may want to transfer my 60 into your 90
IMO the 10k XM is a little too white but I haven't tried it on this ballast so maybe it will look better. Believe it or not the best color I have seen on this ballast is a 14k Sunpaq bulb. I know it's a poor brand but the color is very good. The bulb itself is not as white as a 10k and not as blue as a 14k. I run it with 3 blue+ and 1 fiji purple. I get a good balance of color. Your undata would look insane under this combo.
Good to see you posting David
and LMK if you upgrade. I may want to transfer my 60 into your 90 I just saw this post, David! Things are going well. I finally got my Solana up and running this weekend. I'm going SPS dominant this time around. Should be fun. :lol2:
Your tank is looking great. Congrats.
Holy freakin undata!!!! David you did an amazing job with this tank . I admire your coral selection. All these new aussie corals have me wanting to add a million things. I have to follow your approach a little more. I have the same fixture and I've been playing around with different halide bulbs. With the geismann electronic ballast, bulbs are burning different colors that I had in the past with my PFO HQI's . My favorite 250w DE bulb used to be a 20k helios, which became 20k EVC. This bulb is too blue in the Giesmann.
IMO the 10k XM is a little too white but I haven't tried it on this ballast so maybe it will look better. Believe it or not the best color I have seen on this ballast is a 14k Sunpaq bulb. I know it's a poor brand but the color is very good. The bulb itself is not as white as a 10k and not as blue as a 14k. I run it with 3 blue+ and 1 fiji purple. I get a good balance of color. Your undata would look insane under this combo.
Good to see you posting David
Thanks Rich *aka PodPIMP*
I was so sad to see that solana go. One of the finest looking reef tanks around, big or small. It was great to see you set up another system though, I am sure in just a few short months you will outdo yourself! Also, funny thing that Undata, I had just broken off a HUGE chunk of it to take to the LFS, doesn't look like I made much of a dent in it.I have been eyeing those Aussie colonies for a while now. Liveaquaria gets an absolute ridiculous assortment, but you have to be so quick to check out. So many big players just waiting for that update. lol.
I have been using the Ushio 20K for a while now, I don't mind the bulb, I just don't love the bulb and the color I am getting from it. We'll see how the XM works out, I will get some BETTER pictures when I install it, and let it burn in a bit. I also have to change out my T-5's so I will definitely be taking up your suggestion of bulb choices!
I will definitely let you know if I upgrade this system, which I probably will. Sooner rather than later!
No problem Eric. lol. I just saw you set up a solana! That's awesome!!! I have always loved those little tanks. Just never owned one (solana) personally. I loved my 29G BioCube when I had it!
Thanks, this tank got off to such a rough start. Hard to believe it now, but I had hair algae coming out from my SAND BED. My rock looked like a chia pet! So embarrassing. Then the wave of cotton candy algae. That was a PITA to get rid of. lol
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- Kings Park, NY
The growth from a 10K bulb is amazing. Now if you really want to see some amazing growth pick up an Iwasaki 6500K. Crazy
Oh of course!
The growth will definitely be there with the 10K. I meant as far as the color that I am getting, I can live with it with the way it looks now.6500K ... oh man ... I remember reading someone's comment about them ... "It looks like someone peed in my tank." :splitspin
- Location
- Kings Park, NY
Oh of course!
6500K ... oh man ... I remember reading someone's comment about them ... "It looks like someone peed in my tank." :splitspin
The new 10K bulbs are a lot more white/blue than the bulbs of years ago. I personally love the look of a 10 K tank. I will say though I have run 20K Radiums and the growth/look was very impressive. Currently have a 250w 20K Ushio I am waiting to run that looks very promising also.
- Location
- Kings Park, NY
Very Nice. Such a natural look
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