Parrothead's 180-gal reef tank build:

[Parrothead]

Gotcha, sending you a pm with a link to currents resale site, they are all factory rebuilds direct from current. Check it out and let me know your thoughts, the one in the link is the 8 bulb it would hang over the tank by 5/8 of an inch front and back, if 8 bulbs would be to much light, I could always remove one or two bulbs, this way when I get a bigger tank someday, I've got the light for it too

Tanks,
Robert

[Parrothead]

With either the 6 or 8 bulb T - 5 would I be able to keep stuff like the acros etc?

Tanks
Robert

[charlie]

Robert............................................ ................. you would be fine with the 6 bulb. Do a little reading just on this site and you will find that people are doing just fine with acros and T5's.
Just look at Michaels tank.

[Parrothead]

Just checked out Mike's tank in his gallery, I see what you mean, and a Clam or two at the top should be ok shouldn't it?

Tanks
Robert

[charlie]

Just do your research before you buy!!!! I think you should be OK.

[Parrothead]

Just in the planning stages, ain't shopping yet, Acro and clams are a ways down the road, remember, I going slow and easy on this, hardware first, then rock, then let the romans do there thing,

Then and only then, the cool stuff

Tanks,
Robert

[reefhead728]

Thats cool about the coral beauty thats my wife favorite Fish, but I was always told that they would eat your corals so i told her no way that was going in the tank, but now i might at least consider it.

[Parrothead]

Jeremy,

All angels come with a might nip warning, Just an example, have you ever checked out Charlies emp. thread, he raised him from a babe, now he's worried about when he is gonna wanna borrow the truck keys, he's had no issues, as charlie pointed out it's a crap shoot, but I figure if he is well fed elsewhere, he should be fine, I hope. But mine is a beautiful fish, his colors are deep and a very detailed, wish I could take a real pic of him, might try again later for a better pic.

Besides that, How ya been?

Tanks,
Robert

[Parrothead]

Here is a larger pic of the avatar for anyone who is curious

[CutthroatKid]

Here is a larger pic of the avatar for anyone who is curious

I was curious how cute.

I agree that T5s are dandy.

[Parrothead]

Evil looking little dude ain't he, he looks that way in all the pics we got of him, He just has that attitude, "If I gotta have my pic taken in order to eat, so be it, I'm not gonna smile". He really is a cool cat.

Tanks,
Robert

[reefhead728]

Been good robert just trying to watch dallas beat green bay,
Built a frag rack last night and working on building a small one after the game. hows the tank coming along i see you were looking at lighting. I like my T5s its a six bulb, i think it works great on the 125 less heat and cheaper power bill. Thats cool about the angel fish learn somthing new everyday,I told my wife we might give it a shot, she wants a flame angel.

You get to drive that Ferarri yet?

[reefhead728]

Or maybe ill watch green bay beat the tar out of my cowboys

[cdearing]

If heat is an issue for you then I would definitely go for the T5's and 6 of them, in my opinion. I have a 4 bulb fixture over my 80, for the last 3 months or so anyway and all of my corals have good growth and color. If I had the option of a 4 bulb or 6 bulb, I would have gone for the 6. I just added a small maxima clam so we'll have to wait and see how that pans out. I don't have the "shimmer" effect of the metal halides or the fast growth of metal halides but I'm not really into fast growth right now. I outgrew my 29 in 1 1/2 years and don't really want to have to get a bigger tank in another year and a half. Maybe a few years down the road! Keep us posted.

[cdearing]

Check out this guy's 220G equipped "only" with T5's.

Incredibly Simple - Reef Hobbyist Online Magazine

[reefhead728]

WOW, thanks for that link cdering that had some great pics.

[Parrothead]

Great Link Cynthia,
Thanks for the information

Tanks,
Robert

[Parrothead]

Just a quick update on the coral beauty, it's been a week and a half some I brought him home, he eats like a horse, and his colors just keep getting better, no ill signs of their reputation for being a pain to keep, he is turning into an incredible fish, just beautiful as its name indicates, will try to get him to hold still for a good pic here in a little while. All I can say is wow, best 30.00 I spent in awhile.

Tanks,
Robert

[Parrothead]

Here's a pic, best I could do with my el cheapo camera and a fish that doesn't want to hold still, now the tang is a camera hog as you can see by the other couple of pics

[twisted]

Just got done reading your thread! your first post is definitly the best advice one can give....sounds like you are really gonna have a nice setup! love the cb! my wife picked one and weve had it for a while and never had a prob...they are definitly voracious eaters! i grow a patch of algae on my glass for it and it tends to keep him less interested in the valuables of the tank.