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Display tank size: 36"X24"X18" (90cm X 60cm X 45cm)
Sump size: 28"X19"X20" (70cm X 48cm X 50cm)
Return pump: UNO 75
Lighting: ThorTek 75W Typical 36" fixture

Here are some setting-up pics

FTS


FTS with the stand open


Stand and sump


Plumb (1)


Plumb (2)


Plumb (3)


Under all lights on (1)


45 degree view from the right side


Under all lights on (2)


Under the blue LED light


Under the moonlight


FTS under all lights on


FTS under all lights on (zoom-in)


FTS under blue LED light


Stand and sump


overflow box design


semi-top-down view


45 degree view from the right side


Right side view

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A sharing post of my LED fixture:

Specification:
(1) 36 white LED lamps (6500K, 1.25W per lamp)
(2) 24 blue LED lamps (470nm, 1.25W per lamp)
(2) 24 red low power LED lamps (for fish color enhancement)
(3) 8 lower power blue LED lamps (as moonlight)
(4) 3 switches and 3 separated plugs
(5) 1 chiller fan
(6) Yellow hood painting (car-painting)


While still in box (1)


While still in box (2)


While still in box (3)


While still in box (4)


While still in box (5)


While still in box (6)


While still in box (7)


While still in box (8)


Brand logo


moonlight ON


Blue+red+moonlight


White+moonlight


White+blue+moonlight


All lights ON

[BLKBRDTA]

Wow! Never caught the drift of a new system on the way! Looks awesome already and it is still cycling haha. Beautiful LED fixture as well! Higher wattage ratings on each bulb too, so your PAR will present great readings while consuming only 75 watts.. Is Thortek a global company or just national there? Nice rimless DT you went with too, I see it comes out to around 67 gallons. What do you plan on prodominately stocking it with?

[map95003]

Another nice setup David. Just curious, are those check valves on your split return lines? I was just trying to figure out how you're preventing the back flow to the sump to avoid a flood should the power go out...

I like the fixture, I know you're been running LED for a while now with good results....how much are these things running ($$) in Japan?

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Originally Posted by BLKBRDTA

Wow! Never caught the drift of a new system on the way! Looks awesome already and it is still cycling haha. Beautiful LED fixture as well! Higher wattage ratings on each bulb too, so your PAR will present great readings while consuming only 75 watts.. Is Thortek a global company or just national there? Nice rimless DT you went with too, I see it comes out to around 67 gallons. What do you plan on prodominately stocking it with?

ThorTek is still a national brand in Taiwan, but they are recently trying to sell their products to US market. You can try to get contact with them from their website:
Welcome

LPS and zoas will dominate in this new tank while some SPS will also bring to test the feasibility of LED light on the growth and coloration of SPS.

Originally Posted by map95003

Another nice setup David. Just curious, are those check valves on your split return lines? I was just trying to figure out how you're preventing the back flow to the sump to avoid a flood should the power go out...

I like the fixture, I know you're been running LED for a while now with good results....how much are these things running ($$) in Japan?

There is a check valve just installed in very front of the return lines (near the output of the return pump!). I will check this ""check valve" every month to remove anything that stuck in it which might possibly cause disablity of the valve. I don't want to see flood someday in my basement! Ha ha~~

As for the price of the LED fixture, I paid $470 USD for this new set in Taiwan. Japan? I don't understand why you mentioned "Japan" in the post!

[SECRETREEF]

once again a great looking tank and you have not even started to put the corals and fish!

[map95003]

David, sorry about the Japan/Taiwan mixup. Somewhere along the line in your other tank thread I thought you mentioned you're in Japan...my mistake. The price for the fixture is comprable to T5 fixtures here....too bad we can't get LED fixtures for that price around here (maybe we do and I just don't know about it, if that's the case someone please let me know where).

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Originally Posted by map95003

David, sorry about the Japan/Taiwan mixup. Somewhere along the line in your other tank thread I thought you mentioned you're in Japan...my mistake. The price for the fixture is comprable to T5 fixtures here....too bad we can't get LED fixtures for that price around here (maybe we do and I just don't know about it, if that's the case someone please let me know where).

Never mind! Taiwan and Japan are neighboring nations of close relationship! As for the price of the fixture in US, I have a friend in NY who bought one 36" set about 3 months ago. SHe said that she paid about 110 USD for the fixture shipping from Taiwan to NY. Maybe you can contact them for exact shipping fee. Hope this information helps!

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Some pics taken today!

Let's see FTS under different lighting condition!

Moonlight only


Pure Blue


Blue and Red


All lights ON

[Scorpa]

Sure is a beauty

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The new calcium reactor for this tank which was just recieved two days ago!

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Just curious, how much water evaporates from your take a day/a week with the rimless setup?(It looks awfly slick!) And how much did those beautiful LED lights cost!

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After solving some leakage problem due to the bad plumbing before, here is the second time layout for this tank.

FTS (the water is still not so clear, just finished the layout 5 hours ago)


A different angle of view


The backside plumbing

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Few pics of the skimmer for this tank:

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Some pics of the tank after the second time layout of the live rocks:

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A little change on the aquascape, and some corals moved in few days ago.
All pics were taken under blue LED lights.

Full Tank Shot (FTS)








Top-down views






Some local shots






Golden plate coral


Bi-color favia


Zoas