I do love LED and will be going back to them. I just need new lights now and a decent LED system is just not in the budget. Looking to spend almost $900 for the lights that I want and I was able to get a 6 bulb T5 with bulbs for A LOT cheaper.
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I do love LED and will be going back to them. I just need new lights now and a decent LED system is just not in the budget. Looking to spend almost $900 for the lights that I want and I was able to get a 6 bulb T5 with bulbs for A LOT cheaper.
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I think a low level of nitrate is essential for optimal sps health. Biopellets can strip your tank clean of nitrates. I know some have used sodium nitrate to maintain proper levels when using bio pellets. It's phosphate that is the enemy
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+1 i use to try and keep nitrate as close to zero as possible but have realised since keeping a little and maintaining low levels im getting crazy insane polyp extension on acros and milli and montis look almost like a shag carpet.... dont think i will ever run bio pellets seems that my carbon and densly stocked fuge have been doing the trick..... who knows maybe all those pod nauplii are responsible
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thank you for the info - but I wanted to know what salt and your water change schedule - you must get people asking about ur lights a lotLoL. We sure do. Just using IO salt and 10-20 gallons a week water change. Depends on how ambitious I am
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I have slowed down on my w/c to every three weeks 15 gal I am using the aquavitro salt. Has great chemistry but does not mix well. I do like io but cal, mag and alk are to low.
Thinking on going back to dd
Thinking on going back to dd
48" 6 bulb Tek Light Elite installed. LIght is about 6" over the water line. Went with Blue Plus, Coral Plus, Actinic, Purple Plus, Coral Plus, Blue Plus for my bulb order to even the coloring on both sides of my rock work. After only one day, I am impressed. Of coarse I did not have a great LED set up prior, but the corals have loved these lights. Some are already showing colors I did not know they had. The PE on my montis is awesome to see, especially with that wave I have tuned in right now. Pics will be up soon.
New lights installed
Although I have lots of new beautiful peices from here, here is my favorite new piece. No idea what it is called though and pictures do not do it justice lol.
Although I have lots of new beautiful peices from here, here is my favorite new piece. No idea what it is called though and pictures do not do it justice lol.
Lights are 6" above the waterline, is that where it should be?
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dude that looks sweet gotta love shaggy montis too its funny when it looks like a fuzzy birdsnest, i know my red digis polyps are dense
gotta love shaggy montis too its funny when it looks like a fuzzy birdsnest, i know my red digis polyps are denseIt is awesome to watch, looks like a bunch of metal heads at a Pantera show. I have another that doesn't have a lot of color in the body right now, as most I acquired lately were already browned out or bleached, but the PE is florescent green.dude that looks sweet
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well my golden rule is long as i can see pe its saveable and colour comes back normally pretty quick and shouldnt take long with those new lights you got.... that was the perfect analogy for it
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Last one almost looks like a sunset milli.
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Looks good!
Can't dispute how nice T5's look over a reef. Such uniform light.
Bet ya miss the shimmer though
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Can't dispute how nice T5's look over a reef. Such uniform light.
Bet ya miss the shimmer though
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Looks good Torx. Maybe I missed it, didn't read back at all, but what bulb combo did you go with?
Went with Blue Plus, Coral Plus, Actinic, Purple Plus, Coral Plus, Blue Plus for my bulb order to even the coloring on both sides of my rock work.
I sure do miss the shimmer. My old light was a DIY LED, so I will be removing the leds and making 2 strip lights as soon as I get more heat sink adhesive off ebay.Looks good!
Can't dispute how nice T5's look over a reef. Such uniform light.
Bet ya miss the shimmer though
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t5 with stunner strips for shimmer you are golden now
Another lighting question, running the outside Blue Plus for 12 hours and the rest 8 hours. 10:30-10:30 Blue Plus, and 12:30-8:30 for the middle bulbs. Is that right? OR any other suggestions? Again, I went with Went with Blue Plus, Coral Plus, Actinic, Purple Plus, Coral Plus, Blue Plus for my bulb order.
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If ur coming from leds id probably lessen the hours..mine run for only 11 total. Dont wanna shock anything. Just my opinion tho.
Note to self...when you set up your doser, be sure to turn on the auto function. *facepalm* After a week of apparently not dosing, my alk tanked to nothing, cal and mag are nice and low to. Started raising it all slowly last night and double checked the doser is auto working now.
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