Who can I bribe for a PAR meter?

[curiousphil]

I am trying to dial in my light intensities and feel that I desperately need a PAR map of my tank.  I've asked this before and got little in response, so I'm going to ask it again... who can I bribe to either:

a) come for a visit to see my tank and help me do up a PAR map?  or
b) allow me to borrow their PAR meter? 

I realize it's an expensive gadget to be loaning out, but hopefully I can work something out with somebody.  I'm a trustworthy guy!!! I swear!!!  OK, now go-go positive responses!

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

some one in london needs to go buy one and do it ...sarnia has one. which is me..hammy has one which in biggie

 

[unibob]

some one in london needs to go buy one and do it ...sarnia has one. which is me..hammy has one which in biggie

I will be purchasing one soon.

 

[Duke]

some one in london needs to go buy one and do it ...sarnia has one. which is me..hammy has one which in biggie

How's that orphek led for PAR?

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

[quote author=Petercar link=topic=6890.msg68863#msg68863 date=1384877583]
some one in london needs to go buy one and do it ...sarnia has one. which is me..hammy has one which in biggie

How's that orphek led for PAR?
[/quote]i dont have it on 100 percent yet.  im lazy like that

 

[nexusnight]

Hurry up then jerry u can come test it out on my tank lol


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[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

[quote author=Petercar link=topic=6890.msg68863#msg68863 date=1384877583]
some one in london needs to go buy one and do it ...sarnia has one. which is me..hammy has one which in biggie

did yu order from apogee ?....yu should get that stainless 24 inch expandable wand ...so yu dont have to stick yur whole arm in the tank. 

I will be purchasing one soon.
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[theyangman]

What is a good one to buy?

 

[BIGSHOW]

http://www.apogeeinstruments.co.uk/aquarium-par-meters

 

[unibob]

Hurry up then jerry u can come test it out on my tank lol


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Yea I'm hoping within next few weeks. Then I'll be able to bake some sps

 

[theyangman]

They are like 300 bucks.... damn...

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[curiousphil]

They are like 300 bucks.... damn...

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Hence why I haven't made the purchase yet... just don't have a spare 300 laying around unfortunately.  No arguing it would be a good investment if I had the dough!

 

[Duke]

you can just buy the sensor and use a volt meter to get a reading and convert it to PAR values pretty easily.. the apogee sensor only iirc is like 60-100 bucks

 

[theyangman]

Problem is a par meter isn't something that most of us are going to use on a regular basis. We probably only need it for all of about 30 minutes to test a few spots and voila. 300 dollar paperweight. Unless you wanna let other people borrow yours....

 

[curiousphil]

Problem is a par meter isn't something that most of us are going to use on a regular basis. We probably only need it for all of about 30 minutes to test a few spots and voila. 300 dollar paperweight. Unless you wanna let other people borrow yours....

Exactly!  Maybe the sensor plus volt meter would be a good option, I was unaware that you could do that... and I am handy with my electronics

 

[DerekL]

[quote author=Petercar link=topic=6890.msg68863#msg68863 date=1384877583]
some one in london needs to go buy one and do it ...sarnia has one. which is me..hammy has one which in biggie

How's that orphek led for PAR?
[/quote]

I have been bugging him about this as well as I have the same light as him. I think after vacation this winter I will just have to buy a par meter myself as I too asked about having someone come map my tank 

 

[Duke]

[quote author=theyangman link=topic=6890.msg68953#msg68953 date=1384895494]
Problem is a par meter isn't something that most of us are going to use on a regular basis. We probably only need it for all of about 30 minutes to test a few spots and voila. 300 dollar paperweight. Unless you wanna let other people borrow yours....

Exactly!  Maybe the sensor plus volt meter would be a good option, I was unaware that you could do that... and I am handy with my electronics
[/quote]

Yup just Google it and you'll find all the needed info, it's simple just gotta incorporate some math to convert to par

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

They are like 300 bucks.... damn...

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349.  at coral reef store

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

[quote author=Duke link=topic=6890.msg68866#msg68866 date=1384878898]
[quote author=Petercar link=topic=6890.msg68863#msg68863 date=1384877583]
some one in london needs to go buy one and do it ...sarnia has one. which is me..hammy has one which in biggie

How's that orphek led for PAR?
[/quote]

I have been bugging him about this as well as I have the same light as him. I think after vacation this winter I will just have to buy a par meter myself as I too asked about having someone come map my tank 
[/quote]problem is i have to be home to do that in the afternnon. where the ledsa re at there brightest

 

[Duke]

[quote author=DerekL link=topic=6890.msg68979#msg68979 date=1384900253]
[quote author=Duke link=topic=6890.msg68866#msg68866 date=1384878898]
[quote author=Petercar link=topic=6890.msg68863#msg68863 date=1384877583]
some one in london needs to go buy one and do it ...sarnia has one. which is me..hammy has one which in biggie

How's that orphek led for PAR?
[/quote]

I have been bugging him about this as well as I have the same light as him. I think after vacation this winter I will just have to buy a par meter myself as I too asked about having someone come map my tank 
[/quote]problem is i have to be home to do that in the afternnon. where the ledsa re at there brightest
[/quote]


not really, you have the good par meter, you can hook it up to the computer and leave the sensor in all day and it will record data at set intervals and plot the results out on a chart.