SkullV's Aquarium Adventures
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SkullV
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New Clam from ORA:
and a new(ish) FTS:
Sorry again about the bad pics, probably should have taken out the tripod.....Did some re-modeling last night too, almost all zoas are off the higher rocks and moved to rubble on the sand. That will allow for a more traditional zoo garden and room for some higher light stuff up top. 120 degree reflectors from Maxspect should be in my mailbox shortly too.
and a new(ish) FTS:
Sorry again about the bad pics, probably should have taken out the tripod.....Did some re-modeling last night too, almost all zoas are off the higher rocks and moved to rubble on the sand. That will allow for a more traditional zoo garden and room for some higher light stuff up top. 120 degree reflectors from Maxspect should be in my mailbox shortly too.
ultimatemj
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Looks great! But, uh, where'd the clam go?!
SkullV
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Looks great! But, uh, where'd the clam go?!
Yep, it wasn't happy in the middle for some reason, I'm guessing light was too intense there. I threw it over to the right as a temporary place when I was working in the tank and it opened all the way up, so that's where it will stay.
I think I've settled on keeping the Razor but retrofitting it with my custom spectrum that I have been using in all of my DIY LEDs. There are now three UV options on Rapid's site though so I'm not sure which combination to use. While using all three chips will be more "full spectrum" and probably better overall for coral growth; I'm worried that the tank will look too purple. That purple look is my biggest gripe with the Razor right now.
ultimatemj
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Looks good. So, what led chips did you go with? And how are you running them (schedule wise)?
SkullV
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So weird that this thing will only let me quote posts in my own thread. It's 18 3w Cree Royal Blue XT-E chips. They are basically just there for color supplement and dawn/dusk. I have a manual dimmer for them now but they will be controlled by the reefkeeper shortly to get that real sunrise/sunset.
T5 bulbs will probably just be 2x blue plus and 2x coral plus. I did order a purple plus but I doubt I'll use it.
The reefer
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its gonna b an awesome build. To bad ur not in Chicago anymore to go check it out.
SkullV
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I'm more of a FaceTime kind of guy jerk.....
SkullV
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You are handy, you just don't know it until you try!
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SkullV
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I look at you go , looking great Ted��
Tom
Thanks Tom! So happy to be back with T5. You can't beat the "pop" that comes with Royal blue led, but the other colors and spread of T5 are phenomenal. Hybrid really is the best of both worlds, even the realistic shimmer! I have a few friends out here running a MH/RB LED hybrid and it looks amazing as well!
Next step is to open it up again and use a pair of dimmable ATI ballasts instead of the single workhorse 7 that's in there now for all of the T5 bulbs.
madjoe
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I dont always agree with u but u r right about that the t5 led mix cant be beat i havent added my leds yet to my new tank but will soon for i gotta hook up tge dimmer to them and get my par meter back so i dont cook stuff . Lights look good very professional clean look