waterat4 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Looks like Nylaspop has nailed it!! i would say it looks very similar to a berghia nudi to me. http://www.berghia.net/ Link to comment
PBUEHH Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 i know it wont be streamlined and all, bu are you considering making an acrylic housing for those schweet led Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Yeah if I can get my hands on some Black acrylic im going to make something to hide the heat sinks, it might just be a black acrylic half round to cover the front and leave the back open for maximum ventilation, those heat sinks get very hot! im not wanting to use a fan if I can help it. Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Its up date time, more mods to the LEDs, trying to squeeze a few more lumens out of the set up now I have some SPS in the tank. Basically I needed got get more light into the tank but it seemed my earlier set up had over heated the led's so Ive changed the LED arrangement and added a couple more heat sinks. First I removed the black acrylic insert from the clear lid, did this slow and carefully so it can always go back together if I ever sell the tank. One heat sink per 600lm LED this runs much cooler and isnt scorching the dice in the led's any more. wired! FTS - More output, less heating, better Monti - Without flash Monti - With flash Pavona! sweet Well that all for now let me know what you think and a big thanks to Huw for the frags!!! cheers Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Terrific lighting upgrade. I posted the link to this thread on the biorb forum also, hope you don't mind. Link to comment
Alicia Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Very cool...your hard work paid off! Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Coming for you Lalani that is a propper compliment, thats made my night!! Alicia, the hard work is still on going!! I wasn't happy with the blue LED's so I've decided to mount them on their own heat sink at the rear of the 4 main ones want to get a more even spread, im sure that if I had followed other peoples designs it would of been much easier and with less steps but im enjoying learning and its becoming quiet a unique design each step is making it more refined! I've run the new setup all day now and no sighs of scorching on the dice of the newer LED's so when I get a couple more 600lm LED's from ebay, I will change out the two that are now slightly dimer than the newer two! More light is good!!! Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Bit of an update! FTS New Hitchhiker I found My New Acro Hope you like! Link to comment
mew Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 this tank is on the fast track to an UBER WIN. Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Lookin' good. A zoa garden at the bottom would look nice. Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 I knew you would say that! lol been trying to avoid having any was trying really hard to keep it all sps but........ since the hitchhiker was found Ive got one anyway so why stop at one!!! Cheers for the shout MEW........by the way whats an UBER WIN?? Link to comment
Jamo Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Nice tank dude. What stores do you use? I live not far from you and am looking for some new good stores. Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hi Jamo, im sure you have a lot more stores around you than I have around me, I usually go to clear water aquatics in leicester but their fish have REALLY gone down hill, the corals and inverts are still good though! for the fish I usually go to one of the maidenhead aquatics outlets, they are little pricey but there stock is always good and Ive never had a fish from there that had died from anything other than natural causes! Where are you buying from recently, at the minute ebay is my bestest friend for corals! Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hi all, here is a quick update, im sorry to say that we lost the fight with the pinch belly of the clown goby, RIP scamp, got a couple more corals will tanks some more pics this weekend got to pick up a pep shrimp and another coral but just wanted to share the new find of another hitchhiker!! any ideas of an ID? hope you all like! Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Stomatella snail, very good CUC member! Sorry about the goby. Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 The place I got him from used to be very good when I was working in the LFS business but its supplies of fish have really dropped off they used to get all their stock hand picked from TMC in london, I think they import it themselves with little or no quarantine but its still one of the best places around for corals. Cheers for the ID Lalani, hopefully I will have some more pics over the weekend Cheers Link to comment
mr.gaboozlebag Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 by the way whats an UBER WIN?? A very cool success. Uber= cool or sometimes really. nice tank. I like the tower in the middle. You should get an uber tall gorgonian. Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Im already on it, there is one now growing in the slacker water at the back of the tank, I will have to get some more pics over the weekend to show you, it got a bit pissed off when he first went in lost a bit of flesh from some of the tips on the branches but they have fleshed over again now and the polyps are extending fully and even my untrained eye can see some growth already. Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hi Lalani, did you get my PM about the mini nem? cheers Jordan Link to comment
Maeda Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Wonderful. This is the kind of stuff I like to see. Link to comment
BLoCkCliMbeR Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Yeah if I can get my hands on some Black acrylic im going to make something to hide the heat sinks, it might just be a black acrylic half round to cover the front and leave the back open for maximum ventilation, those heat sinks get very hot! im not wanting to use a fan if I can help it. i would have cut a bigger hole in the top.......i wouldnt have put anything inside like that near the water..... Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 just for BLoCkCliMbeR Cheers Maeda, got some good pics to post tomorrow loads more corals and the new mini nem!!!! tanks a bit cloudy at the minute, did a small water change and additive addition. Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 A sneak peek just for lalani! hope you all like! Link to comment
waterat4 Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Latest Update for everyone! Merulina Coral Turbinaria sp. New Acro Mini Nem!!!! FTS Let me know what you al think! Cheers Link to comment
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