markalot Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Ok thanks Mark, I knew you would come through What types should I aim for? The place I go has a large selection of various sps frags. Oh man, I would say whatever looks good to you. I would say if a piece catches your eye at the store and is reasonably priced then go for it. Link to comment
slowngreen Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Well I wanted to go in a new direction SO I did a full substrate swap on Sunday. Went 50/50 white and crushed coral. Only 40 lbs like before so its thin enough I can keep it clean easily. Added my black sand to my fuge. Having light trouble so this is with only part of my t5's going, its alittle brighter but about the same color. http://s183.photobucket.com/user/slowngreen/media/random%20stuff/IMAG0700.jpg.html'> Link to comment
slowngreen Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Any idea what color temp (look) can be had with the chinese 165w full spektrum led setups? Link to comment
slowngreen Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Think Im going to pull the trigger and get two EverGrow led setups. Alittle premature but you guys think I should plan on running a couple t5's with them? Link to comment
slowngreen Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 How would I know if its "too" much light before bleaching? Best to just slowly brighten the leds over time? They are dim-able. Link to comment
markalot Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yea, start out low and slowly ramp up. I have a PAR meter so I don't have to guess, but I have over 200 PAR hitting some LPS that like lower light and they are doing well, but I'm not sure why. Might be heavy daily feeding. Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Got the leds up and running today. This is a crappy picture and my bleached leather really stands out lol but this is with 25% blue and 20% white running. http://s183.photobucket.com/user/slowngreen/media/random%20stuff/IMAG0709.jpg.html'> Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 So I have 3 functioning t5's sockets and balist I can add to this...somehow. Should I try for just two of them and go one in front and one in back of the leds, keeping them centered across the tank? Not real sure how I would mount them though, would be pointless without the reflectors right? Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Hopefully someone will chime in. Even though its only day 3, Im just wondering some stuff. I have all the leds on 20% and raised about 14" off the water. Everyone is opened, some, but not much. I dont see any color change as in maybe bleaching but would it be too soon to tell? I was wondering if maybe everyone is wanting more light and I should turn the lights up already? Link to comment
markalot Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Very hard to say. I ran My LED's at 100% blue, 50% white with no issues after converting from T5. Bleaching seems to take about a week unless it's really extreme, but again hard to say. Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 So theres a "chance" Im under lighting them? I'll let them finish out today then turn it up some tomorrow and just watch them. Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Im really not liking the color of the led's. Just makes everything looked washed out? I think thats what you would say. Sure some stuff really pops but everything else just looks like theres no contrast anymore. Really not sure what to do at this point. Might consider going back to t5's. Link to comment
markalot Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 A mix is really the best. LED for shimmer, T5 for coverage. I can get the T4 look using the Maxspect Razors plus BuildMyLED strips to help increase the coverage. Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 What does it likely lack, some violet or red colors? Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Cool update! My plate coral that died like a month or more ago, which I even had out of the tank for Id say atleast one day? I put in my fuge just because and noticed a couple days ago it has pink flesh on it again!!! So I moved it to my display and its definitely alive again. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 CONGRATS!!! on you know what Link to comment
Lawnman Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Yeah congrats on the grand prize . Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Thanks guys! Im so stoked! Crazy giveaway. I'll be starting a thread for it soon enough. Updates on my 75....I removed my 40g sump/fuge so rid some evaporation. Going through 2.5g a day with fuge lighting always on. I am running 10g worth of sump now with no fuge. About a gallon a day now. Also ordered some new led's to swap into my fixtures. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 woohoo! congrats!!!!! it's gonna be an epic build! Link to comment
markalot Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 What what? What did you win? I said T4 a few posts up. New bulb type. I added some T5's t the front of my tank to add some color and help reduce shadows. Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 I won the big giveaway here Mark, 5g aio, led light and $300 gift card! I was thinking t5 but posted a thread and was told the layout on my leds were why the color is all washed out. Have too many cool white and a lot more blue that royal blue. Gonna change some up, add more royal blue and warm white and see where I'm at. Still have bulbs but no fixture for t5. My leds are wide so I think if I added t5's a dual setup might be all I could add without blocking the leds. Think 2 would change/add anything noticeable? Link to comment
markalot Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I won the big giveaway here Mark, 5g aio, led light and $300 gift card! I was thinking t5 but posted a thread and was told the layout on my leds were why the color is all washed out. Have too many cool white and a lot more blue that royal blue. Gonna change some up, add more royal blue and warm white and see where I'm at. Still have bulbs but no fixture for t5. My leds are wide so I think if I added t5's a dual setup might be all I could add without blocking the leds. Think 2 would change/add anything noticeable? I just added 4, 2 on each side of a 72" tank, to a 150 gallon and it made a huge difference. So yes, I think just 2 bulbs with decent reflectors will really make a difference. So far I've tried Coral+, Coral+ (meh), Coral+, Blue+ (ack, too blue), and settled for now on Coral+, Purple+. Congrats on the win, that is HUGE. I had no idea it was even going on ... I have this bad habit of only looking at threads I subscribe to and missing out on the others. Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Ok here it is with some more led swapping. Running.... 9 neutral 6 warm 5 red 2 green 26- 450-460 7-420 100% on whites,reds,green and 420's, 50% on blues...Pictures dont show much coral, I just finished the lights, turned them on and took the pics. I'll see tomorrow how everything looks open. http://s183.photobucket.com/user/slowngreen/media/random%20stuff/IMAG0742.jpg.html'> 50% whites 35% blues. http://s183.photobucket.com/user/slowngreen/media/random%20stuff/IMAG0743.jpg.html'> Link to comment
latteslave Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 the coloration looks good in the picture. LEDs are hard to gauge their intensity and watching the coral reaction is about the best way. Big difference in bleaching and fading. I have found that keeping a "test coral" helps a ton. I use a pink lemonade pocillapora. I can tell pretty quick if it's too much or not enough light based on the green in its base. Link to comment
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