bencollinz Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 from my thread: @jedimasterben (guess you can't tag people on these boards)my current setup is:6 cyan, 6 blue, 8 true violet, 12 cool white, 14 royal blue, 10 royal blue (moon) - total but over two heatsinks5 drivers50% //RB95% 50% //WHITE70% //BLUE&CYAN70% //UV50% //moonI'm going to replace my moons (RB) with limes (and just use RB driver for moons). Should I replace my CW with NW while I'm at it?Any recommendations for better changes? Total overhaul is fine with me as well.Thank you. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 from my thread: You know me, man, it's total overhaul or BUST! Lol. You got a budget to work with or? Link to comment
bencollinz Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 You know me, man, it's total overhaul or BUST! Lol. You got a budget to work with or? $500-700 Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 $500-700 What all do you have right now? Drivers, heatsinks, controller, etc? Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Ahhh the light guru helping out, just as it should be. All is right in the world. I have an idea to bounce off of you at some point. We'll wait for a bit though, you have enough going on Are you happy with bare bottom? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Ahhh the light guru helping out, just as it should be. All is right in the world. I have an idea to bounce off of you at some point. We'll wait for a bit though, you have enough going on Nah, I never have enough going on Are you happy with bare bottom? Not really, I don't like not having sand. I do have the Gyre cranked to 'holy shit' mode, though, and don't have a sandstorm Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Got my Avast ATO today, just finished getting the 29g tank cleaned up and in place and getting the pump situated and such. I love pressure sensors Link to comment
bencollinz Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 What all do you have right now? Drivers, heatsinks, controller, etc? Mean Well ELN-60-48P x 5 6" x 20" Heatsink x 2 6 cyan, 6 blue, 8 true violet, 12 cool white, 24 royal blue. reef angel RAnet PWM 6 channel Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Mean Well ELN-60-48P x 5 6" x 20" Heatsink x 2 6 cyan, 6 blue, 8 true violet, 12 cool white, 24 royal blue. reef angel RAnet PWM 6 channel Oh ok, good. Do you want to move to an LDD-based setup? You could do 6-8x Nanobox 13up boards, which are $60 each. they're set up in four channels, CH1 is 2x 2700K, 2x lime, 1x 4000K, CH2 is 4x royal blue, CH3 is 1x blue and 1x cyan, CH4 is 2x violet. You'd need 3x LDD for the white channels, 2x LDD for the royal blue, 2x LDD for the blue/cyan, and 2x LDD for the violet if you used 8x boards, and you'd need an HLG-240H-54 power supply. The power supply is about $85, and the LDD plus boards for mounting are another ~80. You could keep the same heatsinks, etc. The only thing you'd need to change about the RA is to remove some kind of voltage doubler that is inside the little unit. Roberto has given instructions on the Reef Angel forum about doing it with pics, it's pretty easy. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have an aquascaping problem. And it all started out as 'oh, I should clean the glass, it looks gross'. My big nem also started moving again a few days ago, and now it's a really damned awkward spot. thinking about putting a maxijet blasting 1500GPH at it right there to make it want to move back up into the nook in that rock. Link to comment
1.0reef Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Take some rock out and make 3 islands. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Had three islands already in the past, didn't really flow that well. Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have an aquascaping problem. And it all started out as 'oh, I should clean the glass, it looks gross'. My big nem also started moving again a few days ago, and now it's a really damned awkward spot. thinking about putting a maxijet blasting 1500GPH at it right there to make it want to move back up into the nook in that rock. it's better I think Link to comment
NirvanaandTool Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Your trigger looks evil in that pic. Lit up eyes like the devil! Link to comment
HM3105 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have an aquascaping problem. And it all started out as 'oh, I should clean the glass, it looks gross'. My big nem also started moving again a few days ago, and now it's a really damned awkward spot. thinking about putting a maxijet blasting 1500GPH at it right there to make it want to move back up into the nook in that rock. It looks too proportional and even, maybe remove some rock so the two islands aren't the same-ish size? Hard to do with shallow tanks I think though. Link to comment
markalot Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Are you happy with bare bottom? I have an aquascaping problem. And it all started out as 'oh, I should clean the glass, it looks gross'. My big nem also started moving again a few days ago, and now it's a really damned awkward spot. thinking about putting a maxijet blasting 1500GPH at it right there to make it want to move back up into the nook in that rock. I don't see a problem. I like where the nem is, tell him to stay. I also like the two rocks, the left hand rock needs to be covered in Acros. Put the leather in the sump. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 It looks too proportional and even, maybe remove some rock so the two islands aren't the same-ish size? Hard to do with shallow tanks I think though. I agree. I did most of the looking at it top-down and it looked good, but from the front, not so much. I don't see a problem. I like where the nem is, tell him to stay. I also like the two rocks, the left hand rock needs to be covered in Acros. But I can't see it where it is. :/ Put the leather in the sump. Why would I do that? Link to comment
markalot Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Why would I do that? I don't like leathers? /shrug Link to comment
GHill762 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I like it.. agree it's a little too "even" but it still looks good. I think if you just removed the small front rock on the right it would look great. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 I don't like leathers? /shrug Why? They look nice, they're all flowy, what's not to like? lol I like it.. agree it's a little too "even" but it still looks good. I think if you just removed the small front rock on the right it would look great. Which one? the one that is off by itself? That one has my maxi minis on it and one of them is a moron and moved to the bottom, bleached itself out, and then stuck to the starboard, so I pried it up and squished it into a hole in the rock, waiting for it to attach. That orientation was the only one that I could get it to not fly off with even reduced flow. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Why? They look nice, they're all flowy, what's not to like? lol Which one? the one that is off by itself? That one has my maxi minis on it and one of them is a moron and moved to the bottom, bleached itself out, and then stuck to the starboard, so I pried it up and squished it into a hole in the rock, waiting for it to attach. That orientation was the only one that I could get it to not fly off with even reduced flow. the one on the right side pile, left side of that pile, closest to the glass.. looks out of place and I think it would make the two pile just different enough in size to balance a little better. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 the one on the right side pile, left side of that pile, closest to the glass.. looks out of place and I think it would make the two pile just different enough in size to balance a little better. Pretty sure that's the one I'm talking about, and it'll get moved back where it was today. Can you circle it on the pic? Link to comment
GHill762 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Pretty sure that's the one I'm talking about, and it'll get moved back where it was today. Can you circle it on the pic? http://s1073.photobucket.com/user/GHill762/media/138b205b-760e-485a-9a8b-182e72278d51_zpsaf22eb03.jpg.html'> that's just what I'd do, but I'm no aquascape expert.. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 that's just what I'd do, but I'm no aquascape expert.. Yes, that is the rock I'm talking about, it's there temporarily. Link to comment
TigerLily Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yes, that is the rock I'm talking about, it's there temporarily. Where was it? I would move it into the right front corner. Move that lazy gorg out of the way. I agree with getting acros on the left rock to get some height there. Then you'll get diagonal "movement" in your 'scape composition and it will flow visually. Link to comment
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