gnatster Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Pictures I do not see Ahh, wise one, your patience shall be rewarded logarithmicly. Link to comment
WhiteWulfe Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yea, two units would be needed. Just to much of a stretch! Hmmm.... Silly question then: since my reef will be a slower build, if I hung a single Hybrid strategically to cover say two thirds of the tank and only put coral there, would that work until there was cash for a second hybrid? if so, given the additional depth of a 75 gallon, that's where the quad T5 quad LED Hybrids can come in handy? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hmmm.... Silly question then: since my reef will be a slower build, if I hung a single Hybrid strategically to cover say two thirds of the tank and only put coral there, would that work until there was cash for a second hybrid? if so, given the additional depth of a 75 gallon, that's where the quad T5 quad LED Hybrids can come in handy? You could do that, yes, and yes, the T5 work best on taller tanks, though if you're not going to do a lot of SPS, then I'd stick with two. Link to comment
WhiteWulfe Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 You could do that, yes, and yes, the T5 work best on taller tanks, though if you're not going to do a lot of SPS, then I'd stick with two. Good to know, because I ~FINALLY~ got hubby to look in depth at some coral and.... Acropora (and other branching/"spikey" coral) is one of the main things he wants in the tank (but also wants torches, hammers, anemone(s), and doesn't mind that I want brains, fox, and zoas). Not that I mind, I just assumed all he wanted was longer and flowing ones that moved with the current Guess I best get saving ^_^ Link to comment
DaveFason Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hmmm.... Silly question then: since my reef will be a slower build, if I hung a single Hybrid strategically to cover say two thirds of the tank and only put coral there, would that work until there was cash for a second hybrid? if so, given the additional depth of a 75 gallon, that's where the quad T5 quad LED Hybrids can come in handy? Like Ben said, yes. Link to comment
DaveFason Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 From the show. Sorry this took SO long. I will have more this weekend. Life has been a bit nutty. _DSC5569 by NanoBoxReef, on Flickr _DSC5562 by NanoBoxReef, on Flickr -Dave Link to comment
mpsti05 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 From the show. Sorry this took SO long. I will have more this weekend. Life has been a bit nutty. _DSC5569 by NanoBoxReef, on Flickr _DSC5562 by NanoBoxReef, on Flickr -Dave Mother of goodness... Hmmm now do I get rid of my Radion with the gen3 pros in it.... How many plugs does this guy take up? 3? one for led, and one for each t5 ballast? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Mother of goodness... Hmmm now do I get rid of my Radion with the gen3 pros in it.... How many plugs does this guy take up? 3? one for led, and one for each t5 ballast? Right, one will power the LEDs, fans, and Bluefish Mini, and then one for each pair of T5. Link to comment
Steensj2004 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Cannot wait for mine now, GAH! Link to comment
brad908 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 What colors did you guys get? Mine will have a navy blue top Link to comment
Steensj2004 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 What colors did you guys get? Mine will have a navy blue top black on black for me.... Link to comment
jbb Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 What colors did you guys get? Mine will have a navy blue top Same as demo model White cable sleeve Asked for white fans, but I don't think it was possible 4 arrays / Dual T5 Link to comment
Steensj2004 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Same as demo model White cable sleeve Asked for white fans, but I don't think it was possible 4 arrays / Dual T5 Your new tank is gonna be bishin, specially with a hybrid! Link to comment
jbb Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Your new tank is gonna be bishin, specially with a hybrid! Hopefully it lives up to those expectations. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 From the show. Sorry this took SO long. I will have more this weekend. Life has been a bit nutty. _DSC5569 by NanoBoxReef, on Flickr _DSC5562 by NanoBoxReef, on Flickr -Dave Link to comment
Sully375 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I don't want to keep bothering dave with my questions so I'll just ask here. I am doing a 68x20x22H build. I know I need two of these. Question is: I know I'm going with the Quad T5's but if I'm just supplementing with the LED will the dual LED setup be enough in each light? Or would I for sure need the Dual/Dual. thanks, Want to place an order but its a lot of money and a decent difference between the Dual/Quad and Quad/Quad when you need to get two. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 What kind of corals do you plan on keeping? Link to comment
Sully375 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 What kind of corals do you plan on keeping? Going from my 30L to this to grow out my SPS. I'll keep some LPS, mainly just what I have now. Link to comment
Caravanshaka Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 68 seems pretty long to try and get coverage with 2 24" hybrids. Have you considered retrofitting an ATI sunpower with some nanobox arrays? I have a 60x30x24 and am finishing up retrofitting 6 arrays into my 8x80w sunpower and keeping 6 t5 bulbs. Including bulbs I will have around $1,300 in parts invested. I would think with that width you could do a 4x80w fixture and just use 2 bulbs and put a strip of 4-6 arrays down the middle. Link to comment
Sully375 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I've been looking at the ati but Dave says these will work. I'm thinking if they are like 6 inches a part I should be good. If Dave thinks an ATI retro would work better I'd pay for that. Link to comment
Caravanshaka Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I personally think the ATI retrofit will be the best choice for your tank size. It will also lessen the bulb change cost to not have 2 fixtures to replace. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 An ATI retro would be best, but then you've got to figure in cost of that fixture on top of the retro cost. The Sunpowers also are really pretty low quality after just having modded one, but they have good ballasts and good reflectors, so they are a decent value. Link to comment
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