Arce Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 You wont be disappointed.I think its a fantastic light....severely underrated. Yea i was pretty impressed when i saw it. Not sure i want to give up my t5 though. Hows the heat on that fixture? Does it get really hot? Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yea i was pretty impressed when i saw it. Not sure i want to give up my t5 though. Hows the heat on that fixture? Does it get really hot? Yea thats a tough decision as T5's are fantastic. For me though it came down to overall aesthetics and halides are still my favorite. I love the look of a shallow and deeper water reef. The fixture itself gets hot but in terms of heat transfer it increases the temp of my tank anywhere from 2-3 degrees. tort under 10k Link to comment
Travis Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Following along. I'm just a few weeks post cycle on my new tank. I'm going SPS only. Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Following along. I'm just a few weeks post cycle on my new tank. I'm going SPS only. Thanks alot. Following along your build as well cant wait to see how it progresses. Sticks They just kept calling and calling me kitty.....and I finally answered Honestly my tank is still a bit immature for SPS but I just figure ill just try to keep things as stable as possible till I hit the year mark. red planet under 10k Link to comment
Arce Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Your photo skills are great Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Your photo skills are great Thanks alot man I appreciate it. Link to comment
4x5 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 The Acros look beautiful man. Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 The Acros look beautiful man. Thanks alot Shaun much appreciated What about a FTS? Coming soon...just have to finish getting rid of a hair algae outbreak Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Damn it Hype..... My Mini is just starting to really settle in and NOW I just might have to screw the whole thing up and get a ReefBright MH/LED hybrid! Looking good! Mark Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Damn it Hype..... My Mini is just starting to really settle in and NOW I just might have to screw the whole thing up and get a ReefBright MH/LED hybrid! Looking good! Mark Thanks alot Mark!...Your tank looks great though man I wouldnt mess with a thing Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 unknown acro under 10k not sure what this guy is but he has great PE Link to comment
markalot Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Man, those acros are so healthy! Great pics. Link to comment
RollaJase Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Looking great Eugene. Can't wait for an FTS of this one . Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Man, those acros are so healthy! Great pics. Thanks alot mark I think they could be doing a bit better but im working on it. Looking great Eugene. Can't wait for an FTS of this one . Thanks alot jase....Yea me too its taking alot longer than i hoped to get things cleaned up. Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Enjoyed your Sps fotos! Have you checked par under the halide? They all look really happy ? Link to comment
urbaneks Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Loving those last few photos. Always good to get caught up on your thread. Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Enjoyed your Sps fotos! Have you checked par under the halide? They all look really happy Thanks alot man the ones at the top are getting around 300. Loving those last few photos. Always good to get caught up on your thread. Thanks alot Brad I really appreciate you checking in. Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanks alot man the ones at the top are getting around 300. Great thanks, I'll be borrowing my lfs par meter soon- I need to start looking at Sps placement also for the new tank ? Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Thanks alot man the ones at the top are getting around 300. Great thanks, I'll be borrowing my lfs par meter soon- I need to start looking at Sps placement also for the new tank Np. Im personally amazed at how much par sps actually need to thrive. In the past I always thought they needed really high PAR levels (500 and above) and while this may be true of some species the majority can thrive on much much less. After I started measuring the PAR levels of my tank and other long time reefers the numbers were always surprising. The majority of SPS did extremely well with PAR levels of 200-300. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Np. Im personally amazed at how much par sps actually need to thrive. In the past I always thought they needed really high PAR levels (500 and above) and while this may be true of some species the majority can thrive on much much less. After I started measuring the PAR levels of my tank and other long time reefers the numbers were always surprising. The majority of SPS did extremely well with PAR levels of 200-300. Do you mean PAR right where the coral is? Or just at the surface? I recently got a PAR meter and I'm still figuring out exactly what it means when I measure it Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Np. Im personally amazed at how much par sps actually need to thrive. In the past I always thought they needed really high PAR levels (500 and above) and while this may be true of some species the majority can thrive on much much less. After I started measuring the PAR levels of my tank and other long time reefers the numbers were always surprising. The majority of SPS did extremely well with PAR levels of 200-300. When my 80 was just getting settled before dinos killed all my SPS, I was getting fantastic growth with some in the 120 range. Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Do you mean PAR right where the coral is? Or just at the surface? I recently got a PAR meter and I'm still figuring out exactly what it means when I measure it Yes PAR right at the corals. This way you can measure exactly how much each coral is getting based on depth/placement. When my 80 was just getting settled before dinos killed all my SPS, I was getting fantastic growth with some in the 120 range. Totally agree my buddy has a few colonies that are on the sandbed and they are definitely getting in the 80-100 range yet they're already huge. So going forward I have been extremely modest with how much light my corals get. In fact my 250watt halide is only running at 50% so far everything has been growing just fine and the colors are pretty good. It funny you mentioned dinos Ben as Im in the midst of an experiment with treating dinos. I plan to outline the details shortly so I want some of your feedback Link to comment
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