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    Inline LED design

    in General Discussion

    Went to both of the stores yesterday to look at your LEDS you can definitely see the difference in the shimmer of MH and the LEDS.The LEDS had more of a shimmering effect then the LEDS I personally like the look and am looking forward to getting my drivers and building my set.Chucelli They look great in person.Can You believe I went to two stores and didn't spend a dime.Not so lucky today though or lucky how ever you look at it.

     

    Jim

    Inline LED design

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    What did you use for cooling the LEDS ?

    Thanks

    Jim

    Chucelli I pulled the trigger and me and a friend have purchased about 300 LED for our large reef tanks just waiting for our 22 meanwells to come in.I thought I had figured out what I wanted to do then you had to show me these channels of aluminum.

    Thanks Again

    Jim

    Frag Tanks

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    My frag tank is a mess. I just cant keep it clean.I have a six line wrasse in it and some snails but its alway a mess hair algae growing everywhere.Just cant seem to get it under control it runs with my 240 on the same sump.I do not have that problem in my 240.Maybe I don't have enough flow in the 40 gallon frag tank,I am running a marlin pump for the entire system.I have 2 mp40 in my main tank.I have 4 T-5 on the frag tank.Maybe I have to much lighting on the tank have a mixture of frag and some large pieces in my frag tank will get a picture out when I can.

    thanks

    Jim

    LED pendent Gen2

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    Would love to see these in person or maybe some better pictures of the lighting what do you think they are 10k 14k 20k I didn't see that you answered lanman before but I night of missed it.

     

    Thanks

    Jim

    One step away from disaster

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    · Edited by jtro

    Zygote2k

    I hear what your saying and their is no one else to blame but the keeper of the tank. But the easier it is to take care of the tank the better chance you do it. On the other hand I suppose you could say if you don't have the time to maintain it you shouldn't have it. I guess we all want a little of both worlds easy to maintain and bulletproof.Is their a happy medium?? I did use a JBJ at onetime it stuck on a few time but was finally destroyed in a lighting strike with ACIII controller,2TVs,3Direct TV units and a telephone.Lighting who would of put that in the picture for tank disasters.

    One step away from disaster

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    Ok you have to laugh about this. Just went down stairs to look at the tank. Step in water Kalk Stirrer blocked up and overflowing on floor now thats funny stuff.

    Thanks for all the ideas please keep them coming what you do for double protection and anything else you can think of

    Thanks

    Jim

    One step away from disaster

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    Tom

     

    Those are great ideas keep them coming. What about everyones pumps or heaters what do you use for protection their. What about lighting I do remember once my lighting was stuck on don't remember why.This last week I lost power and my breaker tripped because the metal halides tries to lite up.Have since put them on 30 min delay hope this solves the problem.

     

    Thanks everyone

    Jim

    One step away from disaster

    in General Discussion

    I have been thinking about my setup for awhile and feel no mater what I do I cant control it. We are all one step away from disaster I think.Came home last night to kalk covered tank couldn't even see into the tank. Not sure what happened exactly but I think a wire got caught up in my float switch and kept it on. Averted disaster this time. Now what I would like to discuss is what everyone does to avert disaster.Heaters,overflow,ATO,dosers, and what ever else. I do run a apex controller on my system and have been learning to program it properly but even the controllers are not full proof.Also if you could tell me your setup and what you use for protecting your tank and any suggestions to protect mine.

     

    Thanks

    Jim

     

    My system 240 mixed reef connected to 40 gallon frag tank 45 gallon sump and 20 gallon refugium.

    Run Apex control system

    For my ATO I have a kalk doser controlled by apex coming from 20 gallon water storage

    I have 16 outlets controlled by 2 gfi circuit breakers.My lighting and my pumps are on separate breakers.

    I run 2 stealth heaters but they are getting on two years old and am thinking on replacing they are controlled the the apex and their own internal control

    2 mp40 both on separate plugs I should battery backup but haven't yet.

    Haven't figured out the alarm and email for the controller but trying to.

    Apex went haywire

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    I was organizing the tank room and mounted my MH ballasts on the wall then I mounted the apex near them.My temp went haywire and I didn't really catch it until today tank temps dropped to 74 but everything looks ok.I moved the apex away from the ballasts and temp seems ok now.

     

    Just a heads up

    Happy Holidays

    Jim

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