Guest vatbrew March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 Before = 2-72" 10000k VHO, 2-72" actinic VHO After = 2-72" actinic VHO, 4-60" T5's(1-11000k, 1-3000k, 1-12000k, 1 Blue plus)
Guest vatbrew March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 what do you all think of the "ends" of the tank? I have the T5's centered so only the 6 foot actinics shine on the last 6" of each side of the tank.
Guest vatbrew March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 I swapped out a blue + for the 11k. It was too much blue for me.
Folta March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 I like it. Ha, you can now see where you got water down the back of your tank and the background 'stuck' to the back! =) I don't think it's 'not blue enough', but then again I also only have 3 x 250w 10k XM bulbs over my tank with no actinic at all....
SDBDRZ March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 Looking good, I like it. Maybe a little more blue but thats just personal preference. As for the ends of the tank, how high are the T-5's above the water?
Guest vatbrew March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 (edited) Looking good, I like it. Maybe a little more blue but thats just personal preference. As for the ends of the tank, how high are the T-5's above the water? 4.5 - 5", is that ok? Too much, too little? Edited March 1, 2007 by vatbrew
SDBDRZ March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 4.5 - 5", is that ok? Too much, too little? No thats about what mine are however it is generally a good idea to start new lighting higher and gradually lower it over a week or so. I probably would have went to about 12" and lowered it an inch a day til I got to the height I wanted. You can also shorten the photoperiod and gradually increase it over a week or so until you reach the photoperiod you want. Its a good idea to acclimate your corals to the new lighting in this way to avoid having them bleach, etc.
dzekunoi March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 I love it! Amazing how fast the corals grew too!!! Yep, and fish came out too! Actually - very good color!
Guest vatbrew March 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 I have to keep an eye on that toadstool. It's growing FAST. It is the offspring of Tang-away's 45 lb monster.
lanman March 2, 2007 March 2, 2007 I have to keep an eye on that toadstool. It's growing FAST. It is the offspring of Tang-away's 45 lb monster. Dibs on the first baby! I like that toadstool. Although - unless I get a bigger tank, I'll have to lop it's head off once in a while and everybody ends up with one. Tang-away's would have nearly filled my 45. Why does the LFS never have any nicely colored sarcophyton's? bob
Guest vatbrew March 2, 2007 March 2, 2007 Tank looks purty-purty. BTW, what size is it? 125 gallon AGA
Guest vatbrew March 2, 2007 March 2, 2007 Looks great! Who is the maker of the bulks? You mean bulbs? GE 3000k ATI 12000k and Blue + Giesmann 11000k URI actinic vho's
rooroo March 2, 2007 March 2, 2007 Oh, i see what you mean about the "dead" ends. You can stagger the lights a bit, or just let the ends of the tank be a bit darker and have that as the place that you put your low light corals.
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