Coral Hind November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 If you just move the leather to the right some where the PAR starts to drop you can leave the lights where they are. I actually try for a higher PAR but it depends on what corals you plan to keep. As for your drain question, I think it is fine to use the drain line and add a "Tee" to it. You may have to add another ball valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Your tank looks a lot like this one: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/127-tank-of-the-month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 250 at the sand bed is pretty high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Yea our par is around that high on the sand and about 570 at the top. I am pretty sure that and high flow is the reason we can't keep certain chalices or any acans... Zoas love it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Yea our par is around that high on the sand and about 570 at the top. I am pretty sure that and high flow is the reason we can't keep certain chalices or any acans... Zoas love it though. My zoas have melted under PAR that high before. They prefer shaded areas in my experience. Funny how corals react differently tank to tank. Eric's readings show how important a PAR METER reading really is for our tanks. Everyone should use it and take readings at least once for their tank imo. Just to know what your numbers really are, and to help you place things accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 good lord, my par at the top is 230 and about 100 on the sand bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 My biocube I had before with LED's was over 1,000 out of water at full power... I think the key is proper acclimation. Eric, you should set it up where rather than replacing all your bulbs at the same time you replace one every couple months. This will keep your PAR constant imo. Looks like everything is coming along great. Love the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Beautiful set up, Eric. I love your aquascape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds November 19, 2012 Author Share November 19, 2012 Thanks for the comments. I raised the light about 4" which lowered the par to 200 in the sand bed and about 35-50 par in other spots. I can't raise it much higher due to light spillage into the room. Still might have to look into a floating canopy to please the wife. I am going to have to move a few corals around due to the readings. Hopefully the corals I burned are going to pull through. And once I can take some decent pics I will post some up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla January 19, 2013 Share January 19, 2013 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds January 19, 2013 Author Share January 19, 2013 Getting there. I have finally gotten my colonies from Bob's and have my huge Undata, chalices and birdsnest in the tank. Just trying to get everything in the right places before i take some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla January 19, 2013 Share January 19, 2013 Can't wait to see those pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds January 19, 2013 Author Share January 19, 2013 tell me about it. all the pics i take look like crap. I suck at taking pics. Need to take a class or something. I can't get the white balance anywhere near what it needs to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals January 20, 2013 Share January 20, 2013 Take and pic and send it to me. I'll see if I can fix the WB with some tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBVette January 20, 2013 Share January 20, 2013 We all suck at taking pictures. Just look at mine, they all make my tank look cloudy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFully Acrylic (Adam B) January 20, 2013 Share January 20, 2013 We all suck at taking pictures. Just look at mine, they all make my tank look cloudy... You are a bad example cause your tank is cloudy ROFLMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy January 20, 2013 Share January 20, 2013 We all suck at taking pictures. Just look at mine, they all make my tank look cloudy... That's to funny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds January 20, 2013 Author Share January 20, 2013 I sent some pics to Steve to see if he can fix them. But here is a somewhat decent pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef January 20, 2013 Share January 20, 2013 Looks NICE!!! soooooo much open space to swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf January 21, 2013 Share January 21, 2013 Looks great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBVette January 21, 2013 Share January 21, 2013 Lookin good. What is that on the top right? A magnifying glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds January 21, 2013 Author Share January 21, 2013 Yea it's called a pothole. They sell em on marine depot. Kinda expensive. I got it from a buddy. But it's really kool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals January 21, 2013 Share January 21, 2013 Here you go. Fixed as much as I could without the white balance being set before taking the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 January 21, 2013 Share January 21, 2013 Tank's looking good man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds January 21, 2013 Author Share January 21, 2013 That's awesome. Thanks. How the heck do I do a custom white balance with a Nikon 5100. Does anyone know how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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