epleeds December 7, 2012 Share December 7, 2012 (edited) 1p should be good for me. i will call if i am running late. I hope Josh is coming too. He spends so much time there, he might as well help lift a tank.. Edited December 7, 2012 by epleeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbgen12 December 7, 2012 Share December 7, 2012 No prob steve....ive still got your info from when you helped me out at the end of september, so i should be good to go. Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE December 7, 2012 Author Share December 7, 2012 Anyone else.....As long as everyone shows up that has committed, we should be ok.... Me, my brother, Epleeds, Nbgen12, Muddy357...would like 1 more person, just in case. Josh cant lift anything, but I'm sure he will be supervising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon December 7, 2012 Share December 7, 2012 I might be able to make it Steve - have to work in the morning, but we might be done by noon and I could make it to your place by one (job is at Dulles Airport). I'll give you a shout tomorrow and let you know how my time is looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds December 7, 2012 Share December 7, 2012 I might be able to make it Steve - have to work in the morning, but we might be done by noon and I could make it to your place by one (job is at Dulles Airport). I'll give you a shout tomorrow and let you know how my time is looking. bring some domes with you if you are able to make it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 December 8, 2012 Share December 8, 2012 No problem Steve I am happy to help. See you tomorrow at 1pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw December 8, 2012 Share December 8, 2012 Steve - I'm right around the corner from you so send me your info and I'll come help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 You know, someone should have been taking pictures today. You got water in it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 Really with 4 of yall there NO ONE took pictures??? WOW.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 Really with 4 of yall there NO ONE took pictures??? WOW.... +1. Not cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 Really with 4 of yall there NO ONE took pictures??? WOW.... Actually, there were 8 or 9 of us there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE December 9, 2012 Author Share December 9, 2012 I thought about that after everyone left....sorry! Thanks to everyone that came to help!!! It was soooo easy to pick that tank up with 8 people, NO PROBLEM!!! Again, Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE December 9, 2012 Author Share December 9, 2012 This was the first fill with tap water, to check the level. Need to level it....it is about 1/4 inch off left to right. Will jump on some of the plumbing tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbgen12 December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 That is one beast of a tank Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 Sorry I couldn't make it - work was "fun" Glad to see so many made it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 you're gonna light it with the Evergrow lights, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE December 9, 2012 Author Share December 9, 2012 LOL Rob......I'm leaning towards 3-400 watt MH's, but not 100% committed. It's either that or 12-16 T-5's, but really kicking around the MH's, just worried about the normal stuff with MH's, the heat....yes I could get a chiller, but the room is so small, I would just heat the room too, which in turn would mean some sort of evac fan...dont really want to the evac deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 The 1/3 HP chiller I got was only $250 here on the boards. The seller had another available too. Turns on once a day for like 10 minutes. I doubt that makes a difference when it comes to my electric bill. It's small too. An easy add-on to completely negate the heat side effects of 400w MHs. I'd probably keep a chiller on my system from now on, even if I switched to T5s for the summer. When it comes to evergrows vs 400w MHs. Can you point out 1 nice sps tank with evergrows on it? No. Can you point out RC-TOTM-quality SPS tanks w/ 400w MHs over them? Sure, lots. To include one of my favorites, ridetheducati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 Steve - Come look at the 250w Radiums I have on my tank first. My tank is the same depth as yours and I'm growing SPS on the sandbed. Plus, mine is in a tiny little office and I only had a 2 degree shift. One little 8" computer fan and problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 Steve- don't listen to Ryan. He couldn't grow anything with 2 Radions and now went back to conventional horse and buggy lighting. I'll let you borrow an Evergrow fixture and see if it meets your expectations. Just because you didn't see an LED tank on RC TOTM doesn't mean that it isn't possible. For those of us that have been in the hobby for 20+ years, this was the same argument that T5 users had vs. MH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 In a year I'm gonna show you all how its done with LEDS. One month in and I'm getting very good results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 (edited) Oh Rob, will you shut up about LEDs vs MH vs T5! Let the boy pick what he wants. Edited December 9, 2012 by steveoutlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k December 9, 2012 Share December 9, 2012 Oh Rob, will you shut up about LEDs vs MH vs T5! Let the boy pick what he wants. No. I will offer you the same. It will fit easily between the 2 MH's that you have. I'll bet you will switch back in due time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S December 10, 2012 Share December 10, 2012 Oh Rob, will you shut up about LEDs vs MH vs T5! Let the boy pick what he wants. Meh, who are we kidding. I may try 4 D120s over my tank and see what happens. I still don't change equipment as often as you change tanks though. Or have I passed you already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind December 10, 2012 Share December 10, 2012 I'm leaning towards 3-400 watt MH's, but not 100% committed. It's either that or 12-16 T-5's, but really kicking around the MH's I would try 3 - 250's. You can grow some nice stuff under them without the heat and electric issues as with the 400w. The 12-16 T5's would use just as much power and be way more costly to replace every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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