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kien	04-02-2014 10:43 PM

OH EM GEE guys! Are we really going to do this again?? LOL :pop2:

Bugger

04-02-2014 10:50 PM

Here is a quick video on Par levels for 250w 400w and Led. perhaps the position of the sensor was not placed properly but if you view other videos the same results come up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVCUr...t=HL1396478548

From coral and reef 2014 "Riddle (2007) refers to a most interesting experiment with staghorn corals Arcopora austera that was exposed to different light intensities. In values 100 to 350 PAR (umol/m/sec) the corals turned brown from about 350 to 800 PAR the corals turned bright mauve. When the UV- protective filter of the metal halide Lamp was removed at 300 PAR the coral shifted from brown to bright green.

You will need a lot of halides Xenon

FishingGoalie

04-02-2014 11:02 PM

not tryin to be a *** but if your worried about PAR so much why not just go with some sort of hybrid I get over 1200 at the surface of my tank with the ATI Hybrid Powermodule.

Just my 2 cents

Ryan	04-04-2014 02:54 AM

LEDs really are nice but I am confused as to how an LED fixture can have so much trouble.

Its seems if corals are at one level in the tank all is well but as soon as you get sps at varying depth its tougher to keep color. What burns SPS at the top, browns out lower colonies yet the ones in the middle do well.

I find it odd that MH and T5HO doesnt have this happen like with LED.

If the Mytras or Hydras were as reliable as a good ol 250 HWI with a Phoenix bulb and a reef brite for actinic or an 8 bulb TEK I would be sold. But as it is on my next build I will look for 2x 250W HQI pendants or an 8 bulb T5HO fixture. I dont want to spend big money on LED just to end up with the problems most people are having.

On a side not I was on RC classifieds the other night. Only 1 or 2 MH or T5 fixtures but there sure was alot of LED fixtures for sale on there. Could alot more people be having these problems?

kien	04-04-2014 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryan (Post 890240)

Might I suggest this thread

denny_C

04-13-2014 12:36 AM

denny_C

04-13-2014 12:41 AM

denny_C

04-13-2014 12:42 AM

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...ps705bfedf.jpg
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...ps800f27ed.jpg
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3adbee57.jpg

denny_C

08-05-2014 09:45 PM

update!!!

ok so its been a while and time for an update:)

some changes have been made to the tank in the last few months , i have added a 1" sandbed mainly because keeping 30 sq/ft of bb clean was becoming an OCD nightmare lol

ive also removed the bio pellets and have now switiched over to vinegar which has given me much better results and is far less aggressive and precise.

have added a few fish over the last while but nothing too crazy as well some more corals.

i was battling some aiptasia and added a file fish ,demolished aiptasia but well he eats just about all corals too so i guess ill have to live without adding any highend zoas to the tank lol

ill post some pics here shortly as well a small video of the tank once they finish loading:)

cheers

denny

Scythanith

08-05-2014 11:12 PM

So no longer is it an SPS dominated tank then? I like the tank back in the office. How are the RR SPS doing? pics?

denny_C

08-05-2014 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Scythanith (Post 908393)

So no longer is it an SPS dominated tank then? I like the tank back in the office. How are the RR SPS doing? pics?

they are doing great , there is sps in this tank but nothing too fancy just common caps, digi and a few assorted acros.

i will eventually get some pics from daves tank but with his lighting its realy hard the few pics i did take never came out clear but ill try again soon:)

reefwars

08-07-2014 12:22 AM

kien	08-07-2014 02:00 AM

I was never a fan of bare bottom so I think the sand is an improvement. Looks great! Except now instead of spending ridiculous amounts of OCD hours trying to keep your bare bottom clean you're going to spend that time trying to keep your sand bed clean. :lol:

Scythanith

08-07-2014 01:12 PM

Nice hog...... and clam :)

reefwars

08-07-2014 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Scythanith (Post 908667)

Nice hog...... and clam :)

Thanks buddy the hogs are actually a mated pair , we've seen the female(?) carrying eggs:)

So far we have 4 large clams in there ATM and I'm looking for more lol

Still having troubles with delicate acros though so haven't been adds much sps but some hardy stuffy like caps , digits etc.

I would like to add some more fish but always freaks me out adding new fish I've been lucky for a year so far lol

Thanks scott:)

reefwars

08-07-2014 01:21 PM

O yeah and it's almost the tanks 1yr birthday!!!

Myka	11-26-2014 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 908668)

Thanks buddy the hogs are actually a mated pair , we've seen the female(?) carrying eggs:)

What do you mean "carrying" eggs?

reefwars

12-12-2014 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka (Post 922641)

What do you mean "carrying" eggs?

shes most def holding eggs at times , not sure where shes laying them ( or if they do?) too but as we speak right now shes good to go ;) they never leave the last island on the far left of the tank no matter what and they do some cool pairing rituals for sure :)

reefwars

12-12-2014 05:08 PM

a quick update :)

a year later and out of me , matt and dave my tank is the only one still running with original livestock.......pay up fellas!!!! ;)

had to do a flatworm exit treatment a few weeks ago and didn't go well , while we pulled out as many as we could and followed with some large water changes and lots of carbon the toxins proved to be too much for some of the fish i lost a few of the big guys including the large sailfin, bristle tooth , fox face and a few smaller fish like the green chromis :)

surely pulled through as well did the powder brown and the hogfish pair :)

after the damage was done with all the toxins in the water dinos followed quickly afterwards , i've been clearing it up over the last two weeks and am slowly winning the battle we will see how it goes in the next couple of weeks , corals and remaining fish couldn't be healthier :)

new pics coming soon :)

cheers

denny

concept aquariums

FishingGoalie

12-12-2014 05:58 PM

SURLY :) :D :D

reefwars

01-07-2015 05:33 PM

reefwars

01-07-2015 05:44 PM

quick blurry video lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNIuIoTs2Zc

lastlight

01-07-2015 05:54 PM

gotta come stare at that atlantic for a bit. gorgeous fish. tank is looking really good now!

especially dig the acrylic you put on the doors. like you said... makes a huge difference =)

SeaHorse_Fanatic

01-07-2015 07:36 PM

That is a very sweet looking tank.

Bugger

01-07-2015 09:42 PM

This tank is huge. would nice to see some more Sps

Myka	01-08-2015 03:14 AM

Denny, turn the blues down and then take pics. :D

Devonious

01-09-2015 07:14 AM

I really like the Blue Caribbean Tang. What a beauty.

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