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mrhasan 12-14-2013 12:19 AM

I gotta visit your house sometime with my sps clipper Stanley :razz: Those are some crazy stuffs you got there :biggrin:

Which ATI did you order? I ordered my dimmable one (couldn't resist lol) last week :D

gqlmao 12-14-2013 06:03 AM

When I have some frags I will definitely let you know :) hopefully in a couple of months. I have some wild growers, they grow like weed. The expensive stuff takes forever to grow... I got the 8 bulb dimmable, concept gave me a deal I couldn't resist :) The fixture will sit flush with the tank, since the tank is 18 inches wide. I will have some light flood but it's something I can live.

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Originally Posted by mrhasan (Post 866002)
I gotta visit your house sometime with my sps clipper Stanley :razz: Those are some crazy stuffs you got there :biggrin:

Which ATI did you order? I ordered my dimmable one (couldn't resist lol) last week :D


mrhasan 12-14-2013 06:05 AM

8 bulbs?! That would be way too overkill for a 14" high tank isinit? I got myself the 6 bulb since I thought 8 bulbs would be too much for my acans and some other LPS that I might keep down the road.

gqlmao 12-14-2013 06:09 AM

It will be fine, the dimmable fixtures will be helpful in that respect. I run my radion at almost 90 percent right now, the pieces near the top aren't really showing any signs of bleaching, all about the properly acclimating the corals. I have no LPS in the tank so I am not too worried about excessive lighting.

Do you know rehypes tank? it was a 24x24x9 high, it was running 6 bulbs + 2 led strips.

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Originally Posted by mrhasan (Post 866102)
8 bulbs?! That would be way too overkill for a 14" high tank isinit? I got myself the 6 bulb since I thought 8 bulbs would be too much for my acans and some other LPS that I might keep down the road.


mrhasan 12-14-2013 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gqlmao (Post 866103)
It will be fine, the dimmable fixtures will be helpful in that respect. I run my radion at almost 90 percent right now, the pieces near the top aren't really showing any signs of bleaching, all about the properly acclimating the corals. I have no LPS in the tank so I am not too worried about excessive lighting.

Yah dimmable after all :D 90% on that tank; man your corals are hungry color sticks!

gqlmao 12-14-2013 06:14 AM

Yes sir! :mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by mrhasan (Post 866104)
Yah dimmable after all :D 90% on that tank; man your corals are hungry color sticks!


gqlmao 12-28-2013 01:41 AM

Well I got my new lights in! What a difference compared to the Radion. I do miss the sleekness of the Radion and the moonlight settings, I am willing to sacrifice them for this new light :) Thanks to Dave, Denny and Matt at concepts for getting me such a nice toy.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...psad5972b5.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...psc481aaa1.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...psd9e234a2.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...psa66456f0.jpg

kien 12-28-2013 06:58 PM

Wow, very nice! Makes me want to switch to all T5s too! You'll find that photographing under the T5s is A LOT easier too :-)

.. I do miss my ATI Powermodule.

gqlmao 01-10-2014 12:38 AM

Yes sir! I don't miss the LEDs at all... Just kidding the T-5s are too bulky if that is one complaint I have. Photography is very nice under T-5 I don't have to shut off my pumps, nor worry about discoball effects. Very uniform and I love how it looks when I stand back in a dark room.

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 869398)
Wow, very nice! Makes me want to switch to all T5s too! You'll find that photographing under the T5s is A LOT easier too :-)

.. I do miss my ATI Powermodule.


gqlmao 01-10-2014 12:39 AM

Had some time for some quick pics! The corals are still getting used to the lighting, I am starting to see color changes in a couple SPS pieces. The surprising part is I don't even have the light running more than 3 hours!! It's been rough trying to get the corals use to the T5s, they are so powerful.

This one is actually neon yellow:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...psbda43d98.jpg


Hairy Green Acro:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps13752c91.jpg

Pinkish Milli:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps010ab3a1.jpg

Blue Tenius:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps0b70321d.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps45a522a4.jpg


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