Fish's new tank project

[Fish]

Sorry guys, I wasn't getting notifications for some reason.
nanopodreefer,
I have a 24" Tek (Sunlight Supply) 4-bulb T5HO fixture on order at Gold's. I had done a TON of reading in the T5 thread on RC and decided that Tek was the way to go. There are a lot of less expensive setups on Ebay but the problem is that they don't come with individual reflectors for each bulb. It is those reflectors that give T5ho the real advantange. People say that without good quality reflectors, T5ho is only as good as PC.
The hoods made by Aquatinics are also highly remommended and have good value because they come with an acrylic spash guard and fans. They have 5 bulbs instead of Tek's 4 (edit- but you can also buy 6-8 bulb Teks in certain sizes as well) for the same price which people seem to like because it gives you more colour options from mixing bulbs. The reason I didn't go with aquatinics is because they only make 36" hoods at the moment and that is too long for my tank...
Supposedly there is just a place on the icecap ballast to jump a wire to inorder to overdrive the bulbs... the impression that I get though is that its only recommended if you have a real deep tank and you want a lot of light on the bottom.

- Chad

[Beermaster]

Wow almost 8 days without an update, i have nothing to do now lol

Looking very good Chad, cant wait to see it complete

[Fish]

Well bro, since you needed an update - I headed out to Gold's and got this:






The bulbs I am running are:

UVL Super Actinic and Geissman Actinic + on the outsides which will function as my dawn/dusk

After a few hours the daylight bulbs will turn on - Geissman Midday 6000k and Geissman Aquablue +







- Chad

[Delphinus]

Wow that's purdy.

[Fish]

Thanks Tony.

I got the hanging kit along with the light and have set it up:





The actinic causes all kinds of trouble for my cameras white balance so I haven't gotten pictures that look exactly like it does in person yet:

Actinics:



All the bulbs on:





- Chad

[muck]

I can't quite put my finger on it... there seems to be something missing in those last few photos.

[Fish]

HAHAAHA

Ya ya Ryan. When I close my eyes though, I can see the tank and livestock.

(I am still debating what I am going to do for a substrate)

- Chad

[Skimmerking]

CHAD ITS AMAZING HOW BRIGHT YOUR LIGHTS ARE THEY MAKE THE TANK LOOK LIKE ITS NOT THERE.


SORRY MAN HAD TO DO IT

Originally Posted by Fish

Thanks Tony.

I got the hanging kit along with the light and have set it up:





The actinic causes all kinds of trouble for my cameras white balance so I haven't gotten pictures that look exactly like it does in person yet:

Actinics:



All the bulbs on:





- Chad

[Fish]

Haha, I should have piled some LR on stand - then tried to convince everyone how clear my water and glass are!


- Chad

[hawk]

Originally Posted by Fish

I like the idea of keeping the safe close-by. That would come in handy with this hobby.