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Old 03-31-2009, 06:30 AM
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Well the lights finally came in today. Very exciting. No new pictures yet. They are as follows.

T5's
4 x fiji purple
4 x actinic
4 x duo

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3 x 14k 250w moguls

All Aquascience bulbs.

I am hoping this will be enough light. LOL! The tank has been cycling for a couple of weeks with some liverock and looks good so far. Now some light.
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Old 03-31-2009, 02:43 PM
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Pics!....please.
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Old 03-31-2009, 03:07 PM
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Definitely more pics. I am totally loving that reefceramics, it just looks so cool.
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Old 04-01-2009, 07:34 AM
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Alright. Hung the lights tonight. WOW! Better than I thought.
This is a picture of the bottom with all the T5's and halides

Before the lights were turned on.

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Side shot.

A shot with just the T5's. One bulb was burnt out so not all the lights are on.

All lights are on. Looks great. The shimmer in the water was awesome. I am really glad we chose these lights. It was a great combination of T5's and Halides.

Some of the rock work.

The RO will be installed soon and an auto top-off is in the plans. Tested the water tonight and everything checks out. Just have to decide when to add the fish.
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Old 04-01-2009, 07:57 AM
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Gorgeous light. Smart design to allow for some decent mh reflectors. Are the t5's actively cooled?
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Old 04-01-2009, 08:01 AM
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The only cooling is the design of the fixture. Most of the heat is directed up and not down towards the water somehow. You can hold your hand under the lights and not feel much heat.
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Things are looking great! Can't wait to see how things progress Keep the updates and pics coming.
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