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Old 06-03-2012, 04:29 AM
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Did you change the lenses to all 40?
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Old 06-03-2012, 04:38 AM
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Did you change the lenses to all 40?
No, I stayed with the stock optics. Lights about 6 or 7 inches of the water.

They just won't cover a 2x2 area fully unless I raise them high enough to really cut down intensity.
Coverage from a 400w in a Lumenarc reflector is much greater.
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Old 06-03-2012, 04:52 AM
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You could swap the 70/40 reflectors to 70s and get more spread but less penetration if you have a shallower tank
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Old 06-03-2012, 05:09 AM
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You could swap the 70/40 reflectors to 70s and get more spread but less penetration if you have a shallower tank
No, I have SPS on the bottom of 24 inches. Just need more light
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shudda bought radions
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Ya, it looks good, and the sunrise/sunset/moon are nice effects. I don't like the color separation, but I knew that already. I suppose I'll get used to it.

Certainly nice things to say about LED, but they are not as nice visually as MH, IMO.
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Damn... At least you like the color!
The two of you had such nice tanks with the MH. Soon you will get over te LED craze and switch back
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The two of you had such nice tanks with the MH. Soon you will get over te LED craze and switch back
No, unfortunately it was either LED or HRV, and the long term savings of the LED made that choice inviting.
Honestly, as the lights ramp up this morning (too early BTW), it is a very nice light to look at. I probably do like the color tone more than my Radiums, but I just need more of it to keep the corals where there are.
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If you thought three would work but they didn't would that make you loving being wrong? lol
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If you thought three would work but they didn't would that make you loving being wrong? lol
lol, no, the reference was that while I love being right, it didn't quite work out that way
However, as I said, for anything less than a full SPS tank, I think three would do it. So kinda right, in a oh so wrong kinda way -lol
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