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For me, the 40' optics sit directly over the peaks of the 3 main structures, so there are colonies about 12 inches or less from the lights. They even appear lacking. I've got them at w/100%, B/80, RB/80...nice color, but much of the tank looks like a creepy deepwater scene..kinda neat, but not conducive to growing corals. I honestly didn't think 3 would work, just more "hoping" to not spend that kind of money. Dez' tank gave me some hope, but it is a bit smaller and he supplements with LED strips, which might work in my case, or not. It was a tough guess though, as there are very few full SPS tanks where someone tried less than the 6 recommended by everyone. Luckily, as I built my retro rack mount, I built it to accommodate 6 units... as for blasting the corals, I'm going to do exactly that in hopes of keeping them happy ![]()
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![]() Oh, another unexpected expense. I'm gonna need a bigger heater
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![]() Isn't that cool! When I changed over to my LEDS I had to put in a second heater
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![]() Didn't see it mentioned in the thread... did you take any par measurements? Not sure how you know if you have enough light.
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![]() No, no par meter. I know I don't have enough light because I can't see all the corals. They're in the dark. The areas just below the lights are fine, but still not what came out of the 400w bulbs.
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![]() Aha, in the dark... that won't work.
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![]() Sell the chiller and you can buy another Sol and heater.
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![]() I'm going to keep the chiller inline until I've gone a summer and not need it.
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