Could I Get Away With 3 AI Sol?

Parker · #1 12-04-2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RedCoralEdmonton

As for strength, I've had my 5 units 18 inches over the 225 (72,24,30deep) for 4 weeks now, and they are running at 70 white and 100 both blues for over a week now, everything is growing like mad, I did have some cyano on the sand for a bit, but I just broke out the Hanna checker and found out that my gfo needed to be changed, sitting at .22 phosphates..... So ditched the gfo and put in some foz down and the next day cyano almost gone..... So it wasn't the lights causing the algae, but an underlying problem of phosphates.....

Steve

I saw the tank at the store yesterday, SOL's or SOL blues?

MarkoD · #2 12-04-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Parker

I saw the tank at the store yesterday, SOL's or SOL blues?

they're all SOL blue now

lorenz0 · #3 12-04-2011, 05:48 PM

One my 48x18 footprint I'm only planning on running 2. look into changing out your 40 degree optic lenses to something with more spread like 70 or 80. should reduce the spot light effect

Parker · #4 12-04-2011, 08:21 PM

Marco did you go with the blues?

MarkoD · #5 12-04-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Parker

Marco did you go with the blues?

Yeah I did. I didn't realize there was others

Parker · #6 12-05-2011, 01:40 AM

My wife gave me the go ahead to buy 3 for now. We'll see how it works out.

MarkoD · #7 12-05-2011, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Parker

My wife gave me the go ahead to buy 3 for now. We'll see how it works out.

electricity went up 46% it totally makes sense.

and since they're modular you can always add more down the road if you need.

i think as my corals grow, ill probably end up getting another one in 6-8 months. maybe not the same one but whatever is out at the time