225 Tank build thread

[bradleyj]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10194214#post10194214 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by calvin41
Hey Bro, guess you found the thread, thanks again for the tip on the eyelet bulkheads! I love the results with them and don't think I'll have a need for any additional flow (at least not until everything really grows out). [/B]

Hey Eric, I didn't realize it was you, (I'm loseing what little mind I still have) The tank looks really good, you have done an amazing job, once I realized it was your tank I went back and read the whole thread. It sounds like you're haveing a fun time building your dads tank. Keep up the good work.

 

[calvin415]

Thanks Bro, well as most of you know I've been having no fun getting the reactor to work and the last one I build I ended up blowing up... (If you don't know, just look for the thread). Either way I still have a Ca reactor to hook up to this baby, and we've decided to upgrade the lights. Rather than jumping to 400's and still not being happy, we're going straight to 20k 1000W bulbs. Ballast are on order from PFO. I'll post more pics once we get the new lights on the tank.

 

[Deuce67]

So are you providing shades for the guest when you guys host or bring your own shades? LOL! Dual 1000W is gonna be bright in a 5X3 tank for sure.

 

[calvin415]

I guess it will be B.Y.O.S. LOL! Hopefully they will be here by the end of next week. Anyone interested in some 15K XM's????

 

[Deuce67]

Once we get the Par meter, We gotta see what the par is. Im pretty sure it will be much more than Chris since your Lumenarcs are closer. I bet that thing reads over 300 at the bottom corner.

 

[reefkoi]

It will be interesting with this new meter, I cant wait I really am interested in 1000w 20k's versus 400w 14k's.
I bet the 1000's are higher but not by as much as you'd think.
I personally think the 1000's are brighter but not twice as bright as a 400, maybe at the bottom of a 30' deep tank but I'm guessing near the surface they are going to be maybe 30% brighter is my guess.

 

[Deuce67]

Im still a bit ticked that its gonna take a couple of weeks beforethey ship the meter. Its coming from Utah BTW. What really ticks me of is I went ahead and paid the extra 10 bucks to get it here with a 2 day shipping. I was kinda hoping we could start playing with it this weekend.

 

[calvin415]

At this point, I could care less about PAR... I know it will be brighter, I won't be able to get any more light over the tank and it will be a perfect shade of blue.

 

[reefkoi]

That sucks Russ, I have done the 2-day or overnight before and they wait 4 days to ship and I feel bent over.

True Eric, you can't go brighter than 1K's! It will be cool for me though to test now since they are new and then re-test at 3 and 6 month intervals to see when they start to loose a lot of PAR.

You know what i'll do for now is measure with my wides LUX meter, since i took a reading on the 250s before i can atleast see the diff there.

 

[calvin415]

Well everything is in the mail, so hopefully it will all be here by Friday, if not then Monday. Really getting excited to see this baby explode with color! I'll be moving the light rack up a foot and shortening the light cycle significantly. All corals will be getting moved to the bottom and slowly brought up to be mounted.

 

[Deuce67]

Nice! How are those frags you got from me doing? Love to see what the bonsai will turn out to be with those lights.

 

[calvin415]

Frags are doing great! Really no change on them which I guess is a good thing. I'll be moving everything to the bottom once the big K's get here and go from there...

 

[calvin415]

Make that Tuesday on the new lights...

 

[reefkoi]

which tuesday? j/k
I can't wait to see them, call me when you are getting them hooked up I'd love to come out and see them fire up for the 1st time!
C

 

[murfman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10354695#post10354695 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefkoi
which tuesday? j/k
I can't wait to see them, call me when you are getting them hooked up I'd love to come out and see them fire up for the 1st time!
C

Fire them up at night and watch the whole grid dim!!!1

 

[normanviking]

Eric sounds like some awesome things going on. Can't wait to see the tank. That is going to be crazy light in htere. Getting me thinking of putting 1000's over mine now. lol I am for sue interested in finding out what the PAR and the longevity of the lights are.

 

[calvin415]

LOL! You guys are too funny. As soon as we have a plan, anyone who wants to see them fire up can come by, just let me know so we can make it happen. Scott was talking about delivering the lights after the store closes, we'll see if he's still available...

 

[aquaman2000]

In at last…… The almighty 1000 watt 20K

Chris was not kidding, these things are huge!!!!!

Remember this is in inches not centimeters

Three INCHES in diameter

The ballasts are do in any time this morning I will post some more pics for Eric…. Since he is hard at work, and does not know they are in yet…….

 

[calvin415]

Sweet!!!! LMK once the ballasts get in and what your plans are for this evening...

 

[murfman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10356208#post10356208 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by calvin415
LOL! You guys are too funny. As soon as we have a plan, anyone who wants to see them fire up can come by, just let me know so we can make it happen. Scott was talking about delivering the lights after the store closes, we'll see if he's still available...

LMK when you are going to fire them up, I will want the Pepboys generator to be running at that time.