thanks... i find the way now..more light = more colors..:bounce3:
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thanks... i find the way now..more light = more colors..:bounce3:
stpatrick
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If i run only 7 hours of full light my tank will brown in few days.. I use minimum 10 hours of full light ..now i'm pushing up color and brightness and using 12 h.. If corals bleach with more light time the problems are others not the light.. Trust me..
Full growth on my sps.. Only a little bit dark for my eyes
Beautiful.... Love it. What bulbs are your running Zon? I just got my 36" 8xt5 installed above my tank. I will post pics shortly. Love it. Ran it through the preview and I love the light combo.
I am being a bit conservative :headwalls: with power levels. Ch1 is 75% for 8 hours and ch2 is 60% for 6 hours. Ramp is 1 hour before and after. Leds are set to 50 max 20k for 10 hours. Bulb choice is 5 b+ and 3 C+. I might do 4 B+ and 4 C+. 8" ABL The combo looks like 14-16k
Has anyone ran there t5s at 100% out of the gate?
Any suggestions
ReeferMajor
New member
Man some of these setups are just crazy. Loving the ATI fixtures.
stpatrick
New member
Once acclimatised you can run your light as follows depending on tank size, layout and coral focus (ie SPS dominated etc):
T5's run both channels at 100% for around 7 hours a day. With 30mins to 1 hour either side for ramping up.
LED's: At peak time
RB: 100%
B: 50%
W:35%
R: 10%
Run them also around 7 hours with ramping up either side, concentrating on Royal Blue towards the evening etc.
If your rockwork is that like a minimal look with lots of open sandbed, you can run the outer T5 banks for a bit less time, but if you are utilising the main parts of tank with wall to wall corals then run the inner and outer T5's same amount of time.
This is just a brief guide to give you an idea...each tank is different and your corals may even bleach with 7 hours of full light...so the most important thing is to watch your corals and adjust a little per week.
HTH.
Hi Sahin,
Thank you for the input
I will post a picture so you can see the type of rock structure I have. Tank is 36X24X22 SPS dominated.
stpatrick
New member
alternate b+ & C+.
you mean use only b+ and c+ , four of each?
stpatrick
New member
Well, I am running 5 b+ and 3 c+. I too am coming from a 250 MH (over driven) Radium 20k bulb. Mine we crisp white with a ting of blue. Whit the 5/3 combo cranked to 100% I think its close. Maybe just a bit bluer.
Have you tried Purple tube or some other ?.
stpatrick
New member
No. Would that make it even more blue? 5 B+ and 3 c+ its still a little to blue for me.
sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Hi guys, After my post receiving the light I wanted to show the setup at the moment.
WOW!!! I love your tank! Looks beautiful. Such a nice, sleek setup! :beer:
You have the same light unit as me. Do you have a build thread on RC or elsewhere? You can PM me the website if it is on another forum.
sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Might as well post my new setup here...
Short video clip of tank currently as it is:
And the latest FTS etc:
My current build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2449072
Short video clip of tank currently as it is:
And the latest FTS etc:
My current build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2449072
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