codydemmel4
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Very nice tank. Do you have an updated FTS?
I also am doing a no water change tank and so far it seems to be going great.
I also am doing a no water change tank and so far it seems to be going great.
FarmerTy 215-gal No Water Change SPS Tank
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Thank you. No, I don't have a current FTS. I shut down my frag tank so my sandbed is currently littered with frags and small colonies everywhere. Its a hot mess that I hope to remedy at the next swap in October when I can unload some more frags.
Here's what I'm running for lights.I finally got a chance to build my light rack and added the T5 bulbs I've been wanting to add to the LEDs for supplemental coverage and spectrum.
I used shelf track from home depot.
http://m.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-70-in-Black-Twin-Track-Upright-FG4B8900BLA/100149366
I used the pieces and constructed the light rack. The 3 LED fixtures sitting in the middle are the Ocean Revive T247s with all the 10k, green, and red diodes replaced with 3.5k warm white diodes. The T5s are run with ATI ballasts and are 80w, 60" T5 bulbs. The two front ones are ATI Coral+ and ATI Purple+, with a single ATI Blue+ in the back.
I call it my ATY Poorman's Powermodule. [emoji23] All I have to say is holy moly, it's bright! [emoji3]
See the above post SPotter. [emoji4]
SPotter
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thank you! Im struggling with possibly giving up my mh's and switch to leds. I run 4 x 400w and my electric company buys me lunch once a week for customer appreciation.
Haha, I know the feeling. I was running 3-400 watt bulbs and cooling the tank with a chiller. I think they named a wing in their office after me.
No complaints with the switch... and I was one of the last holdouts in Austin that wouldn't let go of his MHs. [emoji4]
SPotter
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we looked into solar and the sales person said my electric bill was the biggest residential bill he has ever seen. I tried blaming it on our pool but my wife wasn't going for it. Between the four mh's, the chiller and the mini split ac I had to put in my garage to cool the remote fish room....my meter spins pretty fast.
Anyway, great tank man!!!
Wow! That's crazy! I wish, looked into solar but the coveted large trees in the backyard that give me such awesome shade also completely shade my roofline and makes my house a bad candidate for solar.
Thanks for the compliment. Start looking into LEDs.
Thank you! [emoji106]
Thank you! The wife and I are pretty excited. [emoji4]
Thank you Mirkus!
