JBJ 28 Gallon Nano Owners Club

[balloonpilot]

Im running the 20K bulbs, names starts with a G and I got them from Nano Tuners but it looks like they dont have them listed on their site anymore...

 

[poidog81]

giesemann?
those come in a 22k I think. How is the brightness and the PAR on those? They are a little more than the Radium (best price I found is $75)

 

[balloonpilot]

Yeah thats them...

Not sure on the PAR ratings, but they are certainly brighter than the stock bulb I took out and I love the coloring. I'm also running the Compact Florecent upgrade from Nano tuners

 

[poidog81]

I've got the CF upgrade from nanotuners too. I love having the option of running antinics. I have them on while I have the JBJ bulb running too now. But I think with a 20k it may be over kill and just use them for sun rise/set simulation.

 

[balloonpilot]

I leave the CF's on while the MH is on. The CF comes on about 1.5 hrs prior and stay on 1hr after MH. Then the LEDs are on for night time.

 

[poidog81]

same. but only 1 hour before/after.

 

[guinness0514]

I have the 20k radium on my with the antinics...and love it!

 

[poidog81]

did you have to re-acclimate your tank to the new bulb? I heard some people having problems with sps bleaching when switching to the radium. Of did you just throw it in and ran your regular photo period?

 

[balloonpilot]

Hum... never thought of re-acclimating, I just went for it. Guess I got lucky this time

 

[guinness0514]

yeah you can't use me as an example, because I didn't have any SPS in the tank. I did have the factory bulbs in for way too long. I used them for 1.5 years before switching to the 20k radiums. I have a few soft corals/zoas/palys that showed no issue with the switch...

 

[balloonpilot]

My stock bulbs were about 3 months old

 

[sl-atl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15465563#post15465563 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by poidog81
did you have to re-acclimate your tank to the new bulb? I heard some people having problems with sps bleaching when switching to the radium. Of did you just throw it in and ran your regular photo period?

I think it's a good idea to acclimate. It cannot hurt...

 

[SlvrSurfRidr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15471167#post15471167 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sl-atl
I think it's a good idea to acclimate. It cannot hurt...

+1 -- when in doubt, ALWAYS acclimate

 

[drd]

I am using 14,500 k guisemann and I am loving the results now to get the phospates down and i will be all set to go

 

[JonP]

Ballonpilot, to post pictures either go to www.imageshack.us or start an account at www.photobucket.com. Upload the image and then copy the tag that starts and ends with [img.] and [/img.] (without the period) and then paste into a new post on here.

 

[sahin]

Would love to see some pics. So upload them.

 

[SlvrSurfRidr]

My PH finally broke 9.0 so I'm starting into a vinegar dosing program. More details here if you are in the same boat:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/rhf/index.php#3

 

[breeze]

What is your secret? I can't get mine above 8.1 unless I'm out of town. Then it gets to 8.35

 

[SlvrSurfRidr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15510971#post15510971 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by breeze
What is your secret? I can't get mine above 8.1 unless I'm out of town. Then it gets to 8.35

Got me man (haha). I'm dosing Bionic 2 part - my CA is around 450 but the ALK is really high (so I really don't dose that part of the 2 part <haha>). I dose MG once a week, but it's always measuring lower than it should be. By dosing some Vinegar I'm getting my PH back in the 8.5-8.8 range

 

[bigmatt1992]

hey everyone im new to the thread im the proud new owner of a jbj 28 with k2 150 watt. viper light. with starphire skimmer. ill post pics of the new tank soon.