Maxwells reef video June 2016

[maxwell]

Mike
They are messy to hang as they only come with ceiling hanging wires if your going with that expense I would consider finding a professional to make a fitting and a canopy .I hate the look of mine but love the light they give, it was supposed to be temporary until a do an upgrade but that's not going to happen now so ive got my thinking cap on to solve it.lol

 

[MSHUR]

Thank you Bill

As per Orphek respond via Facebook i can get away with 4 units..I guess they think one unit can cover front to back 36" deep tank..

On other hand, i hate canopy look use to hate it back in the days when i was running MH with VHO). I dont get it, why they cant come up with a bar like Ecotech did...Strange

 

[maxwell]

Mike
There will be 6'' at the front and back of the tank being covered by 6 leds either end of the fitting which have 90 degree lenses ,if you use 4 front to back there will be gaps between each unit in excess of 6'' you will have shading issues all around the sides of the tank. I have 2 units in line mounted on DD rails 9'' off the water across the front the edge of the units are 4'' away from the sides and I have low light in those area's.I have tried radions,vertex,kessels and had issues with them all the exception being when I had halides/T5 which gave wall to wall coverage and I have not been able to replicate them with leds the only solution in my opinion would be to get as near to wall to wall coverage with leds.
Bill

 

[maxwell]

Mike
Look at this tank its prob a 72''L and has 7 units front to back and you don't know how wide it is.
Bill

https://orphek.com/aquarium-led-lighting-photos/#jp-carousel-25583

 

[maxwell]

Mike
If you scan the the images you will see that tank started with 5 units front to back then 6 units and 2 compacts the lastly 7 ,it looks like its 30'' wide as they attempted to use 3 units lengthways either side and 2 compacts in the middle.I like the way they have mounted the 7 it looks like they are on a plinth hope that helps.
Bill

 

[MSHUR]

wow, i guess you right...then for my tank i would need like 6 units and 2 compacts...thats crazy money wise)))

 

[maxwell]

Hi
Tank update shot top down side on
Bill

 

[MSHUR]

Super ! Nice colors!!

 

[reefmutt]

Hi
Tank update shot top down side on
Bill

Oh baby! That's awesome.
Amazing colors

 

[maxwell]

FTS going into night time blues.
Bill

 

[reefmutt]

Yep! Love it. Looks so dense and mature.
Still am totally in love with that blue/purple echinata type acro, lower mid/left..
So good!

 

[Wrangy]

Love, love, looovvveee the tank Bill! It's looking stunning

 

[maxwell]

Matt
The tank took a zero look so I have been dosing trace and amino to bring it back to the colours I like.Here's a pic of the echi you like as of yesterday its intense blue pic taken midday under full lighting not under blues.
Bill

wrangy -thanks

 

[reefmutt]

That is simply stunning!!

 

[MSHUR]

Awesome

 

[aikenreefkeeper]

That is stunning.

 

[maxwell]

Hi
Thanks guys , I have chopped the big hysterix at the back and added a reef bone with a couple branches so I added a Christmas mirabilis and another to fill in . The frags were mail order and poor quality so will have to see how they go.
Bill

 

[maxwell]

Hi
Morning maint pic with new reefbone at the back with a couple frags on.Need to move a set of lights back a bit and fit a reef bar in the middle
Bill

 

[xiaoxiy]

Man maxwell, how often do you have to frag?

 

[maxwell]

xiaoxiy
There are some fast growers that need cutting back often and I have removed a lot of the larger corals that were causing shading issues and added some frags .The frags all go to lfs .
Bill