acropora nut
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Marc ,
The tank look's awesome.:eek2: :thumbsup: Huge difference...
Mike
The tank look's awesome.:eek2: :thumbsup: Huge difference...
Mike
Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread
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ReefEnabler
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very nice work.
"If I got a Coralife Dimmable, I could dial in the 400w bulb as needed to get the right PAR."
do you mean a coralife dimmable MH ballast? I thought dimmable mh was still just a wish???
"If I got a Coralife Dimmable, I could dial in the 400w bulb as needed to get the right PAR."
do you mean a coralife dimmable MH ballast? I thought dimmable mh was still just a wish???
melev
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No, it's real. Coralife had the dimmable MH ballast and the price isn't too bad compared to the one that doesn't dim. I think it costs $20 or $40 extra. At MACNA Houston (2006), we saw the ACLS ballast ($1000 each) that can run any bulb, any wattage, and does all kinds of crazy dimming. It'll simulate cloudy days, thunderstorms, etc. But at a price.
One of the things I was discussing with Jim (bubbletip2) is how you can dim your ballasts down when you get new livestock, and then raise it up gradually over the next few days to allow the coral to adjust over a period of days. He likes how you can dial in each ballast to create even PAR in the tank, since not every bulb nor every ballast is alike, even if they have the same name brand and were ordered at the same time.
bleedingthought
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wow Marc thats some exciting stuff.
maybe in a few years it will be commonplace to have dimmable MH lighing.
you wouldn't happen to know a vendor selling the 400w coralife dimmables would you? for some reason I only find coralvue. also only ACLS I can find is the infinity XR6 packages from aquiumobsessed.
maybe in a few years it will be commonplace to have dimmable MH lighing.
you wouldn't happen to know a vendor selling the 400w coralife dimmables would you? for some reason I only find coralvue. also only ACLS I can find is the infinity XR6 packages from aquiumobsessed.
melev
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12221385#post12221385 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bleedingthought
Sorry, I forgot to answer that post. I've never had a fence on top, and had a fish jump from time to time. Tucker jumped, but landed back in the display before I could grab him. And Dole jumped several times. I think about the 5th time rescued him, he got brain damage from the hard landing, and died some time last year.
You'd think all that food I put in there would keep them happy and in the water.
Whoops.
I've been thinking Coralvue all this time and typing Coralife - my mistake. ReefSpecialty has the Coralvue Dimmables.
ReefEnabler
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ah ok.
only thing that stinks about the coralvues is they can only really dim between 65%-110% (least thats what ive read). I can certainly see the value for light acclimation like you mentioned above, but for me the real coolness is wanting the full smooth sunrise and sunset. guess Ill have to just wait for the prices to come down some and then i'm there!!
I need to put a cover over my 20g holding tank. I lost one of my percula clowns a few days ago and those two were getting along so well I'm pretty sure one even changed into a female. didn't stop the male from finding a cold deathbed on the kitchen floor tho.
maybe it was just a bad relationship.
only thing that stinks about the coralvues is they can only really dim between 65%-110% (least thats what ive read). I can certainly see the value for light acclimation like you mentioned above, but for me the real coolness is wanting the full smooth sunrise and sunset. guess Ill have to just wait for the prices to come down some and then i'm there!!
I need to put a cover over my 20g holding tank. I lost one of my percula clowns a few days ago
and those two were getting along so well I'm pretty sure one even changed into a female. didn't stop the male from finding a cold deathbed on the kitchen floor tho.maybe it was just a bad relationship.
melev
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ReefEnabler
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ahh the uses for scrap acrylic
we need a "what to make using your acrylic scraps" thread.
we need a "what to make using your acrylic scraps" thread.
melev
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These are the large LuminBrites. They are 20 x 20 x 9. The minis are 16 x 16 x (8, I think).
The coverage is very good currently, with some spill over into my fishroom. However, because of the furdown wall shoving the lighting back 8", I'm not surprised by that. I may tilt them later to spill the light more directly into the reef, but I just had to get them up and running as quickly as possible.
I have one small colony RTNing and it probably has to do with the intermittent light my reef has endured over the past 8 days.
The coverage is very good currently, with some spill over into my fishroom. However, because of the furdown wall shoving the lighting back 8", I'm not surprised by that. I may tilt them later to spill the light more directly into the reef, but I just had to get them up and running as quickly as possible.
I have one small colony RTNing and it probably has to do with the intermittent light my reef has endured over the past 8 days.
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