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[carb850]

Will the 20K LED's produce a fluorescing effect?

In my 30 cube, I'm shooting for lower light corals and I still have 214W over it. How many watts will this LED setup be that your making? I'd love have a light that uses less power and needs bulbs less frequently.

 

[Kung]

those would make excellent easy fuge lights, if they made an all blue or a 50/50 they would be a very good regular light...

Would they really be a good fuge light? I don't know my butt from a hole in the ground when it comes to the right light for algae. I do know I need new fuge lighting, though.

 

[Altpers0na]

all the fuge should need is something >5 ~5.5k ish..

70 bucks seems excessive for a fuge light, imo. i would go with a cheaper less efficient option.

 

[Kung]

70 bones? YEah, that IS a bit much. I hadn't noticed that.

 

[carb850]

Spectrum is important, but intensity is important too. I have a 40W Power Compact over my fuge which is about 15G.

 

[rsuplido]

Decided to change my tank. It'll now be a 3.8g pico:

 

[Altpers0na]

is that a 1000bulbs.com bulb? or did you diy?

looks very nice.

 

[rsuplido]

Thanks. It's a Par38 20k from Nano Customs.

 

[Altpers0na]

looks like a nice product, yikes on the $$

 

[carb850]

Any updates on the 30G LED fixture?

 

[rsuplido]

Any updates on the 30G LED fixture?

I should get all the LEDs and drivers by this week.

As for my pico, I have been cycling the tank for 4 weeks now and Saturday was the first day the Nitrite was down to zero. I have added a blue legged hermit crab and a turbo snail, as diatoms (brown) have started building up.

My top-off is a custom optical top-off from AutoTopOff.com. I'm using an Aqualifter pump to top-off.

Next is setting up my Mame skimmer and adding some small test SPS frags from my 30g. After that, I'll be adding a two-part system.

Pics:

4 weeks of cycling. Brown diatoms have stated to build up:

Instead of using vodka again, I want to try out something new. I have now added 40ml of NP Biopellets on a TLF reactor. Note that I'm doing this since I intend this to be an SPS pico tank:

 

[Baldwin]

Reggie looks really good, I'm impressed. I always wanted to have a pico reef, just the concept always seemed like something you have to stay on top of religiously. I hope you will keep us updated on your progression, looks like it is going to be a great setup.

 

[rsuplido]

Thanks.

Btw, here are some pics of the how I did the bonsai aquascape:

Bent two acrylic tubing, connected them using Weld-on 16, and attached rocks using tie wraps and Aquamend. Nano rocks are from Macro Rocks.

Tubes glued to acrylic sheet base.

Top done. Working on base.

Done. View from the back.

Total Aquamend used: 4

 

[jaysauce]

Decided to change my tank. It'll now be a 3.8g pico:

What fixture are you using to hold the bulb?