Todd's DIY ATS build...
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kenneth wolfe
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you can touch with a bare, hand mine measure with no fan blowing on them, is 100 degrees F.
MidwesternTexan
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SantaMonica
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I disassembled and measured the larger 20w model... got very hot on the case, and burning hot on the glass:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=24304046&postcount=7608
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=24304046&postcount=7608
MidwesternTexan
Average Joe
Santa Monica, Turbo, et. al.,
OK, I know this has been covered before;
and I have read about ATS's actually stripping too much from the water,
and I have seen/know of a few cases where it ends up killing sps. As in truely close to 0 phospahte.- I have also seen posted by Santa monica that it won't.
My question is:
So I have TOO much/large of an ATS for MY set up?
I've never been into this whole 'cube' thing about feeding.
I used to have a VERY HEAVY Coral load- but after mainly a Levamsile overdosing- just starting back now with the sps.
I don't feec that heavy- I have ~13 fish in my 180, whick includes 2 very large tangs.
I currently have 2 x sheets of the 13.5" x 10" sheets.
One with CFL's on it, one with LED's on it.
Both grow the 'turf' well.
So I have a total of 13x10=130- doble sided = 260 sq."
and 2 of those,
so I have 520 Sq" of lit ATS surface.
Isn't that way too much for my lightly fed 180DT, with a 125g sump?
I'm thinking about taking one on the sheets offline,
so I'd have 130 Sq"- lit both sides fore 260 Sq" total.
Wouldn't that be enough?
Thanks for your objective replies
(I posted this on the 'advanced' thread also)
OK, I know this has been covered before;
and I have read about ATS's actually stripping too much from the water,
and I have seen/know of a few cases where it ends up killing sps. As in truely close to 0 phospahte.- I have also seen posted by Santa monica that it won't.
My question is:
So I have TOO much/large of an ATS for MY set up?
I've never been into this whole 'cube' thing about feeding.
I used to have a VERY HEAVY Coral load- but after mainly a Levamsile overdosing- just starting back now with the sps.
I don't feec that heavy- I have ~13 fish in my 180, whick includes 2 very large tangs.
I currently have 2 x sheets of the 13.5" x 10" sheets.
One with CFL's on it, one with LED's on it.
Both grow the 'turf' well.
So I have a total of 13x10=130- doble sided = 260 sq."
and 2 of those,
so I have 520 Sq" of lit ATS surface.
Isn't that way too much for my lightly fed 180DT, with a 125g sump?
I'm thinking about taking one on the sheets offline,
so I'd have 130 Sq"- lit both sides fore 260 Sq" total.
Wouldn't that be enough?
Thanks for your objective replies
(I posted this on the 'advanced' thread also)
