Quote:
Originally Posted by sahin
Looking great Bulent. 5inches above water is too low for ATI units with ATI tubes...this combo give the most PAR IMO. I've always had my units about 8-10inches.
If you lived closer to me, I'd have taken a frag of the Setosa off you and gave you frags of my Red Planet and Blue Tort for safekeeping.
If you are ever coming down to London, let me know.
Do you still have Claytons Acropora Turaki? If so, what colour is it in your tank? I grew mine to a large colony and lost most of it. Now have a small frag left.
|
Thanks for your compliment Sahin.
Perhaps I am comparing oranges to apples, but when I had the ATI Sunpower unit (6 X 39W), I hanged it at about 5.5" above the water surface to begin with when I installed new ATI tubes and lowered it gradually down to 3.5" as the tubes got older to maintain consistent PAR and intensity (it took about ten months to get down to the lowest level though). And yet the intensity and PAR I got at the time were nowhere near to what I am getting with the Powermodule. When I added two extra tubes, I expected some PAR increase, but only in the front and the back part of the tank, but not in the middle. I am absolutely astonished about the difference. Hence, I can't imagine what PAR would be like if I had bought the hybrid Powermodule
Regarding the frag exchange, I was in London three times last summer within a space of three weeks, but did not have time to visit you. I am interested in your offer and will make a special coach trip (I can't afford trains anymore!) for this purpose in one weekend when there is a special exhibition in one of the art galleries, so that I can kill two birds...
I do not keep Clayton's Acropora turaki at the moment, but I used to keep it in my previous tank. It looked grey-green/blue depending on the light intensity and spectrum. I have recently purchased a frag from him, which resembles A. turaki. However, its colouration is grey/blue and nowhere as blue as Clayton's A.turaki. I am hoping that given time it will look bluer.
