Adee's new build - Page 15

amfynn · 03/18/2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Floyd R Turbo

However at this point that would probably be more effort than it's worth. I guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?!

True that!

I've simplified the scrubber for my ease of use to clean, it would be more efficient to add some shade cloth, infact I have some left overs that I intend to drape over there as throw away sheets.

My opinon, is that sunlight still offers the propper spectrum and as well as having high PAR values = excellent growth for algae....hence the popular myth where people are terrified if sunlight touches their tank (for fear of algae rearing its head). While my ATS design is not the best for efficiency, I will agree with that....I'll still argue its light source though is still the best.

amfynn · 03/18/2012, 11:27 AM

amfynn · 03/18/2012, 11:47 AM

rpjaws74 · 03/18/2012, 07:09 PM

very nice set up

amfynn · 03/18/2012, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rpjaws74

very nice set up

Thank you.

ayobreezie · 03/19/2012, 09:11 PM

I love the natural look of tanks lit by the sun.

amfynn · 03/20/2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ayobreezie

I love the natural look of tanks lit by the sun.

Thank you.

amfynn · 04/03/2012, 03:16 PM

I've been debating trying out an LED set-up to see what colors I can get....here are some pics two weeks into using my new LED units strung over a section of my nursery tank, a mix of exisiting frags and some new one's I got from a fellow hobbyist.

amfynn · 04/03/2012, 03:31 PM

Reefski's · 04/03/2012, 05:02 PM

i am so living vicariously through your incredible tank.

amfynn · 04/04/2012, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Reefski's

i am so living vicariously through your incredible tank.

Thank you Sir!

bullitr · 04/04/2012, 01:39 AM

Amazing as usually sir!
I love the red polyps montipora

91Atrac · 04/04/2012, 04:43 AM

Damn this is a sick tank! Nice colonies!

Sent from Qbabys Tapatalk.

amfynn · 04/04/2012, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullitr

Amazing as usually sir!
I love the red polyps montipora

Thanks I like it too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 91Atrac

Damn this is a sick tank! Nice colonies!

Sent from Qbabys Tapatalk.

Thanks!

Well winter is in its way so it will allow me to go with "un-natutal" lighting for a few months...allows me to catch up with what I've been missing out for the last 8-9 months.

Dactylopterus · 04/04/2012, 09:19 AM

What LED units are you using in your experiment?

psteeleb · 04/22/2012, 10:22 PM

very very nice!!
thanks for sharing

Boboli · 04/22/2012, 10:59 PM

I am done, No more aquariums for me !
After seeing this Guys coral debauchery I can't even look at my aquarium any more!
I will begin flushing my meger specimens down the toilet as soon as the lights turn off!
Anyways i am done with my self pitty, looks like I am gonna have to work alot more overtime."LOL"
Nice system very impressed! Keep up the hard work.

jitter · 04/27/2012, 11:22 PM

Me personally, well I think this is very refreshing to see such a beautiful reef, that, well, actually resembles what you see, as I did, when snorkelling on reef such as in Egypt, on the Sinai.

Witnessing this hobby delve deeper and deeper into extremities of blue and other exotic tube/light colourations just seems so fake and improper.

I kind of wish the lighting styles would reverse back to give us lots more views of what nature intended...

amfynn · 05/07/2012, 07:31 AM

Thanks all,

@Boboli...please, my intention is not to have you give up the hobby!!

@Jitter...true, though I do long to also witness what other "normal" tanks look like...so as we now in our winter...time for some un-natural lights.

amfynn · 05/07/2012, 07:32 AM

amfynn · 05/13/2012, 11:26 AM

Last afternoon of just plain old sunlight, now I can enjoy my tank everyday till late in the evening. The 18K combination will be a color tweak in terms of the spectral range not offered by sunlight. I'm impressed with the light spread, very little wastage of light. Though some corals are shadowed, thats because my 2m x 1m wide tank is almost full (length and breadth) with SPS growth. And no, I'm not allowed to upgrade again to a bigger tank.

All pics that follow are from the 1st night under LED's....these will be my baseline in terms of monitoring SPS color changes.

dave.m · 05/13/2012, 02:27 PM

Oh darn. That's a pretty tough baseline you are stuck with.

Dave.M

lilopop11 · 05/13/2012, 05:49 PM

You have a very nice tank adee .. greetings from indonesia ..

amfynn · 05/13/2012, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave.m

Oh darn. That's a pretty tough baseline you are stuck with.

Dave.M

True, my reaction when when the "lights when on", reaffirmed that sunlight alone on a tank can give you good results. But, that whats I like about this hobby, allows for you to manipulate parameters and make changes to your setup...and then learn as you go along.

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Originally Posted by lilopop11

You have a very nice tank adee .. greetings from indonesia ..

Hello and thank you!

dainiusiva · 05/14/2012, 12:59 PM

I've been lurking this thread for a long time and now i am completely speechless. Adee the colors are amazing. Simply stunning !!

03/18/2012, 11:27 AM	#352
amfynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 382	Some pics I took today __________________ Adee Current Tank Info: Orphek Atlantik LED (x4) lit SPS system, total volume 660 gal. (2500L). Includes a 317 gal. (1200L) Starphire rimless display, 160 gallon (600L) nursery tank & 1000lb's (500kg's) of live rock, 2x ReefOcto 5000 skimmers, ATS , DSB & loads of Chaeto Last edited by amfynn; 03/18/2012 at 11:33 AM.

03/18/2012, 11:47 AM	#353
amfynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 382	__________________ Adee Current Tank Info: Orphek Atlantik LED (x4) lit SPS system, total volume 660 gal. (2500L). Includes a 317 gal. (1200L) Starphire rimless display, 160 gallon (600L) nursery tank & 1000lb's (500kg's) of live rock, 2x ReefOcto 5000 skimmers, ATS , DSB & loads of Chaeto

03/18/2012, 07:09 PM	#354
rpjaws74 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 1,340	very nice set up __________________ rpjaws Current Tank Info: 500 glln system/ Reef

04/03/2012, 03:16 PM	#358
amfynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 382	Some experimental frags under LED lighting I've been debating trying out an LED set-up to see what colors I can get....here are some pics two weeks into using my new LED units strung over a section of my nursery tank, a mix of exisiting frags and some new one's I got from a fellow hobbyist. __________________ Adee Current Tank Info: Orphek Atlantik LED (x4) lit SPS system, total volume 660 gal. (2500L). Includes a 317 gal. (1200L) Starphire rimless display, 160 gallon (600L) nursery tank & 1000lb's (500kg's) of live rock, 2x ReefOcto 5000 skimmers, ATS , DSB & loads of Chaeto Last edited by amfynn; 04/03/2012 at 03:21 PM.

04/03/2012, 03:31 PM	#359
amfynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 382	__________________ Adee Current Tank Info: Orphek Atlantik LED (x4) lit SPS system, total volume 660 gal. (2500L). Includes a 317 gal. (1200L) Starphire rimless display, 160 gallon (600L) nursery tank & 1000lb's (500kg's) of live rock, 2x ReefOcto 5000 skimmers, ATS , DSB & loads of Chaeto

03/19/2012, 09:11 PM	#356
ayobreezie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 98	I love the natural look of tanks lit by the sun.

04/03/2012, 05:02 PM	#360
Reefski's Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Topanga Posts: 3,016	i am so living vicariously through your incredible tank.

04/04/2012, 01:39 AM	#362
bullitr broke but happy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: stevenson ranch, ca Posts: 14,053	Amazing as usually sir! I love the red polyps montipora __________________ Lawrence SFVR member 435 gallon display in wall see through no more hyposalinity... Current Tank Info: 96x36x29 inwall

04/04/2012, 04:43 AM	#363
91Atrac Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 408	Damn this is a sick tank! Nice colonies! Sent from Qbabys Tapatalk.

04/04/2012, 09:19 AM	#365
Dactylopterus Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 231	What LED units are you using in your experiment?

04/22/2012, 10:22 PM	#366
psteeleb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 5,249	very very nice!! thanks for sharing __________________ A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner Current Tank Info: 110g Mixed Reef, LED's & T5's

04/22/2012, 10:59 PM	#367
Boboli Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: The streets of Bakersfield Posts: 393	I am done, No more aquariums for me ! After seeing this Guys coral debauchery I can't even look at my aquarium any more! I will begin flushing my meger specimens down the toilet as soon as the lights turn off! Anyways i am done with my self pitty, looks like I am gonna have to work alot more overtime."LOL" Nice system very impressed! Keep up the hard work.

04/27/2012, 11:22 PM	#368
jitter Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 12	Me personally, well I think this is very refreshing to see such a beautiful reef, that, well, actually resembles what you see, as I did, when snorkelling on reef such as in Egypt, on the Sinai. Witnessing this hobby delve deeper and deeper into extremities of blue and other exotic tube/light colourations just seems so fake and improper. I kind of wish the lighting styles would reverse back to give us lots more views of what nature intended...

05/07/2012, 07:31 AM	#369
amfynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 382	Thanks all, @Boboli...please, my intention is not to have you give up the hobby!! @Jitter...true, though I do long to also witness what other "normal" tanks look like...so as we now in our winter...time for some un-natural lights. __________________ Adee Current Tank Info: Orphek Atlantik LED (x4) lit SPS system, total volume 660 gal. (2500L). Includes a 317 gal. (1200L) Starphire rimless display, 160 gallon (600L) nursery tank & 1000lb's (500kg's) of live rock, 2x ReefOcto 5000 skimmers, ATS , DSB & loads of Chaeto

05/07/2012, 07:32 AM	#370
amfynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 382	It has arrived! __________________ Adee Current Tank Info: Orphek Atlantik LED (x4) lit SPS system, total volume 660 gal. (2500L). Includes a 317 gal. (1200L) Starphire rimless display, 160 gallon (600L) nursery tank & 1000lb's (500kg's) of live rock, 2x ReefOcto 5000 skimmers, ATS , DSB & loads of Chaeto

05/13/2012, 11:26 AM	#371
amfynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 382	So winter is here...time to hang up my new puppies Last afternoon of just plain old sunlight, now I can enjoy my tank everyday till late in the evening. The 18K combination will be a color tweak in terms of the spectral range not offered by sunlight. I'm impressed with the light spread, very little wastage of light. Though some corals are shadowed, thats because my 2m x 1m wide tank is almost full (length and breadth) with SPS growth. And no, I'm not allowed to upgrade again to a bigger tank. All pics that follow are from the 1st night under LED's....these will be my baseline in terms of monitoring SPS color changes. __________________ Adee Current Tank Info: Orphek Atlantik LED (x4) lit SPS system, total volume 660 gal. (2500L). Includes a 317 gal. (1200L) Starphire rimless display, 160 gallon (600L) nursery tank & 1000lb's (500kg's) of live rock, 2x ReefOcto 5000 skimmers, ATS , DSB & loads of Chaeto

05/13/2012, 02:27 PM	#372
dave.m Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canadia Posts: 4,276	Oh darn. That's a pretty tough baseline you are stuck with. Dave.M __________________ My Gawd! It's full of corals! Current Tank Info: None. Nil. Zip. Nada.

05/13/2012, 05:49 PM	#373
lilopop11 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 165	You have a very nice tank adee .. greetings from indonesia ..

05/14/2012, 12:59 PM	#375
dainiusiva Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lithuania Posts: 396	I've been lurking this thread for a long time and now i am completely speechless. Adee the colors are amazing. Simply stunning !!

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