What temp is your tank? - Page 2

drtango · 08/10/2017, 08:16 PM

Gen 2 Pro (if I remember correctly), about 10 inches from surface in a hood. I used the wide angle lens which helped a little, just too many hot spots, weird growth etc. Seems those with a degree of success have the lights up higher and lots of them. Also, it just never looked "natural" to me. The flexibility was awesome initially, though for me, once the novelty wore off, wasn't enough to keep trying. I even crammed some T-5 in there in an effort to 'succeed'. Liking the Reefbrite 10-20 400w a lot now!

daveverdo · 08/10/2017, 08:20 PM

I have no idea!

My basement sump is set to 80.

Gary Majchrzak · 08/10/2017, 08:22 PM

Killin me.
How am I supposed to sleep tonight?

der_wille_zur_macht · 08/10/2017, 10:10 PM

Bourbon?

drtango · 08/11/2017, 04:25 AM

Sorry Gary! Your results may vary!

Capt_Cully · 08/11/2017, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by drtango

Gen 2 Pro (if I remember correctly), about 10 inches from surface in a hood. I used the wide angle lens which helped a little, just too many hot spots, weird growth etc. Seems those with a degree of success have the lights up higher and lots of them. Also, it just never looked "natural" to me. The flexibility was awesome initially, though for me, once the novelty wore off, wasn't enough to keep trying. I even crammed some T-5 in there in an effort to 'succeed'. Liking the Reefbrite 10-20 400w a lot now!

This is where I'm at....
Convenience. No bulb replacements. Others doing great with them. Tunability.
My tank is floundering. Added T5s. Helped a little.

I haven't ruled everything out yet, but I remember things being a lot easier with halides. Makes me feel like a failure and a quitter, but the reality of the time I have to dedicate to Reef keeping isn't what it once was. Halides seem to provide a little bit of a cushion. LEDs make you pay a price for any missteps IME.

prose · 08/11/2017, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Flanders

I am halfway ready to scrap LED's myself. Corals just don't grow like I remember, even easy stuff.

I have a full sps tank under leds and I'm getting super fast growth

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cardiffgiant · 08/11/2017, 09:23 AM

I'm about 2 years on radions. I had better success with t5. Finding the right program for radions is a process. I've tried all kinds of schedules.

The best success that I had was a single gen2 radion over my frag tank running only the default 20k. But... I've never been able to repeat that success. My best results since then have been with my3 Gen3 Pros over my redsea reefer 525 using the SPS/LPS deep water schedule in this link, mixing in 2 hours of the SPS AB+ schedule in this link.

http://ecotechmarine.com/wp-content/...ralLab_WP1.pdf

It also seems like any coral that I introduce needs to be on the sand for a few days and then gradually raise in the water column, otherwise I get bleaching and RTN. My max intensity is also 45%. Anything over that and I start having issues.

I stomached a lot of coral loss and frustration getting to this point.

cardiffgiant · 08/11/2017, 09:38 AM

Oh, my temp is 79. I have my heaters set to range from 77-79. I haven't needed a chiller down here in Tampa yet because I have my AC set to "New York transplant"

mr.maroonsalty · 08/11/2017, 09:49 PM

I use a dual ranco to control my heaters and canopy fan. Canopy is open topped covered in plastic hardware mesh; i use a box fan laying face down. Ranco is industrial grade. I would be surprised if it strayed much at all measuring temps.

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08/10/2017, 08:16 PM	#26
drtango Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Williamsville, NY Posts: 1,741	Gen 2 Pro (if I remember correctly), about 10 inches from surface in a hood. I used the wide angle lens which helped a little, just too many hot spots, weird growth etc. Seems those with a degree of success have the lights up higher and lots of them. Also, it just never looked "natural" to me. The flexibility was awesome initially, though for me, once the novelty wore off, wasn't enough to keep trying. I even crammed some T-5 in there in an effort to 'succeed'. Liking the Reefbrite 10-20 400w a lot now! __________________ John www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/totm/index.php Current Tank Info: 200 DD, 400w halides, low tech

08/10/2017, 08:20 PM	#27
daveverdo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Horseheads, NY Posts: 1,881	I have no idea! My basement sump is set to 80. __________________ 90g Display with fish, LR and a few soft corals, 65g basement sump, eBay LEDs

08/10/2017, 08:22 PM	#28
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Killin me. How am I supposed to sleep tonight? __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

08/10/2017, 10:10 PM	#29
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Bourbon? __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

08/11/2017, 04:25 AM	#30
drtango Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Williamsville, NY Posts: 1,741	Sorry Gary! Your results may vary! __________________ John www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/totm/index.php Current Tank Info: 200 DD, 400w halides, low tech

08/11/2017, 09:23 AM	#33
cardiffgiant Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tampa Posts: 3,455	I'm about 2 years on radions. I had better success with t5. Finding the right program for radions is a process. I've tried all kinds of schedules. The best success that I had was a single gen2 radion over my frag tank running only the default 20k. But... I've never been able to repeat that success. My best results since then have been with my3 Gen3 Pros over my redsea reefer 525 using the SPS/LPS deep water schedule in this link, mixing in 2 hours of the SPS AB+ schedule in this link. http://ecotechmarine.com/wp-content/...ralLab_WP1.pdf It also seems like any coral that I introduce needs to be on the sand for a few days and then gradually raise in the water column, otherwise I get bleaching and RTN. My max intensity is also 45%. Anything over that and I start having issues. I stomached a lot of coral loss and frustration getting to this point.

08/11/2017, 09:38 AM	#34
cardiffgiant Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tampa Posts: 3,455	Oh, my temp is 79. I have my heaters set to range from 77-79. I haven't needed a chiller down here in Tampa yet because I have my AC set to "New York transplant"

08/11/2017, 09:49 PM	#35
mr.maroonsalty Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: upstateny Posts: 2,504	I use a dual ranco to control my heaters and canopy fan. Canopy is open topped covered in plastic hardware mesh; i use a box fan laying face down. Ranco is industrial grade. I would be surprised if it strayed much at all measuring temps. Sent from my SM-S120VL using Tapatalk __________________ Back from the dead! Current Tank Info: 140 dt reef