d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Um, it's not the size of your 80/20 but how you use it that counts! :D
d2mini's Epic Fantabulous New Reef Build
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fastrd400
It wasn't me!
LMAO. I saw that 80/20 stuff at Grainger when I was building my hanging kit in my canopy. That stuff was super expensive if I remember right.
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Hate to break it to you...
totally the size.
totally the size.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
It was about $120 for the entire setup, including nuts/bolts.
Cost me almost the same for my "beta" unit made out of the hollow aluminum bar stock from HD.
:grumble:
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Bahahahaahahaha!!
Kidding.
Kidding.
phastroh
Do Not Listen To Me!!!
Bwahahahah:rofl::dunno::disappoin
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Yeah, but I am guessing it all came complete. I would have had to fab the thing together, figure out mounting of vertical bars to horizontal, and find some sort of end caps.
Glad to see someone is making these things now. Especially after looking at all the different set-ups on RC.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
The other local reefer guy here just went to the local distributer with exact measurements and explained what he wanted to do and they worked it all out. He happens to have a tank almost identical in size to mine which is what made it easy for me to just get a duplicate setup. So the local distributor drew it up in cad and then cut everything to spec. Vertical to horizontal mounting would be done with the same corner gussets I think? And the end caps came from them too. I think the only thing not supplied by them were the bolts for the radions and hanging kit on top.
From what i heard, you can request their catalog which is just full of tons of pics of what people have created with this stuff.
From what i heard, you can request their catalog which is just full of tons of pics of what people have created with this stuff.
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Right on.
Oh, BTW, I loaded your Radion graph the other night. I was retarded enough to try and open it without having the Ecotech software up to begin with.
Oh, BTW, I loaded your Radion graph the other night. I was retarded enough to try and open it without having the Ecotech software up to begin with.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Cool! I actually just set up my radions again this weekend so I was looking at the graph and realized the blues weren't on at night. I turned the royal blues to 24% and the brightness to 20% (full) in night mode. A little bright maybe? But not bad.
The software has changed a bit since I've used it. haha
The software has changed a bit since I've used it. haha
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
I originally had mine at 100% and ended up losing a bunch of stuff. Everything now down to 65%, with a black out at 11:00pm. Trying to mimic the same lighting schedule I had with the MH and experienced great coloration and growth.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Ya, me too. For reason 100% didn't seem that bright compared to my old mh/t5 setup so that's the way I had set it in the beginning, but it was really shocking the corals so I started turning it down. This time I'm going to start around 65% max and go from there.
Does your tank look bright enough at 65%?
Does your tank look bright enough at 65%?
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Honestly, I really don't see much of a difference in it going down to 65%
RockStacker
Reefing newb
LED illumination is tricky on the eyes.
For a fixture using 3 watt LEDs, going from 50% to 100% does not seem to produce any additional illumination that can be discerned by our eyes. But the energy being delivered continues to go up.
Electronic instruments pick up these changes easily, but our eyes and brains seem to disregard the difference.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
That must explain why I fight with the morning and evening ramping up/down of the lights. Seems to go from 0-100% brightness much quicker than I have graphed out... pisses me off!
Kizmar
#derpface
Can you export Radion settings and import settings someone sends you? That would be killer.
I love that the RadIons can communicate with the MP40/60's too. The more I read about these lights the more I want a pair.
I love that the RadIons can communicate with the MP40/60's too. The more I read about these lights the more I want a pair.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Yes, in fact their sponsor forum on RC has a thread going right now with people sharing their radion files.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
haha, sorry. :)
Actually, I should have been diving right eff'ing now!!!
But I caught a virus this past week and had to postpone. :(
Now I'm about to book flights for this sunday night with a monday morning dive. Woot! :D
Actually, I should have been diving right eff'ing now!!!
But I caught a virus this past week and had to postpone. :(
Now I'm about to book flights for this sunday night with a monday morning dive. Woot! :D
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Yup you sure can. Dennis sent me his, I also have one from a guy in my reef club, a dude in Germany, and from Jonathon (the head of Ecotech Customer Service) :^:
