Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
:fechten2:HEY Come on Now !!!!!
d2mini's Epic Fantabulous New Reef Build
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d2mini
Reef enthusiast
yeah, i need to take an updated video.
If you haven't seen it, this one is from back in October. :)
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr-_3_n2UE0]200 Gallon Saltwater Reef Aquarium - YouTube[/ame]
If you haven't seen it, this one is from back in October. :)
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr-_3_n2UE0]200 Gallon Saltwater Reef Aquarium - YouTube[/ame]
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
Yeah and it was a great video bro.
kbuser92
Breeder
But October was 6 months ago!
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
The big brown truck dropped off a big brown box and the big brown dog (Wally) said it's time to upgrade. :D
kbuser92
Breeder
Nice.
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Um. Where are the out of box pictures?
chichimom79
reef junkie
Holy crap! Freakin sweet!
Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
Really wow can i have your old ones? Lol
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Yeah, cool, eh? :)
Aw c'mon... no likey tease? :mrgreen:
Too busy. I've had them since THURSDAY! OMG! :shock:
But it's on this weekend. I'm getting all up in those boxes.
haha, thanks. :)
I wish! It's just the upgrade. My old ones (that I've had since pre-production) are going back. :(
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
Awwww I was hoping for a Dennis deal days to hit LR :(
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
You better be getting all up in those boxes.
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
+69 to Erin brown chicken brown cow ;)
Kizmar
#derpface
Will they upgrade regulars bought at the higher price to Pros? ;)
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Sure... for $300. ;)
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in for 300:bounce:
Kizmar
#derpface
What does going to Pros get you other than the ability to say you have a new(er) toy?
I know par's supposed to be better (or something), but knowing that most tanks are good with them peaking at 60%, it seems like overkill.
kbuser92
Breeder
Dennis, if you have your lights at 60-65% on a 24" deep tank, could you technically ramp them up to 100" on a 30-36" tank? Obviously no SPS in the bottom 12-18", but in theory, would it work?
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
You get indigo and ultraviolet light channels.
If you are familiar with T5, the uv channel is like adding a Fiji Purple bulb. Really gives that extra pop of color.
And they come standard with the TIR lenses which gives better spread. The individual leds will blend better than they did before.
If you are asking whether radions will work on a 36" tank the answer is yes, no problem. You can't really go by normal par readings but let me quote a guy I was just talking to yesterday...
"I don't have Radions - I have 2 Vegas over a 50 gal cube. I liked the idea of swapping pucks out as LEDs with different spectral frequencies come to market. Even with the lower power that a Vega has relative to a Radion, I run these 2 units at about 35% of full current on the white channels and about 50% on the various blues/red/greens. That's still really intense - a friend has a spectroradiometer, and we calculated this about the same as a single 400W MH. In other words, nuclear intensity. Equivalent average spectral intensities measured by a spectroradiometer for high output fluorescent, metal halides and LED light sources make the LED source look dim. It's actually running at the same intensity as fluorescents and MHs, it's just that they look weak to our eyes."
kbuser92
Breeder
So what's the actual square footage they could cover? Just curious, because if everyone's running them that low, it sounds l ok e EcoTech underrated them.
