When I first looked at the Waterbox tanks I was a little worried about the etched logo in the glass (not a fan of nameplates and such on products), but it's fairly small and unobtrusive. It shouldn't be noticeable once the tank is full of coral.
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I didn't even know they had one and I've seen a waterbox 7226 in a store that was empty so Ill second thatWhen I first looked at the Waterbox tanks I was a little worried about the etched logo in the glass (not a fan of nameplates and such on products), but it's fairly small and unobtrusive. It shouldn't be noticeable once the tank is full of coral.
sounding good, you might want to check the par with led and t5 since thats what I'm assuming you will run normallyStill not wet yet... I'm struggling to glue rocks together. Definitely my least favorite part of putting up a tank.
Finally got the PAR meter out and took a few measurements. Fixture 13" above tank right now (~34" to sensor on the bottom). Was shocked at first at the numbers, then I remembered that I had to adjust for measuring in air since the MQ-510 is corrected for water.
T5 only, 8 bulbs, 2 Pure Actinic, 3 KZ Super Blue, 3 KZ CoralLight II
LED only @100%, max fluorescent color
Not much to look at yet. My Apex and Vortechs are stilling running my current tank. So I'm just using a power strip at the moment. I have to figure out how to get this tank up and functional without moving everything over until I'm ready to take down the current tank.Watching this thread! I'm looking at the 7226 myself and I'm itching to pull the trigger.
Can you show me your current electrical setup? I haven't seen a lot of images of this tanks electrical cabinet.
I haven't yet. I was waiting till I had water in the tank, but right now I've loaned out my Par meter.Beautiful! Did you by chance measure your par with both t5 and leds on? Also, is 13" off the water level a bit high?
I haven't yet. I was waiting till I had water in the tank, but right now I've loaned out my Par meter.
And I already have a second person lined up to borrow it. No worries, I know that I can turn on the 8 T5's and grow anything. The LED's are just a bonus for effect. I won't be trying any corals in the tank till the new year anyway.You sure seem like a nice guy loaning put your par meter like that.....
And I already have a second person lined up to borrow it. No worries, I know that I can turn on the 8 T5's and grow anything. The LED's are just a bonus for effect. I won't be trying any corals in the tank till the new year anyway.
So I had my first flood this morning. Nothing like waking up at 7am to your wife yelling "water on the floor!". The hose came off of the return pump :mad: :mad: Fortunately it only dumped about 3gallons before it tripped the circuit breaker because of water spraying under the stand onto the power strip. Might have fried a brand new Tunze ATO though, it was pretty damp.
Because I was lazy. I didn't put a clamp on it because I was planning to redo the plumbing a bit soon. Everything survived and it just took a couple hours to clean up the mess. Tubing is now fully seated and clamped in place. I've been checking it daily...Shiiiiit. Any idea of why the return pump popped off?
College Station. Your not too far away, although I'll admit I had to look up where Friesburg was.Where in Texas are you located?