180 Build Thread

[gmoney243]

All my shrooms hate leds even after 7 months lol put them in a non direct light

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[poolkeeper1]

Here is the contents of the email from the owner of Apollo Reef LED:

We are using 90 degree optics on all of our SolarBlasts. The way we've done our lights the 90 degree is perfect in balancing the spread and intensity. The light packs enough punch to produce enough PAR for SPS and clams at 40" depth while producing a spread for SPS of 30" x 30", even more for LPS and softies.

Did he quote any par readings or just saying it was enough for SPS at 40" depth, That's a pretty vauge statement for 3W Led's to have that much par at 40" depth

 

[mixer911]

Did he quote any par readings or just saying it was enough for SPS at 40" depth, That's a pretty vauge statement for 3W Led's to have that much par at 40" depth

With the amount of light the pics show I think he is getting a lot of PAR. I talked to Derick at the meeting and he said he has them only running at 40%. I think that the design has them mounted close together and with 90 deg optics so they are going to penetrate deeper.

 

[palvyre]

Skimmer running for 2 days with live stock in the tank.

 

[pickupman66]

mmmm... Yummy tea!!!! nice color.

 

[palvyre]

Mushrooms perked up. Turned out they were getting too much flow. Moved them to a corner and they are doing great.

 

[palvyre]

Frogspawn down front and blue tang still laying around.

 

[Dowtish]

Can you get a full tank shot?

 

[palvyre]

Best I can do on my camera phone

 

[bknapp]

Looks great! You now have plenty of room for more corals and live stock!

 

[palvyre]

Anemone doing well. So I was just going to target feed it mysis a couple times a week, but I read they need something more nutritious like silver sides?

 

[palvyre]

This thing has grown even more since being put in the 180. Basketball size and going ...

 

[ToXIc]

I use regular shrimp that you get from the grocery. I don't like to give them stuff with bones.


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[palvyre]

Second reactor in. Added 500 ml of EcoBak. Plumbed in line with my carbon/gfo. Added a T connection to a second drain with a ball valve to control flow to the second reactor. Works perfect.

 

[Dowtish]

Nice!
How fast are you tumbling? can you get a video?

 

[palvyre]

Here it is

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z5bNhWtNjKU

 

[Dowtish]

That looks perfect

Typed from my phone, because I have nothing better to do.

 

[bknapp]

You might want to consider stopping use of GFO if you're going to run BP, don't really want the BP to compete for food. Looking great Derek!

 

[palvyre]

Hope there will be enough flow when I increase the pellets to the 1250 ml recommended for my water volume. The pump tops out at 295 gph and the video is with it wide open.

 

[mixer911]

Great video Derek. I think you may be ok with that pump and 1250ml of ecoBAK. Right now your tumble rate is a little high, so i think it will level out once you add more.