Hello fellow reefers! This is my first adventure in saltwater and reefing, though I've had freshwater tanks for 20+ years. I will already declare that I'm addicted. My wife thinks I have a problem, actually... I've had my 33 gallon nano up and running since early August last year. I took my...
I broke my cardinal rule. I recently added another Noopsyche light to my tank for better coverage. My cardinal rule is NEVER MAKE A CHANGE IN A HURRY AND LEAVE! You must monitor your change!
I added the new light, set a program and left to work. I came home to the tank baking in not one 90 wt light but 2 90 wt lights at what seemed to be 100% all channels! I don't no how long but things were not happy. So, I am sure, many will say, "that's what you get for buying cheap stuff from China", but it was totally my fault! I love the Noopsyche lights. Inexpensive great color nice blending of the colors with a shimmer similar to Kessel, no color static as Ryan, from BRS, says. The trade off is the interface. The remote is a little clunky. Once you get use to it, not so bad, but it does take some getting use to. I now have them both synched at my modified AB spectrum and hopefully things will come back. At this point it seems like my green slimer is most unhappy. It bleached, as well as my praised GARF Bonsai. A coral i have wanted since the GARF days, making my own rock. Every thing else seems ok. Hopefully they will recover. I will not blame the lights as it was totally my fault! I cannot wait to see how the tank will progress with these lights, provided any bad mistakes from me.
Bonus#1 pic of tank today - right side of tank lit by my refugium light - I dropped my other light ( Radion) in the tank and fried it. So maybe a new light, would be great timing , lol.
Ok - I have been doing a build thread on that "other " website. So, Figured with a bit a prompting from a certain Member/MOD I would have a build thread here as well. First some basic background or the plan: After much researching, etc. I decided to purchase a 150 ( 60 x 24 x 24) starfire...
I like that you can control multiple lights with one controller= Daisy chain. So, if you need three lights to cover your tank you only need to buy one controller.
So this week has been a whirlwind of activity. I was able to get my rock out of the bleach bath and they came out great, drying up nicely. Then I had to prep for hurricane Dorian, all ready for it to get here. I was able to sneak in a trip to MACNA. It was great and was able to pick up a few new...