Yes its very interesting and one of the reasons I went with 16hds instead of Orphek or Radions.
I like the idea of single pucks and being able to space them out and use more if needed.
Im following your build so get some pics up, lol.
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I like the idea of single pucks and being able to space them out and use more if needed.
Im following your build so get some pics up, lol.
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If I can get some answers to all of my questions,I may go ahead and get and old prime with a bad array and go that route instead.
But I need to see par graphs to back up the spectural aspect of the array.
Is that the only way to get them, I haven't looked these up yet but im interested also? Any more information on the benefits or changes?
Here is some info.
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LED - Luxdium Light.
I have been waiting for this for a while. The team at Luxdium did not want me to talk about this in the past. They are doing very interesting stuff that can turn ur existing LED to hyper power mode lol. Check it out https://www.instagram.com/luxdium/ @telegraham , @Pot8Os @Lexinverts
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That I don't know. They don't have a website that I have seen. But somehow have been producing them for a few years from what I saw in the comments on a post of theirs.
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So I have not able to get anymore info out of the guy at the company than I have found on their Humble forum thread and their IG.
On another no,my stuff from VCA came in and my mp10 and sicce .5 got shipped today.
On another no,my stuff from VCA came in and my mp10 and sicce .5 got shipped today.
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Got the MP10 and Sicce .5 in yesterday. Sicce worka perfectly fine but the MP10 is trashed. The seller told me it made some noise,which I was okay with. Well after recieving it the motor is bad and the wetside was cracked pretty bad and rusting nicely as well too.
So that's going back to the seller,since it was going to cost $265 for a new wet side,dry side and controller.
So that's going back to the seller,since it was going to cost $265 for a new wet side,dry side and controller.
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I was able to source a older white QD controller and newer wetside for the MP10 and made the pump work perfect. Makes some noise at higher levels,but I'll never run it that high.
Still waiting on my buddy to ship the xr15 out,and will be picking up a Aquamaxx 9g cuboid tank and a gravity ato from local NR members this weekend.
Gonna order some acrylic sheets and silicone sometime soon to make a AIO section in one of the corners of the tank. Probably pick up some dry rock this weekend and get a scape going. I have always used silicone to glue the scapes together and to the bottom of the tank.
I was alao pondering the idea of supplementing the xr15 with 2x Sunblaster t5 strips,probably a B+ and a Actinic as well and run the t5's as sunrise and sunset on a digital time. Since the XR15 will be mounted dead center where the acro's will be,the outer 1/3's of either end may have enough par with a single XR15,I will have to go to Top Shelf and borrow their par meter and see what numbers I get before pulling the trigger.
Still waiting on my buddy to ship the xr15 out,and will be picking up a Aquamaxx 9g cuboid tank and a gravity ato from local NR members this weekend.
Gonna order some acrylic sheets and silicone sometime soon to make a AIO section in one of the corners of the tank. Probably pick up some dry rock this weekend and get a scape going. I have always used silicone to glue the scapes together and to the bottom of the tank.
I was alao pondering the idea of supplementing the xr15 with 2x Sunblaster t5 strips,probably a B+ and a Actinic as well and run the t5's as sunrise and sunset on a digital time. Since the XR15 will be mounted dead center where the acro's will be,the outer 1/3's of either end may have enough par with a single XR15,I will have to go to Top Shelf and borrow their par meter and see what numbers I get before pulling the trigger.
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So I sold the XR15,and now going with t5. The RMS mount pushed about a 1/3 of the array outside of the tank,which rendered it useless. I did not want to mount the light at the end of the tank,so it had to go.
Now I have to decide on bulbs. Thinking of possibly going with:
ATI B+
ATI Actinic
GE 6500
ATI B+
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Giesemann Actinic Blue
Giesemann Super Actinic
Giesemann AquaCoral Blue
Giesemann Actinic Blue
Now I have to decide on bulbs. Thinking of possibly going with:
ATI B+
ATI Actinic
GE 6500
ATI B+
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Giesemann Actinic Blue
Giesemann Super Actinic
Giesemann AquaCoral Blue
Giesemann Actinic Blue
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@Dmase92 here is my new upcoming build.
Got a Tek 4 bulb light,and ordered 2 Actinic Blue,1 Super Actinic and 1 AquaCoral Blue,plus whatever bulbs make it thru shipping with the light.
Got a Tek 4 bulb light,and ordered 2 Actinic Blue,1 Super Actinic and 1 AquaCoral Blue,plus whatever bulbs make it thru shipping with the light.
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It really is lol
It really is,I love it. But my wife doesn't lol.
This is how she currently sits:
It really is,I love it. But my wife doesn't lol.
This is how she currently sits:
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New light is in the house. New bulbs are on order from Premium Aquatics.
I am waiting on a response from a vendor here in regards to making a AIO kit for the tank before I pull thw trigger and just buy acrylic and silicone from Amazon.
I am waiting on a response from a vendor here in regards to making a AIO kit for the tank before I pull thw trigger and just buy acrylic and silicone from Amazon.
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Went to Top Shelf when they opened and grabbed a few pieces of dry rock and messed with the scape some more. Idk which one I like more,I think the 2nd one.
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Not sure if it’s the angle but looks like the light hits the rock in the 2nd pic betterWent to Top Shelf when they opened and grabbed a few pieces of dry rock and messed with the scape some more. Idk which one I like more,I think the 2nd one.
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I like the 2nd one to. I think I am going to go with that scape unless I have to modify it once I go to make my AIO section.
Does anyone have any experience using Autotopoff.com ato's ? They use old style float switches like I like over optical and only $55 shipped.
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Man it’s awesome to see you back in the hobby. Tank is going to look awesome. Let me know if you need anything. I’ve got a garage full I’m trying to empty out. Lol
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Its been awhile,I feel like I needed to be back lol. But thank you,I appreciate it. I actually do need some stuff,where are you located exactly and when can I swing by ?
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