bigben2057
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I don't know why the pics are so purple, it doesn't look this way in my living room...
How high did you mount them above your tank?
I don't know why the pics are so purple, it doesn't look this way in my living room...
6 inches from the top of the tank
My tank 2 months old, and I bought the reefbreeders around the same time. No growth yet, but i think it has to do more with my tank not being mature yet. All colors of my zoas, lps looking good.
Just ordered the taotronics dimmable LED's and came up with a nice ideas as far as hanging them..I'm going to put a ships wheel on the wall above it with a nice brass flower pot hanger..I think it will fit the decor'
18" Boat Teak Wood SHIP Wheel with Brass Hub Nautical SHIP Wheel | eBay
Take pics when you get them please. Do you have a PAR meter?
Just ordered the taotronics dimmable LED's and came up with a nice ideas as far as hanging them..I'm going to put a ships wheel on the wall above it with a nice brass flower pot hanger..I think it will fit the decor'
18" Boat Teak Wood SHIP Wheel with Brass Hub Nautical SHIP Wheel | eBay
The ones I got are roughly 300w each, 2ft long.
Need a lot of em bc my tank is 800 gallons.
Do you have any pics I want to see your tank color ! I'm thinking about getting them
about 2 months in.
Coral growth - yes and most noticable with my sps. LPS love them. My hammer, frogspawn, galaxia, ect have all now adjusted and are open and colorful.
Algae growth - no. I have significatnly less algae with my LED's than with my T5's
Heat issues - None
Power consumption - I'm saving about $30 a month from this time last year. I'm down 2 kwh's a day compared to last year and pre chirstmas. The only thing i've changed in my house is my lights. My wife is thrilled...lol
Noise - No, fans are silent.
Issues - I "think" the bright light stressed out my dwarf lion and I've had my first real ich outbreak. I didn't loose any fish and it's gone now (for now) but I think the change in light intensity did have an effect on it.
Light sensitive coral aren't thrilled with the new lights. I have a nice green/orange lobo and even on the sand it's fading on the tops of the polyps. My mushrooms hated them so I moved them to a shady area under rock work and they've opened up again. My finger leather is half the size it was with T5s and doesn't seem to want to open up again. All other coral (I have about 30 kinds) are doing fantastic. Its just about finding the right spot for everything...
Still super pleased with these units and highly recomend them...
The pictures look more pink. My eyes see more blue-ish color.