Ok transfer of tank has begun

[ccCapt]

Hmmmmmm.......2 questions.
Why did you get a 400w and did you only get 1?

That Bluewave ballast is, I believe, a magnetic M59 ballast. According to Sanjay's site, that bulb and ballast combo puts out a whopping 68 PPFD. FWIW, the 175w Iwasaki bulbs I use put out 71 PPFD with a magnetic ballast. In other words, that ballast and bulb combo sucks. It uses over 2x the electricity and puts out less usable light than what I use. Not to mention the heat. You may have heat issues.

Sanjay uses 400w bulbs over his 500g reef. I beleive he uses Giesemann 400w Marine bulbs. They put out 209 PPFD.

 

[intimatecple]

Hmmmmmm.......2 questions.
Why did you get a 400w and did you only get 1?

That Bluewave ballast is, I believe, a magnetic M59 ballast. According to Sanjay's site, that bulb and ballast combo puts out a whopping 68 PPFD. FWIW, the 175w Iwasaki bulbs I use put out 71 PPFD with a magnetic ballast. In other words, that ballast and bulb combo sucks. It uses over 2x the electricity and puts out less usable light than what I use. Not to mention the heat. You may have heat issues.

Sanjay uses 400w bulbs over his 500g reef. I beleive he uses Giesemann 400w Marine bulbs. They put out 209 PPFD.

Well to put it simply.....That is all the money I had for that trip....Plus I needed to have 1 so I could start the canopy build. I do not even have the bulbs yet. As far as the 400w. I was gonna use just 2 MH lamps on my tank. ????BIG MISTAKE???? I still have the receipts. and will be up there for the frag swap.

 

[ccCapt]

Talk to Sanjay at the swap. He's a really nice guy. I bet he will tell you to use 2 250w bulbs with Lumenarc reflectors. He told me 2 175's with Lumenarc's would have worked on my 125, but I already had 3. You have pretty much the same reflector I use. They work good, but 2 will not cover your entire tank. Depending on where you place them, there will be dark spots. Lumenarc's cover a bigger area and from what Sanjay told me, 2 would work on a 6' tank.
I would exchange the 400 for a 250. You don't need the 400 and it will save on your electric bill with 250's.

 

[intimatecple]

I was actually looking in that direction....OK I will do that!!! Thanks Larry

 

[ccCapt]

 

[intimatecple]

OK ....moving along in my Saltwater adventure...I just joined www.NCPARS.org . Iwill also be going to the Frag swap at TFP. YEA ME!!!!!!

 

[ccCapt]

Cool. The NCPARS website is usually pretty dead. The Reef Central club forum is much more active.
Reef Central Online Community - North Central Pennsylvania Aquarium Reef Society (NCPARS)

 

[Ziggy953]

Awesome...I'm looking forward to meeting all the AA memebers!!

 

[intimatecple]

Ok the wait is killing me ....I am waiting for USPS to deliver my 6 new frags....grrrr....I am anxious.... will post pics as soon as they arrive today...tracking number said they were in my post office so it should be any time now!!!!

 

[intimatecple]

ok they are here. bags are kind of cold. gonna float them...take pics and acclaimate them.....hope they are alright

 

[ccCapt]

You bought frags 2 weeks before the frag swap...and paid for shipping? eeekkkkkkk

 

[intimatecple]

nope....free shipping....6 frags ...and I am getting more at the swap!!!!

 

[ccCapt]

Nice! I have a saying..."if it's free, it's for me!".

 

[intimatecple]

here we are...I believe I have pink, golden sun, Green rim pink center, green rim green center, solid green zoanthids and then Neon Green Centered Star Polyp.

 

[intimatecple]

$21.00.....hope they are worth it!!!!

 

[intimatecple]

help....is this ok???

I dripped them for 2 hours after floating for 2 hours( they came in rather cold from USPS) then placed in tank.....they seem to look a little bleached after going into the tank...is this ok or something I should be concerned about????

 

[intimatecple]

ignore pic 1

 

[ccCapt]

Give them time. Can take a few days for them to all open up.

ps..you do know I have frags of these

http://www.centercup.net/images/125build/zoas_11-23-08.jpg

 

[intimatecple]

Larry.....How much ....my wife LOVES THEM!!!!

 

[ccCapt]

I have 2 small frags, both with about 10-12 polyps. $10 each frag.