Aqua one AR550

[BigRedsReefs10]

You can always use a clear mesh screen top, or egg crate but that may not keep them in, they can get through pretty small openings

 

[Darylb]

Hmm ill have to have a look and see what I can do I'm gonna fill the tank up today

 

[deckaman225]

Cool build I like it a lot I will be following!!

 

[Darylb]

Thanks I'm thinking weather or not to go and buy some more live rock or just pull some from my 55 I just like finding new things in my tank haha

 

[Darylb]

Tanks filling up slowly so happy I had to convince my gf to drive me as I have lost my licence and she finally caved in

 

[Darylb]

Here is the tank full added the heater and a power head as well I also put some live rock from my 55 in there

 

[Darylb]

sorry forgot pic

 

[Darylb]

Got an email on Saturday saying my LEDs should be here hopefully there here today if not ill message the seller I'm getting a bit excited now

 

[Darylb]

I got my lights I had to do some ( cough cough ) DIY work to replace the old 11 watt flouros so I took to the fixture with a hacksaw haha here are some progress shots and the final product

 

[Macscale]

Where did you get the LEDS?

 

[Darylb]

Top grow led if you decide to buy off them I got some vouches from my lights ill give you the codes

 

[Macscale]

Never heard of them but I'll look into it.

 

[Macscale]

They're just the eBay led panels. At least they look to be.

 

[Darylb]

Yea they are they got the bridgelux 3watt chips

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Did you get the dimmable ones?

 

[Darylb]

Yea there awesome

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

When you add corals to the tank make sure your lights are dimmed way down and slowly adjust. They are very powerful and you can kill coral with to much light too

 

[Darylb]

Yea I been reading up heaps on them the only thing I found to be annoying is the fans they are pretty loud

 

[Darylb]

If I ad only corals will there be any bioload?

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Yes corals still have a bio load