Awesome SPS Growth with LED's

[Headiesheradon]

Because i have 5 feet worth of fixtures and i need the sread plus its just lps and softies right now. this system will be converted to all sps very soo and the lights will be owered 6" and turned up on power. I used to burn coral up when i had a acan lighting a-104. These ights are intense!! My frag rack is is set at 12" below water surface right now witha rock work at one end taking up 4 feet. the racks take the rest at 8 feet long and 24" wide. the illuminias get the most even par throughout the range of side to side spread so hands down best light for the money.

 

[Alabamareef]

A few more with my iphone this morning......

Anemone Island..

Green Leather...

Acan Echinata....

Acan Echinata....

 

[Alabamareef]

Do you control them all with 1 v-link?

Because i have 5 feet worth of fixtures and i need the sread plus its just lps and softies right now. this system will be converted to all sps very soo and the lights will be owered 6" and turned up on power. I used to burn coral up when i had a acan lighting a-104. These ights are intense!! My frag rack is is set at 12" below water surface right now witha rock work at one end taking up 4 feet. the racks take the rest at 8 feet long and 24" wide. the illuminias get the most even par throughout the range of side to side spread so hands down best light for the money.

 

[Headiesheradon]

Yes and they all link together...... MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! I programmed one light and set it master and the rest are slaves and voila! all lights communicate!!

 

[Alabamareef]

Thats awesome. Love the Vertex. I thnk most people look at the price and run! In my area I'm the only person with Illumina. But Everyone else that went cheeper or another brand have switched back to Halides because their corals are bleaching or not growing. I'm happy with the growth and color. And the cloud cover is so real looking you'll think your on the beach when it passes over.......

Yes and they all link together...... MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! I programmed one light and set it master and the rest are slaves and voila! all lights communicate!!

 

[Headiesheradon]

Yea thats best because all 5 of my lights will dim from which ever side the clouds come from lol. That system is also awaiting the libra dosing pump as well!! Vertex'ed out!!!

 

[Headiesheradon]

And you get what you pay for... the programming capabilities is what makes this light worth it and the upgrade ability

 

[Alabamareef]

Vertex Illumina cloud. This happens throughout the day, random. Also shows a litle lighting at the end. Enjoy......


My 180 gallon Reef....


8C863E8B-3ECA-4659-90CD-C1B9B207AAE1-13320-00000B32297BE716.mp4 video by rab1212 | Photobucket

 

[Alabamareef]

Any more LED people with photos. lets keeep it going....

 

[Tinola]

Thanks for showing this! I'm glad LED's are good for growing corals especially SPS.

 

[CraigG]

The 2 pics are of my 120gal 100% DIY led the pics are about 2 months of growth.

 

[Alabamareef]

Nice CraigG.

 

[CraigG]

Thanks, its my baby I am going to start taking closer pics of individual corals to get better growth pics.

 

[Alabamareef]

Thanks everyone for the post ya'll keep them coming. Want to see as many LEDs photos as possiable.....Remember we've only got till the 21st, LOL

 

[Alabamareef]

Any more Acro shots out there. Or any SPS....

 

[rossco]

I have posted these pictures before on the "other" site in an LED growth thread. I am running 10 x 6 foot Sunbrites over my 210. Main photoperiod is 8 hours. I would take some more current pictures but unfortunatley I am having a major RTN/STN event probably triggered by an alk swing when I missed my CO2 tank for my CA reactor run out. I am going to have to grow quite a few of these back from frags - again.

Red Dragon 1-16-12

Red Dragon 10-15-12

Strawberry Lemonade 11-14-2011

Strawberry Lemonade 8-24-12

Aussie Acro 1-26-2012

Aussie Acro 8-24-12

Garf Bonzai (Lineaged thru Atlantis) and Ora Joe the Coral 11-14-2011

Garf Bonzai 8-24-2012

Joe the Coral 8-24-2012

Unknown acro from Atlantis 11-14-2011, (we just call it Atlantis Fine Branch)

Same coral 8-24-2012

Your Reef's Yellow Stinger 1-19-2012

Yellow Stinger 8-24-2012

Red Acro 1-12-2012

Red Acro 8-24-12

Speciosa 1-26-2012

Speciosa 8-24-2012

Wild acro from Upscales display tank 11-14-2011

same coral 8-24-12

 

[Chameleon]

I have posted these pictures before on the "other" site in an LED growth thread. I am running 10 x 6 foot Sunbrites over my 210. Main photoperiod is 8 hours. I would take some more current pictures but unfortunatley I am having a major RTN/STN event probably triggered by an alk swing when I missed my CO2 tank for my CA reactor run out. I am going to have to grow quite a few of these back from frags - again.

As always Scott, your tank is by far my favorite SPS tank. Sorry to hear about the RTN/STN issues. Let us know how it goes. I'm sure you can grow those frags into colonies in a hurry though.

 

[Acrokeeper3729]

Very nice. I love that wild one from upscales.

 

[Alabamareef]

Wow Scott that some amazing growth. Sorry to hear about your Alk swing. Would love to have a piece of that red dragon

 

[Alabamareef]

Scott what the secret?