Black Box LED Lit Tanks ShowOff Thread

JFrar · Sep 28, 2018

i think taotronics qualify for this thread right? lol - sorry if not

reeferfoxx · Sep 28, 2018

@Jason mack

Ok so here is my schedule. I was asking because right now, I'm running a 6.5 hour daylight cycle and I'm considering reducing it to 5 hours or less. Really its a few corals asking me to do this and I'm looking for ideas.

Btw the app is weird so it shifts from green to black. I dont know why...

#12 Is the full daylight cycle.

Jason mack · Sep 28, 2018

reeferfoxx said:
@Jason mack

Ok so here is my schedule. I was asking because right now, I'm running a 6.5 hour daylight cycle and I'm considering reducing it to 5 hours or less. Really its a few corals asking me to do this and I'm looking for ideas.

Btw the app is weird so it shifts from green to black. I dont know why...

#12 Is the full daylight cycle.

It’s very similar to mine actually.. only your white ramp up and down is different ..

reeferfoxx · Sep 28, 2018

Jason mack said:
It’s very similar to mine actually.. only your white ramp up and down is different ..

Agreed. After figuring out your percentages I realized the same. However you are running full daylight for 3 hours?

Jason mack · Sep 28, 2018

reeferfoxx said:
Agreed. After figuring out your percentages I realized the same. However you are running full daylight for 3 hours?

Yes 3 hrs at 30% should I do less ??

reeferfoxx · Sep 28, 2018

Jason mack said:
Yes 3 hrs at 30% should I do less ??

;Hilarious

I would think not. I'm just looking at your amazing tank trying to obtain some lighting perspective lol. Kind of interesting in that we both run different schedules yet see success. Put into full perspective, I think my light schedule keeps me dosing nutrients. There is certainly a correlation so I'm searching for the sweet spot so to speak.

Jason mack · Sep 28, 2018

reeferfoxx said:
;Hilarious

I would think not. I'm just looking at your amazing tank trying to obtain some lighting perspective lol. Kind of interesting in that we both run different schedules yet see success. Put into full perspective, I think my light schedule keeps me dosing nutrients. There is certainly a correlation so I'm searching for the sweet spot so to speak.

Well to be honest ..... my nitrates are a steady 50 ppm .. have been for about 3-4 months before that a steady 25ppm... my phos runs from between 0.04 -0.1 ... I burn through rowaphos .. which is the reason I’ve added a DIY algea turf scrubber ..

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reeferfoxx · Sep 28, 2018

Jason mack said:
Well to be honest ..... my nitrates are a steady 50 ppm .. have been for about 3-4 months before that a steady 25ppm... my phos runs from between 0.04 -0.1 ... I burn through rowaphos .. which is the reason I’ve added a DIY algea turf scrubber .. ...

I will trade you nutrient deficiency for nutrient rich

Dilan Patel · Sep 29, 2018

tanks looking great guys. i will get an update of mine in a couple of weeks

Jaam · Dec 28, 2018

Maritimer said:
Update for ya ... 220 gallon display under two MarsAqua 300 watt units:

~Bruce

I have 2 MarsAqua over my 220 72x24x30 deep for about 45 days now. Do you run them at full intensity? How do you like them? I’m thinking of switching lenses out to 90 degree?

Squadir · Dec 28, 2018

This is my tank progress. 3 years under black box lights.

Jaam · Dec 28, 2018

Squadir said:
This is my tank progress. 3 years under black box lights.

That’s very nice! Looks amazing! I’m just not sure if mines are to strong or not strong enough as I am new to this. My tank is 72x24x30 deep! My Duncan’s are turning brown my favia doesn’t look to well. She was mid column and I now moved her to the bottom.

Jason mack · Dec 29, 2018

Jaam said:
That’s very nice! Looks amazing! I’m just not sure if mines are to strong or not strong enough as I am new to this. My tank is 72x24x30 deep! My Duncan’s are turning brown my favia doesn’t look to well. She was mid column and I now moved her to the bottom.

What are you running your lights at ....blues ..whites..?
What is your lighting schedule..??
I'm sure we can help you figure it out ..

Jaam · Dec 29, 2018

Lights are 16 in above water and I pretty much started running them both blues and white at 100% to see if things start looking better. It’s been about 10 days at 100% if I’m home I’ll try to manually “ramp it” to 100%. Lights turn on around 6:30am and go off at 630 pm. Max intensity is usually about 4-6hrs.

Jason mack · Dec 29, 2018

Jaam said:
Lights are 16 in above water and I pretty much started running them both blues and white at 100% to see if things start looking better. It’s been about 10 days at 100% if I’m home I’ll try to manually “ramp it” to 100%. Lights turn on around 6:30am and go off at 630 pm. Max intensity is usually about 4-6hrs.

Ok I would turn your whites down first , run them at 30% or there abouts ..blues I'd leave at 100% . That's where my sweet spot was .. I would also recommend trying too borrow a par meter ...too check your par ...I have a seneye reef on my tank with a par meter ..good investment..

Maritimer · Dec 29, 2018

Jaam said:
I have 2 MarsAqua over my 220 72x24x30 deep for about 45 days now. Do you run them at full intensity? How do you like them? I’m thinking of switching lenses out to 90 degree?

I run the blues at pretty close to 100%, whites at about 60-70% - but I've got eggcrate lids, which act as intended; as a light diffuser. When I ever get around to building the BRS screen-top kit, I may have to scale back the intensity a bit. I've got corals growing on top of the rocks, and I've got corals growing in the sand.

I'm not over the moon about the color - the blues are kind of "windex" blue, and some of the deeper blue lights seem to offer more "pop" ... but if I can save $1,000.00 on lighting by putting up with the color - on my budget, I'll take it, and appreciate it.

~Bruce

Jaam · Dec 30, 2018

Maritimer said:
I run the blues at pretty close to 100%, whites at about 60-70% - but I've got eggcrate lids, which act as intended; as a light diffuser. When I ever get around to building the BRS screen-top kit, I may have to scale back the intensity a bit. I've got corals growing on top of the rocks, and I've got corals growing in the sand.

I'm not over the moon about the color - the blues are kind of "windex" blue, and some of the deeper blue lights seem to offer more "pop" ... but if I can save $1,000.00 on lighting by putting up with the color - on my budget, I'll take it, and appreciate it.

~Bruce

Thanks a ton! The blue is a windex blue. I will try running them at apx 90% and 70%. I’ll eventually pick up some nicer lights but with the cost of setting my tank up and getting all necessary components I had to budget accordingly lol. Thanks for the info!