Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

SashimiTurtle · Jan 19, 2019

Scurvy said:
I tossed em on exactly As I got em from you. Considered putting the lenses back in for about 5 min but didnt know which lenses were for which diode and said screw it. They looked great. Used/Using them on the holding tanks/tubs. One of the monti caps grew like crazy and I never once checked parameters.

I wouldn't have been able to tell you... I think I might have taken a picture of them before I removed them, but that was on an old phone I don't even have anymore. I left most of the lenses on the blues so they would keep some punch. Pulled the whites, reds and greens. One thing I do miss that my Kessils do not have, is a UV channel. I used to leave that on at as low a percentage as it would allow at night for a moon light effect. I didn't have many corals back then, but the tank looked pretty cool barely lit at night.

Scurvy · Jan 19, 2019

Robin Haselden said:
I wouldn't have been able to tell you... I think I might have taken a picture of them before I removed them, but that was on an old phone I don't even have anymore. I left most of the lenses on the blues so they would keep some punch. Pulled the whites, reds and greens. One thing I do miss that my Kessils do not have, is a UV channel. I used to leave that on at as low a percentage as it would allow at night for a moon light effect. I didn't have many corals back then, but the tank looked pretty cool barely lit at night.

Yep, The UV channel is great. It shows the tank beautifully... Arguably better than the Orphek though admittedly I havent played with the UV channel all that much on them.

najer · Jan 19, 2019

Max lights today, eight T5s and led supplement add up high end led wattage, just a thought!

SashimiTurtle · Jan 19, 2019

najer said:
Max lights today, eight T5s and led supplement add up high end led wattage, just a thought!

Can't beat good old T5HOs. Add a little Orphek OR Bar supplement on the sides and you got a winner.

najer · Jan 19, 2019

Robin Haselden said:
Can't beat good old T5HOs. Add a little Orphek OR Bar supplement on the sides and you got a winner.

Pacific sun 8 x 24 watt T5s and a 75 watt led supplement, I am working on a DIY replacement, the leds are the main sticking point!

sfin52 · Jan 19, 2019

Musovski said:
thats a good question. im curious as well! or are MH cheaper in the long run compared to LED and T5

MH produce a ton of heat and may require a chiller. I think you would he better off with t5 if your looking that route.

Katrina71 · Jan 19, 2019

Guess who's LFS has a fire fish and Royal Gramma in stock?

SashimiTurtle · Jan 19, 2019

sfin52 said:
MH produce a ton of heat and may require a chiller. I think you would he better off with t5 if your looking that route.

Agreed. MH produce a ton of heat amd the benefit of shimmer can be obtained with LEDs. T5 blanket the tank with light and don't heat up the tank too bad. The only problem is that blanket can make the tank look 2 dimensional. LEDs help with adding a bit of shimmer to add contrast and depth to the tank.