Dream 112 rimless reef - Powerded Leds
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Ok so the new tank is up and running under my leds. This is my first attempt at a light hanger and my wife said no way I have to come up with a better way to hang them above my tank. I have one pillar done and two to go. My stand will be finished later. What do you think? 
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Great build.I love it , very clean.I have question,what is that red LED strip,can you post a link to it? I am looking to supplement red to my LED's .Do you feel like it does a good job,or do you still looking to supplement with T5's.Thanks.
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I am not sure if the red leds will do anything. I have seen lots of LED users add red to there arrays. I have also heard the the AIs don't have any red spectrum. So I thought I will give it a go. I am not sure if I will supplement with the t5s on this tank. I will know more once I start moving my SPS coral in.
Here is a link to the site were I bought the sps strip. When I was making the move to LEDs I was considering the maxspect leds and found this. I would love to hear from other LED user in regards to adding a red spectrum.
Key Aquarium SPS Power Bar
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I know its been awhile since i did an update. Here is what I have done up to this point.
Calcium reactor is on0line now. I have WM eco pellets running in the reactor now. I also got my OCTO 2000 protien skimmer set up and running yesterday.
I move over my LPS and a couple frags. One of my big colonies of Acans seems to be STNing. Its killing me to watch that. Water params are perfect.
I also got my mew lighter hanger built. I think it does look much better.
Calcium reactor is on0line now. I have WM eco pellets running in the reactor now. I also got my OCTO 2000 protien skimmer set up and running yesterday.
I move over my LPS and a couple frags. One of my big colonies of Acans seems to be STNing. Its killing me to watch that. Water params are perfect.
I also got my mew lighter hanger built. I think it does look much better.
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Hi fellow reef nuts. Long time no update. So sorry. Been busy with work and the move. I took a really cool video on my i Phone the other night and wanted to share. I will fill in everyone on the progress of the 122 rimless asap. I am pretty much done with the setup. Enjoy for now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bauZBEoWles&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bauZBEoWles&feature=youtu.be
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Hey there. Thanks for the compliment. As for the red leds. They are no longer on the tank. I replaced them with a t5s with a blue plus and purple plus. The reason behind it is to ad some of the red spectrum that the AI leds lack. I have a lot of updating to do. I will working getting a day time video posted today.
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Here is the Video I just did. My camera really picks up the blue in the light. The tanks is actual more of 12 - 14k color during the day. Hope you enjoy and sorry in advance for the bad video quality 
[video=youtube;VPAgOVaJN_E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPAgOVaJN_E[/video]
[video=youtube;VPAgOVaJN_E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPAgOVaJN_E[/video]
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I wanted to take a few minutes to update everyone on the mechanical side of the system.
Under the stand I have my 1/4 hp chiller, mp 40 controller and a 10 outlet power bar. Each plug has its own switch. I am also installing one in the sump room to make it easier to switch components on and off for maintenance and water changes.
I am running a Octopus protein skimmer, calcium reactor and bio-media reactor. In the media reactor I am running 1 cup of WM eco pellets. On the protein side of the sump I installed a 1/4 bulk head fitting on the floor of the sump. It connected to a gate valve, connected to a 1" line that runs through the wall on the left side of the sump and outside. I installed this to make water changes easy and to remove detritus. I love it. All I do is shut down the system, open the valve and is empties the left half of the sump. I then fill it back up with clean water and turn the system back on. I am able to run my ro/di in and out lines through this pipe as well. I also feed my air hungry skimmer with fresh outside air from this location. I will update pictures to illustrate how it all work.
I just set up a 10 gallon frag tank. I hated looking at all the frags in the DT so her you go. It is lit by a 250 watt - 14k phoenix HQI.
To dos. I still need to skin my stand. Thats the last thing I will do. I also need to install the new 10 outlet switch and plumb a 50 gallon plastic barrel for more water capacity.
[video=youtube;4UUem8kyLgw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UUem8kyLgw[/video]
Under the stand I have my 1/4 hp chiller, mp 40 controller and a 10 outlet power bar. Each plug has its own switch. I am also installing one in the sump room to make it easier to switch components on and off for maintenance and water changes.
I am running a Octopus protein skimmer, calcium reactor and bio-media reactor. In the media reactor I am running 1 cup of WM eco pellets. On the protein side of the sump I installed a 1/4 bulk head fitting on the floor of the sump. It connected to a gate valve, connected to a 1" line that runs through the wall on the left side of the sump and outside. I installed this to make water changes easy and to remove detritus. I love it. All I do is shut down the system, open the valve and is empties the left half of the sump. I then fill it back up with clean water and turn the system back on. I am able to run my ro/di in and out lines through this pipe as well. I also feed my air hungry skimmer with fresh outside air from this location. I will update pictures to illustrate how it all work.
I just set up a 10 gallon frag tank. I hated looking at all the frags in the DT so her you go
. It is lit by a 250 watt - 14k phoenix HQI.To dos. I still need to skin my stand. Thats the last thing I will do. I also need to install the new 10 outlet switch and plumb a 50 gallon plastic barrel for more water capacity.
[video=youtube;4UUem8kyLgw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UUem8kyLgw[/video]
