Kat's Fabulous Max
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The sure did and congratulations on it as that display fuge is really "something to behold" and it is a well deserved right up and after winning the TOTM you now have a tank and a display fuge that has been seen by lots and lots of hobbyists. Power to you ! Great job !
I am not sure they do .. but Kat also won the TOTM in December .... Double Strike ! Super for her tank and display fuge
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My T5/LED hybrid light
Since lighting is always a hot topic, I wanted to give you more info on my custom retrofit light which was done by Nano-Box.
I'm a huge believer in T5's. My Red Sea Max came with PC/T5s which were powerful enough to grow this nasuta:
I wanted true T5s knowing the colors and growth that is possible under them by observing so many tanks. I began researching how to retrofit true T5s into my RSM hood. Anybody following my tank thread knows that I am not a fan of the open top look, I like to keep a lid on the tank, it looks pleasing to me. But I soon learnt that there was no way I could comfortably retrofit T5s into the hood. For one there was nobody willing to do it for me, and I have no knowledge of electric mumbo jumbo. I would have most likely ended up frying my whole building.
I emailed Steve's LED's and they would only retrofit their RSM LED kit. I finally decided that I I had to get rid of the hood. JBB was awesome and sent me two units of 24W Aquatic life Dual T5-HO lights. I strapped them together and this tank was on T5s! The fixtures left a lot of room and could fit another module. So I thought I would strap 3 together to have 6 bulbs on the tank. Then the idea of the hybrid came to me.
Now a T5/LED hybrid light has been a dream light for me. The most common hybrids out there were MH with T5s or MH with LED's. When Decoz had Dave Fason build a custom T5/LED light, I nearly fell off my chair. YES! It was possible!
My first step was to contact Aquatic Life. They sent me an empty housing for the dual T5 fixture they sell and which I was already using. I communicated with Benny and Evil many times and then I sent a PM to Dave Fason.
Dave said Yes!
ReefBuilders first reported the ATI LED/T5 hybrid light (http://reefbuilders....l-hybrid-light/), a sleek looking fixture at a steep price (~$1,100 for the same kind of I had built). My custom built light has
22 REBEL ES LED's ( 2 - Warm white, 2 Neutral white, 1 Cyan, 2 Blue, 4 Royal Blue )
4 SEMILED LED's ( 4 - Violets )
Two 40w Inventronics drivers ( 1-10v capable )
CNC Driver Enclosure
Tight Weave Cable Sleeving ( the BEST out there )
The unit can have PAR of 800+ when pushed to full power and is capable of growing any coral.
On either side of the LED are Aquatic life Dual Lamp T5-HO running 24W ATI bulbs.
The light covers the full length and width of my tank and looks neat. Pictures below.
The tank is still acclimating to the LED add-ons. While that is going on, I decided to re-vamp my tank and push myself to the next levels of reef-keeping (for me). I began selling off my large SPS colonies to make room for the uber exotic acroporas like Red Dragon, Microlades, Strawberry shortcakes, Tierra Del Fuego..... Yeah I'm drooling again.
I bought my first 3 frags a week ago. So far so good. fingerscrossed
I'll do a post on my new fuge light in a little bit.
Enjoy,
Kat
Since lighting is always a hot topic, I wanted to give you more info on my custom retrofit light which was done by Nano-Box.
I'm a huge believer in T5's. My Red Sea Max came with PC/T5s which were powerful enough to grow this nasuta:
I wanted true T5s knowing the colors and growth that is possible under them by observing so many tanks. I began researching how to retrofit true T5s into my RSM hood. Anybody following my tank thread knows that I am not a fan of the open top look, I like to keep a lid on the tank, it looks pleasing to me. But I soon learnt that there was no way I could comfortably retrofit T5s into the hood. For one there was nobody willing to do it for me, and I have no knowledge of electric mumbo jumbo. I would have most likely ended up frying my whole building.
I emailed Steve's LED's and they would only retrofit their RSM LED kit. I finally decided that I I had to get rid of the hood. JBB was awesome and sent me two units of 24W Aquatic life Dual T5-HO lights. I strapped them together and this tank was on T5s! The fixtures left a lot of room and could fit another module. So I thought I would strap 3 together to have 6 bulbs on the tank. Then the idea of the hybrid came to me.
Now a T5/LED hybrid light has been a dream light for me. The most common hybrids out there were MH with T5s or MH with LED's. When Decoz had Dave Fason build a custom T5/LED light, I nearly fell off my chair. YES! It was possible!
My first step was to contact Aquatic Life. They sent me an empty housing for the dual T5 fixture they sell and which I was already using. I communicated with Benny and Evil many times and then I sent a PM to Dave Fason.
Dave said Yes!
ReefBuilders first reported the ATI LED/T5 hybrid light (http://reefbuilders....l-hybrid-light/), a sleek looking fixture at a steep price (~$1,100 for the same kind of I had built). My custom built light has
22 REBEL ES LED's ( 2 - Warm white, 2 Neutral white, 1 Cyan, 2 Blue, 4 Royal Blue )
4 SEMILED LED's ( 4 - Violets )
Two 40w Inventronics drivers ( 1-10v capable )
CNC Driver Enclosure
Tight Weave Cable Sleeving ( the BEST out there )
The unit can have PAR of 800+ when pushed to full power and is capable of growing any coral.
On either side of the LED are Aquatic life Dual Lamp T5-HO running 24W ATI bulbs.
The light covers the full length and width of my tank and looks neat. Pictures below.
The tank is still acclimating to the LED add-ons. While that is going on, I decided to re-vamp my tank and push myself to the next levels of reef-keeping (for me). I began selling off my large SPS colonies to make room for the uber exotic acroporas like Red Dragon, Microlades, Strawberry shortcakes, Tierra Del Fuego..... Yeah I'm drooling again.
I bought my first 3 frags a week ago. So far so good. fingerscrossed
I'll do a post on my new fuge light in a little bit.
Enjoy,
Kat
Looking great Kat .. nice indeed !
Lilmatty5dimes
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agreed. nice combination. cant wait to see these frags Red Dragon, Strawberry shortcakes, Tierra Del Fuego.
FTS
Super looking indeed .... and you are going to need a larger tank soon KAT ... starting to look a little crowded in there : - ) Maybe one of those newer RSM's .... a 130 wold be nice ...
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Gorgeous!!
Yeah that's Kat for you ...she keeps a beautiful tank and her display sump looks more like another tank than a sump really .... and KAT has won TOTM's and other awards
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OP
Thank you, I'm looking forward to having it at full power.
Thank you Albert.
I got the Dragon, SS, Tyree Pink lemonade and Myagi Tort on the frag rack. I'm going to try my reef keeping on those first before I burn through more Benjamins. I have no idea at this point how to handle sensitive species. My nasuta is amazing and is now a fabulous colony but that could just be luck. I mean it grew under PCs so I don't know.
Thank you
Thanks Albert, this is a 130 actually, I think you mean a 250, but no I'm quite happy with this tank. Cycling a new tank, dealing with stability, naaah. I am completely enjoying watching this tank grow in.
Thank you!
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Awesome growth and the tank looks great!
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If there was a drool emoticon i'd post it!
Lilmatty5dimes
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agree with rev. looks stunning not bad for on;y a year
