jsker
Reefing is all about the adventure
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A little background for this comparison, @john.m.cole3 and I (@jsker) both have 72 gallon bowl front tanks. As we were chatting about our tanks we both discovered that we were running the same light as we both were looking to upgrade our lights. Our set up are about the same except for the chemicals we run in our tanks.
@john.m.cole3 and I were discussing the differences between T5’s and LED’s. I went with AI Hydra 26 HD’s and was trying to convince @john.m.cole3 to drink the juice and go with LED’s. @john.m.cole3 went with T5’s. We have struck a pretty good blogging friendship and we decided to do a simple comparison which I have not seen on the blogs by two average members.
I setup my Hydra 26 HD’s on March 3rd 2016 and used the Kessel move able goose necks for my lights. I want to be able to adjust the lights if I wanted to up or down or sideways if I want to. I also hung my light from the side instead of the back. I just do not run with the pack.
Our Plan is to post the first day pictures, one week, then every 30 days, also with settings, that we are using and what is going right or what is going on wrong.
Management Clause: @Tahoe61 made some great suggestions please read below
We would like positive feedback and knock off the hating between T5’s and LED’s. We would like to encourage ideas, sharing and objective discussion of both products.
Post Management Clause: Myself I would like to see how you installing your lights, post settings so that we can down load and try different settings, of program what we are doing now to improve. Yes every tank is different but this what is unique with @john.m.cole3 and my tank, we basically have the same tank setups.
If you would like to post you settings use google drive and use you handle and date as @theMerchant suggested. example xyzhaveaniceday_-_-_.api
John build thread https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-first-upgrade-72-bowfront.240558/page-2#post-2853570
My build thread https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-72-bowfront-build-revised-thread.216842/
Day one with the Hydra 26 HD's
Day 10 yeah, yeah this not rocket science
I need to really start using a tripod to keep things steady, notice the color of the coral in the bottom right side.
37 days, I set the light up last week and I have two arco's that bleached. I set the light back down. Also transitioned for HOB skimmer and filter to sump on 4/8/16, one of the acros starte bleaching before the sump switch. I think I turned up the light to fast
@john.m.cole3 and I were discussing the differences between T5’s and LED’s. I went with AI Hydra 26 HD’s and was trying to convince @john.m.cole3 to drink the juice and go with LED’s. @john.m.cole3 went with T5’s. We have struck a pretty good blogging friendship and we decided to do a simple comparison which I have not seen on the blogs by two average members.
I setup my Hydra 26 HD’s on March 3rd 2016 and used the Kessel move able goose necks for my lights. I want to be able to adjust the lights if I wanted to up or down or sideways if I want to. I also hung my light from the side instead of the back. I just do not run with the pack.
Our Plan is to post the first day pictures, one week, then every 30 days, also with settings, that we are using and what is going right or what is going on wrong.
Management Clause: @Tahoe61 made some great suggestions please read below
We would like positive feedback and knock off the hating between T5’s and LED’s. We would like to encourage ideas, sharing and objective discussion of both products.
Post Management Clause: Myself I would like to see how you installing your lights, post settings so that we can down load and try different settings, of program what we are doing now to improve. Yes every tank is different but this what is unique with @john.m.cole3 and my tank, we basically have the same tank setups.
If you would like to post you settings use google drive and use you handle and date as @theMerchant suggested. example xyzhaveaniceday_-_-_.api
John build thread https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-first-upgrade-72-bowfront.240558/page-2#post-2853570
My build thread https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-72-bowfront-build-revised-thread.216842/
Day one with the Hydra 26 HD's
Day 10 yeah, yeah this not rocket science
37 days, I set the light up last week and I have two arco's that bleached. I set the light back down. Also transitioned for HOB skimmer and filter to sump on 4/8/16, one of the acros starte bleaching before the sump switch. I think I turned up the light to fast
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