Sabella's 450L mixed reef build thread

helen ann · Sep 11, 2016

Sabellafella said:
Before i get on that topic. I wanna thank everyone for the support. I have an instagram, same username, just make sure you follow r2r also

I follow u

tristanfish · Sep 11, 2016

Sabellafella said:

Awesome shots!

john.m.cole3 · Sep 11, 2016

Sabellafella said:
Yea i went too long with the bulb change, everything started back up growing at normal pace since ive changed half the bulbs out. Ill usually change a bulb once a week, but dont like the whole "alk starting to flux and ph starting to flux" that comes along with it. So ill take it slow for now

How long did you have your bulbs in there before changing?

Danny1496 · Sep 11, 2016

Sabellafella said:
Aussi

killer acans

Sabellafella · Sep 11, 2016

helen ann said:
I follow u

Haha i know =)

Sabellafella · Sep 11, 2016

tristanfish said:
Awesome shots!

Thanks brah

Sabellafella · Sep 11, 2016

john.m.cole3 said:
How long did you have your bulbs in there before changing?

Think 10 months, still not done changing them yet

Sabellafella · Sep 11, 2016

Oh man what a morning. Basically had to dip my hand in lugols from all the cuts i gave myself

john.m.cole3 · Sep 11, 2016

Sabellafella said:
Think 10 months, still not done changing them yet

You think bulb life will be extended if I don't run my bulbs at 100%?

Sabellafella · Sep 11, 2016

john.m.cole3 said:
You think bulb life will be extended if I don't run my bulbs at 100%?

Acually im pretty sure its the complete opposite. Dont quote me, but im pretty positive if its a light bulb, dimming will shorten the life. I wouldnt run them dim full time, i run mine 100% for a couple hours a day. What i did do though, i made sure i replaced the bulbs that are on 9 hours a day first before i replace the ones that only take 5 hours. As for bulb life, from what ive seen so far using t5s, theyre significantly less efficient then what they were the first month of use at the 6 7 month mark(using a par meter, both dimmable and powermodule) . After that point they start to get dull with color and par barely drops. Changing a bulb out 1 at a time your eyes really wont pickup the color difference but the camera will

Sabellafella · Sep 11, 2016

@NanoDJS yea im one of those, i listen to them all lol

Sabellafella · Sep 11, 2016

well to cheer up a bit, got a pretty sweet deal on this tgc/rra angry bird frag thanks to tom! for bringing it to my attention

Sabellafella · Sep 11, 2016

I just still cant get over the fact, that she managed to get herself stuck in a hole the size of the bottom of a frag plug. Its litterally like trying to shove a football into a glass of water and actually succeeding =/ . Back in the market for fairy wrasses maybe will also get a bottom dweller, my fish all seem distraught without their friend.