Turtle's Fairy Tale

[Brew12]

Its running!

Fantastic! Plumbing looks nice!

Up and running before I even got my tank

You got a better deal on your tank though, so it seems like a fair trade off.

 

[HairyGary]

Nice! Well done.

 

[Fudsey]

Looks like the tank fit perfectly in that spot too

 

[Scurvy]

Whats the transfer plans? Is that old/cycled rock in sump? Could be too soon for chaeto if no nutrients in water, blah blah blah excited for you!

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Shhh, Robin wasn't looking...

 

[Fudsey]

NICE ! ! !

 

[wowkingjames]

Looks amazing, following....

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Got the filtration set up, as well as most of my equipment. I seriously need to do some cable management behind the stand tho.

 

[Scurvy]

Looks great! Maybe a couple of these. One inside and one on the backside of the stand?

StarTech.com 2inx1in Open Slot Wiring Cable Raceway Duct with Cover
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00066HOPM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_i_DNjcBbC9A070D

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Looks great! Maybe a couple of these. One inside and one on the backside of the stand?

StarTech.com 2inx1in Open Slot Wiring Cable Raceway Duct with Cover
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00066HOPM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_i_DNjcBbC9A070D

That is exactly what I need...

In other news, ATI Actinic bulbs are heavy in UV... no those aren't sun glasses. They are my transitions lenses for seeing, because I'm as blind as a moray eel... and my eyes are light sensitive.

 

[Venator]

That sucks... you see grayscale, or just blurry?
And nice acans! Can we get an FTS soon?

 

[ReefNoobie88]

I upgraded the locline also. But my grandfather is a beast and made guides for me to use a router and U shape the notches. I’m digging the tank for sure though!! Looks super clean. Can’t wait to see it populated with corals and fish. Mines still settling a bit more before it meets some coral.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

That sucks... you see grayscale, or just blurry?
And nice acans! Can we get an FTS soon?

Blurry, really really blurry. Glasses Rx is -7.25 in each eye with astigmatism.

FTS coming later today after I get the Kessils wired up.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Alright, late start messing with the tank. Turtle went out and partied a little hard last night and we we're both suffering this morning. Kessils are hooked up. Pulled the Seneye out to see how much light we have... I still don't trust this thing 100%.

4 bulb T5 with ATI Actinic bulbs and 3 Kessil A160WEs at 35% color and 100% intensity and this is the highest spot on the scape.

This is the next highest point, and its got higher PAR than the right.

 

[Fudsey]

What don't you trust? The Seneye or the lights?

 

[Scurvy]

Are the bulbs blue plus or true actinic? Actinic i beleive are known to produce less par. Also kessil par numbers are never great. I still believe theres more to their perfomance than PAR numbers tell us. How high is fixture? Id look at around 6-7 inches i think.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Are the bulbs blue plus or true actinic? Actinic i beleive are known to produce less par. Also kessil par numbers are never great. I still believe theres more to their perfomance than PAR numbers tell us. How high is fixture? Id look at around 6-7 inches i think.

The lights are 8" off the water, and yes, they are the true actinic bulbs. I may lower them another 2". I hit 400+ at the surface in a few spots, mainly where all three Kessils overlapped. Crazy how under 6" of water my PAR gets cut in half.

I'm with you on the Kessils doing more than a PAR meter shows. They just look more powerful than what is reported.

I really want to see what kind of growth and color I can get out of a heavy blue spectrum. The true actinic plus Kessil blue will be very interesting. In the ocean, everything is blue...

 

[SashimiTurtle]

FTS with just Kessils, 35% color 100% intensity.

Yep, the fish are over and I added a few more corals. The acans were doing really well so I moved a few more hardy corals, and a red monti cap frag to test out some SPS, but not risk any of my acros. Zoas are still closed, and the trumpets aren't all the way happy yet... I just moved them a little while ago.

 

[najer]

The lights are 8" off the water, and yes, they are the true actinic bulbs. I may lower them another 2". I hit 400+ at the surface in a few spots, mainly where all three Kessils overlapped. Crazy how under 6" of water my PAR gets cut in half.

I'm with you on the Kessils doing more than a PAR meter shows. They just look more powerful than what is reported.

I really want to see what kind of growth and color I can get out of a heavy blue spectrum. The true actinic plus Kessil blue will be very interesting. In the ocean, everything is blue...

My light is 7 inches from the water surface, I know I have 8 T5s but there is only one 75W led puck.
Lowering the fixture 2 inches will really intensify your kessils!
I would leave it there for a while and see how your corals react.

 

[najer]

Brief interlude as they squabble, they will have loads of lps sand bed real estate available!

DSC_0001 by sshipuk, on Flickr