kellypark
04/16/2003, 02:12 PM
Hello.
After posting my previous posting I got so many help from other CMAS member.
It was great experience, I got so much help. I even met couple of members, who gave me good advice on almost everything.
Before I found out about CMAS and Reef Central, I spend so much time finding about many things.
Thank you so much.
I have been researching about which light I was going to use and I found lots of interest in T-5 lighting system.
So many people talked about it and people who used loved it, so I tried to see how it would work on my tank.
I ordered retrofit kit from happyreefing.com. 1 daylight (6,500k) 24W T-5 light, 1 ATI¡¯s aquablue T-5 24W bulb and Workhose 5 ballast. The sales person (I forgot his name) was very helpful and delivered as promised. Bad thing about it they do not have actinic light for 24¡± yet.
My stuff came next day in good packaging, that night I wired all the light to my canopy and fired up.
These lights are very bright. Despite it is only 48W total (24W +24W). I also bought Triton aluminum mirror finish reflector from Drs. Foster & Smith. It was on sale for half off. It made light even brighter. Since these are my real first light, it is hard for me compare to other light system, especially MH.
My tank is fish only tank for now, so it is hard for me to do scientific compare with other lights. As soon as I get some corals (in future) I will see how it is working out for me.
I might add another T-5 or 50/50 compact fluorescent bulb to my canopy.
My plant is growing fast and live rock is starting to have some coralline on spots where it did not have.
Lately I have been thinking, in order to have coral I found my tank¡¯s calcium level need to be up to around 400 mg/L.
Since I am not using sump or refugium, I do not know how I can dose calcium in to my tank. I guess I can have drip tank above my main tank but I do not want to do that way.
Can I use some kind of dosing pump to slow feed calcium in to my main tank? Or is there any hang-on calcium reactor that I can use? Or is there any other way that I do not know about?
I would really appreciate if someone can give me answer.
Thank you all for great advice and help.
Kelly
After posting my previous posting I got so many help from other CMAS member.
It was great experience, I got so much help. I even met couple of members, who gave me good advice on almost everything.
Before I found out about CMAS and Reef Central, I spend so much time finding about many things.
Thank you so much.
I have been researching about which light I was going to use and I found lots of interest in T-5 lighting system.
So many people talked about it and people who used loved it, so I tried to see how it would work on my tank.
I ordered retrofit kit from happyreefing.com. 1 daylight (6,500k) 24W T-5 light, 1 ATI¡¯s aquablue T-5 24W bulb and Workhose 5 ballast. The sales person (I forgot his name) was very helpful and delivered as promised. Bad thing about it they do not have actinic light for 24¡± yet.
My stuff came next day in good packaging, that night I wired all the light to my canopy and fired up.
These lights are very bright. Despite it is only 48W total (24W +24W). I also bought Triton aluminum mirror finish reflector from Drs. Foster & Smith. It was on sale for half off. It made light even brighter. Since these are my real first light, it is hard for me compare to other light system, especially MH.
My tank is fish only tank for now, so it is hard for me to do scientific compare with other lights. As soon as I get some corals (in future) I will see how it is working out for me.
I might add another T-5 or 50/50 compact fluorescent bulb to my canopy.
My plant is growing fast and live rock is starting to have some coralline on spots where it did not have.
Lately I have been thinking, in order to have coral I found my tank¡¯s calcium level need to be up to around 400 mg/L.
Since I am not using sump or refugium, I do not know how I can dose calcium in to my tank. I guess I can have drip tank above my main tank but I do not want to do that way.
Can I use some kind of dosing pump to slow feed calcium in to my main tank? Or is there any hang-on calcium reactor that I can use? Or is there any other way that I do not know about?
I would really appreciate if someone can give me answer.
Thank you all for great advice and help.
Kelly