my house reef (211 g.) - Page 29

messy1messmer · #**701** 12/19/2006, 01:34 AM

how are ballastwise ballasts. thats i checked ebay but they didnt have any right now so i will keep tring ebay. how are advanced ballasts

mrpet · #**702** 12/19/2006, 10:03 PM

STUNNING TANK IWAN IM STARTING A NEW TANK 72"X 48" X 30"
AFTER SEEING UR AMAZING AQUARIUM I HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH T5 LIGHTING THE ELECTRICAL COST IN CA ARE CRAZY. WHAT
WOULD YOU RECOMEND BULB SIZES TYPES BRANDS AND BALLASTS FOR MY AQUARIUM PLUS WHERE DID YOU FIND THE ATI BULBS ETC AT? THANK YOU

SCOTT

hahnmeister · #**703** 12/19/2006, 10:06 PM

mrpet, IWAN is not in the US, so the places he will suggest you shop are in Germany, and the fixtures he suggests will most likely be 220v... you really want that?

mrpet · #**704** 12/19/2006, 10:07 PM

HI IWAN AFTER SEEING UR AMAZING AQ I HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH T5 LIGHTING. MY NEW TANK IS 72"X48"30" WHAT SIZE BULBS WHAT TYPES AND WHAT BALLAST WOULD YOU RECOMEND.
ALSO WHERE CAN I BUY ATI BULBS RETROS AND BALLASTS FROM?
WAS THINKING OF USEING ICE CAP 660 BALLASTS JUST NOT
SURE HOW MANY AND TYPES FOR A TANK THAT LARGE..THANKS
FOR YOUR HELP....SCOTT

mrpet · #**705** 12/19/2006, 10:07 PM

HI IWAN AFTER SEEING UR AMAZING AQ I HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH T5 LIGHTING. MY NEW TANK IS 72"X48"30" WHAT SIZE BULBS WHAT TYPES AND WHAT BALLAST WOULD YOU RECOMEND.
ALSO WHERE CAN I BUY ATI BULBS RETROS AND BALLASTS FROM?
WAS THINKING OF USEING ICE CAP 660 BALLASTS JUST NOT
SURE HOW MANY AND TYPES FOR A TANK THAT LARGE..THANKS
FOR YOUR HELP....SCOTT

mrpet · #**706** 12/19/2006, 10:09 PM

WELL I KNEW THAT HE WAS IN EUROPE JUST THOUGHT U MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET ATI PRODUCTS HERE WAS NOT SURE?

mrpet · #**707** 12/19/2006, 10:12 PM

HAHN DO U HAVE ANOTHER SUGGESTION ON BRAND AND NUMBER
OF BULBS SIZES AND BALLAST FOR MY SITUATION

coraladdict · #**708** 12/19/2006, 10:29 PM

I've been dosing digest and bioptim for 3 months and would like to know when I shoud start adding Reef booster and how such as, at thew same time as digest and bioptim or what?I havw a mixed tank with 80 gal water volume.

messy1messmer · #**709** 12/19/2006, 11:16 PM

it is dosed every week. dont start till your Nitrates are at 0
you can get ATI bulbs at reefgeek

messy1messmer · #**710** 12/19/2006, 11:17 PM

i would use something besides icecap because they over power them

The Grim Reefer · #**711** 12/19/2006, 11:22 PM

The Ice Cap ballasts are way cool with the 80 watt lamps. They don't overdrive them nearly as hard as 54 watt lamps. They are less expensive that 80 watt T5 ballasts. As long as you use fans to cool the lamps they will last over a year.

jnarowe · #**712** 12/19/2006, 11:49 PM

love that sig!

mrpet · #**713** 12/20/2006, 12:57 AM

thanks grim do u have a suggestion on what retros and which bulbs and how many on tank of my size? the 80 watt lamps are
60" right? thanks scott

hahnmeister · #**714** 12/20/2006, 01:22 AM

Glad to see you arent using all caps anymore mrpet...
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...tm/allcaps.htm

12 rows of the 80wattT5s (running at 100watts each), would be perfect for a 72x48x30. Thats 1200watts of T5s (on four IC660 ballasts)... Depending on what you do though it could be too much.

The Grim Reefer · #**715** 12/20/2006, 02:05 AM

Reefgeek is probably going to make you the best deal on the 80 watt system. Like ^^^ said a dozen lamps would be a good start depending on what you want to raise in the tank.

TryTheChi · #**716** 12/20/2006, 03:09 AM

As for tubes - see if you can have a look at the new KZ Coral Lights T5s - 5% red and the remainder 50/50 white blue - best yet IME

Cheers

Simon

messy1messmer · #**717** 12/20/2006, 03:13 AM

i have been looking for those bulbs but cant find them here yet. I hope we can soon or maybe grim knows were we can get them

The Grim Reefer · #**718** 12/20/2006, 03:30 AM

Havn't seen them yet. UVL's actinic white might be something like that. Seems to have a bit of a pepto hue to it but it is a 50/50

TryTheChi · #**719** 12/20/2006, 04:45 PM

Just got the new KZ fiji purples fitted - wow is all I can say. Its lights out time here - so I'll post up the color blend with 12 tubes mixed with these and the Coral Lights. Stunning.

Mods: Paypal isnt paying my dues for some reason - so I'v exceeded my pic quots - pls forgive the link which is only temporay until I fix the subscription. Thanks.

http://www.reefpark.net/forums/index...5&#entry193035

TryTheChi · #**720** 12/20/2006, 04:45 PM

Just got the new KZ fiji purples fitted - wow is all I can say. Its lights out time here - so I'll post up the color blend with 12 tubes mixed with these and the Coral Lights. Stunning.

Mods: Paypal isnt paying my dues for some reason - so I'v exceeded my pic quots - pls forgive the link which is only temporay until I fix the subscription. Thanks.

http://www.reefpark.net/forums/index...5&#entry193035

mrpet · #**721** 12/20/2006, 06:04 PM

thanks all.... tank is going to be 90% sps so to much light should not be an issue....scott

messy1messmer · #**722** 01/01/2007, 01:17 AM

TryTheChi
If using the biodigest and biotim for a month or so without reefbooster cause problems. all water paramiters are good but a couple of things have had poor PE the last couple of weeks. I havent dosed reefbooster for over a month. My superman was getting rtn today and my stilo hasnt been looking real good. i was afraid of dosing it because of cyno.

TryTheChi · #**723** 01/01/2007, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by messy1messmer
TryTheChi
If using the biodigest and biotim for a month or so without reefbooster cause problems. all water paramiters are good but a couple of things have had poor PE the last couple of weeks. I havent dosed reefbooster for over a month. My superman was getting rtn today and my stilo hasnt been looking real good. i was afraid of dosing it because of cyno.

Hi steve

sorry to hear that -

What are your ca/mg/dkh/ph/ no3/po4 levels? Are these steady? Any fluctuations in heat or salinity? Dosed anything else? Changed the lighting?

A couple of thoughts:

1) If DKH is outside the range of 6-8 - this could be a factor in the stn.

2) The first signs of nutrient limitation in my experience are fading going on bleaching. Answer dose with Booster or Amino acids.

Cyno is less worse than starving corals IMHO, and cyno is only a risk rather than a probability, and there again only cosmetic.

Cheers

Simon

coraladdict · #**724** 01/01/2007, 11:00 AM

I don't get it , I dosed 1/2 a vial of reefbooster once 2 weeks ago with o nitrites and phosphates and I get an algae bloom.What should I do ?

messy1messmer · #**725** 01/01/2007, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TryTheChi
Hi steve

sorry to hear that -

What are your ca/mg/dkh/ph/ no3/po4 levels? Are these steady? Any fluctuations in heat or salinity? Dosed anything else? Changed the lighting?

A couple of thoughts:

1) If DKH is outside the range of 6-8 - this could be a factor in the stn.

2) The first signs of nutrient limitation in my experience are fading going on bleaching. Answer dose with Booster or Amino acids.

Cyno is less worse than starving corals IMHO, and cyno is only a risk rather than a probability, and there again only cosmetic.

Cheers

Simon

Update. my stilo is looking better today already. I did dose reefbooster last night before bed. My superman did rtn a little more but slowed down. i shoudnt dose anthor RB should i or wait till next sunday. All water paramitors have stayed constant. dkh 8 cacl. 488 nitrates 0 phos 0