Once cyanide caught fish show symptoms there as good as gone. There is no cure for the destruction cyanide does. He was really suffering and I ended his misery a bit ago.
The cheap price should have been a tip off, although some LFSs would have had him much higher. I hate cyanide collection!!!
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trajic loss Amp, ive never experienced it first hand, its more restricted to monkey magic land and our waters provide a buffer of abundance anyways. the risks to the collectors can be high so its got to be brain dead people or worst still struggling people that perform such practices.
where do you think it came from? i think its about time we micro-dot our fish, that way you know it comes from a reputable catching network with a quick scan!
oh man! I'm so sorry Dick! That really sucks. Are you going to contact the LFS?
Thanks RB. I agree! I made a classic mistake in judgment at the LFS. I let my desire get ahead of better judgment. He was big, ate a couple of live brine and I figured I could get him through the adjustment period. I should have guessed that at 21.99 he was too much of a bargain to be net caught. A classic stupid mistake. Yes, even the "old man" with all his experience, will let his desire to have, get in the way. I've wanted a CBB for a long time. To answer your other question, the LFS is 2 hours away and I doubt at that price he's going to do anything.
Thanks V and Carmie.
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A 250 watt HQI use around approx 250 watt, but how many watt does the 72" Solaris LED system use?
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In terms of output 250 watts. In terms of energy consumption 40% less than the equivilant 250 watt MH.
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But is the 72" Solaris LED system equal to one, two or three HQI 250 watt lamps? I'm trying to figure out the advantages.
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Hmmmm, don't know how to answer that one. I'll bring it up with PFO and get back to you if I can remember because I talked to Pat today. He is going on a trip to China to work out some Solaris details. Not sure when he will call me again.
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For those wondering when PFO is coming out with the 400 watt Solaris LED unit. Here's a direct quote, "I hate to make a definite date because of all the hassle we had getting the 250's out. So, I'd have to just say, some time in the future." I pressured him a little for a month and he said they are shooting for January, subject to change. He just got a commitment letter for 10,000 400 watt LEDs from the manufacturer. He said a lot depends on when they deliver on their commitment.
He' heading back to China, his least favorite place to visit, to work out some production problems with the units. He said he'd call when he gets back.
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Knowing Pat would be busy getting ready for his trip, I emailed him last night and asked him your question about what MH fixture would the Solaris fixtures replace.
He responded, each size Solaris replaces the equivalent MH fixture.
So the answer to you're question above would be a 72" 250W 20K Solaris fixture replaces a 72" MH fixture with 3 250W MHs or smaller wattage. That would hold true down through the other sizes.
That's what I thought the answer would be but, I wanted to give you facts rather than conjecture.
As far as advantages, they are;
1. 40% energy savings over the equivalent MH fixture.
2. Adjustable color temperature from 6.5K to 20K.
3. Computer programmable for sunrise, daytime sun, number of cloudy periods per day, length of cloudy periods, sunset, moonlights, moonlight relative brightness, moonlight length, darkness, moonlights on just before sunrise.
4. On automatic, unit is set to coincide with current sun/moon phase. Simply set the date and time and it is preprogrammed.
5. Bulb life of 50,000 hours minimum.
6. Four computer controlled fans for cooling.
7. No heat transfer to the aquarium.
Pat, an engineer under his employment and an engineer in China, worked for two years getting the Solaris units to market. He has $100's of thousands of dollars invested before the first unit was sold.
While the Solaris units are expensive I figure they will save you the difference in price in a short period of time. I don't know how long it would take but, is there any MH unit that can save you anything? I'll let you decide that one.
Hope this helps clear things up.
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