I have a question howie, are the dimensions of your 120 the standard 48 x 24 x 24?
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
I just got back from an ARC meeting and Kevin (kj_yoda) was saying they put a PAR meter under this light and a MH 150w at MACNA, and the LED's had 3 times the amount of par. Very nice! I'm almost sold, but something tells me to wait until all the bugs are worked out.
__________________ Gwen - 2008 Atlanta Reef Club Board MACNA XX Committee 125g RR AGA "The Simple Reef Tank"
I just got back from an ARC meeting and Kevin (kj_yoda) was saying they put a PAR meter under this light and a MH 150w at MACNA, and the LED's had 3 times the amount of par. Very nice! I'm almost sold, but something tells me to wait until all the bugs are worked out.
I'm not sure of the exact number Gwen but, I know it's considerably higher.
I'm really pleased with the growth of my corals in just three weeks. I'm doing some photos of after and will post before and after photos soon.
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
Yes it is Amphibious. A 120 gallon 48x 24x 24 AGA. Well actually, I haven't purchased it yet. But that is the size tank I am planning on setting up over the next few months. Why do you ask?
What is a new bank of LED's going to run you when they die? Should you start saving now?
Also, from what I remember at IMAC and the solaris, the PAR seemed to drop off quicker the deeper into the tank with the Solaris than the MH. There were getting better readings above the water, but once below the MH did better. Amp, got a PAR meter to do some testing?
Yes it is Amphibious. A 120 gallon 48x 24x 24 AGA. Well actually, I haven't purchased it yet. But that is the size tank I am planning on setting up over the next few months. Why do you ask?
Curiosity, that's all.
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Originally Posted by ereefic
What is a new bank of LED's going to run you when they die? Should you start saving now?
All you have to do is put away your energy and MH bulb savings and you can buy a second unit.
Seriously, they are warrantied for two years and by the time an unexpected failure happens the cost should be down from whatever it is now. I don't know what that is now, never asked.
Not sure about the PAR in lower levels but at MACNA they were showing PAR higher than MH but don't know the details. I'm going to buy a PAR meter as soon as I find one that's water proof.
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
Howie, my tank is 24" deep and I have corals growing beautifully all around the tank, both at the very bottom and of course up at top. I have not seen my mushrooms and frogspawn expand this much! And I had VHOs a few months back and just a couple a weeks ago, I had them under MHs. And with the Solaris, I have beautiful growth. Not forgetting to mention, I haven't had to even touch the Solaris like the MHs, I never have to push any buttons! It's great, it just cycles through the day.
Here are a couple pics of my 13k Solaris. Please forgive the dimness of these pictures. I have a very poor camera. The tank is quite brighter than the picture itself describes. This is my 220 gallon DAS tank that I've just started as a reef about 3 months ago. It's a slow process, but I'll get there eventually. Again, these pics are very poor quality and you cannot see most of the corals. Sorry
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Reason: misspelled a word
BTW.. I saw a couple of pictures of someone frogspawn on another forum. One was under MH and the other was under his new Solaris.
I put the pics side by side and the one under the Solaris was awesome. The colors were so rich under the Solaris. Under the MH it's color looked washed out.
The tank is a tad bit brighter in person. That may have even been under cloud coverage. I had just gotten home and took the pics. I think it's the camera, but believe me, the tank is brighter The MHs I had were 3x250 HQIs (15k) with 4x96W power compacts and my take was a little too blue, not to mention, my water temperature got pretty warm in one day of use. At first, I'll be honest about the Solaris, I wasn't too pleased with the brightness, but then as each hour went by, I was so happy and glad I had it. And it's really not that bad. It's just a matter of taste. Some like more blue, some like white. Either one is great as long as your happy.
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Amphibious, I was wondering, have you had, or heard of people having success with SPS corals? I've heard different things that the Solaris CAN grow them just fine, and then skeptics saying they CAN'T. I really have no idea, so I was just wondering.
Amphibious, I was wondering, have you had, or heard of people having success with SPS corals? I've heard different things that the Solaris CAN grow them just fine, and then skeptics saying they CAN'T. I really have no idea, so I was just wondering.
The Solaris lighting system has only been out about a month so, there won't be much to report on. However, I am noticing great growth in my SPS corals. Here is an example of an easy coral but, notice the growth in one month's time. Remember I didn't get my Solaris until the end of Sept.
This picture of the Limited Edition (LE) coral Idaho Grape Montipora taken on Sept 15th.
The same coral taken today, October 12th.
Admittedly, Montipora corals are easy to grow but, most of that growth has happened under the Solaris.
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
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