Tank Journal Archive

[leodb89]

i did use LR rubble from fresh rock and my fuge to seed my roche. but I had the six months and no scape to weed out any nasties

get some rock in your sump and tank and start seeding those bad boys for me lol.

 

[NiCd]

drop in some roche next time your around

 

[leodb89]

drop in some roche next time your around

ill never see it again :P jk

 

[chimaera]

This will be available in Aus shortly, thinking about stocking some on naqua when it does - depending on price of course.
http://www.reefrocks.net/
But I agree, if I was starting a tank again, I would do 95% of the scape with this kind of dry rock and seed.

 

[NiCd]

Perhaps that lovely naqua place could look at importing and distributing CeramEco?

I know myself and quiet a few other reefers would be keen on the frag stations for our displays and the bonsai tree's for our nanos

 

[leodb89]

Yeah @naqua I'd be more than happy to be the feature tank with your first kind donation of 30kgs :p

 

[leodb89]

Re-visiting this thread.

I am primarily waiting until interzoo but if i dont see anything that grabs me then ill go with one of these options.

Radion or GHL Mitras...in similar mounting

Giesemann Futura

Elos Planet Pro

ATI T5/LED Hybrid

Personally i like the Giesemann and the Radion style...i think because how that Elos 160 looks minimalistic it just looks really neat...are there any other lights out there you know of and suggest? anything you've heard is coming? anything you think on the above lighting styles?

 

[chimaera]

Only major release recently has been the Radion, which seems to be the current pinnacle of LED lighting for me.

This looks pretty sexy though: http://reefbuilders.com/2014/01/02/ati-sirius-led-light/

 

[leodb89]

Only major release recently has been the Radion, which seems to be the current pinnacle of LED lighting for me.

This looks pretty sexy though: http://reefbuilders.com/2014/01/02/ati-sirius-led-light/
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ok....i have to disagree on the pinnacle...i still think it's the mitras...not a fan of the batmobile look to the radion however the top-side looks really nice.

i saw that ATI and figured....well if they make pretty much the best T5 fixture, for them to go into complete LED is a big statement because they have so much of the market share...and it kind of slapped me in the face because i was saying to myself im gonna go T5/LED on this one because its a proven method but still have my love for LED's in there...but now its like saying...LED is the new way, obviously it is...but most are saying "it's just not there yet" so does this unit mean, it is?

 

[JimmyDang]

ok....i have to disagree on the pinnacle...i still think it's the mitras...not a fan of the batmobile look to the radion however the top-side looks really nice.

i saw that ATI and figured....well if they make pretty much the best T5 fixture, for them to go into complete LED is a big statement because they have so much of the market share...and it kind of slapped me in the face because i was saying to myself im gonna go T5/LED on this one because its a proven method but still have my love for LED's in there...but now its like saying...LED is the new way, obviously it is...but most are saying "it's just not there yet" so does this unit mean, it is?

Leds for life bro. ;) haha

 

[OSCAR85]

i like the radion however i think the direction they hang them is ridiculous.

 

[leodb89]

i like the radion however i think the direction they hang them is ridiculous.

They? As in all radion owners?

 

[OSCAR85]

They? As in all radion owners?

well the majority of owners who have more than one unit.
If you have a 4x2x2 why would you have two radians facing [ I `` I ] rather than [ ---- ---- ] ? i don't get it lol

 

[leodb89]

[ I I ]

that would be my preference

 

[slin1977]

All I am seeing is brand new tanks with brand new sexy lights.
Here is one I walked past today....

 

[leodb89]

are you running 2 of them?

 

[slin1977]

are you running 2 of them?

Yes I am running two Blaze - they are the original S model with 1: 2 1blue 2white ratio . That ratio was replaced by 1:1 blue white. At the time when my reef was created the 20cm legs had not been invented, so using 12 cm legs at that depth did not give enough light spread. That's why I have two lights. With 20cm height you could cover the 60 cm width with one Blaze.
I also run them at about 75 percent .

Led In general have many limitations in terms of light spread.
Leo- my two cents worth on your tank if it was me I would choose T5 and forget LED.

 

[Sarg]

ok....i have to disagree on the pinnacle...i still think it's the mitras...not a fan of the batmobile look to the radion however the top-side looks really nice.

i saw that ATI and figured....well if they make pretty much the best T5 fixture, for them to go into complete LED is a big statement because they have so much of the market share...and it kind of slapped me in the face because i was saying to myself im gonna go T5/LED on this one because its a proven method but still have my love for LED's in there...but now its like saying...LED is the new way, obviously it is...but most are saying "it's just not there yet" so does this unit mean, it is?

They are just wanting a slice of the LED pie I recon. If they ever start discontinuing some T5 fixtures that's when I'd say they are thinking leds are they way forward. If you were thinking t5/led go for it! Nice sunrise and set and T5 spread during the day!

 

[LEG-IT]

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i swear to god if you do that scape i'll shake the cabinet violently to see what happens

 

[leodb89]

Leo- my two cents worth on your tank if it was me I would choose T5 and forget LED.

What would be your main reason for this?