I just have to celebrate....

[Diana]

I finally got rid of the PC fixtures over my reef! My corals are now the proud owners of a 8 bulb HO T5 TEK light!

How nerdy I am to be so excited :D. At least it doubles as a tanning bed.


-Diana

[Tom R]

Thats great Diana.

How nerdy is it that we are all happy for you as well?

Tom R

[traco]

Nah, not nerdy to us. Does that make us all nerds cuz we know the excitement you have? lol

Congrats!! Did you really notice a difference going from PC to T5HO?

[rstar]

hmmmmmm i think pictures would do this thread a great justice :lol:

[christyf5]

Awesome!!! I agree, we need pics! :mrgreen:

[my2rotties]

They are excellent lights, you will love them... good for you.

[fishoholic]

That's great :biggrin: You should notice a big difference.

[Diana]

The difference is AMAZING. I love it, and I think my corals are already wayyy nicer. I have the actinics (4 bulbs) on for 10 hours and the whites (4 bulbs) on for 3 hours.... and the fixture is sitting pretty high off the tank. In a week or so I will probebly lower it down.

I will snap some pics tonight... :D yaya

[Diana]

Oookie here are a few pictures. Keep in mind my corals have been browning out under PC's for years, so they will take a while to color up!

Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/90_before.jpg

After:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/90_after1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/90_after2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/90_after3.jpg


:)
-Diana

[Lance]

Yes! Much better.

[i have crabs]

i would run them up how you have them for a few months then drop them halfway then all the way down a few months after that, with my par meter thier was no difference in bulb output after 2 months so im gonna probably wait 4-6 months before droping it down, trust me even all the way up you get alot of light,when i had it close to the bottom of the legs the temp did raise a couple degrees in the day so i dont mind having it up a bit anyway

[Skimmerking]

love your tank my dear, havent seen you on here in a long time. love your aquascape too.

[Diana]

Sweet, good to know. I can forsee heat issues in the summer, our living room gets sun all day long. It just looks funny to me being up so high off the tank :P. If I can run it half way up during the summer I will be happy.

[Diana]

love your tank my dear, havent seen you on here in a long time. love your aquascape too.

Why thank you! :D I've been a lurker lately.

[es355lucille]

Wow what a difference! Looking good!

[emerald crab]

Looks great.

[hillegom]

big change
awesome!

[sunce_22]

looks awesome Diana! Congrats!

[no_bs]

Everything looks like their loving the new light. Very nice Corals. You have a lot of my favorites in there. B