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Forum: Reef 04-27-2010, 01:37 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,181
Posted By StirCrazy
the problem with that is you also have to know...

the problem with that is you also have to know what spacing the LEDs are on the fixture or when you order your optics you might order some that require to tight of a spacing and creat a bunch of min...
Forum: Reef 04-27-2010, 01:28 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 10,242
Posted By StirCrazy
only problem is you can't use a grounding probe...

only problem is you can't use a grounding probe and a GFI togeather or your equipment will be always tripping. unless you have absolutly no voltage leak which.

A GFI is enough to protect you,...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 04-21-2010, 10:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,748
Posted By StirCrazy
your sand bed suports nothing compared to the...

your sand bed suports nothing compared to the rock, what you do have to do is creat breading grounds behind your rock consisting of rubble in piles as big as you can make with small enough rubble...
Forum: Everything L.E.D. 04-21-2010, 10:43 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 44,735
Posted By StirCrazy
actualy a temp of 50 degrees is well with in the...

actualy a temp of 50 degrees is well with in the specs that the LEDs are rated at so they should do better than the rated hours and less intensity drop that the spec since the specs are at 80...
Forum: Everything L.E.D. 04-21-2010, 01:31 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 44,735
Posted By StirCrazy
Ok, you better start doing something else as the...

Ok, you better start doing something else as the two examples here don't show your point at all, the residential ones are 1 watt emitters not 3 watt so way way less heat, and after doing some digging...
Forum: Everything L.E.D. 04-19-2010, 01:51 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 44,735
Posted By StirCrazy
ya warenty is a tough one.. I can build you a...

ya warenty is a tough one.. I can build you a light fixture that is bullit proof, but I can guarentee the ballasts or bulbs will last more that what the warentee I get when I buy them.. now pumps and...
Forum: Everything L.E.D. 04-19-2010, 01:45 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 44,735
Posted By StirCrazy
wohwoh man, I never said they wern't related only...

wohwoh man, I never said they wern't related only not the only factor. the simmple fact is if the big blue spike shifts to the left, PAR will drip off as it shifts compound this with a decrease in...
Forum: Everything L.E.D. 04-18-2010, 04:51 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 44,735
Posted By StirCrazy
[/LIST]thats going to be hard as die's are...

[/LIST]thats going to be hard as die's are propritary, but all that being said I guess you could solder any LED to almost any die so who knows.. the easy answer would be to design a holder for the...
Forum: Everything L.E.D. 04-18-2010, 04:40 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 44,735
Posted By StirCrazy
cool, I go away for 3 days and stuff been flying....

cool, I go away for 3 days and stuff been flying.

the problem is like any other lighting there re going to be good ones and bad ones. good ones will run for 50000 hours with out a problem as...
Forum: DIY 04-13-2010, 01:53 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 69,130
Posted By StirCrazy
Oh Andrew, I never said they are aceptible or not...

Oh Andrew, I never said they are aceptible or not aceptable, if you go back and look at 99% of my posts on the T5/MH issues it was when people were claiming T5's were more powerfull then MH, and you...
Forum: DIY 04-13-2010, 01:24 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 69,130
Posted By StirCrazy
Andrew, PAR is a function of spectrum and...

Andrew, PAR is a function of spectrum and intensity, if you spectrum shifts and your intensity stays the same the PAR changes, if the intensity changes and the spectrum stays the same the PAR...
Forum: DIY 04-13-2010, 01:16 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 69,130
Posted By StirCrazy
yup, I did, and I have no doubt that if Ron put...

yup, I did, and I have no doubt that if Ron put 40 degree optics on his fixture, at 3" he would blow away my MH. and just to add to it my MH were unusaualy high output which was a combanation of the...
Forum: DIY 04-12-2010, 04:46 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 69,130
Posted By StirCrazy
Andrew, you have to go do some reading in this...

Andrew, you have to go do some reading in this thread, he is getting higher par at 5 times the distance. T5 was at 3.5" and he is still getting higher PAR at 17" above the tank, which he did becasue...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 04-11-2010, 07:56 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,162
Posted By StirCrazy
I thought you were putting in a sprinkler system...

I thought you were putting in a sprinkler system along the side of the house?

Steve
Forum: Reef 04-11-2010, 07:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,228
Posted By StirCrazy
I have never heard of this, or had a problem with...

I have never heard of this, or had a problem with color with low nutrent.

my thought is this new fancy chemical fix that everyone is trying to use, is stripping something else from the water that...
Forum: DIY 04-11-2010, 01:12 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 69,130
Posted By StirCrazy
Have you thought of going full UV instead of...

Have you thought of going full UV instead of near? I think the UV is something were missing in the Led light set ups and they will make your corals pop like crazy. as for the green, I wouldn't...
Forum: DIY 04-10-2010, 03:50 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 69,130
Posted By StirCrazy
which optics did you go with on the LEDs? ...

which optics did you go with on the LEDs?

Steve
Forum: Reef 04-09-2010, 04:02 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,658
Posted By StirCrazy
I don't even see the tank as a pet, I see it more...

I don't even see the tank as a pet, I see it more as art. for me the obsessive part is building the equipment for the tank.. once that is done and it is up and running it is a work of art to look...
Forum: Reef 04-08-2010, 11:56 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,188
Posted By StirCrazy
you can use weldon 16 or 40 I believe to join...

you can use weldon 16 or 40 I believe to join them, problem is it will be coated with algae in no time and look bad. and the fact that it is close to 80X more expensive than just using regular PVC
...
Forum: Reef 04-07-2010, 11:37 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,658
Posted By StirCrazy
hmm 150 gal total water btween two display tanks...

hmm 150 gal total water btween two display tanks and a sump, packed full of SPS and a few fish.. what more did I need? I think a lot of it was because of lots of flow, over sized skimmer, Ca...
Forum: Lounge 04-07-2010, 11:33 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 11,659
Posted By StirCrazy
??? why is this? Steve

??? why is this?

Steve
Forum: Reef 04-07-2010, 11:31 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,857
Posted By StirCrazy
sorry missed that, I would say with a Ph of 0.1...

sorry missed that, I would say with a Ph of 0.1 you are lucky to have anything left in there at all, should desolve the flesh and the rock. unless you are talking about phos, then .1 is a little...
Forum: Reef 04-07-2010, 01:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,840
Posted By StirCrazy
ahh, she must have been talking about the very...

ahh, she must have been talking about the very tiny or very young, or people just being idiots and giving a 10 lb dog 5 pills. cuz it tested safe at 5x the dosage with slight side effects. I was...
Forum: Reef 04-07-2010, 01:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,857
Posted By StirCrazy
yes, by all means, you need MH, T5s are for kids...

yes, by all means, you need MH, T5s are for kids silly rabbit :mrgreen:





now in all honesty while I like MH, and as was mentions LEDs, I can't say run out and change tomorrow, nor can...
Forum: Reef 04-07-2010, 01:37 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,658
Posted By StirCrazy
hmm a lot of people are saying it is more than...

hmm a lot of people are saying it is more than having a dog, I can tell you a dog takes up more of my time than my tank ever did. I don't see how cleaning glass for a couple min aday and dropping...
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