Wayne's 225

[waynemah]

I took down my previous tank and moved the fish over, everyone is happy and seem to like more space. I've also have a few new additions (blue throat, niger, Japanese swallowtail (female) and a mimic tang).





I've added a CREE LED light system to my sump, this will be my "frag tank" but for now, I'll be adding new coals here first.

The old 4 foot 4 bulb light puts out an amazing amount of light... I'm quite surprised at the coverage!



LED's are taking shape. The Profilux unit will make this build super clean as everything will go through a single add-on (EVG-AP-2F). Essentially only 4 wires will be routed to each pendant. Pasting, screwing the LED's down to the heat sync and wiring took about an hour total.

[The Grizz]

So what do you have there for LED's? Row of blue, then white then blue again?

[waynemah]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

So what do you have there for LED's? Row of blue, then white then blue again?

Correct, I've also lef the center row available for more whites if needed.

It's possible to spread the whites out a little bit, but I believe the blue/white spread will be quite good with this configuration.

[waynemah]

Thought I'd post a quick update on my tank... Most fish died due to a Brooklynella outbreak in the tank also, a wicked case of Cyano has been around for a bit, I'm going to try and increase flow a bit and check my KH levels.

In the meantime, the DIY LED setup is complete. It was an easy build and mating with the Profilux was a breeze. Dimmable awsomeness!

[lastlight]

those look super sweet with the black coat man nicely done. You keeping this open top? Any chance at a FTS with the new lights?

[waynemah]

I'll be removing the lids once I find a way to reduce my humidity, my house hits 60 - 70 % with them off and around 50 with them on. I'll likely do a humidistat connected to a bathroom fan venting outside.

As for a FTS, It's really embarrassing right now due to the amount of Cyano and lack of fish... Once I get that under control and the area cleaned up a bit there will be a FTS


The aluminum cantruss is really nice to work with, it has so many options I'm suprised it's not more popular. It also acts as a heatsync, so I dont need to use any fans! Lights peak at 110F.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by waynemah

It's really embarrassing right now due to the amount of Cyano and lack of fish... Once I get that under control and the area cleaned up a bit there will be a FTS

Oh sure I share my valonia with everyone but your cyano is too special for the web? Lookin fwd to it good luck!