Ideas for LED supplementation - Page 2

Aquattro · #1 10-24-2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

At a lower height I found I had "hot spots". Areas on the rocks where a coral would cook, and yet a coral a few inches away would look like it wasn't getting enough light. I took placing a few corals in those spots to convince myself it was actually happening, it seem impossible.

I don't find I really have that issue at all...

Reefer Rob · #2 10-24-2012, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

I don't find I really have that issue at all...

Oh... Ok I thought you said some of your corrals had lost color. In my case some of my corals lost flesh

Aquattro · #3 10-24-2012, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Brad, try raising the Sols up higher. Sols have 70 degree optics, Vegas have 80 degree, and Radions have 130 degree optics. So the Sols and Vegas have to be up higher than Radions to avoid the color separation aka The Disco Effect.

They have a mix of 70/40. Right now they're in my canopy, so no choice on height. I'm working on that. The disco doesn't really get me anymore, I've gotten mostly used to it. But I do plan to try different heights, but have wife imposed restrictions on how that can be done

Myka · #4 10-24-2012, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

They have a mix of 70/40. Right now they're in my canopy, so no choice on height. I'm working on that. The disco doesn't really get me anymore, I've gotten mostly used to it. But I do plan to try different heights, but have wife imposed restrictions on how that can be done

Oh, you got the ones with the 40s in them. That's even worse!

Bah, it's not the wife's tank...

Aquattro · #5 10-24-2012, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Bah, it's not the wife's tank...

Agreed. MY tank is in HER livingroom.

Bblinks · #6 10-24-2012, 06:03 PM

Brad, I think you should try 3 X 24inch fiji pinks to supplement in between the sols. It will be the most cost effective way. I also need you to come by one day and check out my tank. I bumped the whites to 80% at the peak and 100% for both blues, to be my surprise I am getting more colors out of some of the paler ones. To be honest I love my sols and if I can get the red spectrum covered then they should be fine. you need to come by!!!