Proteus' Shallow reef build

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by waynemah

Glad your making good use of that light! Can't wait to see what it does to the corals.

My ATI 8 bulb should be here any day

Nice choice Wayne. Gunna have some hydras for sale soon?

I think I got a touch of burnt retina from staring into the bulb. Haha

[waynemah]

Originally Posted by Proteus

Nice choice Wayne. Gunna have some hydras for sale soon?

I think I got a touch of burnt retina from staring into the bulb. Haha

The Hydras are actually quite amazing, I've never seen better growth or coloration out of my corals. The Abro is still colored up and everything pops. The down side is the coverage, these things cover exactly what they claim on the sand bed, but the corals above get shafted.

Make sure you keep that glass on there before staring at it... From what I've read it blocks out some pretty harmful stuff *halide noob talking here*.

[Proteus]

Oh yeah the glass was on. Just attracted to bright shiny objects

[kien]

Originally Posted by waynemah

The Hydras are actually quite amazing, I've never seen better growth or coloration out of my corals. The Abro is still colored up and everything pops. The down side is the coverage, these things cover exactly what they claim on the sand bed, but the corals above get shafted.

Make sure you keep that glass on there before staring at it... From what I've read it blocks out some pretty harmful stuff *halide noob talking here*.

Originally Posted by Proteus

Oh yeah the glass was on. Just attracted to bright shiny objects

oh yes, the glass on an HQI DE is a must! They are not UV shielded like Single Ended mogals are. You'll burn everything in its path without the UV glass!

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by kien

oh yes, the glass on an HQI DE is a must! They are not UV shielded like Single Ended mogals are. You'll burn everything in its path without the UV glass!

Or pop popcorn

[waynemah]

[Titan445]

Are these units expensive, And who would sell them?

[Kryptic4L]

wow it all makes so much sense now. there has been alot of things going on with my corals that i couldnt explain or figure out.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Kryptic4L

wow it all makes so much sense now. there has been alot of things going on with my corals that i couldnt explain or figure out.

What's happening

[Kryptic4L]

Originally Posted by Proteus

What's happening

yellow zoas turned green, bright really bright yellow mini carpet turned a bit green

super sweet lobo, hated my tank and died asap.

really bright pink favia has been put from top to bottom in my tank and doesnt wanna color up and stays bleached in some areas.

with that being said, some corals are doing really well and I am seeing some good growth, so i might mess with the settings and go from there. But I do miss the t5s. But didnt miss them this summer when my tank was really stable for temp even when my house was an oven.


anywho this thread has now costed me money, because i finally ordered up the replacement ballast for my 24 ati sunpower sitting in the basement, as I should unload that one of these days.