Rice Reef's 120 SPS Reef Tank

Rice Reef · #1 10-22-2014, 01:12 AM

One week update: noticing more new colors that had been washed out under the LEDs. The red planet in the middle had generally been a slow grower... Not anymore. The same can be said for the shortcake and the blue tenius.

Aquattro · #2 10-22-2014, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Rice Reef

The same can be said for the shortcake

I'll bring my clippers too

freezetyle · #3 10-22-2014, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

I'll bring my clippers too

Save/cut me a piece! Cant wait to see the tank Wayne.

Rice Reef · #4 10-24-2014, 07:25 AM

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I'll bring my clippers too

You always have your clippers with you.

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Great new look for the tank Wayne - Love the color in those coral pix!!!

Greg, thanks again! Really liking the new lights. I'm seeing some very obvious new growth on a few pieces where they did nothing or very little under the LeDs. Still too soon to really judge but it's on the right track!

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Originally Posted by freezetyle

Save/cut me a piece! Cant wait to see the tank Wayne.

Jon, you e stood me up a few times now... I'm starting to worry...

Rice Reef · #5 10-24-2014, 07:40 AM

I've been asked to share my light schedule so here goes... Hope it is ok as I am still a newbie with the t5s...

This is my LED schedule

The T5 schedule- yellow represents channel 2 and Orange: channel 1

For the LED with the yellow dot, this is a custom setting...

And for the pink dot, also a custom setting...

I'll try and post a YouTube vid of the light cycle later.

Rice Reef · #6 10-24-2014, 07:50 AM

http://youtu.be/iBCxgWE3jys

freezetyle · #7 10-24-2014, 04:18 PM

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Jon, you e stood me up a few times now... I'm starting to worry...

Nothing personal, Super busy getting stuff ready for when the "frag" gets here

tang daddy · #8 10-29-2014, 06:45 PM

Wayne, some nice growth on your sps, also a well played move picking up the hybrid... Your colors will surely improve overtime. I've always enjoyed looking at sps under T5, the colors remind me of cosmic bowling where everything glows and pops. Looking foward to more pics as time progresses.

Rice Reef · #9 10-30-2014, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tang daddy

Wayne, some nice growth on your sps, also a well played move picking up the hybrid... Your colors will surely improve overtime. I've always enjoyed looking at sps under T5, the colors remind me of cosmic bowling where everything glows and pops. Looking foward to more pics as time progresses.

Chris, thanks! It's just been a bit over two weeks and I finally get it! Lol. There is just no substitution for t5. The mitras came close but that's where it ends. The hybrids comes with LEDs and are great for supplementing themt5s. What I am seeing are not necessary new colours but colours that had been washed out under the LEDs.

Anyways, here are a few new macros with the hybrids... Pics are so much warmer then just LEDs.

KevinK · #10 10-24-2014, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rice Reef

One week update: noticing more new colors that had been washed out under the LEDs. The red planet in the middle had generally been a slow grower... Not anymore. The same can be said for the shortcake and the blue tenius.

not saying colors change, however lock at this video, and you see what only the bulb will do for you (just some interesting comparison)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-TbkPJhHkY
about 3:45 in the video