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05-04-2020, 02:55 PM
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I added 4x 6500K LED strip lights since I've read zooxanthellae respond well to that spectrum. The tank brightened up a lot and the algae in the tank really started bubbling. 6500K boosts the vibrancy of the green coloured stuff in the tank. Not everyone's cup of tea for viewing, but I only run the 6500K's during the day and the reef lights slowly fade to actinic during the course of the evening. I think the changing spectrum throughout the day is pretty cool and it highlights different things in the tank.
 
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05-04-2020, 05:42 PM
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cant see the lastest pics.
6500k will definitely brighten the tank. its considered a "daylight" spectrum. but it is yellowish. 6500k was a staple baseline spectrum long time ago. with supplemental lights, T5, LEDs... people tend to go higher like 10,000k for a more aesthetic light color.
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05-07-2020, 12:30 AM
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Let's try this picture thing again.
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05-09-2020, 03:43 AM
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After reading up on all the benefits of deep sand beds, I went ahead and added one to the whole bottom. I've only had bare bottoms in the past, but I'm really liking how the tank looks now. I had to move the tank to make way for some renos, so I figured the imposed low tide was an opportune time to make the change. I got a few bags of the old fine grain silica play sand and went to town. I've heard people saying how silica sand or rocks in the tank will lead to diatom and dinoflagellate explosions, but the test patch I put in a couple weeks ago didn't produce anything. The bed depth is between 4 to 8 inches. It definitely makes it easier to reach the bottom of the 30 inch tall tank.
 
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05-12-2020, 12:24 AM
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Here is a shot of the tank with all of the lights turned on now that the 6500k's are wired in. This is the daytime colour, in the evening only the 18,000K and actinics are on.
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05-16-2020, 07:20 PM
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nice!
miss a good old DSB, it'll be teeming with life in no time!
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05-16-2020, 07:48 PM
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05-21-2020, 11:36 PM
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Hydroids and algae... well I guess the anemone doesn't get to keep its rock. One for the boiling pot. Thanks for the heads up folks.
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