Thanks K! The tank looks a lot better today -- just a few minutes ago I finished scrubbing all the coraline off the back wall! What a PITA but at least it is done. I did the sides last weekend, and even though they were each only a 24x12 pane, it was a lot harder. The encrusting was much thicker on the sides.
Detroit's oldest large LED tank! Est'd Jan 2005, went LED June 2009. 6' wide 130g reef, Sunbrite T10 LED tubes (3xGen 3 and 1xGen 1), mostly SPS, but chalices, other LPS, and a few softies too.
http://pjr-reef.blogspot.com/
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Good to hear. I'm about to begin my cleaning.(just waiting on the UPS truck)Originally Posted by pjr
Today I recieved a pair of new bulbs... both are the Gen 3 Cree-based tubes. The quality of the aluminum, the fins. the overall fit and finish gets better and better, and they look great. I'll install tomorrow... one is 12k, the other is 16k.
Detroit's oldest large LED tank! Est'd Jan 2005, went LED June 2009. 6' wide 130g reef, Sunbrite T10 LED tubes (3xGen 3 and 1xGen 1), mostly SPS, but chalices, other LPS, and a few softies too.
http://pjr-reef.blogspot.com/
I want a peice of that green plating monti if you get around to fragging one of them.
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Ryan
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Sweet. I finished my filtration upgrade so now I'll be stepping up my lighting. PM me so I can schedule my order. (price & shipping)Today I recieved a pair of new bulbs... both are the Gen 3 Cree-based tubes. The quality of the aluminum, the fins. the overall fit and finish gets better and better, and they look great. I'll install tomorrow... one is 12k, the other is 16k.
I played around with the lights today; the new bulbs are surely stronger than the old models! My plan was to replace a 12k and a 22K with the new 12k and new 16k. Did not like the color... too white. So, I swapped out the old bulbs with the same values as the new units, and the balance was much better. Granted, still a bit lighter than before, which again, demonstrates the overall power increase of the new Cree models.
So, in summary, running the following:
- 3rd gen (Cree) in 470mm, 12k, and 16k
- 2nd Gen in 440mm, 22k x2, and 16k
- 1st Gen in 12k.
Detroit's oldest large LED tank! Est'd Jan 2005, went LED June 2009. 6' wide 130g reef, Sunbrite T10 LED tubes (3xGen 3 and 1xGen 1), mostly SPS, but chalices, other LPS, and a few softies too.
http://pjr-reef.blogspot.com/
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Would love to see some pics.
Getting real interested in led's, going to let you guys figure it out.
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Coming from a purely visual point of view - The first time I saw this tank was when it had the MH lighting and it was absolutely beautiful. When I first heard that he was doing the LED thing I was thinking about that old saying "if it ain't broke" since the tank was already amazing. I know that he was having heat issues and I though that the LED thing was great for that, but I've been really wondering if the new lighting would look as great and pretty much assumed it wouldn't. I was really really wrong. I saw the tank last week and the colors are even deeper than before and the differences are sharper and brighter, not to mention the kind of growth that's going on there. I'm happily surprised but now I'm really interested in a new lighting system. (argghhh!)
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I was lucky enough to view Pat's amazing tank on Tuesday and was very impressed. The LED's are the real deal. Beautiful colors and let me tell you the chalice's are unbelievable. Huge and gorgeous. Pat was very gracious to invite a stranger in to his wonderful home, and kind enough to send me home with a few frags of his prized chalice's. Thanks again Pat, you have an amazing tank!!
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