Poseidon's NEW Adventure!

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03-19-2014, 07:11 PM
Post #1: Poseidon

Ok, I have a Radium bulb, and it is that really crisp white color to my eye. The tank could stand to be just a bit more blue, either T5 Blue + or LED, I just want more blue. :D

What about this:
18 LED Dimmable Actinic Supplement Kit - Rapid LED

I would cut it to two 14" strips, and place one on either side of my halide. Since ReefBrite comes in 12" and 15" a DIY solution may be the best looking option. No optics for the best possible spread.

Opinions?
03-19-2014, 08:52 PM
Post #2: Sir Patrick

I currently run a single strip of 12 blue supplimental leds w/o optics. I got plenty of spread, as long as the leds dont point strait down.

Offset at an angle, they made the entire 24" tall tank glow. I attached it to the front edge of my main light source (T5 Fixture)

I plan on doing the same with my current 3x MH set up.
03-30-2014, 07:26 PM
Post #3: Poseidon

A couple of observations, the Radium has "burned in" a bit and has a nice crisp blue that I remember. I still need to add some lights, for dusk/dawn and that awesome BLUE GLOW that you can only get with Blue LED light.

Another observation is that I dropped a full point on my Alk in 3 days! I am getting GROWTH, not just growth from the polyps like paly's and Zoa's actual SPS growth!!! Yay!!!

Next on the list is the LED supplement, then a DIY Kalk reactor I think.
03-30-2014, 07:47 PM
Post #4: foxhole

Check out the Avast Marine K-1
03-30-2014, 10:16 PM
Post #5: Hopkins

I second the Avast Marine kalk reactor kit. It was pretty easy to put together and it works well.
04-05-2014, 02:57 PM
Post #6: Poseidon

Still chasing Alk numbers, using the DIY 2 part additive to raise it. I am shooting for 8, I seem to bounce around between 6.5 and 7.5 "ish". (I know each drop is a point in the test kit, but the color change is not quite complete at 6, and 8 is to many drops.)

I have seen a marked increase in growth, Pink Lemonaid is growing VERY quickly, as is the Red Planet. I have noticed growth in the pink bird nest as well. Blasto's, Acan's, and Duncan's also have been showing substantial improvement.

After having used LED since the beginning in this particular tank, I can honestly say that for me, for this tank, the power of a 20K Radium bulb has been a much better choice. If only it was as "pretty" of a fixture as the LED was.
04-06-2014, 08:44 AM
Post #7: Poseidon

Went for a visit to the Binford's last night, had an absolute blast! I'll post up a few pics as soon as I can get them off the camera.
04-06-2014, 03:43 PM
Post #8: binford4000

Enjoyed our selves too Mike. Sorry that blue tip frag was so small tho ! Lol
04-14-2014, 08:51 PM
Post #9: Poseidon

Time for a visual update:

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2502-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2506-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2513-L.jpg

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http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2518-L.jpg

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http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2522-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2527-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2530-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2532-L.jpg
04-14-2014, 08:54 PM
Post #10: Poseidon

More Pictures:

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2534-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2536-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2537-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2541-L.jpg
Hellboy, starting to get red again.

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2547-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2553-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2556-L.jpg

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquari...1D2N2557-L.jpg

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