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  1. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    jgalvin That system seems to light your tank well, do you notice a lack of light on the sides because of the difference in length of the tank vs the length of the light?
  2. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    Thanks, I was just thinking that I needed to make sure to get dimming lights if i do this. Think I will throw together a few ideas and post them here for review when I get a chance. I have mid terms coming up so this will be on the back burner for a week or so, but it will give me a chance to...
  3. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    Ahh, I see, so the controller would dictate how much amperage is actually used by the lights. So, if I wanted to, I could set a specific number or combination of lights to a driver, then use a controller to manage when and how intense that section of lights is. I think I'm on the right track...
  4. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    I haven't bought anything yet, I was still comparing a DYI build with a pre-fab model, so i am still figuring out which components do what. So if I did a DYI, I could incorporate a controller that would be able to be programmed? What to the drivers do then?
  5. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    I was looking at the commercial light system from orphek again and you can program a lighting schedule so the lights come on at specific intensities at specific times. So I could start the white lights at 9am @ 30% intensity, increase the intensity hourly to 100%, then decrease it in the...
  6. Lbrewer34

    Nitrates Calculation (Take 2)

    In your opinion Krish, since the balance of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria is important to tank balance, could NO3 levels be indirectly related to the O2 concentration of the water? For the anaerobes, lack of O2 isn't an issue, but if bacterial colonies are vital to NO3 balance O2 is necessary...
  7. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    That is a good idea, I've been looking at heatsinks but incorporating the system into my current hood would save money and keep the tank looking good. Thanks
  8. Lbrewer34

    Nitrates Calculation (Take 2)

    pm me your email and I can send you the word doc
  9. Lbrewer34

    Nitrates Calculation (Take 2)

    Thanks for linking the first post and for the comments. Nitrates have always been a pain for me, actually until recently I haven't been able to get my levels below 20ppm. When I cut back on my water changes, supplementing fewer large water changes for more frequent small water changes I really...
  10. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    My current hood has about 8" of clearance, I would like to integrate a system like you did, but do you think the lights would be too hot to directly attach to the hood?
  11. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    Fantastic DIY post, did you run the led's the entire length of your tank? I'm not sure if I should build a 36" setup, which is the length of my tank or go shorter and hang it form the ceiling.
  12. Lbrewer34

    Nitrates Calculation (Take 2)

    Thanks for the help and advice!
  13. Lbrewer34

    Nitrates Calculation (Take 2)

    So I was thinking, just how many water changes does it take to remove nitrates in a tank and the answer was MUCH more complicated than I thought. Here is how I approached the problem: I assumed that I had a 100-gallon tank with 100ppm NO3. I wanted to find how many water changes it would take to...
  14. Lbrewer34

    Nitrates Calculation

    Formatting wouldn't work, any advice?
  15. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    skimmy, Saw the Evo 200, the only thing I i didn't like was that I wouldn't be able to program the lights, but it definitely is in my top 5 systems because of price and lighting. I think reefkoi had some of these at the frag swap last year and they looked fantastic. tat, I'm really leaning...
  16. Lbrewer34

    Midnight Madness Sale March 2nd

    Awesome event, the whole staff was great and the placed was packed. Picked up a great cleaner crew a sifting goby and a kryptonite candy cane. Just got them all tucked in for the night.
  17. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    I was looking at that too, but figured I should put the money I would spend toward that lighting system I won't have to replace. I was looking at one of the sponsor's pages here, Reef LED Lights, it looks like that type of system wouldn't be too bad to build.
  18. Lbrewer34

    Thoughts About LED Lighting

    I would love to build one, but time is my biggest factor. I actually took a 36" pc and drilled a row of led's i got from radio shack. Works ok but I learned just how narrow the led's are. The only part that intimidates me is the controller aspect. Guess I was looking for something quick and...
  19. Lbrewer34

    Unsuccessful for three years...

    Have you considered maybe you are getting some heavy metals added? Is there any copper tubing running through the plumbing on your filter unit? I almost made this mistake when I plumbed mine. I also talked to a couple about a year ago who had a lot of tank problems when they started out...
  20. Lbrewer34

    What was your worst pest or algae?

    I'd say aphasia was my worst. I ended up with a pretty successful fix, but not very effective. I got sidetracked last fall with college and my tank temp went up, water changes went down and protein skimmer went out. Haven't seen any aphasia since, but i lost everything short of some kenya and...
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