Yep , I'm back :-)

[snowmansnow]

so .. in short.. how did you do the bath ?

 

[saltyvixen]

SnowManSnow;1032159 wrote: so .. in short.. how did you do the bath ?

Just bleach and water mix for 3 days. Then a good rinse in some warm/ hot water to rinse off most of the chlorine and help it evaporate.

 

[wildernets]

Looks like a great setup to get you going. Glad to see you back.

 

[saltyvixen]

My bulb choices.
Actinic
Fiji pink
Ultraviolet
Actinic

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[snowmansnow]

That's not going to give you a lot of sps type par just from my limited t5 experience. ATI coral love light and blue Plus will get it up there. I'll find par readings and post


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[snowmansnow]

Now... When looking at this kind of thing keep in mind they are simply comparisons from the same setup

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[saltyvixen]

Soni should add a blue plus instead of an Actinic and pat will be good?

 

[snowmansnow]

I've had the actinics before and... They are just ok... NOTHING like the old VHO lamps. A blue plus would give you great color too. For a while I even ran JUST blue + and ATI aqua blue . Haha. Have a really nice blue white imo


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[snowmansnow]

I have an old thread somewhere that shows t5 actual colors too


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[saltyvixen]

I'm trying to go for a deep ocean look with lighting but of course I still want hood growth

 

[snowmansnow]

See if this helps in any way

http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=86179">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=86179</a>


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[saltyvixen]

That's petfect!!! Thanks a ton! So I'm going to switch the Actinics for ati blue plus. And probably the other bulbs cause they are wave point bulbs lol

 

[snowmansnow]

Well I'm not saying anything is WRONG w them, just unsure. I've definitely kept some sps under t5 before, and personally I've always used ATI or KZ lamps.


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[kylebolch]

Now you're cookin with gas!!!!

 

[declanisadog]

I saw this recently, and thought it was helpful:

 

[saltyvixen]

Very helpful ad well thank you photo shoot over the tank gives a better perspective for choosing bulbs

 

[saltyvixen]

I hate these rocks the tank came with. They are too big too heavy. I can sculpt these in a way I like. Yes yes I understand the sculptor can't always have the finest clay, but dang. ..

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[saltyvixen]

I can't sculpt Is what I meant

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

Sometimes it's better to take a hammer to a big rock and make it into small rocks.

 

[saltyvixen]

Didn't think about that....