Acrotrdco's Zero Edge Rimless PPG Starphire 65G

[prox]

Thanks alot. I have been having this dilemma for a while and actually wanted to give up mazarra for other led. This thread prove i m wrong and should stick to it.

prox

 

[reefknight]

Howard, first off you have a simply gorgeous display tank. Well done, indeed!! Attractive aquascape, coral colors are amazing and a nice clean look.

A couple of questions, what has your rate of growth been with these LED's? Did these grow out more under the older G2 units, or are you noticing better growth under the P series? Have any of your corals, whether SPS or LPS experience any color shift/ morph since the switch?

I am considering the P series LED's for my 60"x30"x25" (185gal), most of my corals currently are frags to mini colonies. I'm currently using an ATI PM 10x54 which I have managed to bleach some of my SPS's pretty badly. They're recovering but this will take time. I like the fact that with LED you can ramp and control so many aspects of your lighting rather than on or off.

Thank you for your time and once again, fantastic display!

 

[Howard@Maxspect]

Bill,

After switching to the P since last May/June, I've noticed a few things right from the beginning, the 410/420nm Super Actinic chip truly brought that special "pop" color out of my blue/purple colored SPS's (like the A.Nana you saw above), which is never seen before even under the 405nm violet chips. I think the 410/420nm actually got the right spectrum these corals needed.

In terms of growth rate they're about the same, but to give you an idea how fast they're growing, my 65 gallon tank is sucking approx 150ml of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution to maintain a dKH of 7-7.5!

Just one advice when you're switching over to LED, start with 60% intensity then slowly ramp it up to 100% over a period of 4-6 weeks so your corals could adapt to the changes. LED's could be really bright especially if your T5 could bleach out your SPS's, meaning they're well adapted to a relatively low light environment.

 

[reefknight]

Thank you for the suggestions, Howard. Another question; what optics are you using in your fixtures and at what height do you have them mounted?

 

[Howard@Maxspect]

I'm using a mix of 40 and 70 degrees optics, the fixtures are mounted 8-9" above water.

 

[tropic]

managed to view your tank over in youtube. amazing. what are the setpoints that you have and intensity? any 3part dosing?

 

[DarkSephiroth]

Is it possible to post your Mazarra settings?

 

[Howard@Maxspect]

My photo period starts in noon, slowing ramp up to 100% in 3:30pm, and stay there till 8:30pm (5 hrs), then slowly ramp down to a nice 16000K color (around white 50% blue 75%) temperature in 10pm, and turns off at 1am.

As for my tank, I dose the following:

Dosing pump - daily dosing (approximately)
Ca 95ml (CaCl2)
KH 90ml (baking soda)
Mg 12ml (warner marine)
Sr 4ml (Seachem)
K 10ml (Aquacraft K+)
Trace Element 4ml (Seachem)
KZ B-Balance 2ml

Manual dosing daily
KZ Sponge Power - 2 drops
KZ PIF - 1 drop
KZ ZEOBak - 2 drops

Optional, when needed:
KZ Xtra 1-2ml
Kent Tech-I (Iodine) 1ml

Optional, very sparsely:
KZ ZEOSpur2 4-8ml depends on coral color.

Coral feeding:
None - the bacteria from my biopellets are feeding them continuously already.

 

[Jeremy@CoralVue]

WOW you dose a ton of stuff. Do you find everything besides the calcium, alk and mag necessary? What do you see the KZ products attributing to?

 

[skinz78]

Any update pic's to share?

 

[Howard@Maxspect]

WOW you dose a ton of stuff. Do you find everything besides the calcium, alk and mag necessary? What do you see the KZ products attributing to?

I do measure my level of K / Sr regularly to make sure they're maintained at the same level in the ocean, other than that I don't (and there's no test kits) measure the rest.

I do know trace elements are constantly being skimmed out or absorbed by GAC so you'll need to dose a little every day, I've been doing that for years with great results.

Any update pic's to share?

I've been trying to take photos but couldn't find the time, I'll try to do it this weekend!

 

[DarkSephiroth]

Howard, for the par numbers that you posted, is that with 70 degrees lens or 100 degree lens?

 

[DarkSephiroth]

Howard, for the par numbers that you posted, is that with 70 degrees lens or 100 degree lens?

I double checked the thread, found the answer.

 

[3Twinklets]

Beautiful tank and Lovely view from your window also.

 

[Nht]

Can we bother you for an update Howard?

 

[Howard@Maxspect]

Definitely, it's been over 6 months since I made an update, just need to find the time to take some new photos of the tank one of the upcoming weekends. I've redone the aquarscape a little to mix and match the different colors, but other than that everything is doing great

 

[Saybng]

I'm am totally inspired by the beauty of your tank. Thank you.

 

[Tritonian]

Amazing Tank. Love the details you've put into this.
Photos also rock!

What finish is that on your cabinet? Looks so sleak. I want that.

 

[Howard@Maxspect]

It's only paint, gloss piano-like finish

 

[revhtree]

Can't wait for a new pic!