Anyone know me here

Flippers4pups · Dec 21, 2016

Welcome! Old salt here, keeping it salty. Spent a great deal of time over at RC, but now over here most of the time. Much better group, better forums, plus Randy holmes-farely , Paul b are over here all the time too. Mike paletta and a host of others from back in the day come by and share insight from the past. Great forum.

SO, penn state and Sanjay?......Anyone that worked with Dr. Joshi is okay in my book!

Welcome to Reef2reef!

Ineedhelp · Dec 21, 2016

Welcome!

jenreefer · Dec 21, 2016

welcome. take off your hat and stay awhile

jsker · Dec 21, 2016

Welcome back to R2R and to reefing. I started with a lower end LED light and up graded to AI Hydra 26 hd LED's and could not be happier. The Hydra are are the med to upper end of pricing, but worth the cost. I like the ability of adjusting my spectrum with either my PC or app on my ipad mini, I run the lunar setting at night.

WetWhistle · Dec 21, 2016

Welcome. Any current pictures of your system? We like to look at progression pictures as the tank matures.

Coastie Reefer · Dec 21, 2016

jsker said:
Welcome back to R2R and to reefing. I started with a lower end LED light and up graded to AI Hydra 26 hd LED's and could not be happier. The Hydra are are the med to upper end of pricing, but worth the cost. I like the ability of adjusting my spectrum with either my PC or app on my ipad mini, I run the lunar setting at night.

I'm a big fan of AI myself. I only have the AI Prime, but for the price, I don't think you can beat the features of AI. Also AI and Ecotech are one in the same these days... so take that into consideration too.

jsker · Dec 21, 2016

Coastie Reefer said:
I'm a big fan of AI myself. I only have the AI Prime, but for the price, I don't think you can beat the features of AI. Also AI and Ecotech are one in the same these days... so take that into consideration too.

+1
And to add, I like the fact the cooling fan is on top. The reason is that the fan is not pulling moisture into the housing and the electronic.

Bronc · Dec 21, 2016

Welcome aboard!!

Paul B · Dec 21, 2016

Hello Dingo. Old Salt here also. I probably know you but I have a memory like a cantaloupe. Welcome.

Chris Adams · Dec 21, 2016

I still have not brought over my tank info from 3reef "feel guilty

". I kind of grew up there and made many friends, but the masses have flocked here, and the knowledge you gain is never ending.

Dingo · Dec 21, 2016

FoD said:
What's up Dingo?! Welcome. Good to have you over here.

Face of deceit? IS THAT YOU!?
How's the CTS-V? Last we talked I was looking to get one. Ended up finding a killer deal on a SLK 55AMG instead so that's been in my garage for a while now.

Dingo · Dec 21, 2016

jsker said:
Welcome back to R2R and to reefing. I started with a lower end LED light and up graded to AI Hydra 26 hd LED's and could not be happier. The Hydra are are the med to upper end of pricing, but worth the cost. I like the ability of adjusting my spectrum with either my PC or app on my ipad mini, I run the lunar setting at night.

Coastie Reefer said:
I'm a big fan of AI myself. I only have the AI Prime, but for the price, I don't think you can beat the features of AI. Also AI and Ecotech are one in the same these days... so take that into consideration too.

Thanks guys. Was looking at them and they seem pretty reasonably priced and have most of the spectrum that I want.
Years of lighting research and experience tells me that 420-450nm are the most important for a happy acro

Was there a buyout between ecotech and AI? Or just generally the same tech?

Coastie Reefer · Dec 21, 2016

Eco bought AI

http://ecotechmarine.com/merger

Dingo · Dec 21, 2016

Thanks for the link. Probably could have googled that myself haha.

Well that was a strategic move for ecotech.

Coastie Reefer · Dec 21, 2016

Dingo said:
Thanks for the link. Probably could have googled that myself haha.

Well that was a strategic move for ecotech.

For sure! I'd love to have a couple radions, but at a sticker price of 650-800 for a 24x24 coverage area... I just can't do it. If I did, the wife would kill me, so there's that too.