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I dont have anything to compare to, but the Aquamaxx 250 DE bulbs that I have been running for a few days look really good on my Lumatek ballasts...
I dont believe they make a 250 watt DE radium bulb. Only 150. the 250 and 400 Radiums are SE.
I just kicked my LEDs to the curb and installed 2 250 watt MH with lumenmax 3 reflectors and lumatek ballast on my 90. I am running the 14k Aquamexx...
No I have refrigerated air but its been 90 plus the last couple weeks. I keep the house around 76
My tank temp jumped to 82 today. I need to add a fan to the sump. I have 4 in the canopy now with the lights 12 inches off the water. May need to...
Thanks. It took about 9 months to grow that size from a quarter size frag. Monti is the only sps in my tank that grew under the LEDs
Thanks Telgar. How do you like the 400 watt on a 90 gallon tank. Do you have heating problems or do you run a chiller.
I really liked the shimmer effect of the LEDs the royal blues really seemed to wash out a lot of the purples and blues. The Lumenmax 3 pendants...
Under Metal Halides. I love the color of the tank now. all of the colors seem to come out more and not as washed out as with the LEDs. I am having a...
Here is my tank under LEDs
GARF Purple Bonsai, ORA Pearlberry, Ora Red Planet, are my choices.
That is what I was thinking as well. I have been running a ULNS for about 8 months now. It has helped color up my corals a bit but still not the...
I had really good growth when I had just soft and LPS corals but even the coloring on most of them looked faded. I thought maybe too much light for...
Well after about 2 years of using my LED lighting and getting almost no coral growth and poor coloring from my sps corals I took them down today. To...
I have not had luck with a qt or rid ich. What seems to work best for me is extra feedings to keep the fish strong, add some garlic to the food and...
I clean my skimmer cup about every 3 days and it fills the cut to the drain in 1 night. So I am getting a good amount of junk out of my tank. Just 1...
Thanks powerman for all the help. I thought from post that it was you that wrote the review about the swc skimmer. You have been a great help K+ to...
Very nice build. You can really tell a ton of thought went into your setup and I am sure your new livestock will love their new home. Just 1 quick...
I thought that was the case. I beleive I read a review on an swc skimmer that stated it was tested in Colorado and that it was well documented that...
John I live in new mexico also just a little lower down. I really don't have trouble skimming my skimmer works well and keeps my tank very clean, I...
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