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Some incredible pictures of the frag700reef.
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This is why we love reefing. Such great diversity of live.
How many fish and coral species do you count? DSR Master Last edited by glennf; 12/20/2020 at 03:38 PM. |
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Merry christmas
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Happy reefing 2021
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Exciting!
With the frag700reef I finally have the confidence in fullLED to get the last 8x T5 tubes out. Replaced 8x54 watt T5 for 4x54 watt LED strips There were already 7x54watt LED strips in it, now the total is 11x54watt. The total power consumption goes from 950 watts to 750 watts I am not completely satisfied yet, but that will be because the corals still has to adjust to the new lighting. In the near future I will be playing with different color combinations to get the most out of this reef. DSR Master |
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Well done Glen, your frag tank reef looks very natural and better than lots of display tanks
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I started it with the intention to be temporary fragtank tot transfer my corals from my 300 gallon reef to my new to build U-reef/panoramareef. Now it has become something else it seems. That's what you get when your spous don't pull the break on you. DSR Master |
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Mine are all own custom designed to fulfill my owns needs, but also to research what works best for my corals. I Don't follow fixed or mainstream knowledge, but always want to figure out myself what works best for my tank and my extensive coral collection. These are 11pcs, 250cm long each ~55 watt real consumption. DSR Master |
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Hi Glenn, just read your thread, fantastic set up! greetings from England.
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Hey Glen! Awesome fixture. I love your DIY approach and your independence from 'mainstream knowledge'. You do what you think is best for you and yours. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge!
I'm curious if your fixture saved you money over buying multiple fixtures to provide equivalent light levels. Would you be comfortable sharing and comparing those costs?
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But on the other hand you need the knowledge and a lot of time to design and construct the whole thing. Often with trail and error. I have an electronics background so for me this is doable. Not everbody have the knowledge, patience and precision required to construct a complete light fixture. When your don't work secure or do the wrong calculations there may be a fire hazard. So before you start messing around with electricity you better have basic electric knowledge. For me the designing and developing things is a nice challenge and the main reason i love this hobby so much. DSR Master |
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Making reefbones with concrete en scaping with tywraps and reefcement.
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Is that for the main tank.
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I have not determined yet.
Sometimes when get bored an have the stuff at home i just build things. Fat chance i will be using it on my (still to build) ureef/panoramareef Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G935F met Tapatalk |
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Just finished installing my S21Ultra and took some pictures. I love it
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What's the sense of keep corals in the dark?
- When you turn on the light you get a color explosion - this is the most energy efficient (cheapest) reeftank to maintain (once you managed the technique to keep them alive). https://m.facebook.com/GlennFDSR?ref=bookmarks https://youtube.com/user/glennfhome |
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The main fault was not enough food and to much light. Now i decided to eliminate both. More food, less light! Where else can i create those condition than in the already empty sump. Now i feed in the sump and after a while the MRP move all the remaining food to the main display for the fish to cleanup. A win/win case. W I start buying these about 2 months ago https://m.facebook.com/GlennFDSR?ref=bookmarks https://youtube.com/user/glennfhome |
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