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05/13/2011, 02:35 PM | #151 |
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Very cool tank, love the led's
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05/13/2011, 02:51 PM | #152 |
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Beautiful tank and excellant growth.Good move to use Orphek light.I also use one plus two grow light LED on my 136 gallon tank and I must say the PAR and PUR I am getting from the Orphek is excellant.
How high is the Orphek's hung in your tank.
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Very nice my friend.
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excellent!
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05/14/2011, 08:02 AM | #156 |
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What is your favorite coral in your tank.
Can you give us a good picture of it? And tell us a little about it?
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msr224 I have a problem with your question since I like many of my corals
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absolutely amazing. are they 60degree optics on your orpheks?
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05/21/2011, 09:12 PM | #160 |
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what is your ratio of blue to white led's?
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What are your thoughts on the ability to dim LED's? The orpheks make one of the nicest LED units to date, but surely theyd get alot more people purchasing them if they had the ability to ramp up and down.
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05/22/2011, 07:11 PM | #163 |
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Absolutely stunning. Tagging along for more knowledge from this thread. I signed up because I wanted to post in here! lol... Keep on updating and I'll keep on reading!
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I consider the dimming a nice gimmick. I will not recite the manufacturers explanations but I don't even have the chance and time to enjoy the dimming since I'm not at home at least when "dim in" starts. It has no advantages for corals what so ever. I never used this option with the metal halide system nor T5 so I don't need it. If it was a part of the setup, it could be nice but not more than this. Necidemos wrote: Quote:
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You just keeps us updated on those lights. That was a big investiment and I'm thinking about doing the same thing on my 210g. I just need a little nudge to buy them is all. Keep us updated!
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thanks, yeh im in to worlds about dimming control. ATM theres no hard evidence that dimming is beneficial for corals and fish. Have you seen any other LED units in person? and how did they compare to the Orphek?
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05/29/2011, 04:32 PM | #167 |
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Hey Bro,
I have so many questions about LEDs since you are pioneering in this new technology... 1. How did you decide to choose that specific LED company? 2. I heard that you can decide on how many blue vs white LED bulbs you get per fixture (why did you choose .3 to .7)? 3. What does the 90 degree thing mean? 4. I'm thinking of building a 600 gallon build 96"x48"x30"tall...how many fixtures and what degree (60 90 120???). Just thought I'd pick ur brain! |
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Mazel tov
Mazel tov. Amazing tank. How do you work in and clean such a tall tank?
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Thanks guys.
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Have you been able to compare the output of the LED lighting to your old lighting or any others with a PAR meter? It would be interesting to know what you are getting in the real world on these fixtures.
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wow you have one of the most beautiful tanks I have ever seen.
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Hi Bmco
I noticed your tank is used in the orpheck promo photography for the new DIF100 Multi Chip LED Pendant. I have been considering using a couple of these as supplimental lighting to highlight certain corals. At the moment it is a toss-up between the orpheck or the cannon led pendants. TBH cannon are edging it for me due to the swivel brackets. Can I ask your opinion on the orpheck led pendant lights? |
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The results were: Under the white\blue led - over 3000 Par water level (12'' under fixture-out of water) 1250 Par. Top water surface - 950 Par 5'' in water 820 Par Tank bottom (35'' under the surface) - 250 Par I must say I'm pretty impressed. |
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aandfsoccr04 thanks for your kind flattering words
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Do you need it for extra blue/actinic look? If you do, I must say it has a great look. I'd like to use one more unit for my 95'' long tank. As for the comparison to Cannon fixtures, I can't add my opinion. The effect of the DIF100 Multi Chip LED Pendant is more spread than other led fixtures and I can say it's more like MH spread used their wide angel lens. |
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