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Unread 12/12/2020, 06:45 PM   #1426
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Unread 12/12/2020, 06:51 PM   #1427
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WOW!! I just found this thread, and your tank is AMAZING! Great job! I love those huge colonies!

It's mind blowing to find that the goniopora came back after being outside for months... cool!
Thanks m8.
The gonio is doing very well

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Unread 12/16/2020, 05:10 PM   #1428
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Some incredible pictures of the frag700reef.
The camera can't capture the real beauty of the moment.

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Unread 12/20/2020, 03:33 PM   #1429
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This is why we love reefing. Such great diversity of live.
How many fish and coral species do you count?

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Unread 12/25/2020, 03:29 PM   #1430
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Merry christmas

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Unread 01/01/2021, 06:19 PM   #1431
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Unread 01/11/2021, 05:37 AM   #1432
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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.








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Unread 01/12/2021, 03:16 AM   #1433
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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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Unread 01/12/2021, 11:00 AM   #1434
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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.








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Where did you you get the led strips that fit the T5 fixture?


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Unread 01/13/2021, 03:22 PM   #1435
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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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Thanks.
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.

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Unread 01/13/2021, 03:30 PM   #1436
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Where did you you get the led strips that fit the T5 fixture?


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Most if not all ledstrips manufactures use standard T5 lenghts. So just look for those.

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.

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Unread 01/14/2021, 11:46 AM   #1437
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Hi Glenn, just read your thread, fantastic set up! greetings from England.


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Unread 01/14/2021, 12:56 PM   #1438
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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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Unread 01/14/2021, 07:38 PM   #1439
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Hi Glenn, just read your thread, fantastic set up! greetings from England.
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Unread 01/14/2021, 07:40 PM   #1440
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Hi Glenn, just read your thread, fantastic set up! greetings from England.
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Mighty view with natural sunlight

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Unread 01/14/2021, 07:55 PM   #1441
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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?
Of course it's a lot cheaper in materials only.
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.


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Unread 01/21/2021, 01:44 PM   #1442
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Making reefbones with concrete en scaping with tywraps and reefcement.





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Unread 01/22/2021, 01:30 AM   #1443
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Unread 01/27/2021, 03:16 AM   #1444
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Is that for the main tank.


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Unread 01/27/2021, 04:48 AM   #1445
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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

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Unread 02/21/2021, 03:13 PM   #1446
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Just finished installing my S21Ultra and took some pictures. I love it



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Unread 03/26/2021, 01:34 AM   #1448
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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).

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Unread 03/27/2021, 12:12 PM   #1449
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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).

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So what is the techniq Glenn? How many months do you have those beautiful NPS? Do you notice any growth?


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So what is the techniq Glenn? How many months do you have those beautiful NPS? Do you notice any growth?
In the past is tried the NPS before in my main display. I went fine for a year and i even had some decent growth with the red menella . It doubled in size. The others had less growth or were slowly shrinking.

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



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