Prattreef 4 months after the crash

[tunicata]

Thanks for letting me stop by Randy, the tank really is gorgeous. It was good talking with you.

Take care

 

[Frank@Wall]

I ramp up quite quickly over the course of an hour from all blue at 9:00 AM to full intensity 12k. ( all channels on full ) and stay there until 7:00 PM where there is a quick one hour ramp down to off at 8:00 PM.

I am not a big fan of overly blue tanks and find the 12K setting the most appealing to me in my Acro dominated tank.

So you are running at 100% intensity on all channels from 10am to 7pm at 12K?

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Beautiful tank Randy

 

[prattreef]

So you are running at 100% intensity on all channels from 10am to 7pm at 12K?

That is correct. 4x Radion Pro -- tank is 8' x 2' x 2'

 

[greg 45]

Do you have a par reading with these units at 100%
I would like to compare to my old lamps
At bottom of tank thank you

 

[prattreef]

Nope, sorry I don't, nor do I really care what the actual number is.

 

[MikeC]

Tank look great congrats on bouncing back

 

[prattreef]

Growth is really becoming more noticeable now. It was really obvious to me after being away from the tank for 2 weeks.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IsUpDcyEhSo

 

[MikeC]

Very nice!
Congrats!

 

[cono]

But no mention about the fathom led ????? How are they doing on the tank?

 

[prattreef]

Hi Cono,
As I said earlier, the Fathom's are on the anemone tank, not the one in this thread, but they are doing fine. The anemones like them and so do I.

 

[allenjj]

Lighting

Do you find the PROS are doing better than the Radions would have with the TIRR lenses?

A little more than 4 months after the near total crash, the system has really settled in and is exhibiting good growth and great color, in part because of the lighting upgrade to Radion Pros.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=u6-4lrMQSEQ

 

[jackson6745]

Looks awesome Randy. The colors are so rich. Everything looks healthy!

 

[cono]

why not try them on your main tank and put up some numbers of the differences from the fathom to the radions

 

[prattreef]

Thanks Rich. Allen, It is hard for me to say what the Gen 1's plus TIR lens would have done. I think the lens is certainly an improvement with color blending if nothing else. I'd also like to stress that I was careful to state "in Part" because there are a lot of things that go into coral growth and color in addition to lighting.

 

[viplok]

can i see your radion graph plz :scratchch


i think we are all interested

 

[prattreef]

My Radion graph is super simple--- a quick 1 hr (9 am to 10 am) ramp up from low intensity all blue to full intensity Stock 12K setting ( all color channels at 100% ) and they stay there until 7PM where they ramp back down for an hour and then off at 8 PM. I'm not a fan of overly blue tanks and this setting maximizes intensity and comes closest to my eyes the look of an overdriven Radium MH--which is what I want for an Acro dominated system.

 

[SteveZ15]

what do you mean my over driven on radiums?

 

[prattreef]

I mean the ballast used to drive them. Different MH lamps are designed to be used on specific MH ballasts, but some lamps will light on ballasts they are not designed for. The Radium is commonly used in the hobby on a ballast M80? ( I forget?????) that overdrives the lamp and makes it burn whiter. This is commonly done with the Phoenix lamps as well. For my taste, they are too blue on their "proper" ballasts.

 

[Jaftica]

I mean the ballast used to drive them. Different MH lamps are designed to be used on specific MH ballasts, but some lamps will light on ballasts they are not designed for. The Radium is commonly used in the hobby on a ballast M80? ( I forget?????) that overdrives the lamp and makes it burn whiter. This is commonly done with the Phoenix lamps as well. For my taste, they are too blue on their "proper" ballasts.

M80 drives the radium bulb to spec