Ryan's (mostly) DIY 40 Breeder
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I've been designing the plumbing and have a large variable pump from the return I had on my 300. I'm going to use it for the return to the tank and also split it off for a manifold that will power the flow in my in sump frag tank, recirc skimmer and two additional outputs that I can hook my two little fishies reactors up to for carbon and other media if needed. The pump is rated for 3000+ at 0 head so should be plenty.
Input is greatly appreciated if you see any issues. specifically,if I should have valves on the outputs of all the returns to control both the left and right sides or if one to control both is fine.
Input is greatly appreciated if you see any issues. specifically,if I should have valves on the outputs of all the returns to control both the left and right sides or if one to control both is fine.
I have a tank of live rock that is cycled and ready to go in once it's filled. Not a bad idea though. I also have a bottle of seachem's bacteria. Used that to get my quarantine tank going. Either that stuff works incredibly well or my test kits are duds because I can never measure any ammonia or nitrates in that tank.
Well the LEDs are wired up and have some power. Having a bit of a problem with the PWM on them. When powered and hooked up to the apex but not receiving a signal from the apex channels will light up slightly. Kind of annoying but not the end of the world if I can't figure it out I guess.
I was hoping for around 600 par and 10-12k at 6 inches from the light and then would dim down from there. May have gone a little overkill because I'm getting readings around 900 to 1000 par at 6 inches and a kelvin in the 9-10k range. Happy with the color and I can adjust what I need to in order to cut the par down.
I was hoping for around 600 par and 10-12k at 6 inches from the light and then would dim down from there. May have gone a little overkill because I'm getting readings around 900 to 1000 par at 6 inches and a kelvin in the 9-10k range. Happy with the color and I can adjust what I need to in order to cut the par down.
Got some readings and the reviews of inaccuracy/all over the place on the Seneye are pretty legit. Managed to get a really good deal on it so I bought it instead of a par meter. Now this was just a quick test and nothing scientific about it, but readings were jumping around in a range of 200-400 and kelvin would jump from 10k to 33k. I can see some variation but I think that's a bit excessive.
Anyway, I tried doing some readings at the top mid and bottom of the tank. LEDS were at 100% and don't have lenses on them. Right now the drivers are connected in the following 4 channels. Will eventually be 6 or possibly 8 down the road.
Lime/Amber
Blue/Cyan/Deep red
Royal blue/Violet
Neutral white
Readings to come.
Anyway, I tried doing some readings at the top mid and bottom of the tank. LEDS were at 100% and don't have lenses on them. Right now the drivers are connected in the following 4 channels. Will eventually be 6 or possibly 8 down the road.
Lime/Amber
Blue/Cyan/Deep red
Royal blue/Violet
Neutral white
Readings to come.
