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  1. Xavier613

    Inherited 90

    lol..... crazy thing, tonight i was doing a water change and wondered why there was a gallon less water in the bucket that i had been mixing in.... lifted it up and poured it into a new bucket, flipped it over and theres a crack in the EXACT same spot you have circled. Basement for me too. Idk i...
  2. Xavier613

    75g Mixed Madness

  3. Xavier613

    75g Mixed Madness

    Biiiig update.... As many have read, i switched over to DiY LED lighting. Consisting of 24x Cree XM-L cool white . 28x Cree XP-E Royal Blue . 6x Cree XP-E Blue . 2x Bridgelux Green . 2x Bridgelux Turquoise. I am very satisfied with the light after tweaking some levels out over the last...
  4. Xavier613

    Help needed to identify algae

    dinoflagellates looks like to me
  5. Xavier613

    DIY LEDS - save me

    Yeah I saw that mentioned in the other thread, I will make sure to do so
  6. Xavier613

    DIY LEDS - save me

    Just wanted to add, I am having a friend come over later in the week with his par meter. We are going to run many many tests at the different intensities of the leds as well as tests on the t5 setup I was using with great success, to compare the two. Should be noted that as much as I have read...
  7. Xavier613

    Gurgling overflow

    I built my own overflows modeled off the glassholes kits... coming out of the back of the tank I put a T with one end sticking up, then capped the top side and drilled a 5/16" hole or airline sized. ..I think its That. Both of mine are silent. I'm running a mag18 return with 2x 1 3/4" overflows.
  8. Xavier613

    DIY LEDS - save me

    Its only been like 2 days of use, but mostly everything has response fed positively to the change in lighting. The anemones are still bubbled up, so I guess lighting is not a factor in that lol. All sps are holding their color well, and starting the whites at 25% is not shocking anything. Polyp...
  9. Xavier613

    Go giants!!!!

    Woop woop! Ravens all day baby. Big ray and little ray gonna lead us to the promised land. Sported my #27 yesterday watching him run through the Bengals haha
  10. Xavier613

    DIY LEDS - save me

    Haha it's one of my favorite pieces in the tank, by far. Thanks again :)
  11. Xavier613

    DIY LEDS - save me

    glad someone else is up late with me haha.. appreciate the responses. Ive been looking at the UV, and pink/red leds. I am also debating adding some Warm white or neutral whites to compliment my cool whites. I just feel that the LEDS give off too "sterile" of a look right now im thinking of...
  12. Xavier613

    DIY LEDS - save me

    Alright, well. I got the entire fixture up and running. Consists of: 24x Cree XM-L Cool White 28x Cree XP-E Royal Blue 6x Cree XP-E Blue 2x Bridgelux Green 2x Bridgelux Turquoise I am running only 12 of the Cool whites right now because they really really overpower the rest of the LEDS...
  13. Xavier613

    Are Apple notebooks worth the money? Need opinion on buying a new one

    Buy a PC that is 6x as powerful for a quarter of the price then go home and download Mac OS. That way you don't rip yourself off
  14. Xavier613

    Accidental Chalice Fragging

    Ive done that accidentely as well, and the part i snapped off eventually grew eyes and lived. Just my personal experience
  15. Xavier613

    DIY LEDS - save me

    Well I woke up today with a neat little package of 24 XM-L Cool White Leds and 2 more meanwell drivers. :) :) :) so off to home depot I went, picked up the rest of my heatsinks, and here I am. Hoping to have a complete running fixture by tonight. With pictures. If the girlfriend will give the...
  16. Xavier613

    AI SOL vs Ecotch Radion vs Vertex Illumina PAR Readings

    Lol well that's informative
  17. Xavier613

    TEK T5 48" 8 Bulb

    Two switches with 4 bulbs each. One does the inner 4 bulbs and the other controls the outer 4.
  18. Xavier613

    Huge clams

    holy crap.... Baltimore aquarium, 2nd floor lol above the big arse pool
  19. Xavier613

    TEK T5 48" 8 Bulb

    48" L x 19" W x 2.5" H 8 bulbs. 54 Watts each. 432 Watts total
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