Dan's 150 Rebuild

mrehfeld · Mar 18, 2015

Sobo's Reef said:
Before adding lights
after adding lights

Not a huge fan of the color but hey, it gets the job done! for only $13 too

I know this is a little late but I just ran across this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NXEB0W2 light on amazon

Sobo's Reef · Mar 18, 2015

mrehfeld said:
I know this is a little late but I just ran across this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NXEB0W2 light on amazon

I'll keep it in mind, thanks!

MatteZ · Mar 18, 2015

If it was me I would get the water to what the refractometer is and then just look at what the probe is saying and just leave it alone. That's you know if the probe says that the salinity is.023 you know it is really.026. Then just set the alert to alarm if it changes from.023. I would only use that probe as a warning. I would still check it the manual way.

Sobo's Reef · Mar 18, 2015

MatteZ said:
If it was me I would get the water to what the refractometer is and then just look at what the probe is saying and just leave it alone. That's you know if the probe says that the salinity is.023 you know it is really.026. Then just set the alert to alarm if it changes from.023. I would only use that probe as a warning. I would still check it the manual way.

Yeah that's a good idea. I still need to figure out how to do alerts/emails with the apex. Haven't gotten around to that yet

Sobo's Reef · Mar 20, 2015

Well I finally got my extra float switches in the mail. Ordered them earlier this month from China. Seemed to be the only place I could get em at a decent price. Maybe I'll install one on my skimmer cup soon.

Sobo's Reef · Mar 22, 2015

I'm thinking about switching from LEDs to T5's. Can anyone recommend a good fixture that isn't priced too high?

saltkreep88 · Mar 22, 2015

Aquaticlife makes the only decent one that is cheaper than ati. The rest have bad ballasts, reflectors, or cooling.

Sobo's Reef · Mar 22, 2015

saltkreep88 said:
Aquaticlife makes the only decent one that is cheaper than ati. The rest have bad ballasts, reflectors, or cooling.

Yeah I'm hearing ATI is the best but the 8x80w fixture is over $650+ and doesn't come with bulbs apparently. Ridiculous

saltkreep88 · Mar 22, 2015

I would do a let retro if you can build a canopy. They are just as good as ati

Sobo's Reef · Mar 22, 2015

saltkreep88 said:
I would do a let retro if you can build a canopy. They are just as good as ati

No idea what that is or how to build it lol and I'd rather keep the canopy I have now

saltkreep88 · Mar 22, 2015

http://www.saltysupply.com/mobile/Product.aspx?id=8496

saltkreep88 · Mar 22, 2015

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/4-ft-let-lighting-miro-4-t5-high-output-retrofit-kit.html

This one has a picture as a. example. It is very easy to wire.

Sobo's Reef · Mar 22, 2015

Yeah I saw these earlier today, sorry I didn't make the connection. Haha. They only sell up to 4ft tho. Do u think that would be big enough? I'd prefer at least a 5ft fixture

saltkreep88 · Mar 22, 2015

Sobo's Reef said:
Yeah I saw these earlier today, sorry I didn't make the connection. Haha. They only sell up to 4ft tho. Do u think that would be big enough? I'd prefer at least a 5ft fixture

My first link is a 60 inch.

Sobo's Reef · Mar 22, 2015

saltkreep88 said:
My first link is a 60 inch.

I'll do more reading up on them, thanks man

jgraz · Mar 23, 2015

The ATI is worth every penny. I found mine on sale for $450 new from premium aquatics.

Sobo's Reef · Mar 23, 2015

jgraz said:
The ATI is worth every penny. I found mine on sale for $450 new from premium aquatics.

Do they ever come WITH bulbs? Lol I mean other than buying em used

jose7878 · Mar 23, 2015

T5's never come with bulbs.

Sobo's Reef · Mar 23, 2015

jose7878 said:
T5's never come with bulbs.

Not true. odyssea fixtures always come with bulbs. At least the smaller fixtures do lol I've never bought a bigger one tho.

saltkreep88 · Mar 23, 2015

Aquaticlife does too, they just are not great haha

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