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#1 Sherman

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:04 PM

Can SPS survive under high power Leds?
Can it color up under High power Leds?
Or only MH and T5HO can do the job?

I am no expert in SPS keeping
I start only 4 months ago after replacing parts of the T5HO
light with High Power Leds

Below are some of the update.

Hope others who are using Leds can share your result.

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:09 PM

FTS of my 4 footer .Left side is lightup by 66 pcs of high power 3w SSC leds

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:11 PM

This is one of the first fraq given to me by a nice reefer to test using high power leds in Feb 2009

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Edited by Sherman, 06 July 2009 - 10:18 PM.

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:22 PM

Was under High power Leds till Mar.

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:23 PM

Now 4 months under High power Leds

The picture look more red then the actual thing.
Don't know why

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Edited by Sherman, 06 July 2009 - 10:31 PM.

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:32 PM

This and all below are added in April this year.

The green fraq

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:33 PM

The blue fraq

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:35 PM

The purple fraq

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 10:37 PM

The last piece .I think it is the green acro.Correct me if I am wrong

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 12 December 2010 - 07:26 PM

The newly added Birdnest from a fellow reefer in November

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 12 December 2010 - 07:40 PM

Add this Green Pocci frag at the Beginning of December

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 12 December 2010 - 07:50 PM

Add this Chilli Monti fraq beginning of December also

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 12 December 2010 - 07:54 PM

Whisker belonging to another reefer

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 12 December 2010 - 08:08 PM

Lime Green Monti.
Manage to fraq this small fraq from the breech piece

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight

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Posted 12 December 2010 - 08:43 PM

After added in all the new fraqs, last week found my tank PO4 is very high.
It is at 4.629 ppm.
But my Salifert PO4 test kit read below 0.03 ppm???
Do a water change immediately and start my FR running Rowa after that.
This week measure my PO4 again.
This time it read 1.868 ppm.
Still pretty high for SPS.
Today do another water change and change the Rowa again.
With the help from 2 reefers I add in 3 ml of industrial grade PO4
eliminator.
Hope by next week the PO4 drop again


6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomming)
Return 1 * OR6500 /Quiet one 6000
Arctica DA-500B N AB2000I Little Giant
Deltec APF600 with AquaBee2000i
Algae scrubber power by 12 1 watt led(9 with 40 deg lens)
66 SSC 3 w LEDs panel over 2 ft
44 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 2 ft
18 SSC 3 W LEDS panel over 1 ft
2 blue SSC strip as nitelight





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