Thanks everyone I'm glad you like the photograph!
Greg, I did use a setting that would keep the shutter open, but was still automatic. Also a tripod. I altered the photo in iphoto. When I took the picture every thing was blue you couldn't make out any color. The camera does not pick up what it really looks like. I toned it down by removing blue that allowed the colors to come through. The photo is more like what it looks like in person. I tried to get that eerie, fluorescence to come through.
Terry, that's a riot!
Please pick Patti up off the floor!
Lynn, I love the Solaris. Wouldn't exchange it for the best MH fixture. I'm going to have to wait longer for the opinion on whether I'm saving on electricity. There are a lot of factors here. One I set up my QT as a frag tank last summer and started running a 150MH fixture. I didn't set up the Solaris until Nov 07. Also, the climate here is a factor and determins how much power we use to heat the house. I need more data. I probably won't now for at least a year
Here is some preliminary data.
Dec. 06 we used 1802 kWs Dec. 07 1926 kWs
Jan. 07 1600kWs Jan. 08 2410 kWs
Feb. 07 2124kWs Feb 08 2054 kWS
* The period Dec. 06-Feb. 07 I did not have the frag tank
* The same period I was running 2-150 W MHs and 2-96 W actinics on my DT.
* The period Dec. 07-Feb. 08 I had the Solaris but was running 1-150W MH on my frag tank.
*I didn't set the frag tank up until July or Aug. 07.
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