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fidojoe · 06-07-2005, 02:46 AM

My watchman has been with me over a year, and from what I've seen, he eats anything and everything frozen/flake/pellets/live. While my tank was a BB a while back, he was fatter than he is right now!

Frankie · 06-07-2005, 02:57 AM

Great man! just wanted to share my thoughts. good luck with the new set up

fidojoe · 06-07-2005, 03:15 AM

I do greatly apreciate your concern

I love my fish, and I try my best to keep them happy. Thats why I no longer have my mystery wrasse. He's now in someones 340 dream tank!

I took the plunge! I just ordered the Aquamedic 250w w/ 20k bulb. Not to shabby, $265 shipped from hellolights.com.

fidojoe · 06-09-2005, 02:18 PM

I'm soooo excited! The light shold be here within an hour! hellolights is very fast! I ordered at about midnight monday, it shipped out on tuesday at about noon, and its only thursday and ups tracking says its in transit to my house as of 6 am. I usually see the ups truck around noon (AZ time).

Craig Manoukian · 06-09-2005, 02:56 PM

Way cool. lots of pics to follow, eh?

Gina · 06-09-2005, 05:16 PM

Good to hear! It's always great to see someone excited about UPS coming!!

fidojoe · 06-10-2005, 02:49 AM

I leared something new today, XDE 20k bulbs are one in the same as XM 20k DE bulbs, cause thats what they sent me, and printed on the bulb it says XDE250, but came in a XM 250 20k box. The color is a bit too purple for my tase, but its not burnt in yet, since its only run 3 hours so far. I can't wait to see its real color, I also have an oportunity to get Phoenix 14k 250w bulbs through a group order at about $50 a peice, so I'll go look at a locals tank that has them running, and see how I like those. I had some issues with lots of heat radiating into the tank, but I easily fixed that by hanging a fan on either side of the pendant pointing at each other, creating a whirlwind effect, and dispersing the heat.

As far as aclimating corals to the halide, I don't know if I'm doing this the right way, but I have the pendant suspended 10" over the water, and I am running the lights 3 hours a day, then every 4 or so days, I will increase the light cycle another hour, till I get to 8 or 9 hours per day. After I get the cycle to a full time, I may try and lower the pendant another 2" or so, and see how that works with heat and how even the lighting is from side to side.

Craig Manoukian · 06-10-2005, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by fidojoe

As far as acclimating corals to the halide, I am running the lights 3 hours a day, then every 4 or so days, I will increase the light cycle another hour, till I get to 8 or 9 hours per day. After I get the cycle to a full time, I may try and lower the pendant another 2" or so, and see how that works with heat and how even the lighting is from side to side.

That should be fine!

Woodstock · 06-10-2005, 08:07 AM

That acclimation schedule looks good!

pipbarr · 06-10-2005, 01:27 PM

Fidojoe,

I got the same aquamedic light with the xm 250w de bulb from hellolights. Great light, but I now have to cool my tank because it gets pretty hot. Mine's been running for about a month now, and it has definitely turned less blue after the burn in. The color now looks more crisp white, with just a hint of blue. Actually, I kinda wish it was just a little more blue, but I like the look over my old pc's any day. It sure was a pain to have to replace 4X96 watt pc bulbs on a college budget!

I acclimated everything by keeping the light on for about 9 hours a day, but starting it about 20" above the water, and moving it down a little every few days. Everything did fine, and I'm now starting to see some color change in the corals. My green bubble changed from bright green to a drab olive green in the first few weeks, but has since started to get brighter than before.

Philip

fidojoe · 06-10-2005, 01:41 PM

I hear ya on replacing the 4x96 bulbs on a college budget! I'm don't seem to be having any issues with heat so far, since I attached the 2 fans to hang off the sides of the pendant, and they both blow into the middle just blow the light where the heat source is. I was having more heat issues with the 4x96w on the 50g.

Everything in my tank seems to be showing more color than it ever did before, its amazing!

06-07-2005, 02:46 AM	#16 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	My watchman has been with me over a year, and from what I've seen, he eats anything and everything frozen/flake/pellets/live. While my tank was a BB a while back, he was fatter than he is right now! __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

06-07-2005, 03:15 AM	#18 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	I do greatly apreciate your concern I love my fish, and I try my best to keep them happy. Thats why I no longer have my mystery wrasse. He's now in someones 340 dream tank! I took the plunge! I just ordered the Aquamedic 250w w/ 20k bulb. Not to shabby, $265 shipped from hellolights.com. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

06-09-2005, 02:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	I'm soooo excited! The light shold be here within an hour! hellolights is very fast! I ordered at about midnight monday, it shipped out on tuesday at about noon, and its only thursday and ups tracking says its in transit to my house as of 6 am. I usually see the ups truck around noon (AZ time). __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

06-09-2005, 02:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
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06-07-2005, 02:57 AM	#17 (permalink)
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06-10-2005, 02:49 AM	#22 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	I leared something new today, XDE 20k bulbs are one in the same as XM 20k DE bulbs, cause thats what they sent me, and printed on the bulb it says XDE250, but came in a XM 250 20k box. The color is a bit too purple for my tase, but its not burnt in yet, since its only run 3 hours so far. I can't wait to see its real color, I also have an oportunity to get Phoenix 14k 250w bulbs through a group order at about $50 a peice, so I'll go look at a locals tank that has them running, and see how I like those. I had some issues with lots of heat radiating into the tank, but I easily fixed that by hanging a fan on either side of the pendant pointing at each other, creating a whirlwind effect, and dispersing the heat. As far as aclimating corals to the halide, I don't know if I'm doing this the right way, but I have the pendant suspended 10" over the water, and I am running the lights 3 hours a day, then every 4 or so days, I will increase the light cycle another hour, till I get to 8 or 9 hours per day. After I get the cycle to a full time, I may try and lower the pendant another 2" or so, and see how that works with heat and how even the lighting is from side to side. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

06-10-2005, 08:07 AM	#24 (permalink)
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06-10-2005, 01:27 PM	#25 (permalink)
pipbarr Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 41 View Gallery Karma Komment	Fidojoe, I got the same aquamedic light with the xm 250w de bulb from hellolights. Great light, but I now have to cool my tank because it gets pretty hot. Mine's been running for about a month now, and it has definitely turned less blue after the burn in. The color now looks more crisp white, with just a hint of blue. Actually, I kinda wish it was just a little more blue, but I like the look over my old pc's any day. It sure was a pain to have to replace 4X96 watt pc bulbs on a college budget! I acclimated everything by keeping the light on for about 9 hours a day, but starting it about 20" above the water, and moving it down a little every few days. Everything did fine, and I'm now starting to see some color change in the corals. My green bubble changed from bright green to a drab olive green in the first few weeks, but has since started to get brighter than before. Philip __________________ 29 gallon HOB refugium 250w 20k halide 45lbs Fiji rock

06-10-2005, 01:41 PM	#26 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	I hear ya on replacing the 4x96 bulbs on a college budget! I'm don't seem to be having any issues with heat so far, since I attached the 2 fans to hang off the sides of the pendant, and they both blow into the middle just blow the light where the heat source is. I was having more heat issues with the 4x96w on the 50g. Everything in my tank seems to be showing more color than it ever did before, its amazing! __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

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