downhill_biker Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Ok, so as many of you know I have been having problems with some ebay bulbs. I finally got them replaced, and now I just got in my Phoenix 14k Bulbs. I know many of the Eugene guys wanted to know what they looked like, and Joel, its time to put the Galaxy ballast to use. The first pic is a before pic, with the ebay bulbs, and the rest are after. I apologize, most of my SPS is not looking so good, had pH problems, so they bleached out. I didn't take pics of them, but will update soon. Old New: So bright and beautiful. Galaxy ballasts are great, and Phoenix bulbs pair nicely. Nuke Green and Purple Deaths (thanks Miles) AOG (thanks Susanne) Blue Tubs and PPE (thanks Kevin) Frogspawn Acan (frag party) Green Slimer (thanks Josh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 The individual shots look great, but IMO the FTS of the old looks much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 The individual shots look great' date=' but IMO the FTS of the old looks much better.[/quote'] Jeff, I didn't notice how washed out the pic looked. I put a new one up. I think this one is a little dark, but it is closer. It is very bright, but this is close to the color. With the white balance it is hard to show how bright something is, and the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 just so you know i would reduce your photoperiod by a couple of hours or put mesh under the lights so you dont bleach out the corals more then they already are. Light shock is hard on them, especially when replacing old halide bulbs with new ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 just so you know i would reduce your photoperiod by a couple of hours or put mesh under the lights so you dont bleach out the corals more then they already are. Light shock is hard on them' date=' especially when replacing old halide bulbs with new ones[/quote'] good call. how much should i reduce photoperiod and for how long? week? two? i currently run 1 hour actinics, 8 hours MH, 2 hrs actinics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 i would cut down to 5 hours a day and increase by weekly increments of an hour more per week. thats what i do. So you should be up to full light in 3 weeks time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 thanks. we'll do. i will cut back and work it up to slow to full power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Nice pic of the acan def. less pink there than at fragfest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breefcase Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Looking good Curtis. They do seem to make the colors pop. I'll have to come over and see it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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