Arsonmfg

Just couldn't resist going bigger =)

Thanks =) I might be a little OCD about keeping it clean lol

Moved a few pieces around so I guess it's time for an updated FTS...

Whats the diameter of the body on that one?

Sounds good, let me know.

I'm not going to make it but have a few people up there that want frags, so if you're definitely going and don't mind transporting a few pieces I can make it worth your while =)

Just let me know, I've usually got a fair amount of pieces cooking on the rack.

That's it for now...

So, I built a new housing for my camera and decided to test it out today...

$100...

Neon toadstool about 4" fully opened $30

Aussie Hammers, prices are as listed.

His rack is amazing. Well wait..mm that came out wrong hahaha. On a serious note once I figure out my water parameters I need to come back by and buy some more stuff!

 

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You're welcome anytime, I've trimmed quite a bit since you were last over!

Looks like a lot of good stuff. What else is on that rack?

I'll have to put together a list... there's a lot most things ranging from $15 - $150 a frag just depends on what it is.

Still one of these guys left!

I've also got a few other pieces on the rack for sale as well...

Open to offers as well!

So I was planning on heading up the Barrier frag swap next week but had some other things come up that were a little more important... Anyways I threw together this little cube tank I was going to use to display frags at the swap.

I don't really have any use for it now but I'm sure someone might like it. It's 1" thick and measures 20"x19.5"x10" No overflow or anything but could easily be drilled or I can router a couple holes in it if need be.

It's got a couple small scratches here and there, it's brand new but not a museum quality piece... 

$125

1 frag left, good meeting all of you that stopped by today.

More frags to come in a few weeks as well!

Colony is being picked up on Sunday, 1-2 frags still available...

Alrighty boys and girls I'm back in town and frags are available for pickup!

Yup, now I see that. Thanks. The DIUNA. I guess I missed them before because they seem to only be available on their website.

They don't get a massive amount of distribution or advertising here in the US and are still off of most people's radar because of it. I've considered trying out their T5/LED hybrid fixture for a while. However I'm finding that the more I learn about led's that what I want to accomplish needs to be done in a DIY fixture because what I want isn't commercially available.

Pacific Sun is really popular amongst the europeans and the fixtures have definitely proven themselves. 

Krzysztof Tyrc has been running their fixtures for quite a while, the video linked he was running the Diuna but he's now been running the hybrid with even more impressive results as well.

Yes, very hard to compare apples to apples with so many choices (Emerald525s point)

 

Literally LEDs vary wildly.  I am sure bulb selection etc varies with T5s as well.

 

Ah well, all this stuff has been debated to death for years

 

These are probably the most non-controversial conclusions in general...

 

- You can have great growth and color with Metal Halide (plenty of great examples)

- You can have great growth and color with T5s (plenty of great examples)

- You can have great growth and color with LEDs (plenty of great examples)

- You can have great growth and color with any mix of the above(plenty of great examples)

 

- If your water chemistry is poor, the fixture may not help

 

Lastly

 

- Not every LED is equal, although most are similar enough to get decent results.  I am thrilled with my son's stock 90 dollar fixture.

 

I bet MH and T5 guys would all claim the same.  Not all are equal, but most are in the ballpark if you stick with popular ones...

I mention T5 more because obviously T5 and halides are what I have the most experience with, as for t5 bulbs they're pretty similar across the board if you compare most of the popular bulbs, they all tend to produce slightly different spectrums but their par numbers are fairly close. 

The big factor with T5 is the reflectors, the ballasts and the active cooling. There's a few comparisons out there that show the actual output numbers and it's surprising how big the difference can be.

Most people probably don't remember this but t5 went through the same struggles led did at first, everyone in the US said t5's couldn't keep sps alive and there was no way they would grow corals... Look at how things have changed lol.

It seems to me (I might be wrong here) but with led it's the diode that makes more of a difference than the driver, although after having the ATI Sirius led fixture I'm definitely a fan of reflectors over optics.

I should also mention the stock t5 unit on Travis' Red Sea Max-S has proven to be a very good fixture as well, although it can be a little finicky on what bulbs it'll run.