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OK, I'm in. I promise that I will skim and mvote pretty randomly, but I'm in. P.S. Xander is learning to ride a bike, so I will be very busy. Try not to make it 10,560 posts per day.

Honestly, I'm very pleased with the LEDs. I'm going to have to move some corals around because it is so much brighter than the PCs.

Yep, we found a local vendor that knows how to treat fish. And some locals with excellent corals. The tank will be a year old in another month or so. We're very happy with the saltwater... now.

It's been a while since a picture update on the SW tank. So here it is. I've upgraded to fish and a 160W LED fixture. Full tank shot - lower half really. Yellow Clown Goby and green stripe mushroom pair of clowns and some pink zoas Yellow clown goby sitting on my trumpet coral with...

Honestly, I'm having mixed reactions to the LEDs. They are really powerful. Pros I like the shimmer effect. The lights are quite bright (good enough that I no longer have to use the flash to take tank shots with my wife's Canon digital EOS) For a minimal increase in power (watts used) there's...

Just a few new pics. I haven't changed much, but X-boy has.

Wow. These lights are great... not sure if it's the power, the color spectrum, the intensity, or what, but the corals are obviously much happier. My Armor-of God zoas have fully opened for the first time in months. The Eye-of-Ra zoas are doing the same. I accidentally hit the leather with...

They really aren't that much more expensive that a 175W metal halide. The LEDs have an effective life for corals of 24 months or so. They will not burn out for 7-10 years. However, they will lose 5-10% of intensity per year. The temps should actually be less than even a PC bulb. The...

This is the Maxspect G1 160W unit. The G1s are basically out of production as the G2s are now shipping. The G2 is the same thing except the 30W floods are on a separate programmable timer and there are 4 violet 'moon' lamps. They are also (currently) only available overseas and with shipping...

OK a few notes so far. This particular unit is the G1 model. Much cheaper than the G2, but lacking two things 1) moon lights 2) 3 level programming. This one has two levels (blues and whites) on the other hand, this is still 160W in a much smaller package than the 20" PC fixture. One thing...

They arrived the day I left for a business trip. so I haven't done much bu plug them in and see what they are like. My retinas still hurt from them. I'll give a full report later, but the initial pics are as follows: unboxing the lights blues on whites on Tank with 96W dual...

OK, I gave in. I found a really great price on a 160W LED unit. It's the G2 16) on this page: http://www.fish-street.com/product_print.php?item_id=454 There are 2 30-Watt white bulbs (about 20K) 14 3-Watt white bulbs (about 10K) 14 3-Watt blue (420nm) 4 1-Watt violet moon lights. Each color...

OK, last question... maybe... does anyone know where I can find a pedestal stand that would support the afore mentioned rig (Lumenbright reflector)? Lowes and Home Depot don't have just the stand and I don't want to spend the money to modify something. BTW: I'm figuring $350 or so, not...

OK, here's my thoughts so far... Icecap 175 electronic ballast Icecap mogul base pendant Iwasaki 175 bulb am I missing anything... other than a way to hang the pendant...

Heh, that ninja has been a great help. Personally, I prefer a whiter color in the tank for viewing. I also like a bit of UV for the fluorescing of the corals. regardless of all that though, whatever is best for the corals (and any future fish, etc), then that's what I want on the tank...

OK, so will the corals be happy under a single 150-175 15K bulb? been reading up on the Iwasaki... very interesting. I finally found a spectrum chart for it and it looks like corals will like it.