New ATS "Horizon Angle" for experiment

[kodiak66]

Its just a experiment and have not introduce to my refugrium yet,
want your feedback on this one..
the screen is approx. 13.5 inches x 2.5 inches and light will be 6500k 28watts.

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http://youtu.be/E3CWT5i2488

[ruddybop]

I to was going to make something similar to that, but started experimenting with bubblers and screens. They guys suggested to me 2700k to 3000k because it has more red in it to promote algae growth, But I'm still a newbie at this process so I may be incorrect. Looks good I like it..

[kerry]

Use the 2700K bulbs for the best growth as the horizontals need all the help they can get. If you can get good growth it should handle a cube or a bit more.

[kodiak66]

Ruddybop and Kerry,

thanks for feedbacks, I decided use plant/aquarium (18 watt POWER COMPACT 2700K aquarium)
but wonder if it is enough for 13.5 x 2.5 screen, I tend to feed about 1-2 cubes a day for my 75 gal reef that contains
a lot of corals with two blue damsels, two domino damsels, clarkia clownfish, flame angelfish and yellow tang along with
probably 100 cerith snails, 100 varies hermit crabs, seperent starfish and banded coral shrimp.
I just placed it to my current refugium..

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Any feedbacks are welcome...
thanks..

[kerry]

I would try to shoot closer to 40W is you could. Horizontals are a bit handicapped. I have one that took a long time to figure out. You Might even try to damn the end of it a little bit so the algae will kind of float at the bottom end. I have the end of mine in the water and this seems to give me the best nutrient export. I will get a pic for you. OK, here it is, its not the best pic but you see the algae floating in the water above the screen. http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q566/kerryconklin/new%20scrubber/2012-06-30_08-15-00_34.jpg

[kodiak66]

update.. Its 3 days old.. tell me how did it do the job? Here's the photos...

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[kerry]

That looks great for three days. In another 10+ days you might have a pretty good amount of algae on there. Time will tell if its going to be green or brown, its a little under powered in the light department. Let it grow a bit and it will show what its going to do. Even if its brown it still filters but not near the rate of green.

[srusso]

put mirror under the trough, it will help the roots.

[kodiak66]

Srusso… Great idea and will figure that one soon..

[kodiak66]

This is my fourth clean up.. still slimy and brown.. very little green.. so Wonder if its still good or modification somehow?

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[kerry]

You need a lot more light.

[kotlec]

Agree - you can use way more light.

[alum]

You need a lot more light.

I use it more light, it will grow more a lot kinds of algaes..

[kodiak66]

So Should I use deep red led (660) approx. 5-7... its 2.5 inch x 10 inch long and plan to place 5-7 deep red led in row.. will it work?

[Floyd R Turbo]

Should be good.

[kodiak66]

Update, Just completed led fixture.. Hope that it will produce better result...

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4 - 3 watts of Deep red 655-660nm with one 3 watt of XTE Royal Blue.

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Completed fixture

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started today on refugrium

[kodiak66]

http://youtu.be/7gVCPP3gyEI