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    first post, present my tank and scrubber

    Hello everybody, I´m really happy for make my first post here, I read ever your posts, and now is time to me present and present my scrubber.

    My name is Daniel, I´m from Argentina (sorry for my bad english ! lol), i´m starting a 125g reef, Display tank 120cm x 60cm x 55cm - 396lts (48" length x 24" wide x 22" height - aprox 100g) and sump is around 25g. I love sps and want to make (someday !) a full sps tank.

    The aquarium is 3 weeks old, skimmer is off and I added the first fish (ocellaris) four days ago, the parameters are:
    1025 sg, 8.4 ph, 26ºC, nh3/4 0, no2 0, no3 < 5, PO4 0.03.



    Scrubber is 7 days old, it has canvas net, its usefull area is about 20cm x 20cm - 400cm2, it´s illuminated with 4 x 26 CFL bulbs (2700k) - photoperiod 10hs - I have not measured the water flow, but is abundant.


    Here some photos of the scrubber and the aquarium:

    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...alsina/1-3.jpg
    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...alsina/2-3.jpg
    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...alsina/3-3.jpg
    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...alsina/4-4.jpg
    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...alsina/5-4.jpg
    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...alsina/6-3.jpg
    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...alsina/7-3.jpg
    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...alsina/8-3.jpg



    I will let scrubber until day 14, and then post new photos



    regards !!!

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    Looking like a great start. Welcome.

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    Welcome.

    Can you point the bulbs to the middle of the screen, or lower them?

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    Garf, SantaMonica, thanks for the welcome !!!

    "Can you point the bulbs to the middle of the screen, or lower them?"

    Yes, I can point the bulbs to the middle or can come down also the reflector some cm without any problem.

    I put the spotlight at that distance in order to concentrate the light in a sector of the screen and to follow the new sizing guide, I think I made a very large screen :(

    Do you recommend point the reflector to the center and use more screen?

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    If the screen is sized based on feeding, you will need to use the whole screen, not just the top.

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    ok, I had originally designed the screen size using the old sizing guide, after reading the new sizing guides I thought my screen was too big and decided to use only the top.

    I love the idea of: food in -----> scrubber out, I like high-feeding the aquarium, especially corals, I have thought using Pappone or similar to feed the sps.

    following your advice, lowered the water level inside the box and lowered the lights. Now the screen has dimensions of 20cm x 30cm usable. here a photo:

    http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC01424.jpg

    water output to the screen was corrected, and now water flows without splashing, and also increase the water flow.

    But, what about the photoperiod? the screen is larger now (but I do not have important feeding at the time)

    are chinese 660nm leds good for algae growing? or are crap?

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    Much better.

    12 hours until you feed more.

    China LEDs depend on testing them first; some are rejects.

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    great, I will give 12 hours of light, next Monday will put new photos.

    About 660nm leds, I will look for some phillips or osram, how much 3w LEDs do you recommend on each side of the screen?

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    Try one led per 3 X 3

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    Fine, my screen is 8" x 12", then I will need around 30w or 33w on each side, thank you very much !

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