Finally got around to adding lights to the second side. It was never needed with the 75g tank but after upgrading to 120g and adding more livestock it was time to increase output. I added the Dimmable 300W LED Grow Light 3W Full Spectrum IR costs around $110. Trying to DIY by the time you buy a heatsink and ballast your around $70 so really didn't make sense and put the money towards the fixture. I been using these fixtures replacing 4X54w T5s on my 180g show for about 4 months with great results. For me, running with dial at 40% for 18 hours seems to be the sweet spot. Others in my local club have started using this fixture for ATS and refugiums after my success with it. Growing cheato in refugium, I let a guy borrow one and less than a week he already knew it was working better and ordered one.
Tanks is doing well, just a couple spots of byropsis but it's getting slower so hopefully getting it under control.
Added a rock anemone and a very small orange maxi-mini anemone back in March. No other plans for corals or fish just let it grow.
ATS with new fixture, the old 8 bulb 660nm 120degree 3w leds was moved to the back side:
New fixture side ( previously had no light just caked on coraline algae ). After 1 week was virtually the same output as the old mature side:
The existing mature side lit by 8 700mah 120degree 660nm LEDs:
Total harvest 1 week growth, 2.5 cups rinsed and sqeezed:
Quick full tank shot: