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Managed to snag a blasto from GO last week before their "new shipment" price resumed Fat and healthy

Suuuuuuperr sun! Very lovely, opens all day whether I feed them or not.

♫ UNZ.. UNZ... UNZ... ♫ Ocellaris clown with mutated markings, I think they resemble a pair of white headphones haha. Artist interpretation:

Nothing much to update since I am planning to canibalise this tank for parts soon. Shall post a sneak preview of some stuff I have been hoarding for my new tank, before I start a new tank thread and say goodbye to this one. New lightset for the upcoming tank - MaxSpect 60W LED: Photo review of the product here: Product reviews: MaxSpect 60W LED

Thanks! Will appreciate some photos! Oops, I added to the wrong list haha. Here: - jackywongto - 110W - G2 - new_new - 160W x 2 - peacemaker - 110W - pandagold - 230w - G2 ( shd arrive end of this week ) - kikobananas - 110W - G1 - justin - 160w - binosage - 60W

The sliding portion is to be screwed onto the side? So I remove the 2 screws at the side of my unit and screw the "sliding part" onto it? Thanks for your reply, I'm having a hard time visualising the mechanism haha.

New owners can drop their names here - jackywongto - 110W - G2 - new_new - 160W x 2 - peacemaker - 110W - binosage - 60W By the way, anybody knows if the sliding bracket can be used for 60W model?

Bro, is it 36" height or width? I think a height of 3ft will be a bit hard to get the best performance out of any of the Maxspect fixtures. Even for a height of 2ft, LED lens is usually used to narrow the light beam for better penetration.

Hehe.. don't get me wrong hor, I am not flaming or defending anybody. I'm just stating the obvious facts. I don't even know the seller, who knows maybe one day I will meet bro jameshong and realise that i don't like his face?

Yeah, and no reply for 1 1/2 hours from sending out an sms is not a sign of MIA or refusal to respond, as was insinuated in the original post. A bit unfair to taint someone's name like that without giving him a chance to explain. Also, buyer should also test the item ASAP and not cry foul 2 months later. If the item was stored for 10 years and didn't work, would the seller still be responsible to him? I'm guessing the buyer requested to deal at a meet up location, not at buyer's place.

Yeah it takes some getting used to, especially when my sand looks purple instead of black lol! Yah the shimmering of the LEDs is really quite a sight with the ambient lights off. Is that why you like to stay late in the office?! Just teasing you bro! The white balance in your pics are actually pretty accurate to what I see in my tank too.

Yah, I'm thinking of either adding an additional strip of royal blue LEDs to supplement it, or change the row of blue LEDs to royal blue. Yup, this is a test run for my new tank which would be similar in size and volume. Buy all the equipment first haha. Anyway, to address the question of 60W or 110W for 1.5ft tank, it should be noted that most 110W users I see online use the hanging kit, between 3 to 6 inches above the tank. The higher the light fixture, the less light penetration there will be. Mounted on a clamp just slightly above the water level, and taking into account the distance from the sandbed, my 60W is just 15 inches away from the bottom. The light coverage will be more than sufficient at this range. One thing that bothers me besides the colour is the inability to control the blue and white light separately. It is just one single switch that controls everything. But considering that I have to buy a light set at nearly twice the price and twice the power consumption just to get that feature, I'd rather make do with what I have

Oh dear, how many % warning are you at now AhSiang? Hahaha! Jacky, your thread become a target practice for moderators to hunt for inappropriate content liao

Hahaha yah, it is quite nice and shimmering. But I'm a bit disappointed with the colours, the corals are not as sexy even though it is a lot brighter overall. I guess I'm posting up this review as an existing LED user and not new convert haha. Yah lah! You buy and sell it off so quick, didn't even take any FTS! I was searching all over the net for user submitted pictures but there weren't any for the 60W. That's why I posted this up for the benefit of reefers who wish to see pics before purchasing. Hahaha I did that too! But I spent that time figuring out the correct custom white balance for my camera. Everything turn out purple!

Finally, a comparison with my previous 2 light sets. All photos shot at the same setting of f/4.5, 1/100, ISO 800, custom white balance to roughly what my eyes see cos LEDs are a bitch to capture accurately on a digital camera. Original JBJ 76W PL light fixture. Custom made 63W LED fixture from Sherman. 14 x white, 7 x royal blue Seoul Semiconductor LEDs. MaxSpect 60W LED fixture. 12 x white, 6 x blue SemiLED LEDs. I think corals under the SemiLED blue LEDs lack the BOOMZ as compared to SSC or CREE royal blues. The overall look of the MaxSpect is a lot brighter, but purplish. And all this while I thought Jacky don't know how to use his camera hahaha! MaxSpect 60W specification LED Source : 12PCS x 3W White LED, 6PCS x 3W Blue LED(SemiLED Chips) Brightness : 3W White LED - 160LM/PC, 3W Blue LED - 40LM/PC Color Temperture & Wavelength : 3W White LED (10000K), 3W Blue LED(450nm) Input Voltage : 110V-220V Power Consumption : 60W Diamension : 180*180*45mm Overall, I am very pleased with this light set although there is still room for improvement. With this retail price and sleek design, it is really good value. I still can't believe this is a China developed product.

Really small and compact, at 18cm x 18cm x 4.5cm. I'm mounting it on my JBJ 24G nanocube so that I can get fair comparison photos with my previous lighting. Aluminum bar was added for support because the IOS wall for this tank is less than 5mm, and cannot support the weight of the light set (don't have an exact weight, but it feels like it's more than 1kg) which hinges on a rather shallow looking clamp. Aaaaand... let there be light! First impression: it looks a little purplish, not something I am used to. Light coverage is actually pretty darn good. The whites and blues blend evenly, and distribute throughout the tank and beyond. I believe the angle of coverage of the LED itself is 120 degrees.

Contents of the box are fitted securely with foam padding, and wires are neatly packed into the smaller compartments. I'm a sucker for neat packaging, first impressions are an important part of my product experiences. Swee! Light set comes with an ELOS style clamp, and hanging kit (I believe the hanging kit wasn't included for earlier shipments of the lighting), LED driver is surprising large in comparison to the light set itself. 18 LEDs arranged in 3 rows of 6. White > Blue > White Elos style clamp which looks a little too shallow. I don't have a thick tank glass to test the sturdiness of the clamp, so I shall reserve judgment for now. One of my nylon bolts was actually defective! The screw thread didn't fit into the hole

I was a bit apprehensive about buying the MaxSpect 60W light set because everyone, and I really mean everyone I spoke to told me that I would need the 110W model for sufficient coverage of a 1.5ft tank. Personally, I find the 110W (36 x LED) fixture a bit of an overkill for such a small tank, since my current JBJ 24G nanocube was running on a custom made 18 x LED (later upgraded to 21 x LED) with no adverse effects. In fact coral growth was reasonable and healthy, and the lights were even a bit too strong near the top. The 18 LED MaxSpect model seems to be the closest in specifications to my current LED lighting, so it makes natural sense that being the skeptic and renegade, I decided to buy the 60W model and see it for myself. Simple brown carton box acts as both the shipping box and packaging. In the following review, I hope to share my first thoughts on this light fixture with other nano tank owners who are thinking of switching to LED, because I spent the past couple of weeks trying to find non-promotional photos and reviews of the light set in use, but can't find any. More pics coming up shortly...

Thanks for the support bro. Got some tentative offers at the moment, but still open to offers. The tank itself will be sold after my new one is ready.

Upz! Price is negotiable, don't be shy to drop me an offer. Will sell it to a friend at "buddy price" if there's no interest within the week.

My friend is quite a sissy and can't take spicy food, but he survived a month in India. I'm sure you will survive your stay and come back with valuable lessons

CORALS! Haha joking! Yeah, bring extra charcoal tablets for diarrhea cos you will need it. If possible drink only bottled water.

Usually their body will mimic the colour of the zoa they are feeding on, for camouflage.

Just the open top tank bro. No lights or canopy. No cabinet either.

He is a cultural medallion winner, always kena single out by PM for praise during national day rally... I'd think that his wife would try to help him save face. Maybe in return she would get a big divorce settlement? Haha.