Jervis' Full Time Job

[jervismun]

Here's my first Top View of my sump... as you can see... the skimmer outlet creates waves to the otherwise stagnant water surface

Microbubbles from the skimmer are so very minimal... i dun think i will be able to capture it using my DSLR... even using macro lense

[xersion]

wah.. u even beautify ur sump tank..

[jervismun]

wah.. u even beautify ur sump tank..

This is how obsessed I am

[jervismun]

I went back to office this afternoon to receive some buyers... a lot of collections today Most importantly is to meet up with the future owner of my ATI BM 250... deposit paid... will hand over the skimmer once my Hydor Performer 3000 kicks-in

[godzillaliu88]

what kind of light are u gonna fix for your sump?

70w mh?

[Reefzzz]

Someone told me Jess looks like me... got meh?

Went to my favourite LFS this morning and bought some Pink/White Tube Worms to beautify my DSB

beside towkay of the year bestow by PP..

u will get the "sump of the year" as well..

[jervismun]

u will get the "sump of the year" as well..

I am planning for more stuff for my sump... I may wanna consider LED for my sump

[yvoneysl]

u will get the "sump of the year" as well.. 

bro you have my vote

[yvoneysl]

I'm waiting...

[jervismun]

I'm waiting...

Ok lah... here you go... my latest toy

Learn more at www.konceptech.com

[jervismun]

Here's how the sleek fixture looks like... barely noticable actually... this is temporary as my refugium area will expand to the ATI BM side once my Hydor Performer 3000 is up and running

Some specs:

Z•Bar LED Lamp

US designed, China made (as expected)

Bought from Homefix (Marina Square)

66 Ultrabright White LEDs

9.6Watt consumption

Colour temperature 6000ºK to 8000ºK

Warranty 1 year

[pingpong]

cannot see the effect leh.. try one before and after shot leh.......

[jervismun]

cannot see the effect leh.. try one before and after shot leh.......

Here you go... ON effect... OFF is total darkness lah... since I've switched off my sump cabinet lighting.

As you can see... the spread is not very wide... in fact very focus... it is quite appropriate for my narrow usage as I do not want my skimmer to start growing with algae

Brightness wise... emm... let's see how's the macroalgae growth shall we?

[pingpong]

hmm.. very bright... but at that price....hmmm hmmmm hmmmmmm.....keke

[yvoneysl]

if possible try to lower the LED some more... maybe 4-6 " above the water surface

[yvoneysl]

one more thing... go and trim the macroalgae until also botak and new growth will appear very fast base on you current bio-load

[godzillaliu88]

wow. low consumption. i think 5 rows of those led can light up a 2 feet tank.

5x9.6 = 48w.

wow!

[jervismun]

wow. low consumption. i think 5 rows of those led can light up a 2 feet tank.

5x9.6 = 48w.

wow!

Bro Godzillla... yeah I was drawn to the extremely low power consumption too... but the penetration may not be sufficient... I think this kinda LED (specifically as used here) is more suitable for a pico or small nano tank

[colinsoon]

wow. low consumption. i think 5 rows of those led can light up a 2 feet tank.

5x9.6 = 48w.

wow!

48W is already equivalent to 2 tubes of T5 HO tubes for 2 ft. i think i will choose 2 ft fixtures...

[jervismun]

48W is already equivalent to 2 tubes of T5 HO tubes for 2 ft. i think i will choose 2 ft fixtures...

But bro Colinsoon... you gotto love the shimmering effect

[jervismun]

if possible try to lower the LED some more... maybe 4-6 " above the water surface

Thanks bro yvoneysi... I lowered the LED futher (5" from water surface) and it is much brighter now... much more focus too... the way I like it It's amazing how focus the light spread is

Important note: Please do not take this too seriously (with a pinch of salt) as this LED lighting is not designed for aquarium purpose... I just find it an interesting experiment since this is my first LED experience

[jervismun]

Hehe... I moved some Zoas from my main tank as these colonies have not been doing well (under shadows) Some of the tiny frags keep being blown away by my Tunzes... so let's see if they will open up nicely tomorrow

[godzillaliu88]

Bro Godzillla... yeah I was drawn to the extremely low power consumption too... but the penetration may not be sufficient... I think this kinda LED (specifically as used here) is more suitable for a pico or small nano tank

yeah. i think it will be perfecto for a pico tank.

what about the heat production from the LED?

[jervismun]

yeah. i think it will be perfecto for a pico tank.

what about the heat production from the LED?

I will try to figure that out tomorrow since I left is on this afternoon But I dun suppose it will emit much heat considering the very low power consumption...

Yeah LED is perfect for Pico tank without chiller

Let me test out my macros and Zoas... let me observe them for a week

[jervismun]

Here's a Full Tank Pix... the LEDs are really focus