Marty's Reef

[seth]

Hahahaha Balitaan mo ako sa results.

*edit: (Para sa mga nag-PM re lights)

Here is a nice thread regarding fully assembled, inexpensive plug-and-play multichip LED floodlights - which BTW will be the type of lighting I will be using. (See crappy illustration on the previous page)

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f6 ... 86459.html

2x20 w Floodlights on a 72 bowfront


Comparing a 10w 6500k Floodlight vs a 20w 12000k Floodlight


A nice video of 1 10w 6500k and 1 10w royal blue LED Floodlight on a cube tank:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlsElyd3GtA

And for the GU10 lights:

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.p ... pic=267432

As you can see, medyo matagal-tagal ang planning ko dito. It took me several months to decide what type of fixtures I'll use and where to buy them. Hinahanap ko rin kasi yung may pinaka-matagal na warranty.

Tip: If ever you will use similar fixtures, be sure to review the product carefully and read the description, assess the needs of your tank and check the customer feedbacks of the seller. Do not buy from a seller that offers too low a price, baka scammer lang yun. Take note of the seller's terms and conditions as well: Some offer 2 years warranty, some a week or so, so caveat emptor.

Always remember, you get what you pay for.

Meron ding mga available dito na ganyan, ranging from a couple hundred pesos to more than 2,000 Php. Depende sa wattage at sa pinagkuhanan. May mga cool whites din sa Divisoria at sa sulit. And I'm pretty sure meron din lalo na sa Raon. Regarding blues, medyo mahirap maghanap at kadalasan mahal.

Another thing: kung gagastos na rin lang naman kayo ng mahigit 2k para sa mga ilaw, bumili na lang kayo sa sponsors natin (like the PAR38 from aquariatech) o sa mga members na gumagawa at nagbebenta na ng plug-and-play customized fixtures o kaya naman magpatulong na lang kayong gumawa sa mga marunong sa electricals o may experience na sa DIY LED fixtures dahil sa kanila makakasiguro kayo sa quality; kaysa bumili ng no-brand LED fixtures sa hindi kilalang tindahan.

[seth]

I removed the rocks earlier from my old 50 and tested for the PH, still at 8.8 Mukhang kailangan pa ng matagalang babad sa FW.

Anyway, this is how the tank would look like when it is up and running:





...and the tank with blue bottom and background:






Hmm... not bad, not bad at all.

Next photo updates will be by early december. I'll be posting a step-by-step guide on how to build an airlift and a simple, airwood driven skimmer for low bioload nano/pico tanks.

[Monching]

aba aba aba. paturo naman ng rockscape. ganda ng rockscape mo brooo

[RonSax]

Ayos to... abangan ko to. Kadalasan binabasa ko lang to at pinapanood but to see a pinoy try this DIY stuff, naa-Amaze ako. Subcscribed! Isa kang henyo Master Seth!

[seth]

[RonSax]

Yap. Sax player & keyboardist po. Anyways, ano yung led na gamit mo and if cool white, 3000k sya? I really like your DIY. I'm a diy guy din. I hate the very expensive equips (no offense meant, kasi if rich I'll buy them ) dahil ang mahal nila!

[seth]

[seth]

OT frustration ko dati maging sax player o violinist, o kaya naman masali sa isang jazz o rock band. Kaso wala talaga akong talent sa music, nauwi na lang ako sa pagiging kusinero at barista. Pwede na rin, pogi points na din daw kay misis yung pagluluto ko. hahaha

[SlyDe]

Nice rockwork sir. Bb ba eto sir o may sand kinalaunan? Ganda! Kabang abang!

[seth]

[Monching]

Bro anung balak mo sa wavemaker? sabay din tayo bumili ng clown

[seth]

@monching, baka hindi na ako bumili ng wavemaker. May pinapa-kuha sa akin yung ninong ni seth na wavemaker sa bahay nila. Sige, iniisip ko pa kung saan bibili ng isda. Baka sa DA ako kunsakali.

@Ronsax here's the link re floodlights:

Specifications
85 ̴ 265V 50/60Hz
800Lm/W
< 50000 hrs lifespan (I'm betting my balls this is not accurate, a good guestimate would be half of the stated lifespan)
11.5x8.5x8.5 cm (tiny, but packs a lot of punch!)

I've been mailing the seller since early october. Very friendly and accomodating, and has a lot of good feedbacks in sulit. Badtrip lang, meet up sa Bambang. Ang layo!

http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+ ... on,1-17,17

[Sea Turtle]

hindi ba pwedeng ipa-ship?

[seth]

[seth]

On a side note, eto yung pinagka-abalahan namin kanina, mukhang mede-defer sa later date yung stand sa dami ng aayusin namin... kailangan muna naming malinis yung cube tank para matapos ko na rin yung tank ko.

(Photo taken WITHOUT permission from the tank owner, hahahaha)

Two feet cubed (24"x24"x24") to be drilled by next week



Clownfishes, more than 7 years old! (Pardon the tank, isang taon kasing walang galawan yan, pramis lilinisin na namin yan. Hahaha) This tank had survived a major tank crash due to an old skimmer pump that failed and literally decimated all the SPS frags and the majority of old (as in several years/several generations) soft coral frags from friends.

Grabe yung damage na ginawa nung pump, nagkalat pa ng crap sa system. Buti may mga natira pang frags at dumarami uli.



Simple light system for corallimorpharians, zoanthids and other less demanding scleractinians, been using it in a 24"x18"x16" tank for almost a year. It was used even on the SPS frags, until the goddamn skimmer pump decided to blow up. Roy is now using my Reef Octopus skimmer pump as replacement, tutal hindi ko pa naman gagamitin yun.



The magical fuge lighting for mangroves (CD-R King LEDs, eto na yung propagules na galing Leyte, YAY! )