200g show tank build

[Totenkampf]

Nutrition Depot in Kingwood

lol, i knew i had seen that truck somewhere but i had to zoom in on it. my coworker andre spends a lot of time in your store, i would stop by but he would try to drag my phat *** into the golds next door.

now that i go back and look at the empty pics i see all those purdy BSN products reflected in the glass. yum.

They had a planted tank version of the reef ready with all 6000k LEDS and that was an impressive fixture. I wish i had bought it but they wanted close to four bills for the four footer.

[Darth Coqui]

No idea what federation it was but I did sponsor a pro(or top level Am)fighter or two in the past

Excellent. No worries. Will you sponsor again?

My last competition was in 09 and do not remember which Nutrition Depot sponsored that event.
Unfortuntely my car was broken into this past summer and they took my bag in which I had my gym competition shorts, NDepot fight gloves and the bag that NDepot gave me that night along with other gym related items.
I lost alot of memories.
When I am around that area I will surely stop by.
My apologies for hijacking thread a bit.



Frankie

[NDsuperduty]

200g show tank build

Got my new lights today. Here are full tank pics with different light setups for comparison

(4) 36" 10,000k bulbs


(4) 36" 10,000k and (4) 36" 18,000k bulbs


(2) 36" Marineland reed capable LEDs


The color of the led lights is nice, with a good shimmer. Only downside is what I was expecting which is one row of lights does not cover the 24" depth(front to back) of the tank, atleast not to my liking. Will give it a week or two and decide but I'm thinking I will want to add another row of LEDs(but maybe jus the double brights)

[Timber317]

Did the new lights come with sunglasses for the fish? What a difference!

[NDsuperduty]

200g show tank build

The LEDs are bright but there coverage looks better in picture than in real life, but I'm really picky about that kind of thing

[Ballinxalex]

I say them t5s

[NDsuperduty]

200g show tank build

I say them t5s

Is that a complete sentence? LOL. jk

[Ballinxalex]

Lol I like the ones with 10k only but I would use the LEDs to save energy and bulbs

[NDsuperduty]

200g show tank build

Definitely different strokes for different folks because the 10k only is by far my least favorite. Too yellow for my liking. I really prefer the white/blue look

[Ballinxalex]

On my phone it looks white hmmm but I like leds IMO on preference

[NDsuperduty]

200g show tank build

Here are some picks of the different light setups that are close up, so you can see how the fish looked. Keep in mind, every picture in this thread is from my iPhone.

(4) 36" 10,000k bulbs


(4) 36" 10,000k and (4) 36" 18,000k bulbs


(2) 36" Marineland reed capable LEDs - none of the colorful fish were in the picture but you can see what I was talking about with coverage.


The yellow from the 10k only is much more evident in the close up pic. I really like the look of the 10&18k together but it was just way to hot. LEDs don't cover as well as I would like but I'm definitely a fan of the natural look and the shimmer on the floor.

[SunnyHouTX]

ND, ya need to look at Ecoxotic 8000K white Stunner strips. Works for pretty much every kind of African cichlid.

Looks like the marine capable Marinelands have a very narrow beam angle so it doesn't look too good.

[NDsuperduty]

200g show tank build

ND, ya need to look at Ecoxotic 8000K white Stunner strips. Works for pretty much every kind of African cichlid.

Looks like the marine capable Marinelands have a very narrow beam angle so it doesn't look too good.

Can you be more specific regarding what you meant about the beams looking narrow?

[SunnyHouTX]

LEDs have different optics attached where the light beam coming (think "cone of light") out is diffused or focused to varying degrees. From the pic you posted of the reef capable LEDs, it looks like this beam angle is very narrow, possibly less than 45 degrees, kinda like a spotlight. I personally prefer something a little more open, around 60 degrees, so that it lights up a wider area of the tank.

[New_Cichlid11]

ND, all you need to do is take the optics off the leds u got right now and you will see far greater coverage, give it a try and see how you like it. Sunny is right about the optics being 45 degrees, the stunner strips have alot more coverage and are just a bright as the reef capable leds you have. Either way is your choice with the lighting you go with, i prefer any leds over any t5s they run alot cooler and you cant really beat the shimmer