Juiceman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Hanging was a little tricky only because I didn't have a big enough drill bit for the holes, So that took a bit to make them big enough using a smaller bit. Otherwise I used my same 1x4 mount in the ceiling and toggle bolts that came with the fixtures. I've still got some leveling to do, and toying with bulb combos, but overall the lights are VERY bright and vibrant. It gives the tank a very crisp clean look compared to the Build My Leds. When you run the demo mode, it shows you tons of combos of LED you can use, Endless possibilities! I'm exited to see what comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Guy at Home Depot suggested I screw a 1x4 to the beams in the ceiling and then mounting the hanging equipment to the 1x4. This was the weight is distributed more evenly and the wood can be extremely sturdy on the ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Guy at Home Depot suggested I screw a 1x4 to the beams in the ceiling and then mounting the hanging equipment to the 1x4. This was the weight is distributed more evenly and the wood can be extremely sturdy on the ceiling. Nice! I'm not near handy enough to any of that, LOL! I need to hire a handyman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Thought this might be fun to share Happy wife, happy life! The male starts shaking when the female starts taking charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 New ATI Fixture & Bulbs came in today. And of course, they forgot to include the hanging kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 New ATI Fixture & Bulbs came in today. And of course, they forgot to include the hanging kit. I have an extra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 New ATI Fixture & Bulbs came in today. And of course, they forgot to include the hanging kit. I have an extra Fortunately BRS is sending a 10' kit overnight, free of charge. Thank you for the offer sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Okay guys... believe it or not, I actually hung the fixture myself.. and even better, ITS EVEN! #WorldsHandiestHomo Picture to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Fairly certain my Red Sea NO3 kit is incorrect. I tested NO3 3-4 days ago, and it was 2-3ppm. Tested yesterday & today with the high-range test, and its showing it must be over 64ppm. Surely thats impossible lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Fairly certain my Red Sea NO3 kit is incorrect. I tested NO3 3-4 days ago, and it was 2-3ppm. Tested yesterday & today with the high-range test, and its showing it must be over 64ppm. Surely thats impossible lol. Can you explain exactly how you got the 2-3ppm of nitrates result? Like how much tank water did you use and how much RO water did you dilute it with? For the high-range, the same question. That'll help in potentially diagnosing if the kit is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Fairly certain my Red Sea NO3 kit is incorrect. I tested NO3 3-4 days ago, and it was 2-3ppm. Tested yesterday & today with the high-range test, and its showing it must be over 64ppm. Surely thats impossible lol. Can you explain exactly how you got the 2-3ppm of nitrates result? Like how much tank water did you use and how much RO water did you dilute it with?For the high-range, the same question. That'll help in potentially diagnosing if the kit is bad. Following the instructions on the Red Sea kit. 16ml of tank water, add reagents in, wait for results. It was testing consistently and I assume accurately for days. Then suddenly, it spikes to "64ppm?" For high range, I diluted 1ml of tank water into 15ml of RODI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Fairly certain my Red Sea NO3 kit is incorrect. I tested NO3 3-4 days ago, and it was 2-3ppm. Tested yesterday & today with the high-range test, and its showing it must be over 64ppm. Surely thats impossible lol. Can you explain exactly how you got the 2-3ppm of nitrates result? Like how much tank water did you use and how much RO water did you dilute it with?For the high-range, the same question. That'll help in potentially diagnosing if the kit is bad. Following the instructions on the Red Sea kit. 16ml of tank water, add reagents in, wait for results. It was testing consistently and I assume accurately for days. Then suddenly, it spikes to "64ppm?" For high range, I diluted 1ml of tank water into 15ml of RODI. Seems correct in your methodology. Sorry for having to ask but I just wanted to make sure you had followed the instructions correctly. So you read 64 ppm on the high-range test? Did you get a screaming hot sample on your low-range and that's what caused you to run the high range test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Fairly certain my Red Sea NO3 kit is incorrect. I tested NO3 3-4 days ago, and it was 2-3ppm. Tested yesterday & today with the high-range test, and its showing it must be over 64ppm. Surely thats impossible lol. Can you explain exactly how you got the 2-3ppm of nitrates result? Like how much tank water did you use and how much RO water did you dilute it with?For the high-range, the same question. That'll help in potentially diagnosing if the kit is bad. Following the instructions on the Red Sea kit. 16ml of tank water, add reagents in, wait for results. It was testing consistently and I assume accurately for days. Then suddenly, it spikes to "64ppm?" For high range, I diluted 1ml of tank water into 15ml of RODI. Seems correct in your methodology. Sorry for having to ask but I just wanted to make sure you had followed the instructions correctly. So you read 64 ppm on the high-range test? Did you get a screaming hot sample on your low-range and that's what caused you to run the high range test? I got this incredibly dark purple color that didn't really match anything; the closest thing being 64ppm. I just tried the high-range test again, and its is MUCH different. Looks to be close to 8-10ppm. Definitely an issue with the test kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 So you got the dark purple with the high-range kit? Did you repeat the test immediately when you got the 64ppm to confirm that the test was not contaminated or skewed? I'd say if you got 8-10 ppm the second time on the high-range kit, that sounds like it's working fine to me. Keep in mind that you are personally diluting the sample and even a couple drops difference while doing the dilution can cause the nitrate level to shift up or down with the variance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 So you got the dark purple with the high-range kit? Did you repeat the test immediately when you got the 64ppm to confirm that the test was not contaminated or skewed? I'd say if you got 8-10 ppm the second time on the high-range kit, that sounds like it's working fine to me. Keep in mind that you are personally diluting the sample and even a couple drops difference while doing the dilution can cause the nitrate level to shift up or down with the variance. I got super dark purple with both low-range and high-range. I re-tested after shaking up the reagents and trying the high-range again. It was almost immediately after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Sorry Brooks, I'm old and senile and it's late so I'm a little slow with following. Let me know if this is the sequence of events: 1) Tested with low-range (screaming hot sample above 4ppm upper limit of test) 2) Tested with high-range (screaming hot sample which matched best with 64ppm) 3) Retested high-range (sample read 6-8 ppm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Sorry Brooks, I'm old and senile and it's late so I'm a little slow with following. Let me know if this is the sequence of events: 1) Tested with low-range (screaming hot sample above 4ppm upper limit of test) 2) Tested with high-range (screaming hot sample which matched best with 64ppm) 3) Retested high-range (sample read 6-8 ppm) Correct! And I'm right there with you! Its late! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Alright, thank you for humoring me. If I had a guess as to an explanation, here's my best guess. 1) Your low-range kit read it correctly and your nitrates probably really are at 6-8ppm. Since the limit of the low-range is 4ppm, the sample will look like its screaming hot. 2) You tested using the high-range dilution and potentially grabbed 15ml of tank water and 1ml of RO/DI water by accident. Just a guess here but only explanation I have for the super hot sample of 64ppm. 3) You then retested immediately and got 6-8ppm on the high-range which corroborates with the low-range test kit result. Quick thought, sometimes it takes a bit for the nitrate level to register, at least for me it did when I was messing around with nitrate dosing as well. Call it a latent interaction with the biology of the tank but sometimes I would have a much higher nitrate reading a couple days after I dosed. Perhaps you are seeing something similar with the 6-8ppm of nitrate you are reading now? Again, just all theories. I could totally be barking up the wrong tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 I've decided to replace one of my ATI bulbs with an Actinic. Here is my current bulb combo ATI BLUE +ATI AQUA BLUE SPECIALKZ FIJI PURPLEATI BLUE +ATI CORAL +ATI BLUE + I'll be replacing the Aqua Blue Special with the actinic bulb. I should've thought ahead and realized that corals need the actinic spectrum for color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I've decided to replace one of my ATI bulbs with an Actinic. Here is my current bulb combo ATI BLUE + ATI AQUA BLUE SPECIAL KZ FIJI PURPLE ATI BLUE + ATI CORAL + ATI BLUE + I'll be replacing the Aqua Blue Special with the actinic bulb. I should've thought ahead and realized that corals need the actinic spectrum for color. I'm a newb to T5's, why the addition of the KZ Fiji Purple and not Purple Plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 I've decided to replace one of my ATI bulbs with an Actinic. Here is my current bulb combo ATI BLUE + ATI AQUA BLUE SPECIAL KZ FIJI PURPLE ATI BLUE + ATI CORAL + ATI BLUE + I'll be replacing the Aqua Blue Special with the actinic bulb. I should've thought ahead and realized that corals need the actinic spectrum for color. I'm a newb to T5's, why the addition of the KZ Fiji Purple and not Purple Plus. The KZ Fiji was the original purple. Its the only KZ bulb that is better than the rest. The Fiji has a brighter crips magenta, whereas the Purple + is more red. Its all a matter of preference - if you like what you see then don't change it! The differences are just related to spectrum of the bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Welcome back to the hobby brooks! The new tank is looking great, really like the clean lines on the Red Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I've decided to replace one of my ATI bulbs with an Actinic. Here is my current bulb combo ATI BLUE + ATI AQUA BLUE SPECIAL KZ FIJI PURPLE ATI BLUE + ATI CORAL + ATI BLUE + I'll be replacing the Aqua Blue Special with the actinic bulb. I should've thought ahead and realized that corals need the actinic spectrum for color. I'm a newb to T5's, why the addition of the KZ Fiji Purple and not Purple Plus. The KZ Fiji was the original purple. Its the only KZ bulb that is better than the rest. The Fiji has a brighter crips magenta, whereas the Purple + is more red. Its all a matter of preference - if you like what you see then don't change it! The differences are just related to spectrum of the bulb. I thought the crips were blue, not magenta? That's a whole lot of blue in that T5 line up. Will you be running any other lights to bring some more white light into the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 I've decided to replace one of my ATI bulbs with an Actinic. Here is my current bulb combo ATI BLUE + ATI AQUA BLUE SPECIAL KZ FIJI PURPLE ATI BLUE + ATI CORAL + ATI BLUE + I'll be replacing the Aqua Blue Special with the actinic bulb. I should've thought ahead and realized that corals need the actinic spectrum for color. I'm a newb to T5's, why the addition of the KZ Fiji Purple and not Purple Plus. The KZ Fiji was the original purple. Its the only KZ bulb that is better than the rest. The Fiji has a brighter crips magenta, whereas the Purple + is more red. Its all a matter of preference - if you like what you see then don't change it! The differences are just related to spectrum of the bulb. I thought the crips were blue, not magenta? That's a whole lot of blue in that T5 line up. Will you be running any other lights to bring some more white light into the tank? LOL! Its a fair mix of blues/whites. I'm not a huge fan of crisp white - I like a lot of blue! LOL! It won't look too Windex-ish. If it does I'll put the AquaBlue Special back in, and remove a Blue+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Welcome back to the hobby brooks! The new tank is looking great, really like the clean lines on the Red Sea. Thank you Rob! Good to see your name pop up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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