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05-14-2008, 12:50 PM
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Shark
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,543
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bulb update
Ok I said I would sometime post pics and now I have the time. The first pic is my tank before I replaced the coarlife bulbs the second are the 10k's aqualine.
Hopefully people will still want to come to a meeting and see the tank in person 
If you would like to see the picture full size click here.
http://www.thereeftank.com/gallery/f...1_original.jpg
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05-14-2008, 12:54 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 99
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Wow, I like the change!
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05-14-2008, 01:03 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: La Crosse WI
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looks crisp. I like it!
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05-14-2008, 01:50 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,619
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WOW, quite a change for the better
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05-14-2008, 02:53 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,170
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WOW!!!! Nice change!
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05-14-2008, 05:48 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sparta, WI
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All I have to ask is How old were those bulbs?????? I mean that is a night and day change. I'm wondering how much of a change I would see on my tank seeing the bulbs I have are now about 11 months old. I know that my frag tank in the basement which I just changed the 70 watt bulb on went from a blue hue to crisp white after changing that bulb. But, I can't say that my main tank has that much of a different color than what it origionally started with (or at least I don't think it does).
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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05-14-2008, 06:23 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin
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if you're not having algae problems, corals are doing well, and you like the look/color of the tank, i don't see any reason to change bulbs. i don't think mh bulbs need to be changed as often as a lot of people think.
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05-14-2008, 07:19 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,543
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jason supposibly the bulbs were less then a year old. I bought the fixture used from some people in the cities. That was my first set of mh and didn't really have anything to go off of. That was a shocker though to see the difference. I believe in changeing the bulbs every year. You get use to colors as time moves on. I really noticed the difference in pc's... Speaking of which I need to get some new ones on here for that also but I think that will wait till fosters .....
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05-14-2008, 07:20 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,543
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All I can say is I hope these bulbs take care of my acro issues.
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05-14-2008, 09:04 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: caledonia MN
Posts: 1,640
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WOW looks great, so those are 10k's what were the ones before 10k's as well or something else?
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05-15-2008, 01:24 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Wiscosin Rapids,WI
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Whoa what a difference!!!! Looks real good.
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05-15-2008, 09:35 AM
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Reef Grand Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Western WI
Posts: 1,121
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The color looks much better with the AB bulbs. They are a good brand of bulbs so I'm sure you'll be happy with them. And BTW - It's nice to finally see a pic of your tank. It looks nice.
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05-15-2008, 10:12 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,543
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pogodzib
The color looks much better with the AB bulbs. They are a good brand of bulbs so I'm sure you'll be happy with them. And BTW - It's nice to finally see a pic of your tank. It looks nice.
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Thanks Brian I hope you will still make a trip over for a meeting lol
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05-16-2008, 06:45 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Western Wisconsin: LaCrosse Area Reef Keepers (LARK)
Posts: 2,608
Reviews: 12
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WOW, Looks much better!
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