Recent content by joseney21

ming, they shipped the meanwells when they got them in stock. they were good with communication and price. as long as youre willing to wait until they have them in stock it's a pretty good deal. for me it was about 1-1.5 months.

i dont know how far along you are but here are some tips anyway... i've tested many 9v wall warts and none were nine volts or less. they all put out varying voltages depending on load, if you try to regulate the wall wart using a pot your current will also vary when you adjust them...it would...

that anemone is definitely a steal at $45, it's bigger than 5".... more like 8-10"

having you tried making 'budget cuts' ? you may feel less of a squeeze if you cut out the things you can do without. not the tank,lol, of course that's assuming you have things (services) to cut back on.

for the 6g you can go for extra bright with 8 3w leds with a dimmable buck puck (you would have to find the appropriate power supply) 5 XPE RB and 3 XPG cool whites, depending on the dimensions and mounting height you might be able to get away with half of that (maybe four LEDS) using 40-60...

Thats the great thing about DIY LEDs... You can choose how much light you want (how many LEDs) the optics the colors....read up on the RC threads, once you put in the time a lot of your questions will be answered. Personally, for a 65g, i would try 27 XPG cool white with 60degree optics and 18...

after introducing them in my tank (when i had it set up way back) i always saw them in my HOB refugium, no extra effort on my part to breed them or feed them (and they did breed). i dont think this is very efficient though

FDNY Paramedic in the northeast Bronx (for now).

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the gang.... My girls...

i got stuck doing three doubles this weekend... so much for the day off, maybe next one...

very nice!! what fixtures are they?? how many watts/LED?? whats the total watts?? what are the color temps for the three (the one in the middle appears more blue)?

there is a guy with a great thread including build (diy) from scratch, list of parts and par numbers in and out of water at RC by the name of taqpol...

go for DIY led lighting and cut that wpg down by more than half!!! lol

i will definitely try to make it, i should know by tomorrow if i can get the day off from work. i may also have a few friends that may want to jump in.