larryndana
Active Member
yeah, think i'm gonna go for a worklight type. so stay with 5000k to 6500k?
higher the kelvin the better?
higher the kelvin the better?
Fuge light?
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quads4_lif
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Originally Posted by stimpy4242
Looking at your sump fuge it strongly resembles mine. I used 55g as well, i have an asm g3 skimmer, i have a mag24 return pump, but my fuge section is like 24 inches long...yours seems small...my return chamber is tiny about 1.5" on each side of the pump and sits in about 9 inches of water...any reason you did not go for a bigger fuge?
I went with a larger return area because with evaporation and to small of an area your pump will be sucking air pretty quick. by makeing it wider I have a little more leway plus when it evaporates your water from the bubble trap has a longer drop and could make bubbles that could blow into your DT.
Looking at your sump fuge it strongly resembles mine. I used 55g as well, i have an asm g3 skimmer, i have a mag24 return pump, but my fuge section is like 24 inches long...yours seems small...my return chamber is tiny about 1.5" on each side of the pump and sits in about 9 inches of water...any reason you did not go for a bigger fuge?
I went with a larger return area because with evaporation and to small of an area your pump will be sucking air pretty quick. by makeing it wider I have a little more leway plus when it evaporates your water from the bubble trap has a longer drop and could make bubbles that could blow into your DT.
quads4_lif
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Originally Posted by larryndana
yeah, think i'm gonna go for a worklight type. so stay with 5000k to 6500k?
higher the kelvin the better?
I would go with the 6500K 500W from Homedepot its 48 bucks and it has a light sensor that you can run up to where your canopy is and when your DT lights come on your fuge light goes off. So this way you dont have to have a separate timer.
yeah, think i'm gonna go for a worklight type. so stay with 5000k to 6500k?
higher the kelvin the better?
I would go with the 6500K 500W from Homedepot its 48 bucks and it has a light sensor that you can run up to where your canopy is and when your DT lights come on your fuge light goes off. So this way you dont have to have a separate timer.
larryndana
Active Member
Originally Posted by quads4_lif
I would go with the 6500K 500W from Homedepot its 48 bucks and it has a light sensor that you can run up to where your canopy is and when your DT lights come on your fuge light goes off. So this way you dont have to have a separate timer.
Sounds interesting, can you post a picture?
I would go with the 6500K 500W from Homedepot its 48 bucks and it has a light sensor that you can run up to where your canopy is and when your DT lights come on your fuge light goes off. So this way you dont have to have a separate timer.
Sounds interesting, can you post a picture?
larryndana
Active Member
oops, sorry i just saw the picture. i didn't remember that you posted it until after i posted my last post. hum....post, post, post. lol can't stop saying it.
