We
have asked Greg a few questions about his system and his responses are below in
italic.
Tell
us your feelings with your Orphek LED lighting and what it does for your tank.
You have to be crazy not to use LEDs for a reef aquarium & there is no question that if you are lighting a large tank Orphek gives you the best bang for the buck.
My experience with Acro
is very limited, Until this new aquarium & it's Orphek lighting system, I
could barely keep an Acro alive never mind have them grow like weeds!
Would you recommend Orphek LED Lighting to others?
Definitely
Would you recommend Orphek LED Lighting to others?
Definitely
If you
want your reef aquarium to be vibrant and healthy looking like Greg’s, then
choose Orphek LED Lighting. More highly
experienced aquarists use Orphek LED Lighting more than any other brand….Pictures
tell the truth, not words.
What
was your previous lighting system?
Metal Halide
what is the size of your aquarium?
Main tank 500 total system 600 gallons
What are your water parameters?
07-01-2013
- Aquarium - 5 of 6
Ammonia (NH3-4) Good 0 0.000 - 0.050 mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) Good 0.014 0.000 - 0.100 mg/L
Phosphate (PO4) Good 0.03 0.000 - 0.250 mg/L
Nitrate (NO3) Good 0.8 0.000 - 25.000 mg/L
Silica (Sio2-3) High 1.2 0.000 - 0.500 mg/L
Potassium (K) Low 58.6 350.000 - 450.000 mg/L
Ionic Calcium (Ca) Good 180 100.000 - 300.000 mg/L
Molybdenum (Mo) High 0.4 0.000 - 0.120 mg/L
Strontium (Sr) Good 7.4 5.000 - 12.000 mg/L
Magnesium (Mg) High 1500 1100.000 - 1400.000 mg/L
Iodine (I) Good 0.03 0.030 - 0.090 mg/L
Copper (Cu) Good 0.03 0.000 - 0.030 mg/L
Alkalinity (meq/L) Good 3 2.500 - 5.000 meq/L
Total Calcium (Ca) High 465 350.000 - 450.000 mg/L
What brands of additives do you use?
Ammonia (NH3-4) Good 0 0.000 - 0.050 mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) Good 0.014 0.000 - 0.100 mg/L
Phosphate (PO4) Good 0.03 0.000 - 0.250 mg/L
Nitrate (NO3) Good 0.8 0.000 - 25.000 mg/L
Silica (Sio2-3) High 1.2 0.000 - 0.500 mg/L
Potassium (K) Low 58.6 350.000 - 450.000 mg/L
Ionic Calcium (Ca) Good 180 100.000 - 300.000 mg/L
Molybdenum (Mo) High 0.4 0.000 - 0.120 mg/L
Strontium (Sr) Good 7.4 5.000 - 12.000 mg/L
Magnesium (Mg) High 1500 1100.000 - 1400.000 mg/L
Iodine (I) Good 0.03 0.030 - 0.090 mg/L
Copper (Cu) Good 0.03 0.000 - 0.030 mg/L
Alkalinity (meq/L) Good 3 2.500 - 5.000 meq/L
Total Calcium (Ca) High 465 350.000 - 450.000 mg/L
What brands of additives do you use?
Dose Potassium (K) Run a lot of refugiums including a mangrove refugium believe this is why I need to add Potassium (K)
also add Calcium & Magnesium with Calcium reactors & Nelson Kalkwasser Reactor dosing only at night
What brands of equipment do you use;
wet
dry, skimmer, pumps, etc
Two Tunze Master DOC Skimmer 9440.000
Eight Orphek PR156's w/ UV & red LEDs 120* optics
Two Dolphin Amp Master Diamond Freshwater/Marine Abrasive Proof Pump - 4750 GPH (Type-4) for filtration.
One Dolphin Amp Master Diamond Freshwater/Marine Abrasive Proof Pump - 6250 GPH (Type-4) for closed loop, with a Hayward EPM Series Electric Actuator to switch the direction of the flow every 15 minutes.
OneNeptune Apex controller
½ and a ¾ HP compressors 230V 60Hz with Titanium chiller barrows split system
Two 1000 watt Max Amps 4.2 230V 60Hz Titanium Heavy-Duty Industrial Immersion Heaters.
One Tunze Osmolator
One SpectraPure® MaxCap UHE Ultra-High Efficiency 5-Stage 100 GPD RO/DI
Two Tunze Master DOC Skimmer 9440.000
Eight Orphek PR156's w/ UV & red LEDs 120* optics
Two Dolphin Amp Master Diamond Freshwater/Marine Abrasive Proof Pump - 4750 GPH (Type-4) for filtration.
One Dolphin Amp Master Diamond Freshwater/Marine Abrasive Proof Pump - 6250 GPH (Type-4) for closed loop, with a Hayward EPM Series Electric Actuator to switch the direction of the flow every 15 minutes.
One
½ and a ¾ HP compressors 230V 60Hz with Titanium chiller barrows split system
Two 1000 watt Max Amps 4.2 230V 60Hz Titanium Heavy-Duty Industrial Immersion Heaters.
One Tunze Osmolator
One SpectraPure® MaxCap UHE Ultra-High Efficiency 5-Stage 100 GPD RO/DI
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