“Varietal Urbanus Female” (2007) by U-Ram Choe
Scientific Name: Anmopista Volaticus Floris Uram etched stainless steel, metal halide lamp, circuits, motors, CPU board, custom software, cable 30 x 30 x 56″ / 75 x 75 x 141 cm (closed) 85 x 85 x 54″ / 216 x 216 x 137 cm (open) edition of 5 United Research of Anima-Machines, aka URAM, has recently released a remarkable study in relation to the discovery of a new inorganic creature. The discovery of this new machine-organism, which lives on urban energy, is sure to cause a sensation amongst urban energy researchers. According to URAM, this machine-organism has a system resembling that of plants, which photosynthesize solar energy. It is classified into the female Urbanus, which directly incepts urban energy, and the male Urbanus, which imbibes the electric energy discharged as photons by the female. URAM has named this new machine-organism Urbanus, meaning a lover of the urban. The female Urbanus has a shape similar to that of a flower, and when releasing its incepted energy as light it opens its leaf-like body parts. It emits light from the genitals also, from which a great number of electrically charged particles are released. Male Urbanus, which prowl around the female waiting for the moment that light is released, also open their leaf-like body parts to receive the photons. bitforms.com/u-ram-choe-gallery.html
Metal Halide Lights for Saltwater Aquariums
It can be very difficult and challenging to select the best light for your saltwater aquarium. This is because there is so much misleading information found on public fish forums. Oftentimes, this information is outdated or simply does not present the facts. This lighting guide will explore a couple types of lighting. If you only want to keep a basic saltwater fish tank without corals, then you will not need intense lighting. The more expensive lights are used to grow corals, but the fish do not require this type of light. This type of aquarium is called a FOWLR and is extremely popular. If you put more intense lights on an FOWLR aquarium it will only cause unwanted algae to grow. This means more work for you, which is exactly what you do not want.
Power compact lighting is somewhat outdated technology. It was certainly a revolution in its time as it allowed aquarists to keep corals that they couldn’t keep alive before. What you need to know is that there is a better alternative, which includes T5 or metal halide lights. Power compact bulbs cost too much to operate. You should only go with power compact if it comes with your nano aquarium or if you have a small shallow tank. This is because the light is not strong enough for some of the other types of coral.
Metal halide lighting is probably the best lighting option for most aquarists planning to keep small polyp stony corals or tridacna clams. These bulbs put out intense beams of light and create a beautiful shimmer effect. Some fixtures will have single ended bulbs, but most with have double ended HQI bulbs. This form of lighting is intense enough to keep almost any variety of coral. The truth is once you have this lighting you will be more concerned about water quality for keeping different invertebrates and fish alive. A majority of metal halide fixtures also include power compact or T5 bulbs as actinic supplements. This helps to promote color fluorescence. Many hobbyists also create a dawn dusk effect by putting these lights on different timers. There are some dimmable T5 bulbs, but absolutely do not put metal halide bulbs on a dimmer.
One of the hardest things to do is to select the correct metal halide bulb. If you select the wrong bulb, you are stuck with it for several months and it also takes about two weeks for the bulb to burn in. This is when you actually know what the true color of the bulb will be. You can’t exactly look at pictures of different light bulb comparisons on the internet because your computer screen might be different colors or the camera used to take the picture didn’t have accurate color. The best thing you can do is check out some tanks from members of your local reef club. That way you can find what looks good to your eye. Also be sure to note what type of ballast they are using because this will also impact the color spectrum of both single and double ended bulbs. The most popular colors are 10,000K which is a crisp white color and 20,000K which is a deep blue. The whiter bulbs will make corals grow faster.
29g catchbasin custom congenital dribble dosage arrangement and recirculating protein skimmer
hopefully this can give you some ideas for a weekend project on your nano. This is a great tank for anyone who likes nano aquariums but likes the complete set up of larger systems. I custom built the stand, refugium, lighting systems, recirculating protein skimmer, drip system, and drilled/plumed it up. thanks for watching
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