24" SunPod 150w - Good Lighting?

shoresidejake

shoresidejake

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For those of you who know (or not) I'm runnign a 29g Nano Reef with just 2x15w ZooMed Lights (Coral & Ocean Sun, 18"). Would a 24" SunPod 150w with Blue & White Lunar Lights be much of an upgrade? I found one for $200 and wondering if it would be a good buy... I think I'm in desperate need of a lighting enhancement. Thanks!
The setup now...
 
aquaguy24

aquaguy24

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yeah it'll make a big difference....u can keep wat ever u want with that light..$200 is a decent deal...nice tank btw..
 
shoresidejake

shoresidejake

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Excellent! I'm texting and emailing the guy now, lol. Thanks for the complement also... first one yet :) I'm still new and learning (my pulsing Xenia is dying all of the sudden) but everything else is doing fine. Thanks a lot for the heads up!
 
bulldog123

bulldog123

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Looks Good! Why would you remove the heater? Also what are your plans on lighting schedule? BTW I have the 250 and some t-5s.
 
shoresidejake

shoresidejake

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Originally Posted by Bulldog123
http:///forum/post/3066449
Looks Good! Why would you remove the heater? Also what are your plans on lighting schedule? BTW I have the 250 and some t-5s.
I just made a post asking about a lighting schedule... I was thinking 12 hours on (night) 12 hours off (day) with the Blue and White Lunars.
I removed the heater to make up for the ridiculous amount of heat that the HQI Metal Halide puts off. The guy I bought it from said the light alone will keep my 29G in the 80 degrees range alone.
 
shoresidejake

shoresidejake

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Originally Posted by aquaguy24
http:///forum/post/3066447
Looks good. A lot brighter. War r yr plans for corals.
Many soft (I have a few now, leathers, zoas & xenia) and a couple hard. I just want a bunch of color, very natural beautiful looking reef - SeaWorld style ;) (season ticket holder)
 
bulldog123

bulldog123

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Your mh is only going to heat your tank when its on. Your tank will cool down the rest of the time. You want to keep your tank at the same temp as much as posible. So the trick is to keep the heat from the light from warming the tank. IE, chiller, fans, or what ever else you can come up with. So put your heater back in and reduce the lamp. I run my mh for 6hrs a day, the blue leds never go out and the white match my mh. Now I have t-5s to supplement the rest. In your case I would run the blue 24hrs, the white leds 10-12hrs and the mh not more than 8hrs. You might be able to go 10hrs but watch your algae growth. Take somemore infor and make your own decision, thats whats its all about. Have fun and learn.
 
shoresidejake

shoresidejake

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Originally Posted by BigTankBigFish
http:///forum/post/3066484
hey is that a seaclone skimmer? How do u like it?
It is a Seaclone skimmer... I did a lot of research on different skimmers... heard the Seaclone was inefficient (after I purchased it). I called my LFS and they said I could return it if it didn't do the job... I bought it just 3 days ago and believe it or not I already have about a 1/2 cup of greenish-brown liquid in the collection cup -- so it's doing it's job I must say (smells HORRIBLE BTW
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Not a bad deal at $110... works far better than I thought (and heard) it was going to. Just another example of try everything yourself -- just because something doesn't work well on someone else's tank doesn't mean it will fail on yours. Overall: Good buy.
 
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