24g Aquapod MH Mod

bmkj02

bmkj02

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Hi everyone. I am fixing to add some more light to my tank and need some advice. Currently it has the 2 CF bulbs. I want to be able to put any corals I want but I know I will need to upgrade lights and these mod kits are outrageous price. I made my own lighting for my 125g with 2 400w MH but I cant do that here. Wanted to add a MH bulb. Dont know whether to get the 70w or the 150w. Also, the plastic cover over my lights my be a problem to with the heat generated from this. I think it will start either melting it or discoloring it to a brownish color or both. I was thinking of cutting out the top piece and inserting a piece of glass and silicone it in place. Any special kind of glass I should use?? Tempered???
Also whats done to it is the following. I drilled the hood and ran a DIY overflow with a 20g sump below. There I have my skimmer, UV and GFO reactor and then being brought back by a mag5 pump. Also have a Maxijet 1200 with the mod kit. Thanks everyone
 
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jetskiking

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Go with the 70w and increase the size of the cooling fans. I ran a 70w in my stock biocube hood with no problems and was able to keep every SPS I tried.
Use a piece of tempered glass on the lense. Here is a pic of the biocube I did if it helps.
 
bmkj02

bmkj02

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Wow!!! That is perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. What kind of ballast did you use and where did you install it? Thanks a bunch
 
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jetskiking

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I used a retrofit kit from a retailer that came with the Ballast, bulb, reflector, socket and wiring. It was an advanced electronic ballast and a ushio 14k bulb. The ballast was run remotely and mounted under my stand.
 
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jetskiking

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Originally Posted by NanoMantis
http:///forum/post/3127880
I have the 24" Corallife aqualight pro on my aquapod. It has a 150W halide and 2x65W actinics.
I definetly would have went with a fixture if I could have. When the wife tells you you have to leave the stock hood you find things to make it work LOL.
 
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