perfectdark
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Originally Posted by spyder78
http:///forum/post/2847383
I wish I would have gotten the hint when it jumped. I hurried to put it back in. When I was finally ready to take it out and return it to the LFS, it took forever to catch that little thing!
Yeah, I will definitely have to be much more diligent with the top-offs. After much research on the very few lights that would fit on my tank, I decided the top-offs would be worth it just to have the halides. I can't wait to see how much things start to grow under it. I got my first frag of acro yesterday in anticipation of getting the new light.
Absolutely your going to love it. Make sure you acclimate your tank to the new light. I did when I got them and I still lost every mushroom I had, not that, thats a bad thing. But they still bleached and melted.
One other bit of advice, the bulb that current gives you. Its ok, nothing great, you will love it for the first few months. I did, now i see that its just not a good quality bulb although it works, my colors are a bit washed out. My next bulb will be a higher quality, XM or Radium bulb. I have tried all 3 types of lighting, PC, HO-T5 and MH. My own personal opinion, I love metal halides the best. The give that shimmer that no other lamp has. Good Luck with it.
http:///forum/post/2847383
I wish I would have gotten the hint when it jumped. I hurried to put it back in. When I was finally ready to take it out and return it to the LFS, it took forever to catch that little thing!
Yeah, I will definitely have to be much more diligent with the top-offs. After much research on the very few lights that would fit on my tank, I decided the top-offs would be worth it just to have the halides. I can't wait to see how much things start to grow under it. I got my first frag of acro yesterday in anticipation of getting the new light.
Absolutely your going to love it. Make sure you acclimate your tank to the new light. I did when I got them and I still lost every mushroom I had, not that, thats a bad thing. But they still bleached and melted.
One other bit of advice, the bulb that current gives you. Its ok, nothing great, you will love it for the first few months. I did, now i see that its just not a good quality bulb although it works, my colors are a bit washed out. My next bulb will be a higher quality, XM or Radium bulb. I have tried all 3 types of lighting, PC, HO-T5 and MH. My own personal opinion, I love metal halides the best. The give that shimmer that no other lamp has. Good Luck with it.
