Coralife Metal Halide Question

harris28

harris28

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I am converting a 75 gal. FOWLR tank to a reef. My tank dimensions are 17" from top to sand, 48" L and 18" W. I was wondering if this light set up would be good for this tank. I want to be sure it can handle hard and soft corals and clams. The system is a 48" Coralife Aqualight Pro. It has 2-150watt 10K double end HQI MH, 2- 96 watt Actinic PC, and lunar lights. Would this support my tank for the above corals and clams? The price is $550 with $50 shipping. Does this sound right or do you know of a different brand for a comparable price or a place to maybe get it cheaper? Thanks
 
peckhead

peckhead

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i have a oddysea mh but its 2x250 watt and it was alot cheaper and i heard that they are made the same now. maybe look into it? i really like mine and alot of people say the new ones are good
 
harris28

harris28

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Last year I bought an Odyessea light fixture. 4 months later it died. All the wires inside were melted and touching. The lights I had were poor quality. As much as I would like to buy one for the money factor I refuse to buy one since I was a victim. I currently have a coralife fixture that I have had for 4 years now and the only thing I have done is change the lights. I know people have good to say about odyessea but since I had a sour experience with them I will never buy again until those lights are UL listed and by then the price will probably be the same as the others.
 
harris28

harris28

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Also what about the temp of water. Will this create to high of heat because I do not want a chiller.
 
anonome

anonome

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I have the exact light fixture, except 72" Aqualight Pro 150w Hqi . I run an open tank, and my water temp hasn't changed, but maybe 1-2 degrees. I keep it at 80, and in the middle of the day it sometimes goes up to 82, but never any higher. I love this light, best money I spent. I have a lot of different types of coral....my pictures are in the photography section...my 125 reef.
 
harris28

harris28

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On my tank, my center brace is the plastic type. So if this light is 6 inches above the tank, will the metal halides cast a shadow on the tank? What do you all think about T-5? Can they support everything like SPS, LPS, clams, anenomes? I have read and read for hours but I can not come up with a good sound desicion on what really to get. Any help would be greatly appreciated. AAAARRRGGGG
I guess my real question is if I want LPS, soft corals, a clam, and an anenome what do I need. This is frustrating because I read so much that says PC will ok and some say T-5 will and other say you can only use MH.
 
J

jd_75g

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I think MH is the way to go...you would be able to keep pretty much anything. Livestock that does not require the intense lighting could be placed lower in the tank. $550 + shipping seems like a great price for that setup - where?
 
fatcats

fatcats

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that is not enough for what you want to keep at least 2x250 w
try this Coralife 48 Inch Aqualight Pro, 2x250W HQI Lamp + 2x96W CF Lamps Sq. Pin + 4x1W LED
i got it for about $1000 w/o shipping
 
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