Final purchase

leopard_babe

leopard_babe

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I am going to order my lights today. I am looking at everything available, and was wondering, about the fixture below. I have decided for the time being, to get a cheap fixture, and build a canopy. I will then use the lights on another tank that I have. Will the light below, function for a simple, low light reef? It is a hellolight. Your opinion would be very appreciated!!!!
36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood, 1x Actinic and 1x 10,000K, -Square Pin
* Dual 96W bulb unit (192W of Light!).
* 1x 96W Coralife 10,000K and 1x 96W Coralife Actinic Compact
* Acrylic Lens Cover.
* 2 On/Off switches and 2 power cords for separate timers.
* 2 fans built into this unit!
Thank you,
Leopard
 
gregvabch

gregvabch

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it'll work. because you said you're getting it from hellolights i'm sure the actinic is a true actinic 03. i don't know the price but how much is the difference from that and a MH/pc combo? what are you considering for your eventual upgrade? just curious.... if i could do it all over again i would have just bought metal halides, instead of trying all VHO's and all PC's, but it really comes down to what you want in the tank.
 
sandman12

sandman12

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I had this light fixture and liked it very much. BUt i had it over a 30 long. Stil it should be just as nice for u.
 
leopard_babe

leopard_babe

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I don't have the $$$ for the lights needed for my tank. The mh that is good for my tank was like $550 without tax and shipping. The pc is $188 with tax and shipping. I want to build a canopy and see then I might get mh. I was going to get some t5, but for right now I think I am going to see if I like doing a reef. Then I will start the canopy, and get mh retrofit, and maybe supplment with these.
Thanks for the help...
LB
 
sandman12

sandman12

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If ur talking about paying $550 for MH for ur 46 Bow then thast way too much. I can get a used 175w MH on -- for $100. Send me an e-mail and ill send u some good cheap sites for MH.
milkmanf12@aol.com
 
gregvabch

gregvabch

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$550?? wow. what exactly were you looking at? was it a 2 bulb unit or 1? 175's? 250's? 400's? what type of ballast? what brand of bulbs? that seems kinda high....
 
zanemoseley

zanemoseley

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You can get away with only one MH bulb on your tank, you can either go with one 250 or one 400. Why are you buying a full hood if you're gonna build a canopy. You best bet would be to just get a retro kit to put inside your canopy. If you can do a bit of wiring you can get a MH ballast for about $50 and put it into your own box. I'd skip the PC's and go for a single MH and then add PC's for actinic later if you chose.
 
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