dubious49
New Member
hey all.
i will be upgrading from a 10 gallon nano reef to a 29 gallon reef in a couple of months and am in the process of deciding what lighting system to buy.
in the 10 gallon i'm currently stocking zoos, button polyps, yellow polyps, GSP, xenia, frogspawn, and a green brain under a 96 watt power quad. i have an interest in SPS and clams but will probably wait until i can afford MH lighting to attempt keeping them.
so for now i'd like to stay with PC lighting if possible, and i think i've narrowed it down to 2 different PC fixtures from Current USA:
ORBIT 30 inch with 65w daylight and 65w antic (130w)
or
ORBIT 36 inch with 96w daylight and 96w antic (192w)
obviously if the decision was based solely on wattage i would go for the higher but i'm envisioning that the 36" light on top of the 30" long tank will have about 3" of fixture hanging off either side of the tank (assuming that the legs will adjust to fit to 30 inches).
so i guess that's my deciding factor. will the 36" fixture be too long and is the 192 watts of lighting overkill for softies and LPS in a 29 gallon? if so, i'll go with the 130w fixture.
if anyone has either of these fixtures and can relay their experiences i would be most appreciative.
thanks!
i will be upgrading from a 10 gallon nano reef to a 29 gallon reef in a couple of months and am in the process of deciding what lighting system to buy.
in the 10 gallon i'm currently stocking zoos, button polyps, yellow polyps, GSP, xenia, frogspawn, and a green brain under a 96 watt power quad. i have an interest in SPS and clams but will probably wait until i can afford MH lighting to attempt keeping them.
so for now i'd like to stay with PC lighting if possible, and i think i've narrowed it down to 2 different PC fixtures from Current USA:
ORBIT 30 inch with 65w daylight and 65w antic (130w)
or
ORBIT 36 inch with 96w daylight and 96w antic (192w)
obviously if the decision was based solely on wattage i would go for the higher but i'm envisioning that the 36" light on top of the 30" long tank will have about 3" of fixture hanging off either side of the tank (assuming that the legs will adjust to fit to 30 inches).
so i guess that's my deciding factor. will the 36" fixture be too long and is the 192 watts of lighting overkill for softies and LPS in a 29 gallon? if so, i'll go with the 130w fixture.
if anyone has either of these fixtures and can relay their experiences i would be most appreciative.
thanks!
