need help with upgrading my lighting

[scott270]

I have a 75 gallon fowlr with a 48 inch 40 watt 50/50 bulb, would it help my lr to upgrade the lighting and if so what should i get?

 

[wamp]

I have always liked VHO. If you do not want to spend the money on a halide system than VHO is the way to go. Thay make kits with ballasts that will fit in your canopy. Or, you can order them seperatly and DIY. Either way is easy.
Some like PC. I had them on my 75 reef and never saw alot of growth, except for the coraline algea. As far as my corals though, they lived and opened well but never really grew that much. Once I put VHO on the tank, it exploded with life. My leathers started to grow and my brains started to expand.
This is just my experience though, some others hae had good luck with PCs as well.

 

[scott270]

hey wamp do you know a good place to get some. also i have an eel so the tank has a glass top and no canapy the do the vhos sit on top of the glass like the one i have now.

 

[scott270]

what i want is a complete piece that will git over my glass top with the bulbs inside it and maybe a built in fan what do i need for this setup i am looking for

 

[scott270]

fit not git sorry

 

[david s]

your options are endless when it comes to lighting <a href="http://www.hellolights.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hellolights.com/</a> here is a good link to lighting they useally have good prices ) <img src="graemlins//yell.gif" border="0" alt="[yell]" />

 

[scott270]

what lights will just lay on top of my glass top is there a complete kit you can buy, i saw the retro kit at hellolights but it says you need to mount them how and to what do you mount them to

 

[scott270]

will any of these work<a href="http://hellolights.com/comhoodligsy.html" target="_blank">lights</a>

 

[scott270]

i am so confused

 

[scott270]

what about this

 

[scott270]

what about this<a href="http://cgi.----.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2020541535" target="_blank">web page</a>

 

[dirtybilge]

Just buy an Icecap 660 with two 48" 110 watt 10,000k's and two blue atintic's online for $300 or less, with this set up you be cooking with gas on a 75G.
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[krusk]

75 G lighting for Reef tank
Lighting are depending on what do you want to keep.
If you want to keep softies and LPS. 4x110 VHO would do the job.
You can also think about 2x250 W MH and 2(4)x40 W NO or 2x110 W VHO or 4x55 W PC actinic. Which does not limmit you to any corals. The lighting upgrade are also depending on your bugget.
I have 2x110 VHO and 2x40 NO on my reef. Which I currently have Softies and some LPS. But I am planing upgrading my light to 2x250 W MH (6500K) and 4x40 NO or 4x55 PC atinic.

 

[randolph]

go to this site for all you would need to diy lighting, it's where i am going to buy mine for my 55 2x96 pcs 1 blue 1 white. reasonable prices i thought.
<a href="http://www.ahsupply.com" target="_blank">www.ahsupply.com</a>