roadrunner
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Bang - if this were your tank . . . what would you do?
Thanks for all of your help up to this point too!
Thanks for all of your help up to this point too!
PC or VHO. . .!
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bang guy
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If it were mine I'd put a pair of 24" VHO on top, a URI ActinicWhite and a URI SuperActinic run of an Icecap 660 ballast. Once it got going with some nice Ricordea & a CandyCane I would add another VHO or even two.
A good option might be a daylight PC with two Actinic VHO's. I like the Icecap ballast because you can mix & match flourescent bulb types and run them all off a single ballast.
even T-5
A good option might be a daylight PC with two Actinic VHO's. I like the Icecap ballast because you can mix & match flourescent bulb types and run them all off a single ballast.
even T-5
roadrunner
Member
will that give me a blue spectrum?
roadrunner
Member
I'm not sure how much of a blue spectrum i want, i just thought that it was needed?
Bang - were can i find a 150 watt DE HQI ligth system?
Bang - were can i find a 150 watt DE HQI ligth system?
roadrunner
Member
Bang - i'm looking at these lights on the internet what do you think. . .
High Output HQI T5 Combo Fixture -
2' Maristar 150w HQI-2x24w T5
or
High Output Fluorescent Lighting Fixture - 24"-24watt 6 lamps
or
HORIZONTAL METAL HALIDE/POWER COMPACT FLUORESCENT PENDENT:
This pendent uses our parallel reflector to focus the light into the tank as well as supplying sockets and an electronic ballast for 2-28w Power Compacts and up to a 400W metal halide bulb.
High Output HQI T5 Combo Fixture -
2' Maristar 150w HQI-2x24w T5
or
High Output Fluorescent Lighting Fixture - 24"-24watt 6 lamps
or
HORIZONTAL METAL HALIDE/POWER COMPACT FLUORESCENT PENDENT:
This pendent uses our parallel reflector to focus the light into the tank as well as supplying sockets and an electronic ballast for 2-28w Power Compacts and up to a 400W metal halide bulb.
roadrunner
Member
Why does option one sound sweet to you? Just want to know?
roadrunner
Member
well i'm off to school but we'll talk more later. thanks Bang!
audisteve
Member
The HQI and the T-5's would make a really sweet combo. But here's the tricky part about the 24 inch T-5 bulb. I recently bought my system of T-5 lighting and since T-5 is realativly new to the marine hobby there is only one distributor for true 24inch actinic lighting. Any where else you find to buy 24 inch bulbs they are actually the Aquablue which is 60% Actinic and 40% 6000K. You'll have to do some searching for the right bulb.
aceshigh
New Member
I'm running PC 4x65 watt (2 10K and 2 03 Act) on our 55 gallon tank and have had nothing but success. Granted I have a limited number of corals that I can keep, but my coralline is thriving and growing everywhere. Maybe I just have a "Blue Thumb"! Granted I'm trying to figure out a way to fit another 2 bulbs under the canapony some how....I got it BIG HAMMER!!
roadrunner
Member
Audisteve and Bang -
Were can i find true actinic bulbs for 24"
aslo
The HQI bulbs - is this a form of MH?
Were can i find true actinic bulbs for 24"
aslo
The HQI bulbs - is this a form of MH?
roadrunner
Member
Bang is thier any difference in these two lights . . .could tell me the difference?
2' Silver Maristar Kit
Includes: BW 3-MH 150w HQI, 2-24" True Actinic 24w T5 Actinic, 1-10k Double Ended MH 150w HQI
High Output HQI T5 Combo Fixture -
2' Maristar 150w HQI-2x24w T5
2' Silver Maristar Kit
Includes: BW 3-MH 150w HQI, 2-24" True Actinic 24w T5 Actinic, 1-10k Double Ended MH 150w HQI
High Output HQI T5 Combo Fixture -
2' Maristar 150w HQI-2x24w T5
bang guy
Moderator
HQI is a type of MH bulb. It doesn't have the outer envelope of glass & requires a HQI or electronic ballast. HQI also requires a UV shield (a piece of tempered glass). All HQI fixtures I've seen include the UV shield.
I cannot see a difference in the fixtures listed except that the first one explicitly states the bulbs that come with it.
I cannot see a difference in the fixtures listed except that the first one explicitly states the bulbs that come with it.
roadrunner
Member
do you think that this should be the light i choose for my tank?
audisteve
Member
The website I am posting is a wholesaler of aquarium products so I hope I'm not violating any rules since they don't compete with SWF.com.
http://www.sunlightsupply.com/aquarium/index.shtml
Look around they have good information and you can either e-mail them or call them like I did and they'll instruct you on how to "drop ship" some 24inch T-5 actinics.
http://www.sunlightsupply.com/aquarium/index.shtml
Look around they have good information and you can either e-mail them or call them like I did and they'll instruct you on how to "drop ship" some 24inch T-5 actinics.
roadrunner
Member
that's were i got the light information from
what do you mean "drop ship"
what do you mean "drop ship"