Sunpod 150w

pharaoh2387

pharaoh2387

New Member
I got a 20" 150w Sunpod for my 29 Biocube to upgrade the lighting from stock (36w 10,000k daylight pc bulb and 36w actinic bulb). I have to say I am severely disappointed. It looks significantly dimmer than my stock lights which were actually even old bulbs that needed replacing. My sebae anemone and even lower light mushroom corals are scrunched up and seem to be doing worse under this light than the other lights. Everything with the light (the Sunpod) is functioning correctly, it just seems that I made a wrong choice. Now the question is what to do from here. Here's where my friends on Saltwaterfish.com come in. What should I do?
I could:
A: Return the Sunpod and just try new bulbs in my hood.
B: Keep the Sunpod and also purchase an Orbit compact fluorescent fixture (20"/2x40w)
or
C: return the Sunpod and try to mod my hood with a DIY kit from nanotuners.
D: Return the Sunpod and get 2 of the Orbit PC fixures
What do you think? Thanks
 
nycbob

nycbob

Active Member
mh will take 2-3 weeks to get their true color bc of the burn-in period. did u light acclimate ur corals? u need to put a window screen between the bulbs and the corals.. ur corals r probably light shocked. i used the 2x150w sunpod in the past. they r good light, but i just didnt like the heat.
 
groupergenius

groupergenius

Active Member
Give it a little while. That Sunpod comes with a 14K bulb and it will start to lighten up a bit after a couple weeks. I ended up putting a 20K bulb in mine because it was too bright for me.
I may be wrong, but even if the light doesn't "seem" as bright, the MH penetrates into the water better.
 
pharaoh2387

pharaoh2387

New Member
So over 2-3 weeks it will actually get BRIGHTER? Or will the color just settle out? Cause honestly right now it looks pretty dim.
 
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