What do you use?
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Topic: What do you use?
Posted By: Jeffs_little_ocean
Subject: What do you use?
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 8:38am
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We have so many choices when it comes to lighting our tanks. Im new to the board and was just wondering if some of you wouldnt mind sharing what you have chosen. I would be interested in tank size? total watts? brand? bulbs? Color? Watts per gallon? My specs:
65 gallon
2 Odyssea (150) MH pendants with T-5s
356 watts
Phoenix 14K bulbs
460 nm actinics on the T-5
5.4 WPG
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Posted By: dduts
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 12:42pm
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90 gallon mixed reef- softies and sps
2x250 phoenix hqi (14k)
2x110 vho's (super actinics) Watts per gallon isn't a good measure. PAR is a better measuring factor. ------------- 90g mixed reef GOT CRABS? Sometimes I wonder "why is that frisbee getting bigger?"....and then it hits me |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 1:12pm
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40 breeder 2x175w mh
24jbj 2x36w pc
on my other tanks i used to have was
110g 3x250w mh
90g 2x250w mh
55g 1x250w mh
------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: chk4tix
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 1:23pm
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On my 120g display, I currently run an 8 bulb t5 (54w) fixture which produces about the same color as phoenix 14000k bulbs. I can grow any SPS I want and the colors are amazing. (since others have put theirs, my take is 3.6wpg) I previously ran 2 - 250w Pheonix bulbs with 4 - T5 actinic which wasnt two bad, however I wanted to make the switch to all t5's to see what they could do and lower my power bill. Before that I had 2 - 400w with 4 PC actinic. I personally felt that was way to much light for the tank. I had a hard time keeping anything alive. Im not sure if it was my poor skills as a reefer (got them when I first got into SW). On my Frag tank (24"x60"x12") I run 2 - 150w 12000k reeflux bulbs and have good growth. ------------- Original Crappy Reef Club Member #2 |
Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 1:25pm
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On my 90 gallon display I run 2 175w MH both Coralife 14k bulbs I have t5s on it as well 54 w each x2 Total is 458 watts 5.08 wpg ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: Aquaristnewbie
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 3:01pm
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65 Gal
2 250w odyssea 15K's 2 65 w PC actinic
630w total
9.69wpg
------------- 150 gallon Reef Millcreek Utah |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 3:36pm
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My 125 gal reef: 2 250W MH 15k XMs 2 160W UVL 454 VHOs 1 160W UVL 75/25 VHO 980 ttl watts 7.84 wpg ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: Rioreefer
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 10:41pm
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90g
250w------150w------250w
DE Metal halides 14k pheniox Aquamedic sexy fixture and ballast
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 17 2009 at 12:56am
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330G 4 250watt HQI 14k Phoenixs, 8 54w T5s Ati 6 blue plus with 2 Fiji purple. 1432 total watts and 4.09 wpg
200G 2 250w HQI 14K Phonenixs, 8 54w T5s with ATI 6 blue plus, 1 Fiji Purple, UVL White Actinic. 932 Total watts 4.66 wpg.
I have a high par value I will have to figure it out once again. Dang it
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