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Old 08-08-2004, 03:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Coralife 48" x65w or x96w?
I'm planning on adding some corals to my reef tank in the near future but had a question on lighting. I'm looking at the Coralife 48" x65 watts which would give me 260 watts total for my 55 gal tank. I plan to get soft corals and LPS's now but I'm wondering if I should go to the greater expense of the upgraded 96 watt version(384 total watts) in case I want SPS's in the future. Any opinions welcome.


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Old 08-08-2004, 03:55 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Coralife 48" x65w or x96w?
hi i have the same thing. i have a 55 gal. w/ 260 watt. it's pretty good for softies and LPS. i also have a corecea clam and a brown acro SPS. but i'm gonna upgrade to 2x250 MH soon to get more SPS and have more colorful stuff. i would go w/ the 384 for now it's gonna be a lot prettier in your tank. but if you really wanna go all out id get now before you spend the $400 or so on it, some 2x175 or 2x250 MH for about the same price.
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Thanks for the info hottie.
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your welcome. r u new to reefs
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could you please leave a karma, since i don't have much.
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Old 08-09-2004, 03:30 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 08-09-2004, 03:32 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Never mind. I figured it out. thanks for the info. By the way how much karma can you leave a person? What's the usual amount?
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one point a day

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You can give one karma point per person per day.

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