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11-22-2006, 06:05 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana
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Depends on what you plan to keep? I like T-5's in my 55 as they don't require a chiller like metal haylids.  _________ 90 gal reef
30 gallon sump
skimmer
penguin 550 power head
T-5 HO 48"
Double compact Flouresents
120 lbs. live rock
coral beauty angel (LSU mascot Mike the tiger)
scissortail dartfish gobie
swallowtail angel
engineer gobie
clarkii clown
six line wrasse
Mimic Lemon Peel Tang
pink and emerald green frogspawns 
green, white, purple star polyps
tourch, 6 varieties of shrooms, 5 varieties of polyps, etc. etc. | 
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11-22-2006, 06:27 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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|  RCBruce
Thanks for the advice, I never thought of the heat a MH would put out. Plan on stopping by the local pet store today to see what they have and maybe look on ebay. | |
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11-22-2006, 06:54 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Erie, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 35
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Current USA has good fixtures, good customer service and have moon LEDs. I use the Current Sunpod , which has two 150W DE bulbs an 18 LEDS. Does not add much heat either.
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65 Gallon, 36" SunPod 150W DE, Remora, Marron Clown, Coral Beauty, Corals | |
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11-22-2006, 06:59 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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|  Malachi
I will look for that brand when I go out today. Thanks for your advice. I am new at this and worry I am making the wrong decisions about things and don't want to waste my money on equipment that is useless. | |
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11-22-2006, 07:09 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Erie, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 35
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trust me, i know about wasting money/ if you got the money to spend do it right the first time. Also calculate yearly bulb replacement, and energy cost, etc.. I went with the unpod as it only has two bulbs to replace year, $100 a year. I have 4 month old so i need low maintenance cost. | |
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11-22-2006, 07:14 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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| Malachi
I know what you mean by the cost. I have a 4 year old and 21 month old so I am still buying stock in huggies at the moment. Was hard to come up extra money but Mommy said it was my christmas gift early. What is your model number on you light?? Is it on a 55 gal? | |
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11-22-2006, 07:21 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Erie, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 35
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mine is a 36" Long 65 Gallon. I actually got it from eBay
from jcaquatics, good seller and best price.
do a search for
36" 2x150w HQI Current USA Sunpod Metal Halide Fixture
he has four for sale. He also has the ones with additioal PC | |
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11-22-2006, 07:47 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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How do you get the Actinic out of that brand of light? | |
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11-22-2006, 07:53 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Erie, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 35
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i dont, the 14K have a blue tint, and the 18 moon lights are awesome for night time. this was my fear also, but i don't miss not having any pcs or t5 | |
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