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04-07-2008, 08:42 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008
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 |  Keep what I have?
Hello, this is my first post on 3reef. I am having a hard time deciding whether I should upgrade my lighting or keep what I have. Right now I am using the lunar aqualight pc. They are giving me 130 total watts. I have a 40 gl mixed reef with alot of corals. They are doing fine and growing well with what I have. But im not sure it is enough. I want to be able to keep whatever I want in the tank. My tank is a hex so lighting is only 24 in long. I was thinking about the Nova extreme t5s with the 4x24(watts) but that is only 96 watts. Will that be better than what I got? Or would it be better just to stick with what I have? I was thinking about a halide but the thought of a chiller scares me.  | 
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04-07-2008, 08:48 PM
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| | Bangghai Cardinal
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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Welcome to 3reef! If you want to keep whatever you want then MH is the way to go. T5-6's have alot of room for various corals. What kinds of corals do you have right now? And what are your future plans(wishlist)? | |
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04-07-2008, 08:53 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Sorry about the two threads. Just trying to figure this out. | |
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04-07-2008, 09:08 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Right now I have mostly lps with some mushrooms, polyps, and a couple of softies. I would like to add some sps but im not sure if mixing those would work. But that is for a different thread. The most t5 bulbs I could find for a 24 inch fixture is only 4 bulbs. | |
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04-07-2008, 09:50 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL
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I hear good things about the Novas, I have the 48 watt Nova extreme T5s(also 24in.). I like it alot, puts out alot of energy and doesn't increase the temp of the water so you don't have to worry about fans (i've also been told that their energy output is actually almost double the wattage, may want to consult other on this though). Also alot cheaper than metal halides. I however don't know if that's sufficient to keep some of the stuff you want to. That is for another to answer.
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28 Gallon Bowfront
2 False Perculas
1 Long Tentacled Anemone
1 Scarlet Skunk Shrimp
1 Pearly Jawfish | |
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04-07-2008, 11:22 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008
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if it is not break, then why fix it?
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55g AGA 55lb LR, 55lb sand, CPR skimmer, magnum 350, koralia 1.
in progress:
120g RR, 40 sump/fuge, panworld 50pxx, 2 x 250 Lumen Bright Reeflux 12k coralvue ballst, 2x54 t5 current usa, 24 led moonlight, shallow sand bed, 2x Koralia 4, around 200lbs rock, msx 200, aquac phosphate reactor... If you see something better out there, let me know. most of the parts still being process. | |
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04-08-2008, 12:00 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by tinnghe  if it is not break, then why fix it? | Yep...plenty of light for those softies.
SPS 
May have some serious toxicity issues putting them in with your current mix.
Esp. in that size of a tank.
IMHO...it would not be worth risk of potential (likely) problems. 
Keep what you have & be happy.
(what a stupid thing to say to another reefer...  ) _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (Davis Family Reef Aquarium - Home Page/Reef Log) (Best Photos of 2008!) | |
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04-08-2008, 01:05 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Originally Posted by omard Keep what you have & be happy.
(what a stupid thing to say to another reefer... ) |  Ahhhh if only it was that simple, the lure can be just too great!
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80gal with live rock (35kg/70lbs), 30gal sump, refugium with live rock, chaeto and DSB, V2 skimmer, Fluidized Reactor, T5 lighting (6 tubes), 4 x Koralia 3's. | |
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04-08-2008, 06:24 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Would the pc still be enough for the lower half of my tank. It is about 18in deep. | |
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