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07-26-2005, 10:06 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jonesboro, arkansas Age: 29
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|  lighting advice for a 125
i currently have a 175w metal halide on each outer third of the tank and have plans to put a 250w in the center which currently just a has a 55w pc. do you think that will be enough or should i upgrade to 250's on all three sections
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125 gallon glass. 3 10k 250w metal halides, 1 4ft 110w vho actinic. who knows how much live rock. yellow tang, domino, cinnamon clown, percula clown, flame angel,peppermint shrimp, camel shrimp, skunk shrimp, a few turbo snails, lots of hermit crabs, leather coral, branching frogspawn, mushrooms, too much xenia, and several different zoo's and button polyps | 
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07-26-2005, 04:33 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: lighting advice for a 125
How long is the tank? Do you have a more yellow temp bulb on the right side?  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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07-26-2005, 06:47 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| Re: lighting advice for a 125
Good question. If so, it is a good example of how different lights impact differnt types of algae growth. Very cool! | |
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07-26-2005, 07:07 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jonesboro, arkansas Age: 29
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| Re: lighting advice for a 125
there is a 6500k on the right and a 10000k on the left. thats something i have been debating is 10,000k or 6,500k | |
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07-26-2005, 07:42 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: lighting advice for a 125
Sorry to be redundant, but how long is the tank? I would definitely upgrade all 3 (or 2 depending on the length of the tank)
Additionally, for the color, you could supplement with VHO or T-5's in the blue range.
6500 K gives growth, while the 20K end gives color. Look into the Radiums...they supposedly meet both needs somehow...don't know the details... | |
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07-27-2005, 05:36 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Waynesburg, PA,Pennsylvania
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| Re: lighting advice for a 125
i have dual 250's hamilton retro kit for sale, with 12k bulbs all 5 months old, i agree tho upgrade the lights, i have the 250's over my 75  | |
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