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03-10-2008, 08:53 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WV Age: 34
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|  Please help with light bulbs?
Please help me with what bulbs to get...
1) 65W Compact Fluorescent Bulb (Daylight 12000K)
2) 55W Compact Fluorescent Bulb (Full spectrum 6,400k)
3) 55W Compact Fluorescent Bulb (Intermediate spectrum 6,700k)
Yes this is for my 90. I have two power compact strips each hold 4 sets. I already have 4 actinics but need to choose the white bulbs.
Thank you for helping _________  90g plumbed to basement,75g sump with 10g refugium inside,250 Aqualine skimmer,QuietOne 6000 for return,HydorKoralia's #3 #4,2 kind zoanthus,3 kind mushrooms,pulsing xenia,yellow polyps,Sailfin Tang,coral beauty,sixline wrass,lawnmower blenny,Kole Tang,royal gramma,firefish,snails,hermits,crabs,serpent star,large feather duster | 
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03-10-2008, 09:19 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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14k 400w MH's 
PC's didn't they go out with 8-Track players.  _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | 
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03-10-2008, 09:52 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
First off the fixture will require a specific wattage. I believe it is based on length. So the 65W or the 55W don't mix.
If you plan on different corals like LPS you will need different lights. I'm not going to get into a debate about T5 and MH but I would say you will need to look into those as options not just adding more PC lighting. It just doesn't cut it for Coral. So if your sticking with soft coral like what you have, I would figure out what wattage you need. Personally I'd stick with the 6500K to get optimal light output form a PC.
But I'll say it again. If you plan on going into different corals, like Brain, Bubble, Hammer or Frogspawn. I'd stop spending money on PC and look into T5 or MH
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03-11-2008, 06:14 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WV Age: 34
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ok I found this... what do you think? to good to be true? I will get a different bulb than what he has. Should I get two? | |
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03-11-2008, 06:16 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WV Age: 34
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Originally Posted by Otty  14k 400w MH's
PC's didn't they go out with 8-Track players. | I don't have the 8-track but I still listen to vinyl. It has a much richer truer sound than cds | |
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03-11-2008, 07:45 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Originally Posted by diggardens ok I found this... what do you think? to good to be true? I will get a different bulb than what he has. Should I get two? | That looks good but you would need two, one for each side of the tank. Also, you need a canopy to build it into. Meet those two requirements and you'll be golden. _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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03-11-2008, 09:17 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WV Age: 34
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I have the canopy to attach them to. I might have to get these one at a time.
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03-11-2008, 09:25 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
They look good. I would also take some time and price a retro kit form other sources. Maybe Premium aquatics or Marine depot. The benefit of getting a kit like that one is as you need to you can upgrade different components.
I'd go for it. Can't beat $80.
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03-11-2008, 10:24 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WV Age: 34
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Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie They look good. I would also take some time and price a retro kit form other sources. Maybe Premium aquatics or Marine depot. The benefit of getting a kit like that one is as you need to you can upgrade different components.
I'd go for it. Can't beat $80.
J | so you like the EVC 14k bulbs? | |
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03-14-2008, 11:22 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indy
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Originally Posted by Otty 14k 400w MH's
PC's didn't they go out with 8-Track players. | I though MH's went out with dvd's, T-5's are in like blue ray! | |
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