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12-04-2006, 07:40 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2006
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 |  shop lights okay
right now i have a strong shop light with an atinic light blue and a 18000k power-glo all at 40 watts a peice a grand total of 80watts every thing looks okay so what do you say good bad okay
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(1) 55 gallon tank
(1) Freedom Filter unit
(1) shop light
(1) Power-Glo 18000k T-10 40watt bulb
(1) 40 Watt Florecent Bulb
(1) 602 power head
(1) Ebo-jager 375watt submersible heater
(35lbs) Fiji Ultra-Premium LR
(10lbs) Marshall Island LR
(7lbs) Florida plant rock LR
(25lbs) Coral Base rock
(2) Orange Fire Fish Goby
(1) Mexican Turbo Snail
(3) Alage eating Hermit Crab | 
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12-07-2006, 09:38 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
Shop lights? What is the Kalvin rating
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12-08-2006, 03:06 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
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I think he means the shop lights are the fixture. Just NO flourescent setup that he added aquarium bulbs to. 80 watts of NO flourescent on a 50 gallon tank won't support any corals except the lowest light requirements. If you get real serious about corals you will need to upgrade your lighting at some point.
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12-08-2006, 03:56 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Watch out for corrosion to start on the light connections with the system not being sealed. You know what salt does to a car don't you. It will to the same thing to any metal. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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12-08-2006, 07:10 AM
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| | Zoanthid
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You will need to add to the lighting for corals. They do sell clear bulb covers at home depot and it covers the connectors as well...to prevent salt splash. _________ 20g
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12-08-2006, 05:04 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
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Way more light. That is barly enought to light plants in a freshwater tank. I did the same thing when I started. I thought it was all about the color of the bulb, but noooo I was way wrong. For a 55 gallon tank you will need about 260 watts of PC or 216 watts of t-5 lighting to penatrate far enough to do any good. Hope this helps,
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