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02-28-2008, 04:46 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: rescue, ca Age: 31
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 |  what kind of lighting
i have a 75 gallon sea clear system11 i want a canopy light but what is the wattage i would need for reef system  | 
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02-28-2008, 05:00 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Thats a big topic here at 3Reef. Lets start by asking whats your budget? _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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02-28-2008, 06:48 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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If you wanna do it right the first time 2 250W MH with a good ballast/reflector combo would do wonders! (If you can't tell I am getting ready to buy some new lights!!) It's not cheap... if you get good deals ON GOOD STUFF the setup is around $500. _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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02-28-2008, 07:21 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, MI Age: 17
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i dunno what your really looking for here but for a reef you looking for 4-7 watts per gallon of water you want to go more if you can and they cant be any old lights you want probably vhos or metal halides | |
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02-28-2008, 07:51 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newtown, PA Age: 21
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T-5' or MH's. VHO and PC's are old technology and the reflectors aren't as efficient as T-5's and MH's.
If you go T-5 use the 48" TEK fixture with:
2x ATI Blue Plus
2x ATI Aqua blue special
2x ATI Pro Color
This is what this lighting combination looks like on a 75g. 
If you go MH use the Lumen Bright mini (16"x16") reflector. I would recommend the Lumenarc mini III but that's too much spread for an 18" wide tank. As for bulbs I would recommend 250 watt MH's on IceCap's. _________ 120 gallon mixed reef, 30 gallon refugium, two 250 watt Phoenix 14K DE metal halides in Lumenarc stealth reflectors, Two 48" T-5's in TEK II reflectors, AquaC EV-120 protein skimmer, Mag Drive 12 return pump, one Hydor Koralia 4
My tank thread
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