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Reef Discussion => Equipment => Topic started by: slandis3 on April 10, 2008, 20:42:57

Title: Lighting?
Post by: slandis3 on April 10, 2008, 20:42:57

Ok what lighting are you guys  with 24" deep or deeper tanks running? type, wattage,brand? Is there such a thing as to much light?

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: mdcoblentz on April 11, 2008, 08:12:50

have a 72 bowfront RR lit with a aquaspacelight, 2x250 MH and 2x24W actinics. everything grows very well. just have to put the more light sensitive corals towards the bottom or under on of my caps for a bit of shade.

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: JoeAyers on April 11, 2008, 08:33:14

400 Watt HQI PFO Ballast, 12k Reeflux in lumenarc reflectors, on a light mover to cover the entire tank. I don't think you can have too much light, but I do think that there is a point where the cost of running the lights will far outweigh the benefits. What are you lighting?  You changing tanks?

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: quicksilver on April 11, 2008, 10:46:58

I have a 48" current usa with 2 150W 1400K MH and 2 130 accent lights.  :o ON  a 75 gallon soon to be a 90 gallon

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: slandis3 on April 11, 2008, 14:13:37

I have 400w 14k lights but some of the stuf in my tank does better under the 175w in my nano. I guess i need to setup another tank for softies and run all sps in the 240. Thats just what i need, another tank ::)

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: MechanicalEngineer on April 11, 2008, 15:51:00

Quicksilver - I have the same light system, but on a 40g.  Lotta light!

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: Viggen on April 12, 2008, 10:31:18

2 250w icecap 14K (I think) MH bulbs run through a icecap ballast

Luminarc reflectors & it's a FO tank about 30 in deep

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: quicksilver on April 16, 2008, 07:28:24

A 40G Long? omg are you cooking them.  ::)

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: MechanicalEngineer on April 16, 2008, 09:14:21

Oh baby! 

Title: Re: Lighting?
Post by: quicksilver on April 16, 2008, 12:08:55

Now i feel like a little boy with a toy that is substandard. I am jelious. :'(