Hahaha ya the ground plug was broken off on the other end too.... I guess thats just the way i roll. :twised:


Anyone else have any light suggestions?

have you looked at T5's? They would cover the whole length of the tank with no spotlight look and you'd easily be able to get 4 across the tank. Plus there would be no heat issues.

already have 2 24' tek t5 fixture but it takes up the hole top of the tank and i wont be able to look top down.... that is what i will be running temp unless i can find a way to still look down into my tank.

could you like hang them?

thats my plan.

I'd go for a single MH pendant on some kind of a quick lift hanging system like this:

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=sl-zslift

You can easily lift it up and down for viewing purposes.

A small DE pendant like a lumenmax would give you good coverage but would still be small enough for top-down viewing even the pendant in place.

alright thats what i will do i think.. thats pretty much what i had planed anyway.... i was looking at the ada solar I light but its $500.

i think i will probaably go with a 150W because i do have LPS and zoas goging in this tank too.. what should i do for a ballast?

Some new pictures.. Water is super cloudy from the garbage seachem reefsalt i bought.. Biggest waste of 70 bucks. Im pretty much waiting for sand, I need more of a reason then sand to drive out to J&L though. I would like to use Indo Pacific Black .. just to be a bit different.

http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k...DSC_0002-2.jpg

http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k...DSC_0003-2.jpg

Unless you want a more blue look, I'd actually go with an 175w electronic ballast and an Iwasaki 15k bulb. According to Sanjay's results, you get more PAR than any 150w setup but will actually use LESS electricity than a standard 150w HQI ballast.

I had 175w TAR ballast with the Iwasaki bulb over a 15" deep tank (not much deeper than yours) and my LPS and zoas did fine once acclimated. Since the focus of your tank will be the clams, they sould be your main concern and thus you should strive for as much PAR as possible.

Alright a bit of a change im going to be getting a Giesemann 230... couldn't pass it up i have always wanted a Giesemann.