I just started looking at the stunner strips, seems like a good idea. The only issue i have is that they aren't the high power 3W bulbs, so won't have the same penetration to the bottom of the tank. They seems like a very good actinic replacement, but I was hoping to add more par through the 3W's. I think I'm going to go with 36 3W Cree's, 18XPG white and 18 blue.
I put my new halide bulbs in last week, and love them so far, and more importantly, my coral has shown no negative signs. Seems like my 1 year old bulbs had close to the same output as these cheap bulbs. I'm going to put this off for a bit now, and use my fish budget to finish off my stand that desperately needs to be covered, haha.
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