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#1
08-11-2005, 05:25 PM
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Hmm, another question
So I just have a quick, simple question regarding my new halides.
It's in a floodlamp right , so there isnt much of a reflector in there. Therefore, the light does not disperse that great... it does indeed spread throughout the tank , just not 100% . If I buy a clam/SPS coral, and its not directly under the light, will it still be ok? Silly question maybe... just want to make sure, I don't want to kill off any corals to that. It's 150 HQI , 20k bulb over a 20g tank. Maybe a new reflector is in store for me... sometime down the road, I'm so broke now.
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#2
08-11-2005, 06:20 PM
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Yeah, they'll be find considering that your the height of your tank.
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08-11-2005, 07:07 PM
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Adjust your hight a bit for a wider dispersment of light. I read before that you were going to hang it 4 inches above the tank, try 6-8 inches and see how it looks. Of course a pic would help everyone see whats going on.
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THE BARQUARIUM: 55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's. Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55041
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08-11-2005, 08:19 PM
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Thanks for the input
I don't have pics because the halide isn't setup yet... I still have to construct something to hang it from.. hopefully by this weekend. I just held it over my tank earlier, and had my dad held it and took a look and noticed it doesnt disperse that great.
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08-11-2005, 08:27 PM
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Did you say its a bell pendant? They suck for light dispersement. I'd definately look into buying or building a better relector. If you still have that Coralife PC fixture that got dunked, maybe you could DYI a reflector with supplies from that?
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THE BARQUARIUM: 55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's. Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55041
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#8
08-11-2005, 08:42 PM
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Your tank is only 16" high, so if you hang your light 6 to 8" above the tank you will be fine.
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#9
08-11-2005, 09:12 PM
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Hey Danny, this is actually not a bell pendant. It's a floodlamp that was modified to hold the bulb, etc... so it's not as bad as a bell.
I'll try hanging it a bit higher like you guys suggested.. it just looks so much nicer when its say 4" to the water surface
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08-11-2005, 09:14 PM
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Oops, I had originally typed a longer sentence then shortened it...
Casualty of war...
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