Ligthing delema??? Opinions Please

[The Grizz]

ya I would probably go with 2 actinic, 2 10000K, 2 14000K and 2 of something else each side. Then my 2 set's of 10 moon lights one each side.

Anyone know where I can get a killer deal on the fixture's, lol.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by fishytime

and mine is just the six bulb.....go with the eight and the skys the limit...

What are you using for bulb combos Doug?

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

You think that 2 48" 8 bulb fixture's would do it Doug

Absolutely...

[the marine apprentice]

greg you have a pm

[The Grizz]

the real deciding factor is $$$ I can get 2 of these:

http://www.reefshops.com/sunsun-hld-...ight-fans.html

for the price of 1 tek 8 bulb and I also get that cool shimmer and only be down 24 watts. SO MANY OPTIONS AUGH

[whatcaneyedo]

I'm a pendant person. I used to have a combo fixture with MH and T5 but I've decided that I dont really like them. The reflectors are always small so they dont offer the same quality of spread like a good pendant does. Also if you decide to upgrade or downgrade to a tank with different dimensions you may find that the combo fixture is then too short or two long. Whereas with pendants you can just add or subtract more pendants. Just my two cents.

[The Grizz]

Dont want to go pendent for the simple reason that the light will flood my living room and make it to bright. Plus the way I have planed my build there is going to be an oak canopy above tank. But thanks for the input.

[JDigital]

If you have a canopy, how will pendents flood the room with light?

Go With the tek thats the light i am going with....MMAX has that 8bulb tek he showed it to me and man are they sweet. lots of light.

[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by JDigital

If you have a canopy, how will pendents flood the room with light?

I agree. Even if you did NOT have a canopy, a well designed pendant like a Lumenmax or Lumenarc won't flood the room with anymore light than any other type of lighting set up.