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#1
10-14-2011, 02:08 AM
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Be careful of the EBay fixtures, the ones I posted above are good quality at a reasonable price & they will ship using USPS so no Duti / broker fees.
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#2
10-14-2011, 02:13 AM
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I just measured my fixtures from Aqua Traders & the MH bulbs over the mid part of my tank are 30" c - c & 28" between the end caps.
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#3
10-14-2011, 02:30 AM
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Im trying to think of how that will work out tape measure wise....lol Ive got 8 feet by 30" with a 24" center brace... as far as i can tell none of the fixtures will work... Ill either have to go with 400w halides on each end with 5+ T5s in the center or..... i dont even know...
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#4
10-14-2011, 02:46 AM
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I have an 8'er with 2 of these fixtures on it but mine don't have the legs that the one in the link that I sent you has. On the ones above the legs slide in with a simple screw driver and one fixture measure's 47 5/8" so 2 of them would be 95 1/4". Sound like it would fit to me.
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#5
10-14-2011, 02:49 AM
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Why can't you have a light suspended over the glass brace? If you're concerned about heat in that area just have a small fan blowing across it.
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#6
10-14-2011, 02:56 AM
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I could for sure and I plan to suspend them from the roof anyways with a fan system of some kind....
I thought the glass filtered out all the goodies???
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#7
10-14-2011, 03:06 AM
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MH fixtures have glass over the bulbs to start with as it absorbs some of the UV rays to make it safer. The bigger concern is to keep the brace clean as any dust, salt, etc will reduce the light to the corals. Some people run MH with full glass tops with good results but heat has to be dealt with accordingly.
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#8
10-17-2011, 03:06 AM
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Thats kind of what i figured... I just wasnt sure if they were using pyrex like in the hydro hobby.
Ill have to figure something out as i added my first set of 4 48" T5ho's today and it did almost nothing lol I was thinking to double that and do 3 250W halides but that would be skimping pretty bad wouldnt it... Im still looking to the Ebay hobby lighting fixtures if I can find a way to deal with the centerbrace it seems like the best bang for the buck?
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