lumenarc, lumenbright, or lumenmax?

[foreverfortune]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

i'm interested in someting for my 45g 1/4 round as well. Presently using T5, But wouldn't mind trying halide. I was thinking 2 175W or mine maybe? with actinics in middle? The Halide would be in front, and the Actinic T5's run the radius, from the point in the back to the front center. Wonder how that would work????

sounds good if you have both halides closer to the front or use good reflectors. what kind of canopy are you using?

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by foreverfortune

sounds good if you have both halides closer to the front or use good reflectors. what kind of canopy are you using?

No canopy. Open top. have a Teklight 4 x 24w T5 hanging from celing right now with the spring loaded retractable hangers. I like the hanging method.

here's a crappy pic of my present setup with the T5's my cell phone sux for pictures hahah
http://banditpowdercoat.com/Powderga...2/IMAG0187.jpg

[foreverfortune]

nice tank looks similar to my tank except i have a canopy, similar rock layout as well.

wish i can some how get rid of my glass tops, would help with my heating issues. hanging isnt an option for me so with out them i have nothing to hold up my lighting.

any one know if there is such a thing as non corrosive metal egg crate material

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by foreverfortune

nice tank looks similar to my tank except i have a canopy, similar rock layout as well.

wish i can some how get rid of my glass tops, would help with my heating issues. hanging isnt an option for me so with out them i have nothing to hold up my lighting.

any one know if there is such a thing as non corrosive metal egg crate material

Can you use glass strips? Ive seen tanks run narrow strips to support the lights.. I have a glass top made for mine too, but got tired of cleaning the glass every 2nd day. And now with the 20g ATO set up, no worries with evaporation

[zazzoo]

dont worry just tell her ... Lairay did it .... LOL i was going to setup mine up till i found me some legs.... want to know a really nice fixture ? ... maristar 36 inch... and hanging from the roof ... oh yeah very very nice.... it comes with nice hanging hardware that makes it look part of the house

[zazzoo]

take alook at this fixture and power .... powder coat black ... and the brightness of it

[foreverfortune]

wow i see you have been heavily accumulating your corals, almost looks fully stocked and it hasnt been that long since you got your lighting.

Originally Posted by zazzoo

take alook at this fixture and power .... powder coat black ... and the brightness of it

[zazzoo]

yeah .. the bottom left... see that anemonie ... damn thing was only the size of a toonie.... now look at it... it loves the light.... ur blue frag is now starting to grow onto the putty ... and everything else is NUTS ... cant wait to put more in ... LOL

[tang daddy]

^^wow it looks purdy

but certainly not full!! more like 70% empty I say put 40 more colonies in there just use acrylic rods to mount them like trinkets on a xmas tree......

Twon if you have a decent hvac unit in your house then you're laughing cause you can feel like winter even in the summer.

just use the 400 for now and pick up a 250w also hamilton ballast can usually fire most bulbs a ballast is a ballast just make sure if the ballast is a pulse or rapid start and match the bulbs up. Alternatively buy a dual 250w ballast like a pfo, ice cap, or galaxy or really whichever you want so that when you get rid of your 400w you will only need a pendant and bulb.

as for the glass tops just leave them on unless you want to risk your jawfish jumping.... just mount the pendants inside your canopy by hanging them then cut a hole in the back and install 4 pc fans to suck the air out and the heating issues should be gone!