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Current USA Outer Orbit HQI + T5HO
Does anyone own this fixture? I am looking for a 2 x 250 W T5HO system and was wondering how this one performs? HOw is the external ballast that comes with it?
thanks, Palmer |
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I have the 36" 2X250w with no T5's..... Mine came with 2 ballasts that I have kept under my tank in a cabinet. They have been running for about a year now and have not have any issues.
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Thanks Pazil. Has anyone else purchased this brand?
Palmer |
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I purchased the 72" outer orbit (no T5s but has supplemental actinics) about 4 months ago. The fixture IMO is great. The only real beef i had was the HQI bulbs it came with were a little to yellow for me (fixed that by switching to phoenix 14000k bulbs).
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I was actually looking at the 60 inch model. Almost bought it on boxing day online mainly becuase of the T5 and ballasts, I wanted electronic on the MH... Mosts sites state this as electronic, but after visiting the manufacturer website they plainly stated magnetic... So I am just keeping my Coralife fixture, it works great for me.
The only real beef I can see when I was looking at it is the moonlights, they are too dim. My Coralife has 3X1Watt LEDS and are incredible, most are only .5 to 3/4 watts. Otherwise it does look like a good unit.
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Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk |
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For moonlights, 1 watt is definitely the way to go. 3/4 w or less is dim & almost useless IMO for proper viewing at night.
Anthony
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Right now it's over a frag tank and i'm using lumenmax elites with a blue wave 7 ________ CALIFORNIA MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES Last edited by imcosmokramer; 08-14-2011 at 08:28 AM. |
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Thanks for the info everyone, I debated what light to get and ended up ordering the Sunlight Maristar MH T5 with galaxy ballasts
Palmer |
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you should check out the new icecap reef illuminations mh fixtures. It comes with 2x250 mh, 2x54watt t5's and their new led tube systems which has supposedly 75 led's in each tube.
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Last tank was 210 reef with 90 gal sump 120 , lps. 2xKessil A350W Tuna Blues, 2xvortech mp40 for flow,aqualogic 1/4 hp chiller, 160 lbs live rock. sohal, , pair of percs,flame dotty back , royal gramma, pair of black percs, niger trigger, mandarin 55 corner bowfront freshwater, African cichlids kessil a350 30 gal 36x36 coffee table fish tank. 3 red ear sliders. 5.5 gal nano, live rock, arrow crab, baby perc, firefish. |