JR! Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 So I'm gonna start a 3 gallon jbj picotope and the stock lighting is gonna get ditched asap. But the question is what would you get? Link to comment
iball1804 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 RapidLED PAR38 bulb? Link to comment
devilsadvocate Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 400 watt MH. 4 inches above the water. Link to comment
JR! Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 400 watt MH. 4 inches above the water. Link to comment
glazer Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Depends on what works best in how you plan on setting it up.... There's the Coralife mini if you want to go the T5 route. Leds, you could go with a par30 or 38. More than enough light for anything you would want to put in there. Know though you're going to have to park it pretty high off the surface of the tank so there will be a lot of light "spill". Still going with LEDs you could DIY a fixture and get exactly what you need or want. Don't want to DIY why it then you have say, somebody like me build you one Steve Link to comment
JR! Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 humm i wish i know someone that did that sort of thing..... Link to comment
thadscottmoore Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 somebody does awesome work when it comes to picotope accessories like lids, skimmer boxes, pico protein skimmers and LED light fixtures! now, who could that be?... Link to comment
asting Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 The DIY LED route is pretty simple. Maybe look into GU10 route, or www.aquastyleonline.com The owner of aquastyle is usually pretty flexible from what i hear, so maybe you could try and work out a 12x3w led set up with dimmer. It would absolutely be overkill, so you could use fewer, or if you have the dimmer just turn it down a bit and then you can acclimate everything to the light. Link to comment
Ed-N Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 What are you going to keep in it? I really like the PAR30 bulbs because they are relatively cheap and you can get custom color combos or switch them out without killing the bank. A Picotope is 12 inches wide which a PAR30/38 will cover. It also depends on how you want to mount the light. A PAR bulb would need a gooseneck. I guess if money wasn't an issue, I'd look into the AI Nano. Now that's a light. What are you going to keep in it? I really like the PAR30 bulbs because they are relatively cheap and you can get custom color combos or switch them out without killing the bank. A Picotope is 12 inches wide which a PAR30/38 will cover. It also depends on how you want to mount the light. A PAR bulb would need a gooseneck. I guess if money wasn't an issue, I'd look into the AI Nano. Now that's a light. Edit: Wait... you already know this with your setup, LOL. Don't wanna go the same route again? Link to comment
zooman72 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 If I still had mine I would have someone build me a set-up like the one posted above (thanks thadscottmoore - makes me want to get another!) build by someone with a proven track record - I think he is around here somewhere..... Full disclaimer: I have a skimmer built by that certain someone and love it, so I might exhibit some bias! Another thought - I hate spillover, so even though I love and use a PAR30 (from BoostLED over my 15 XH), I would not over a Picotope. If you were going low light corals that Coralife T5 works well though. If you want high-light corals I suggest the custom set-up pictured above. Link to comment
Mojorizn Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Here is a thread that covers a wide variety of DIY LED builds if ya want some ideas. Don't see any pico's on the list as yet, but ya get the idea. Link to comment
davek17 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I really like my boostled par30. Link to comment
MeepNand Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 A 20 watt 50/50 coralife bulb will give you enougb light for softies and some LPS. They are about $18 Link to comment
calabdiver Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I know this is an old post but I'm starting one myself what did you end up going with? Link to comment
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