Louis Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 Hey everyone! I've been debating an upgrade in lighting on my 10g. I'm currently running a 96w powerquad. I was hoping to upgrade to MH in the near future but am not sure what wattage and kelvin ratings would be best for me. I have been looking at the AquaMedic 20K 250 DE Ocean Light Pendant. I think I want to stick with a DE style because of the greater PAR output as compared to a SE. Has anyone had any experience with this light? I'm very open to suggestions and all your help is appreciated. Some information about my tank and its inhabitants: Tank is ~1 year old 10g AGA ~15# Live Rock ~20# Live Sand 2 Ocellaris Clowns 1 Yellow Watchman Goby 10 various snails 2 Hermits Corals: GSP Zoo's Mushrooms Tubastrea Red Lobos Brain Frogspawn 2" Maxima Clam Link to comment
Undertheradar Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 A 250watt is a little over the top for a 10gallon...a 150watt at say...20,000K would be fine. I wouldnt run a 250SE on anything less than a 20gallon...a 250DEon much less than a 25 0r 29g. Considering the outputs of 250wattDEs rival those of 400watters...just think about it...400watts over a 10gallon? Waaaaay overkill... I use some 70wattDEs for my 10gallons...one is 10,000K paired with a 36wattPCactinic...and the other is a stand alone 15,000K. I am prolly going to replace the 15,000K with a 150wattDE 20,000K...but thats it. Link to comment
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