aquarium boy Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 is there one i was just thinking beculse i dont want to spend 800.00 for a 72" fixture i might be getting a 125 gallon and i was just thinking of 6 96 watt pc's and im not too fond of the heat that the metal halides make Link to comment
ODOG Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 You can light the tank with whatever you like pc's or vho are alternatives to MH, but you can't just look at the cost to buy the initial set up. What does it cost to replace the bulbs? How much electricity to power them? Reefkeeping isn't a cheap hobby especially when starting off with a 125 gallon tank. The $800 for MH will just be a small drop in the bucket. Link to comment
Perpetual98 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 If you just want fish, go with some normal output lights and call it a day. Then again, nobody who starts out with a fish only tanks stays that way for long. lol Link to comment
aquarium boy Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 ok change of plans the my house cant take a 125 gallon right now so im planing for a 50 gallon thats 36x18x18 and i am going to use this light for it Link to comment
Perpetual98 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 How much is that fixture? Is it an Aqualight? Link to comment
Styxnpicks Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 i got a 400w MH on a tank that mesures 36x15x16 I was going to go with 250w but I'm glad I went with the 400w as its just enuff light Link to comment
Pinchy Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Originally posted by Perpetual98 How much is that fixture? Is it an Aqualight? nah- thats an aquamedic ocean light- and aquarium boy- your tank has a center brace i believe- so keep that in mind when going to halides- your not gonna be able to center it... Link to comment
aquarium boy Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 thanks peps for your coments :pinchy: i was thinking about that and i am going to try to get them like thisclick me yes its going to be a 250 watt 20,000 pendant thanks [aB] Link to comment
Mike Maddox Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Get the commercial 400w pendant fixtures for 100 bucks each on ebay Link to comment
Samc Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 They have bad lighting for tanks b/c of the reflector design. Our aquarium bulbs are designed to go horizontal rather than vertical like commercial fixtures. Thus, they become ineffiecent when mounted in a commercial pendant. You could rip off the ballast and buy a $30 spyder reflector and rig that up. Link to comment
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