Aggie05 Posted February 11, 2003 Posted February 11, 2003 If i were to get a AGA 5.5 gallon tank what lighting would work for it? Are there kits available for that size? I believe the tank is 16".
chvynva916 Posted February 11, 2003 Posted February 11, 2003 That's way too expensive for a 28w retrofit IMO. I think you can spend around $50 and get a 32w full hood. I'd check out a JBJ clamp on.
wpringle Posted February 11, 2003 Posted February 11, 2003 I have a 5.5 with a 17" 48w JBJ Formosa....works and looks great. Got it on e-Bay from "reefking" for $90 plus $12 shipping. I think the price has gone up to $100 now though.
Aggie05 Posted February 11, 2003 Author Posted February 11, 2003 what about two of these ? the bulb choices are 50/50, actinic, and 6500K. Would a 6500K and an actinic be good. Or would two 50/50s be better?
Aggie05 Posted February 12, 2003 Author Posted February 12, 2003 What is a good amount of light to have for almost anything other than maybe SPS. How many watss per gallon?
el pez Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 Aggie05. is this another FSC guy on this board?
Aggie05 Posted February 12, 2003 Author Posted February 12, 2003 i think i am just going to go with two 13w retros from hello lights both with 50/50s in them. Sound good?
aquanaut Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 Sounds excellent! That's what I went with on my 5.5g. You might even consider going with the 2x32w PCs. Just a thought! HTH Aquanaut
el pez Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 sorry, its a chevy truck forum and there is a member on it named crazyaggie05. suprisingly similar. sorry
glazer Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 More input to twist yer brains? I think the two 13's are going to seriously limit your livestocking choices... I mean I have that setup on a 2.5 gallon. On my 5.5 gallon I have a CSL 2x32 hood...and I gotta tell you, looking at it this long I have a hard time imagining it having LESS light than that.... I can keep pretty much anything in it. Most corals can adapt themselves to an abundance of light but not the other way around. And since your choices of livestock is what should dictate your lighting arrangement, by your previous question of, "What is a good amount of light to have for almost anything other than maybe SPS." I'm guessing you want to leave yourself plenty of room for choosing the inhabitants.... Soooo, starting off with 2 13's might not be too bad, at least tank size will allow squeezing more in there later if you didn't wanna blow your whole wad at once on lighting. Personally though, I would recommend starting out with a 32 watt combo bulb... livestock choices go up dramatically PLUS you can throw another 32 on there later down the road should you want to throw some SPS or any other for that matter "light needy" animal. Just some thoughts..... Oh and I should point out... although far from a scientific analysis... but you've heard in reference to incandescent bulbs, a 100 watt bulb puts off more light than two 50 watt bulbs... well from observations this holds true for tube lighting as well. I can assure you that that single 32 watt tube puts out considerably more light than the combined 26 watts from the 2X13 setup.
Aggie05 Posted February 12, 2003 Author Posted February 12, 2003 I have spent my entire evening looking at different lighting and I now agree with you Glazer. I am going to need more light. I found a 2x32 retro on Champions site that looks really good so as of now I am leaning towards it with one 10,000K and an actinic. This should fit my needs better and while it is twice the price its only 50 bucks more in the scheme of things and I know I will spend a lot more down the road if I don't go ahead and do it right now. Thanks for all the help guys. I now need to go transfer some funds out of that savings account of mine.
Aggie05 Posted February 12, 2003 Author Posted February 12, 2003 Originally posted by el pez sorry, its a chevy truck forum and there is a member on it named crazyaggie05. suprisingly similar. sorry No thats not me, but I am on another chevy truck forum, www.zr2.com here is a pic of my truck, its always fun to whore pics.
lizbeth Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 Whew! I'm glad you didn't order those 13 watt from HL. The ballast is in the fixture and they run hot! I'm running 3x13 AH Supply on my 5.5. I'm happy with it, tho' more is almost always a good thing.
jjharrisx4 Posted March 1, 2003 Posted March 1, 2003 Be sure to stay away from the JBJ lights...they are NOT reliable
Raise Posted March 8, 2003 Posted March 8, 2003 im contemplating on having Dave ESPI build me a canopy complete with MH's for my 5.5 SOrry I dont know the EXACT specs as of right now, but overall what do you guys think about MHs on a 5.5? Spanks Ray
MegaDeTH Posted March 14, 2003 Posted March 14, 2003 jjharrisx4 I've seen you say that on a few threads, but all the others say the jbj clampon's or formosa are fine. Are there some threads I'm missing? I'm looking at the dual 36w formosa or clip on for my 5g aga minibow
CrazyAggie05 Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 hahaha IM crazyaggie05! ####### small ass world!
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