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06-24-2007, 11:36 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: nebraska
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lighting
is there any cheap way of getting strong light without buyin halides?
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06-25-2007, 06:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Otterburn Park, Quebec
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Re: lighting
I've been down that road, never panned out and I ended up with a coralife fixture w/ 2- 250w MH, 2 -96 watt actinic and 4 moon lights...
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06-25-2007, 10:03 AM
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Location: Arkansas
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Re: lighting
Yes there is but that depends on the depth of your tank. I'm a huge fan of T5 lighting in tanks 18" deep or less. I have great growth and color with both lps and sps corals and I use a 50/50 mixture of super actinic and daylight bulbs. You can get retro kits that come with ballasts and bulbs for a little over a hundred dollars. CoralVue Lighting and Aquarium Products is where I ordered mine. Since using them for about 4 months I have noticed some rusting on the reflectors and may upgrade them to icecaps down the road.
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