bulb selection question

[Rig]

Hi,

Well, coralife has released my dream product, that will allow me to have a convienient, nice looking, no-holes-in-the-landlord's-ceiling mh system... time for the upgrade and the anenome i've wanted, well after a couple more mos.

Anyway, this is the unit,
http://www.hellolights.com/aqadhatamo.html

I'm confused about what bulb to go with, I really like the actinic look, so I guess I want the 20k? I have no idea though what the difference is between the coralife 150w 20k and this XDE 150w 20k is? Could anybody help me out? Thanks.

[Reefland]

Hi Rig,

Pretty cool looking fixture. If you like the blue color better then the 20k bulb is the better choice. I have not had any personal experience with either the Coralife or the XDE bulbs but I would expect the XDE's to be the better choice.

[NoSump]

Hi,

Well, coralife has released my dream product, that will allow me to have a convienient, nice looking, no-holes-in-the-landlord's-ceiling mh system... time for the upgrade and the anenome i've wanted, well after a couple more mos.

Anyway, this is the unit,
http://www.hellolights.com/aqadhatamo.html

I'm confused about what bulb to go with, I really like the actinic look, so I guess I want the 20k? I have no idea though what the difference is between the coralife 150w 20k and this XDE 150w 20k is? Could anybody help me out? Thanks.

Rig:

Thanks for the heads-up. I liiiike it!

Chuck

[Rig]

yeah it looks great, now if i can just find someone to buy my weak 2x65 orbit pc...

some guy over on rc apparently liked that mh unit so much he had it as his avatar, i was reading a post by him, saw that and was like wtf, thats what I've been wishing existed.

[NoSump]

yeah it looks great, now if i can just find someone to buy my weak 2x65 orbit pc...

some guy over on rc apparently liked that mh unit so much he had it as his avatar, i was reading a post by him, saw that and was like wtf, thats what I've been wishing existed.

Rig:

I also have a PC unit (4/96 Watt w/moon lights). If I purchase the subject MH, I would continue to operate my PCs and use the new unit as a lighting supplement. I would think that you can get some benefit from keeping the 2/65s.

Chuck

[Rig]

It'd be impossible to squeeze it all above a 26G bow, I think the 150W MH will be plenty, and with the 20k should be blue enough. I might get a moonlight though, I've started to really like having that.

[sweetrav18]

What length is your PC ORBIT? I am in the market to buy one. Maybe we can work something out!

[Rig]

its the 24" model

[Rig]

crud, its not gona fit on the back of my tank. Looks like my cpr aquafuge is going to have to go.. I figure metal halide will be better for my corals than than a little extra nitrates that the fuge maybe sucks up? right?

[Reefland]

I don't know that I would remove a producing fuge, don't under estimate their benefits. There has got to be some way to mount the unit??

[Rig]

I tried, but the bulky return from the fuge is right in the way and I tried rearranging things however I could. The tank is pretty heavily skimmed, a remora on a 26G. The chaeto barely grows. And its a pretty small 12" fuge, so I was assuming the lights would be better? I have a 6-line, so the pods are pretty much dead either way... what do you think?

[Reefland]

If the tank is 24" long, why not hang the light on the side?

[charlie]

I can't get that darn link to work, can anybody throw a pic of what you are talking about. Sounds like a good deal though!!!

[Rig]

try looking here

http://www.hellolights.com/aqadse.html

or

https://www82.safesecureweb.com/weba...egory_Code=CAA

[charlie]

Thanx, that is a rather nifty looking unit!!

[Reefland]

It looks like that unit is pretty adjustable, could it be mounted on the back of the fuge and adjusted to light the display adeuately?

[Rig]

I'm not positive, but that was my latest thought too, mounting on either the front or back of the fuge. I ordered the thing, because I want it either way, so we'll see, hopefully it will fit on the fuge, might have to put in a spacer or something. Then i just have to find some way to deal with the fuge light. Also a little nervous the added weight of the light might be bad news for the hang on fuge, but it looks pretty sturdy.