is it really worth the up grade

sher · 07-25-2001, 05:30 PM

i'v got a 40 breeder that is 90% sps 10% softy. i'v got 2 250w 65k over it right know. so is it worth the up grade to 2 400w 65ks?

TIA

Souk

naser · 07-25-2001, 05:54 PM

well ive got one 400watt now. about to add another 400. do you like the 6500k's? i use a 10000k now im thinking about going 6500k because of the cost!
id say if your corals look good and all is well then why upgrade. but i have seen people with 250watt on one side and 400 on the other, they say the corals grow faster and bigger on the 400watt side!

billzie · 07-26-2001, 08:45 AM

I would assume you're OK with the 250w, your tank is only 16" tall and if you have any substrate at all you're already getting excellent light penetration. Bill.

**golfish** · 07-26-2001, 09:29 AM

No, you seem to have more then enough light

sher · 07-26-2001, 12:03 PM

Thanks for the replys guys,

i was just thinking because 75% of the sps are wild heads and i thought that they weren't getting enough light. for an ex: one of my table that did have pink tips and lime green body, the tips turned to lime green also. well, i guess i'll sleep on it for a couple more nights.

+ it time to change my bulbs anyway.

tendar · 07-26-2001, 01:43 PM

on a 40 breeder you have plenty of light. The 400 are for taller tanks like 24" or so.

naser · 07-26-2001, 03:56 PM

ive got my dual 400watters on my 55 reef. but i also keep a table on the bottom.

Yam · 07-29-2001, 01:52 AM

One major difference IMO is the color. The 400W 6500K color is a lot tougher to mask then the 6500K. If the color is ok with you, go for the 400W and acclimate slowly. IMO, you can never have enough light.

Danny

Reinhold · 07-30-2001, 10:00 AM

naser:

Do you have any pics of your 55 with the dual 400's? I am mulling over which MH's to add to my 55+ show, and I'd sure like to see some set-ups.

**golfish** · 07-30-2001, 06:33 PM

Reinhold,
What are the dimensions of your tank? When I see the word "show" I think of tall and skinny

Reinhold · 07-30-2001, 07:45 PM

golfish:

You got it! I didn't know any better when I bought my FO tank at Pet Mega-Store, so I bought this cool looking Oceanic show tank.

Measures 48" long X 24" deep X 12" wide. About 60 gallons. The narrowness makes aquascaping a challenge.

07-25-2001, 05:30 PM	#1
sher Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: st. paul,mn Posts: 108	is it really worth the up grade i'v got a 40 breeder that is 90% sps 10% softy. i'v got 2 250w 65k over it right know. so is it worth the up grade to 2 400w 65ks? TIA Souk __________________ i hate this kind of drug.

07-26-2001, 12:03 PM	#5
sher Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: st. paul,mn Posts: 108	Thanks for the replys guys, i was just thinking because 75% of the sps are wild heads and i thought that they weren't getting enough light. for an ex: one of my table that did have pink tips and lime green body, the tips turned to lime green also. well, i guess i'll sleep on it for a couple more nights. + it time to change my bulbs anyway. __________________ i hate this kind of drug.

07-29-2001, 01:52 AM	#8
Yam Citizen Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Berkeley, CA, US Posts: 136	One major difference IMO is the color. The 400W 6500K color is a lot tougher to mask then the 6500K. If the color is ok with you, go for the 400W and acclimate slowly. IMO, you can never have enough light. Danny __________________ http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=1267823

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07-25-2001, 05:54 PM	#2
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	well ive got one 400watt now. about to add another 400. do you like the 6500k's? i use a 10000k now im thinking about going 6500k because of the cost! id say if your corals look good and all is well then why upgrade. but i have seen people with 250watt on one side and 400 on the other, they say the corals grow faster and bigger on the 400watt side!

07-26-2001, 08:45 AM	#3
billzie Citizen Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Chicago/Athens, OH Posts: 103	I would assume you're OK with the 250w, your tank is only 16" tall and if you have any substrate at all you're already getting excellent light penetration. Bill.

07-26-2001, 09:29 AM	#4
golfish Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alta Loma,Ca Posts: 2,935	No, you seem to have more then enough light

07-26-2001, 01:43 PM	#6
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	on a 40 breeder you have plenty of light. The 400 are for taller tanks like 24" or so.

07-26-2001, 03:56 PM	#7
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	ive got my dual 400watters on my 55 reef. but i also keep a table on the bottom.

07-30-2001, 10:00 AM	#9
Reinhold Mayor Join Date: May 2001 Location: USA Posts: 941	naser: Do you have any pics of your 55 with the dual 400's? I am mulling over which MH's to add to my 55+ show, and I'd sure like to see some set-ups.

07-30-2001, 06:33 PM	#10
golfish Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alta Loma,Ca Posts: 2,935	Reinhold, What are the dimensions of your tank? When I see the word "show" I think of tall and skinny

07-30-2001, 07:45 PM	#11
Reinhold Mayor Join Date: May 2001 Location: USA Posts: 941	golfish: You got it! I didn't know any better when I bought my FO tank at Pet Mega-Store, so I bought this cool looking Oceanic show tank. Measures 48" long X 24" deep X 12" wide. About 60 gallons. The narrowness makes aquascaping a challenge.

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