kinda confusing light set up..help

A.T.T.R · 05/14/2007, 05:43 PM

ok well tenecor sucks and my canopy they made is falling apart.. so i need to getrid of it. meaning i need to redo my lighting ( currently vho)
this is an sps tank andii cant decide what i should use for lighting
i could do two 250 watt 14ks with 2 actinic white vhos
think this would be enoughf or a 60 inch by 24 inch by 24 inch tank
i would use lumenarc reflectors to get lotsa spread on the light. ( i cant have 3 lights because of the acrylic center brace

frederickk · 05/14/2007, 08:40 PM

'' could do two 250 watt 14ks with 2 actinic white vhos''

That sounds good to me.

gabe3d · 05/15/2007, 02:19 AM

I had two lumenarc reflectors with 250 SE on my 5ft long tank and it was good. 14ks are nice bulbs by themselves but if you are going to get MH and VHO take a look at reeflux 10ks. It brings out some nice colors from the corals, but kinda goofy looking by themselves.

Just a friendly reminder, you'll probably generate much more heat then before so do make sure, when you design your canopy, to include some fans, but unfortunately sometimes fans are not enough and a chiller will be needed.

A.T.T.R · 05/15/2007, 12:51 PM

lol 7 vhos in a 4 inch tall canopy... i already got heat issues anda chiller.
this if anything will reduce heat because im hanging thelights and going no canopy ( or possiably finish a built in look )

gabe3d · 05/15/2007, 06:03 PM

hehe

that's good that you ran into this problem and solved it already. I remember the time when I upgraded from HO to T5 and was scrambling and sweating to find a chiller or a way to cool down my tank. I always tend to only look at the positive side of an upgrade and forget about the problem it will cause...

05/14/2007, 05:43 PM	#1
A.T.T.R Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ft lauderdale Posts: 2,729	kinda confusing light set up..help ok well tenecor sucks and my canopy they made is falling apart.. so i need to getrid of it. meaning i need to redo my lighting ( currently vho) this is an sps tank andii cant decide what i should use for lighting i could do two 250 watt 14ks with 2 actinic white vhos think this would be enoughf or a 60 inch by 24 inch by 24 inch tank i would use lumenarc reflectors to get lotsa spread on the light. ( i cant have 3 lights because of the acrylic center brace

05/15/2007, 12:51 PM	#4
A.T.T.R Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ft lauderdale Posts: 2,729	lol 7 vhos in a 4 inch tall canopy... i already got heat issues anda chiller. this if anything will reduce heat because im hanging thelights and going no canopy ( or possiably finish a built in look ) __________________ Chris Addicted to the Reef- Current Tank Info: Starting a 20g

05/14/2007, 08:40 PM	#2
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	'' could do two 250 watt 14ks with 2 actinic white vhos'' That sounds good to me.

05/15/2007, 02:19 AM	#3
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	I had two lumenarc reflectors with 250 SE on my 5ft long tank and it was good. 14ks are nice bulbs by themselves but if you are going to get MH and VHO take a look at reeflux 10ks. It brings out some nice colors from the corals, but kinda goofy looking by themselves. Just a friendly reminder, you'll probably generate much more heat then before so do make sure, when you design your canopy, to include some fans, but unfortunately sometimes fans are not enough and a chiller will be needed.

05/15/2007, 06:03 PM	#5
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	hehe that's good that you ran into this problem and solved it already. I remember the time when I upgraded from HO to T5 and was scrambling and sweating to find a chiller or a way to cool down my tank. I always tend to only look at the positive side of an upgrade and forget about the problem it will cause...