Lighting question

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 01:11 AM

Is this a good light

http://amzn.com/B0049PU8BI

Looking to upgrade from my pc lights

ReefTron5000 · 07/17/2013, 01:14 AM

What size tank? It'll work just fine.

Shaker nemo · 07/17/2013, 01:49 AM

it should work fine. Do you have corals?

BlindZide · 07/17/2013, 05:09 AM

It is a good fixture but I believe is it WAY over priced.

This is what I have with new bulbs on the way....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290934578476

More bang for your buck here. Quad T5HO with cooling fans, a timer, and 8 lunar LEDs.

hossa81 · 07/17/2013, 07:20 AM

I use those lights, love them! Great light output and I like the way the Lunars look.

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 09:35 AM

It would be on a 55 gallon. I have a couple mushrooms a leather coral and one more that Is a frag that I don't remember what it is

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 09:39 AM

I was also looking at this light

http://bit.ly/1bowbR0

Having 6 bulbs with 324 watt. 3 blue 3 white

BlindZide · 07/17/2013, 10:52 AM

Not bad.

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BlindZide

Not bad.

Which one isn't bad

BlindZide · 07/17/2013, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltwater2999

I was also looking at this light

http://bit.ly/1bowbR0

Having 6 bulbs with 324 watt. 3 blue 3 white

This one. If I would have seen that one before I purchased mine I would have it! I would look into changing the bulbs though. Get some ATI bulbs. They are that much better than stock bulbs.

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BlindZide

This one. If I would have seen that one before I purchased mine I would have it! I would look into changing the bulbs though. Get some ATI bulbs. They are that much better than stock bulbs.

That's what I was going to do. Replace all the bulbs with some high end ones like ati. Another question is can I replace a 10,000 bulb with a 12,000 bulb

CKI · 07/17/2013, 01:08 PM

I just have my ol' Coralife power compact.... 384 watts

... i might actually sell it here soon

IF i can find a bargain with close to the same wattage

BlindZide · 07/17/2013, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltwater2999

That's what I was going to do. Replace all the bulbs with some high end ones like ati. Another question is can I replace a 10,000 bulb with a 12,000 bulb

You might want to head over to the lighting section of the forum and to a thread about T5 bulbs. Just post what you have and what you are looking to get out of your lights and they will give you the bulb combo to make it work.

CKI · 07/17/2013, 01:19 PM

I would op for the 6 lamp ... esp if you want to get some corals later down the road that require a ton of light! ... But the 4 lamp is nice to ...and both are CHEAP!

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 01:24 PM

Yeah I'll buy the light fixture first then see what everyone says for the best light combo.
Also I found a cheaper one lol

http://amzn.com/B006O2EY82

CKI · 07/17/2013, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltwater2999

Yeah I'll buy the light fixture first then see what everyone says for the best light combo.
Also I found a cheaper one lol

http://amzn.com/B006O2EY82

Thats the same light right? I think so ... i do know the eBay seller "topdogsellers" are top notch people!

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 01:50 PM

I believe it's the same light

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 02:03 PM

A question I have now is if I get a 6 lamp light. Will that be two much for my mushrooms and leather coral

CKI · 07/17/2013, 02:07 PM

might have to move em around .... that would be a question for the lighting section on here.. i know the guy i got my light from, he had tons of mushrooms that looked great...my light is 384W

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CKI

might have to move em around .... that would be a question for the lighting section on here.. i know the guy i got my light from, he had tons of mushrooms that looked great...my light is 384W

How far from the surface were the mushrooms

CKI · 07/17/2013, 03:02 PM

he had em on the bottom.

saltwater2999 · 07/17/2013, 03:11 PM

So you can put mushrooms in the sand bed as long as they are attached to a rock

saltwater2999 · 07/19/2013, 09:43 AM

Bump

07/17/2013, 01:11 AM	#1
saltwater2999 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinios Posts: 170	Lighting question Is this a good light http://amzn.com/B0049PU8BI Looking to upgrade from my pc lights

07/17/2013, 05:09 AM	#4
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	It is a good fixture but I believe is it WAY over priced. This is what I have with new bulbs on the way.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290934578476 More bang for your buck here. Quad T5HO with cooling fans, a timer, and 8 lunar LEDs. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/17/2013, 07:20 AM	#5
hossa81 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Geneva,IL Posts: 900	I use those lights, love them! Great light output and I like the way the Lunars look. __________________ Enjoy life, there's plenty of time to be dead. Current Tank Info: 180 FOWLR, 29 BioCube

07/17/2013, 10:52 AM	#8
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	Not bad. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/17/2013, 01:08 PM	#12
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	I just have my ol' Coralife power compact.... 384 watts ... i might actually sell it here soon IF i can find a bargain with close to the same wattage __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/17/2013, 01:14 AM	#2
ReefTron5000 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: RSM Posts: 597	What size tank? It'll work just fine.

07/17/2013, 01:49 AM	#3
Shaker nemo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 263	it should work fine. Do you have corals?

07/17/2013, 09:35 AM	#6
saltwater2999 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinios Posts: 170	It would be on a 55 gallon. I have a couple mushrooms a leather coral and one more that Is a frag that I don't remember what it is

07/17/2013, 09:39 AM	#7
saltwater2999 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinios Posts: 170	I was also looking at this light http://bit.ly/1bowbR0 Having 6 bulbs with 324 watt. 3 blue 3 white

07/17/2013, 01:19 PM	#14
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	I would op for the 6 lamp ... esp if you want to get some corals later down the road that require a ton of light! ... But the 4 lamp is nice to ...and both are CHEAP! __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/17/2013, 01:24 PM	#15
saltwater2999 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinios Posts: 170	Yeah I'll buy the light fixture first then see what everyone says for the best light combo. Also I found a cheaper one lol http://amzn.com/B006O2EY82

07/17/2013, 01:50 PM	#17
saltwater2999 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinios Posts: 170	I believe it's the same light

07/17/2013, 02:03 PM	#18
saltwater2999 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinios Posts: 170	A question I have now is if I get a 6 lamp light. Will that be two much for my mushrooms and leather coral

07/17/2013, 02:07 PM	#19
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	might have to move em around .... that would be a question for the lighting section on here.. i know the guy i got my light from, he had tons of mushrooms that looked great...my light is 384W __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/17/2013, 03:02 PM	#21
CKI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 281	he had em on the bottom. __________________ _____________________________ 75Gal - 30 gal sump - Coralife T5's - Eshopps overflow - PSK-150-Triton Deep Blue

07/17/2013, 03:11 PM	#22
saltwater2999 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinios Posts: 170	So you can put mushrooms in the sand bed as long as they are attached to a rock

07/19/2013, 09:43 AM	#23
saltwater2999 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinios Posts: 170	Bump