Some help please.

reefgeek84 · 02/22/2006, 04:31 PM

I am going to be setting up a 55gal corner tank that is 24" tall.

I was thinking about using the Odyssea metal halide system with the 175w halide and the 50w of PC and Moon light LED( i know that does not matter, but I am unsure of the wattage of the LED) and a 135w PC system.

But was thinking maybe I should not go with the 135w PC and go with another Odyssea metal halide system? Would it be worth it? Or should I just stick with the PC and the Metal halide, since I already have to PC?

I want to keep SPS and LPS corals.

I do not want to have to much light over the tank, with the halides alone would be 350W plus the PC's of 50W, 450Ws total.

let me know guys.

Entropy · 02/22/2006, 05:11 PM

I think a single halide would suffice and I would supplement it with actinic. The single fixture with 1x175w halide, and 50w PC sounds like enough to me. I would use a Iwasaki Aqua2 bulb if it has a mogul socket and run actinic PC's.

reefgeek84 · 02/23/2006, 11:45 AM

TTT

reefgeek84 · 02/24/2006, 01:33 PM

So I was thinking if I went with the two halide systems, I would use a 10k bulb (175w), 20k bulb(175w), and the rest of the pc's would be actinic that equal 96watts.. How would that look? also would it be ok if I had the pc's come on first then the 20k and then the 10k? or would the 96 watts of actinic to the 20k be to much of a shock? Please let me know.

#99 · 02/24/2006, 01:48 PM

Are you hanging the halide? If you are,then I would go with a 250w 20k that hangs a good 12" - 18" above the tank. I had a 100 gal round clam tank that did great. I also had a 400 watt hqi halide above it which would be more than you need,but HQI is deffinatly the way to go.
Matt

reefgeek84 · 02/24/2006, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by #99
Are you hanging the halide? If you are,then I would go with a 250w 20k that hangs a good 12" - 18" above the tank. I had a 100 gal round clam tank that did great. I also had a 400 watt hqi halide above it which would be more than you need,but HQI is deffinatly the way to go.
Matt

I have custom hood that will keep the light off the tank about 12",
The system I am looking at is only 175w halide with 43w of PC, so I was thinking two of those or one of them with 130watts of PC(the PC would include 65w of 10k and then 65w of actinic).

So I am trying to figure out my options.

02/22/2006, 04:31 PM	#1
reefgeek84 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portlan, OR Posts: 997	Some help please. I am going to be setting up a 55gal corner tank that is 24" tall. I was thinking about using the Odyssea metal halide system with the 175w halide and the 50w of PC and Moon light LED( i know that does not matter, but I am unsure of the wattage of the LED) and a 135w PC system. But was thinking maybe I should not go with the 135w PC and go with another Odyssea metal halide system? Would it be worth it? Or should I just stick with the PC and the Metal halide, since I already have to PC? I want to keep SPS and LPS corals. I do not want to have to much light over the tank, with the halides alone would be 350W plus the PC's of 50W, 450Ws total. let me know guys.

02/22/2006, 05:11 PM	#2
Entropy Texas Reefer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 13,656	I think a single halide would suffice and I would supplement it with actinic. The single fixture with 1x175w halide, and 50w PC sounds like enough to me. I would use a Iwasaki Aqua2 bulb if it has a mogul socket and run actinic PC's. __________________ Rich Overton 150G cube FOWLR, 30g sump, ReefKeeperII, 3x Koralia 1400's, QuiteOne 3000, Reef Octopus DNWB150, 4x 30w Par38 LED. Current Tank Info: 36x36x27 150g

02/23/2006, 11:45 AM	#3
reefgeek84 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portlan, OR Posts: 997	TTT

02/24/2006, 01:33 PM	#4
reefgeek84 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portlan, OR Posts: 997	So I was thinking if I went with the two halide systems, I would use a 10k bulb (175w), 20k bulb(175w), and the rest of the pc's would be actinic that equal 96watts.. How would that look? also would it be ok if I had the pc's come on first then the 20k and then the 10k? or would the 96 watts of actinic to the 20k be to much of a shock? Please let me know.

02/24/2006, 01:48 PM	#5
#99 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 119	Are you hanging the halide? If you are,then I would go with a 250w 20k that hangs a good 12" - 18" above the tank. I had a 100 gal round clam tank that did great. I also had a 400 watt hqi halide above it which would be more than you need,but HQI is deffinatly the way to go. Matt