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08/22/2006, 02:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: stillwater, Minnasota
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last hope! best bang for my buck new lighting?!
i haev a 192 watt coral life fixture on my 38 gallon tank right now, and set things high near the surface so they reseve the most light, getting tired of haveing no color near the bottem, and want to upgrade. with halides?? would order them trough the fish store i work at, what is a good company be spiecific please so i know what to get. halides??
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38 qallon marine tank 1 skunk cleaner shrimp 2 ocelaris 36'' coral life pro hqi bakpack skimmer 29 gal sump filtration refugium Current Tank Info: 40 gallon saltwater with clowns, corals, live rock. |
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08/22/2006, 02:12 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: stillwater, Minnasota
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OR SHOULD I GET A RETRO KIT AND DO THAT MYSELF, AND BUILD A CUSTOM WOOD TOP?? WHAT RETRO KIT WOULD I WANT, CRAP THEN I WOULD NEED FANS TOO.
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38 qallon marine tank 1 skunk cleaner shrimp 2 ocelaris 36'' coral life pro hqi bakpack skimmer 29 gal sump filtration refugium Current Tank Info: 40 gallon saltwater with clowns, corals, live rock. |
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08/22/2006, 02:14 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brew City, WI
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Perhaps T5s would be a good idea as well if you havent looked into them yet as well... A 6x39wattTeklight would just about double the light you are providing now... without the heat/space needed for halides.... if its an issue.
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08/22/2006, 02:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: almost nevada
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Retro is cheapest if you can do some DIY woodwork or if you have an existing canopy.
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Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics |
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