Will This Work

chazooz · 07/16/2008, 05:07 AM

I HAVE A 100 GL salt water reef system its been up and running about 2 years with mostly succes a few casualties along the way but hey its trial and error my question is i have 8 power compacts on the tank split half and half should upgrade and how do u know when the lights arent working any more one has already gone should i just replace them all??

MalHavoc · 07/16/2008, 05:12 AM

If by 'upgrade' you mean 'how do I know when it's time to replace my bulbs', you should do it every year, well before they stop working.

Aquarist007 · 07/16/2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally posted by MalHavoc
If by 'upgrade' you mean 'how do I know when it's time to replace my bulbs', you should do it every year, well before they stop working.

MalHavoc
perhaps you would have an answer to this question also

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...2#post12957772

atwinparadox2 · 07/17/2008, 06:18 AM

I have PC's on my 45 and I like to replace them every 6-9 months. But that is just personal preference. If you can upgrade, I would do so. You will see significantly positive results if you went to a T5 setup. And for all the money you will spend to replace 8 bulbs, it might be worth your while to shell out a little more $$ and get a T5 kit or complete setup.

Aquarist007 · 07/17/2008, 06:23 AM

Tswifty has a dynamic t5 lighting system for his 90g and has pictured detailed its construction on his build site:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1428872

07/16/2008, 05:07 AM	#1
chazooz Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: rancho cucamonga Posts: 11	Will This Work I HAVE A 100 GL salt water reef system its been up and running about 2 years with mostly succes a few casualties along the way but hey its trial and error my question is i have 8 power compacts on the tank split half and half should upgrade and how do u know when the lights arent working any more one has already gone should i just replace them all??

07/16/2008, 05:12 AM	#2
MalHavoc Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 10,850	If by 'upgrade' you mean 'how do I know when it's time to replace my bulbs', you should do it every year, well before they stop working. __________________ Jason "Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet. Because, ultimately, the empathic gift blurred the boundaries between hunter and victim, between the successful and the defeated." -- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K Dick

07/17/2008, 06:23 AM	#5
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	Tswifty has a dynamic t5 lighting system for his 90g and has pictured detailed its construction on his build site: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1428872 __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

07/17/2008, 06:18 AM	#4
atwinparadox2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingston, PA Posts: 782	I have PC's on my 45 and I like to replace them every 6-9 months. But that is just personal preference. If you can upgrade, I would do so. You will see significantly positive results if you went to a T5 setup. And for all the money you will spend to replace 8 bulbs, it might be worth your while to shell out a little more $$ and get a T5 kit or complete setup.