Moving Lighting System.. Good lDea ?_?

huskysglare1 · 05/29/2009, 02:51 PM

l am thlnklng of havlng a hydroponlc Llghtlng system lnstalled for my 5' 170g tank. l am thlnklng of havlng Hydroponlc Llghtlng system and 2x80w T5. The t5s are there to provlde Llghts for dlsplay purposes.

Does anyone have thls system lnstalled and can glve me some feedback?

l've heard that they provlde the same growth for 1/2 the cost on the electrlc blLL. So, lnstead of 2x250 watts, l can use 1x250 or 2x400w, l can use 1x400 watts.

Some feed back would be great before l cough out the cash to bulLd thls system.

Thanks,
K

GreatReefs · 05/29/2009, 03:51 PM

I've always liked this idea. I remember reading in a magazine Steve Weast had a lighting on a track. I could be wrong though.

huskysglare1 · 05/30/2009, 12:31 AM

the only thing i am scared of is display won't be as pretty due to unbalance lighting

huskysglare1 · 05/30/2009, 03:23 PM

anyone?

RobbyVonAwesome · 05/30/2009, 04:27 PM

It's good for growing corals under because moving the lights prevents shadows. It'll be hard to get it to look right in a display tank, though.

huskysglare1 · 05/31/2009, 01:05 AM

will 2 t5 be good enough to light the tank?

redfishsc · 05/31/2009, 05:53 AM

Depends on what you put in them. I would personally lean toward one Fiji Purple and one ATI Pro-color, or perhaps leave one of those out and put in an ATI Blue Plus

05/29/2009, 02:51 PM	#1
huskysglare1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Jose Posts: 1,406	Moving Lighting System.. Good lDea ?_? l am thlnklng of havlng a hydroponlc Llghtlng system lnstalled for my 5' 170g tank. l am thlnklng of havlng Hydroponlc Llghtlng system and 2x80w T5. The t5s are there to provlde Llghts for dlsplay purposes. Does anyone have thls system lnstalled and can glve me some feedback? l've heard that they provlde the same growth for 1/2 the cost on the electrlc blLL. So, lnstead of 2x250 watts, l can use 1x250 or 2x400w, l can use 1x400 watts. Some feed back would be great before l cough out the cash to bulLd thls system. Thanks, K __________________ Since Jan 2008 Current system: 170G+50g Sump/Bio-Pellet Reactor. 2x400w Radium+2x110w VHO. 2 x HYDRO Magnum 8 + 1xMP60w (removed 2 x Koralia 4). SWC 300A Cone (had SWC 200 w/ Red Demon); it's AWESOME! BRS DOSER(Cal, Alk, and Mag). Current Tank Info: 170g+50g sump

05/30/2009, 12:31 AM	#3
huskysglare1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Jose Posts: 1,406	the only thing i am scared of is display won't be as pretty due to unbalance lighting __________________ Since Jan 2008 Current system: 170G+50g Sump/Bio-Pellet Reactor. 2x400w Radium+2x110w VHO. 2 x HYDRO Magnum 8 + 1xMP60w (removed 2 x Koralia 4). SWC 300A Cone (had SWC 200 w/ Red Demon); it's AWESOME! BRS DOSER(Cal, Alk, and Mag). Current Tank Info: 170g+50g sump

05/30/2009, 03:23 PM	#4
huskysglare1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Jose Posts: 1,406	anyone? __________________ Since Jan 2008 Current system: 170G+50g Sump/Bio-Pellet Reactor. 2x400w Radium+2x110w VHO. 2 x HYDRO Magnum 8 + 1xMP60w (removed 2 x Koralia 4). SWC 300A Cone (had SWC 200 w/ Red Demon); it's AWESOME! BRS DOSER(Cal, Alk, and Mag). Current Tank Info: 170g+50g sump

05/31/2009, 01:05 AM	#6
huskysglare1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Jose Posts: 1,406	will 2 t5 be good enough to light the tank? __________________ Since Jan 2008 Current system: 170G+50g Sump/Bio-Pellet Reactor. 2x400w Radium+2x110w VHO. 2 x HYDRO Magnum 8 + 1xMP60w (removed 2 x Koralia 4). SWC 300A Cone (had SWC 200 w/ Red Demon); it's AWESOME! BRS DOSER(Cal, Alk, and Mag). Current Tank Info: 170g+50g sump

05/31/2009, 05:53 AM	#7
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Depends on what you put in them. I would personally lean toward one Fiji Purple and one ATI Pro-color, or perhaps leave one of those out and put in an ATI Blue Plus __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

05/29/2009, 03:51 PM	#2
GreatReefs Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Location: in the reef Posts: 232	I've always liked this idea. I remember reading in a magazine Steve Weast had a lighting on a track. I could be wrong though.

05/30/2009, 04:27 PM	#5
RobbyVonAwesome Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 394	It's good for growing corals under because moving the lights prevents shadows. It'll be hard to get it to look right in a display tank, though.