what lamp to choose

iivs · 12/30/2017, 02:08 PM

Hallo i am new to marine hobby and i have 8 gallon tmc microhabitat 30 tank cycling from two months.a week ago i have added one blue tuxedo urchin and ont trochus snail.I am now between green and brown phase.I have one vortech mp10 wes for waves.My question is: I want to upgrade original light system from tmc with one of this two posibbilities AI Hd prime and ecotech radion xr 15= Which onbe is better for me?

RedGabino · 12/30/2017, 11:01 PM

AI HD is a little cheaper than radion, but I think both are a lot of light for your 8g tank

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RedGabino · 12/30/2017, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RedGabino

AI HD is a little cheaper than radion, but I think both are a lot of light for your 8g tank

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By the way, both are great lights

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iivs · 12/31/2017, 02:47 AM

so both are good for my tank.I prefer the ecotech becouse i have vortech mp10 wes and i planing to buy reef link and radion for best comunication

mcgyvr · 12/31/2017, 07:19 AM

Are you planning on adding corals?
Also how do you plan to supplement the urchins diet? They typically require a much larger tank to have enough for on their own

iivs · 12/31/2017, 09:50 AM

Yes i am planing soft corals to be added in the tank

iivs · 12/31/2017, 09:57 AM

Also the minimum tank requirement for this guy is 10 gallons and he is well cleaning the rocks frow alfgae

mcgyvr · 12/31/2017, 04:37 PM

Those lights are big overkill for your small tank softie tank..
Seems goofy IMO to buy lights and run them at 5-10%

Mdj · 12/31/2017, 07:30 PM

Be careful when you upgrade your lights I put a cheap black box over my 10 gallon and it was way to much even on lowest settings bleached a couple hammers and a candy cane switched over to 2 par30 bulbs and corals are much happier still haven't got all there color back but are starting to get some back been almost a month

iivs · 01/01/2018, 04:01 AM

Whdt can you tell me about original tmc light ?

12/30/2017, 02:08 PM	#1
iivs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 6	what lamp to choose Hallo i am new to marine hobby and i have 8 gallon tmc microhabitat 30 tank cycling from two months.a week ago i have added one blue tuxedo urchin and ont trochus snail.I am now between green and brown phase.I have one vortech mp10 wes for waves.My question is: I want to upgrade original light system from tmc with one of this two posibbilities AI Hd prime and ecotech radion xr 15= Which onbe is better for me?

12/31/2017, 07:19 AM	#5
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Are you planning on adding corals? Also how do you plan to supplement the urchins diet? They typically require a much larger tank to have enough for on their own __________________ Who me?

12/31/2017, 04:37 PM	#8
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Those lights are big overkill for your small tank softie tank.. Seems goofy IMO to buy lights and run them at 5-10% __________________ Who me?

12/30/2017, 11:01 PM	#2
RedGabino Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Nogales Posts: 85	AI HD is a little cheaper than radion, but I think both are a lot of light for your 8g tank Enviado desde mi G8142 mediante Tapatalk

12/31/2017, 02:47 AM	#4
iivs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 6	so both are good for my tank.I prefer the ecotech becouse i have vortech mp10 wes and i planing to buy reef link and radion for best comunication

12/31/2017, 09:50 AM	#6
iivs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 6	Yes i am planing soft corals to be added in the tank

12/31/2017, 09:57 AM	#7
iivs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 6	Also the minimum tank requirement for this guy is 10 gallons and he is well cleaning the rocks frow alfgae

12/31/2017, 07:30 PM	#9
Mdj Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 56	Be careful when you upgrade your lights I put a cheap black box over my 10 gallon and it was way to much even on lowest settings bleached a couple hammers and a candy cane switched over to 2 par30 bulbs and corals are much happier still haven't got all there color back but are starting to get some back been almost a month

01/01/2018, 04:01 AM	#10
iivs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 6	Whdt can you tell me about original tmc light ?