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11/09/2006, 08:58 AM
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70 watt MH or 150 MH over ten gallon?
For my SPS ten gallon nano should I go with the 70 watt MH or 150 watt MH? I will buy a small chiller and have a 30 gallon sump so I am not worried about the heat. The MH fixture that I will get is the Sunpod
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11/09/2006, 09:45 AM
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go for the 150....in my expierence you will end up buying it later...in this bussiness buy the best you can
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11/09/2006, 10:05 AM
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Thanks. I thought maybe the 150 over a ten gallon tank may bleach them, guess not though. Do you think the zoa's will do OK under that lighting? Might add a clam as well =)
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11/09/2006, 10:11 AM
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I also would do a 150W, if it bleaches corals, you could lower the PAR level by going with a 14KK or 20KK bulb. That may be a little easier for zoos to take. I prefer the blue bulbs anyway.
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11/09/2006, 10:44 AM
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I would probably do a 14K then as I don't like how much blue the 20K gives off.
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11/09/2006, 10:50 AM
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150 14k over a 10 gallon seems like a lot. you don't want to heat up the water too much with such a small tank.
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11/09/2006, 11:04 AM
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like I said in my first post I will have a 30 gallon sump and a chiller so I am not at all worried about heat
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11/09/2006, 01:17 PM
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I use 150W XM 20K over my 10 gal and keep mostly zoos and LPS with very good results.
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11/09/2006, 02:04 PM
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150 watt sunpod comes with a 14k buld, go with that
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11/09/2006, 06:24 PM
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I have 175w 14k 10" over the top of my 10g no sump,open top, small computer fan blowing over the surface no temp problems
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