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04-15-2006, 08:47 PM
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The Warden's Prisoner
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Abingdon, Maryland
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Deep tank lighting
Hi,
I have a 44 gallon corner pentagon tank. It is 2 feet deep. I currently have to 96 watt coralife lamp fixtures on my tank that sit on top of a fiberglass top. This lighting has supported a torch, brain and zoanthid. I would like to upgrade, but the the dimensions of my tank make it extremely difficult to use lighting with legs. I was wondering how a Coralifes's 150 watt MH 14k clamp on fixture would do in my tank. Does anyone have any ideas or does anyone have tank like this.
Thanks,
Trea
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04-15-2006, 09:07 PM
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The Bitter Mod
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You probably want to think about going with a 250 Watt pendant on a 24" tank.
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04-15-2006, 09:13 PM
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The Warden's Prisoner
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Thanks,
I guess that's the word. I am going to do some pretty creative construction in the corner where that tank is.
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04-15-2006, 09:59 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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what kind of corals do you want to keep? do you just want to upgrade and keep the same corals are try and go for some higher light corals/clams.
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04-15-2006, 11:25 PM
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if you do not want to keep the high light stuff, i really like the icecap spot pendant... if you want more spread you can get the flood lamps and lower it, or for more pinpoint you can get the spot bulbs and raise it up a bit more. if you really want to keep more, or hope to in the future, i would look at one of the myriad of 250 watt pendants, which have the benefit on some models of carrying 13 watt pc's for dawn/dusk or moonlight conditions.
it all comes down to the animals thogh.
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04-16-2006, 12:24 AM
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The Warden's Prisoner
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Geoff, I would pretty much keep any coral that would thrive under that lighting. Maybe some of those Acros and a clam.
Thanks everybody for the suggestions. It seems like 250 MH pendants are the favorites.
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04-16-2006, 07:42 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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250 is the way to go!
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04-16-2006, 03:42 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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Originally Posted by trea
Geoff, I would pretty much keep any coral that would thrive under that lighting. Maybe some of those Acros and a clam.
Thanks everybody for the suggestions. It seems like 250 MH pendants are the favorites.
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yep, 250w pendant is what i would do also.
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