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Old 10-20-2007, 07:27 PM   #1
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any suggestions on new lighting?


Hey everyone, been away a lot. I cuurently have an old coral life 72 inch hood w/ 2 daylight 10000k 96 watt and 2 actinic bulbs with 2 ballasts. I want to change lighting it is kinda old and the fan is starting to grind and make noise. any suggestions??
tank is a 125 gallon reef, mostly sofites with a few stonies (plates brains etc....)
what do you think of the T5's, my buddy likes them, but I have not found one that will be the full length of my tank 72"
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Old 10-20-2007, 08:48 PM   #2
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Get 2 36" T5 fixtures to cover the whole tank.

T5's are the way to go. I will never buy anther MH fixture again! And make sure you get T5HO, Not plain T5.
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Old 10-20-2007, 11:25 PM   #3
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4 T5 will take care of anything that needs light.
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Old 10-21-2007, 08:19 PM   #4
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can someone post a link please?
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Old 10-21-2007, 08:58 PM   #5
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what if I get 2 of these: http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...g~vendor~.html
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