lighting

[rookie reefer]

im saving money and i am going to buy a better lighting but don't know what the beset kind to get between 100 and 200. in the tank i want frog spawn acropora hammer coral fox coral and toad stools. Does anyone kow what kind i should get like.. name brand, wattage, how many bubls, and the kilowatts. Oh my tank is forming white circles on the glass hat look like snail shells but they appeared over night.

[rookie reefer]

anyone

[aquawolf]

What size is your tank, specifically how long is it so we know what size fixture to look at?

If you removed the Acropora from the list then you could get away with Power Compact lighting which will probably be your cheapest option, but let's see once you reply with the size.

[rookie reefer]

oh sorry its 10 gallons and 20"

[aquawolf]

Okay, since you are talking 20" then it looks like T5 is out of the question as I think the smallest they come in is 24".

Here are some links for Power Compact fixtures that fall within your price range:

Coralife 1 X 96 watt 50/50 bulb, meaning half is 10,000k and half is actinic:
http://www.aquacave.com/20-1x96w-cor...-hood-634.html Price as linked is $109.95 plus shipping

Current 2 X 40 watt with lunar lights, 1 bulb is daylight the other is actinic and LED moonlights:
http://www.aquacave.com/20-2x40w-orb...t-usa-885.html price as linked is $129.95 plus shipping

Current 2 X 40 watt, 1 daylight one actinic no moonlights:
http://www.aquacave.com/20-2x40w-sat...t-usa-903.html price as linked $112.95 plus shipping

Or you could go with a 70 watt metal halide pendant system such as this Oceanlight:
http://www.aquacave.com/oceanlight-h...edic-1099.html price as linked $239.95 shipped

I just pulled these from a quick lookup on this one web site. You can use them as specifications to shop around some and try to find the best price. I am not affiliated with the linked store and am not trying to push their products in any way.

If you really want to keep Acropora then you may have to go the Metal Halide route.

HTH

[rookie reefer]

thanks alot

[scoop]

Nova makes a Power Extreme 20" 2 x 20 T5 fixture. It runs about $75. I've got it over a 5 gl w/ Frogspawn, green candy cane, blue mushrooms and spaghetti leather. All are growing great since I went to the T5's. It doesn't have individual reflectors, so i don't think any sps would work.

[wannareef]

if you want mh look at these i run the 250's on my 220 have had them for over a year they are awesome
http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp...S&Category=559

[rookie reefer]

Originally Posted by scoop

Nova makes a Power Extreme 20" 2 x 20 T5 fixture. It runs about $75. I've got it over a 5 gl w/ Frogspawn, green candy cane, blue mushrooms and spaghetti leather. All are growing great since I went to the T5's. It doesn't have individual reflectors, so i don't think any sps would work.

where is nova. what is the website.

[rookie reefer]

Do you think this will be to much for what i want to do...... http://www.marineandreef.com/Satelli...p/rcu01012.htm

[rookie reefer]

bumbity