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So after thinking and thinking its time to downsize my lighting...400s are just too much for my particular setup...there's absolutely nothing wrong with these ballasts or bulbs I have ran the ballasts for roughly a year now and the radiums have been in service for 4 months give or take a couple...

So a guy in my club wanta to trade me my reef breeders photon 48 for his maristar 4ft 2x250 halides with 2 t5ho. He kinda doesnt have alot of time and wants a simple system of softies he now does sps. Ive been thinking of going to halides but we all know the draw backs. The led seems to be...

I am getting ready to do a new tank build, 6' long 120gal in wall with a coast to coast overflow/Bean animal as I don't want to see the overflow boxes in the display. With that said I want to create a true mixed reef and have all my existing soft corals,lps,montiporas and chalices established in...

would this be considered a upgrade? I currently am running 96 watt t5 lighting on a 20 gallon long tank heres what i would buy http://www.ebay.com/itm/300673716836?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

i have a 29 biocube, my 150w halide pendant no supplement lighting is hanging 9 inches from the water surface. can anyone give me suggestions as to how long to run the light. any advice is greatly appreciated.

As I have been assembling my tank, I was able to pick up a used 48" Coralife Aqualife Pro with two 150w halides and two True Actinic 03 Blue Power compact lamps. My question is in regard to the size tank this setup would work for... Right now, I have an acrylic 48x15x24 size tank. The light...

I am wanting to get a new lighting system for my 55 gallon tank. I currently have a 36" system with a 150 watt halide in the middle and and 2 cfs on the side. 280 watt total. I am wanting a 48" to eliminate the dark corners of my tank. I have a very few zoanthids and only plan to have soft...

Ok guys quick question! I have 10k bulbs in my aquarium now. Benefits of these bulbs is that they last A LOT longer than 20K. Obvious down side is the yellow tint they give off. I am debating between buying some more Panoramic Ecoxotic Actinic LED strips or going with the 20K bulbs at some...

I've always loved the "shimmering" effect of halides (and LEDs) but until recently all I had running was T5s. 3 weeks ago I added two 250 watt halides ... and OH MY GOD what a difference! Yeah, I was getting by with the T5s and I would have said that I was doing just fine, though my candy canes...

Ok the link below has my current lighting system: http://www.marinedepot.com/36_inch_Current_USA_Outer_Orbit_1x150W_10K_HQI_MH_w_2x96W_Dual_Actinic_4_Lunar_Lights_36_Inch_Double_Ended_Metal_Halide_Power_Compact_Fixtures_with_Moon_Lights-Current_USA-CU01040-FILTFIMHMPMDMLM5-CU01041-vi.html I...

Coralife 48" fixture for sale ~ 3.5 years old. The acrylic PC lens have cracked and a moonlight lens is misssing. (not big deal stuff). The halides and PC work perfectly. I just put new bulbs in after christmas. 2x150 wt XM 15K and 2 x 96 actinics. Asking 400 OBRO Chris

180G Main Tank-6x2x2 1-55G Sump-drilled for auto top off 3-250W Reef Optix HQI Pendants 3-Advance M80 Ballasts Mod#71a5880 2-Super Actinic VHO's 1-Ice Cap 430 Ballast 1-Aqua UV Sterilizer 40W 1-Magdrive Pump Mod #9.5B 1-ASMG-3 Protein Skimmer 1-Sedra Pump Mod#KSP 5000 1-Reeflo Dart Pump...

I was wondering if anyone could help me here...I am in the process of converting a 30 gallon tank into a reef. Any suggestions on lighting for that size of a tank? Thanks!

Hi guys, So the tank is settling in well, and I was trying to be patient, but the bulbs I got really aren't what I was hoping for. The tank came with 20K radiums, which are too blue for my tastes and the tank isn't very bright. There are 3 400W ballasts, but I generally only run two of them...

I have three 250watt SE Hamilton 14ks, used for about 8 months at 7 hours a day. Still plenty of life in them I replaced to try a new lamp color. All three 50 shipped. paypal accepted.