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Originally posted by Mebigloser
Thanks for the info tommyp, I think I will also check out nano-reef. |
No need: we're all here!
A few quick things: what is your preference in terms of light saturation? I ask this, as you will need to figure this out before going any route with a tank....Single halide over a wider tank (20-30) will leave some shaded areas, and you will need to raise the lighting higher to get wider light spread: higher you go, the more intense a bulb you need. If you like bright all-over light, perhaps a pair of halides over the wider tank.
The new oceanic cubes BEG for a 250w pendant over them, IMO.
If you look @ my website, you can see my 10 gal with a 150w halide. I run a single Coral Vue 20kk bulb and the coloration is pretty good. I found this bulb to be much less blue than the XM's or the radiums and fine without actinic supplementation, but the limiting factor on that is the fact that my fixture does not have the room for the actinic as it is, and I don't want to mess around with the look.
Also nice about the hood I have, or a pendant: top-down viewing of clams......amazing what the angle will do for viewing them.
OK, have to hop, but I'll jump back in by tomorrow night.