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michael_cb_125 · 09-24-2007, 06:45 AM

The HQI is a nice upgrade, but the system would run very hot. I have a 12 aquapod and a 24 gallon aquapod. The 12 has the stck lighting system and I keep mushrooms and some polyps. Even with the stock hood I have to vent it by proping up the hood about 2 inches. My 24 has a the HQI, and it gets significantly hotter.
If your house does not get too hot then the HQI may be a better shoice, as it allows for a greater diveristy of corals. My house is at 65-68 year round and my tanks still get hot. Heat would be the diggest deciding factor for me. I dont see spending hundreds of dollars for a chiller to put on a $130 tank. But that is just me.-Michael

09-24-2007, 06:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 3,344 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Aquapod 12 lighting - PC vs HQI? The HQI is a nice upgrade, but the system would run very hot. I have a 12 aquapod and a 24 gallon aquapod. The 12 has the stck lighting system and I keep mushrooms and some polyps. Even with the stock hood I have to vent it by proping up the hood about 2 inches. My 24 has a the HQI, and it gets significantly hotter. If your house does not get too hot then the HQI may be a better shoice, as it allows for a greater diveristy of corals. My house is at 65-68 year round and my tanks still get hot. Heat would be the diggest deciding factor for me. I dont see spending hundreds of dollars for a chiller to put on a $130 tank. But that is just me.-Michael __________________ In the process of taking the 240 down. Setting up an Elos System 70 and Elos Mini.