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Old 12-18-2007, 11:25 AM   #25 (permalink)
corrado007
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Re: Make your own moon lights for less than $1

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Originally Posted by jubbers View Post
do you have coral in that tank? are those power compacts intense enough?if so i might get some.
I guess this is an old question, sorry I missed it. Yes, I have 4x65w PCs but I really don't recommend them if you're keeping corals. I would at least do T-5s or if you're planning on keeping clams, an anemone, or a lot of SPS I'd personally go with metal halides. I'm actually planning on picking up two 250w halides for my tank. BTW, when this thread was done the lights were on a 60gal but now I have a 90 and even with the 60 I still should have got halides. I see so little growth with my PCs and can't really keep SPS or other animals that require higher PAR.
Hope that helps,
Justin

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Thanks anyway, but I think I'll just stick with a store bought LED moonlight system commercially manufactured for about $99.

NOT!!

Great thread. Thanks for sharing your creativity with the rest of us!
ReefSparky, I'm glad you like the idea, thanks. You had me going for a second there.
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90gal mixed reef w/40gal sump/fuge, ATO, NW-200 Skimmer, 2x 250W 10k Reeflux MH & 220W VHO actinics, Koralia #4 & #3, Mag 9.5 return, Aquacontroller jr., LR & LS, and community fish (Yellow Assessor, Orchid Dottyback, Yellow Watchman Goby, paired O clowns, Hippo Tang, 2 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse, Neon Goby, 1 Baby Chromis, a very small algae blenny, and a Zebra Dartfish. Note: These guys are all small to medium in size) updated 7/31/08

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