davidb Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 i'm not going to mention who is selling which- however you probarbly all know but I am trying to decide whether to get a 150 watt retrofit with a new 14k bulb which is new or a used 250 watt Leuci with a 1 month old bulb... What would you guys sugest as I cant decide... this is taking into consideration cost, electricity usage and performance. I only have a 200 L tank, 920l 390d 600h. I am wanting to keep lots of soft corals but also some hard corals and an anenome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 More is better. The important factor here isn't how many liters you tank is but how deep, at 600mm I would advise going with the 250w, also you want to have a light about every 2 feet, so you need a couple of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 unless i built up the centre with more light demanding species and worked my way out to the edges. its only a 3ft tank. i was thinking that the 250 watt would produce alot more heat etc. all i want it for initially is an anenome, as I will be starting off with easy corals until I get the hang of saltwater a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 The problem is that the light will be so bright the rest of the tank will look very dim compared, you will have the same problem with a 150w. The only way round this is to lift the light up high enough to light the whole tank but then you lose the intensity because the light would have to be 2-3 feet above the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 my 400w is now about 35cms from the water now and it lights the whole tank nicely?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 how long is your tank steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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