dogmatix Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Iv'e got a chiller going cheap, probably keep it tho as people seem to want it for nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 For the lighting, it really depends on what u will be keeping in future. If you intend to keep SPS in future, 250watts is a better choice so u wont keep on upgrading. Futhermore, if you uses 250watts, for future upgrade to 400watts, u can still u the reflectors and just change the ballast only. if you just wanna keep LPS, 150watts will do..... i think that is a generalisation nowadays. i have seen some bloody good colouration in sps tanks on 150's (cookie's, jetski's etc). after making the transition from 250's to 150's myself I've seen a faster rate of improvement in the colouration of my sps than with 250's. obviously the 250's are more powerful - the improvement is due to better reflectors and halides being much closer to the water surface. a good quality/design of reflector, a good spread of light and a good mix of kelvin in the bulbs can make a huge difference imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 i think that is a generalisation nowadays. i have seen some bloody good colouration in sps tanks on 150's (cookie's, jetski's etc). after making the transition from 250's to 150's myself I've seen a faster rate of improvement in the colouration of my sps than with 250's. obviously the 250's are more powerful - the improvement is due to better reflectors and halides being much closer to the water surface. a good quality/design of reflector, a good spread of light and a good mix of kelvin in the bulbs can make a huge difference imo. What u are saying its true...having good reflector+good bulbs, ur corals will be very happy... Not forgeting your water condition which plays a vital role... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 anyone interested in some good reflectors or other lighting stuff check the commercial section for a bulk order from DE lighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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