150 watts enough?

by **fihsboy** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:20 am

I want to upgrade my lighting now that everyone else is talking about it. 150 watt MH good enough? Its a 30 inch tank and they supposedly cover right at 30 inches.......ideas?

by **fihsboy** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:20 am

btw i dont want to put a hood on my tank..........I dont really like them. I like the tech tank look.

by **fihsboy** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:33 am

AND on top of that.......i dont want the spot light effect......am I going to have to up the tank to a 45 and get a 36 inch light?

by **GradyH6539** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:14 am

you need to do the math, do gallon/watts, if you have less than 3.5 you should up or wattage a bit

by **dick_headers** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:33 am

I'd go with a single double ended 250W. 10 inches above, no top. The shimmering look would blow your mind..:-) I go topless all the time. I had all kinds of gobies and blennies, and none of them jumped out of my tanks, ever.

by **fihsboy** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:22 pm

well im going to get a sunpod....and maybe up the ballast..and bulb. Think thats a good idea?

by **gumbii** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:11 pm

i also don't know who to talk to about lighting...

i'm going to upgrade this week... right now i have 260w of PC lights... i have a 90g cube tank thing...

i'm thinking about getting two 250W MH bulbs and keeping 130W PC lights... but i don't know what kelvin degree, or anything... or if i should even get two 250W bulbs... maybe a pair of 175's... but i don't know... i could afford getting two retro 400W bulbs, but i think that would be over kill...

how do i find out this info...?

by **fihsboy** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:41 am

what are you going to do with your pcs........im looking for 4 65 watt power compacts........I just built a hood today.......So yeah. :)

by **fihsboy** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:46 am

BTW.....the (old) owner of my LFS is running a 250watt mh over a 20 gallon. it doesnt overheat and he has a GORGEOUS tank. My LFS got bought by another employee....he wants to bring BIG changes and bring a larger selection of corals.......YES!!!!!!! I just put together a hood today too btw......took me about an hour....total cost.......26.50. Thats after buying a hand saw,wood, square, pencil, and hinges. I love my coralife, its great right now....but man......I cant wait to get more power!

by **blueshoes2208** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:49 pm

wow... the last line describes human society... good goin there.....

150 watts enough?

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150 watts enough?

150 watts enough?

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