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Posted: September 30 2009 at 9:54pm |
So I am thinking of getting an Aqua Medic MH to put over my Nano. I know, I know, me using MH?!?! 
I just am tired of this light on my NC and Bob has that sweet fixture for sell for way cheap.
Do you think a 250W fixture is too much for my nano cube? I can hang the light above the tank and keep it a ways off the water surface. I was actually thinking of leaving it 18" or so off to begin with and seeing how everything reacts.
I am also worried about heat in the tank. As is I can't keep my temp below 79F with no heater. Does anyone see a problem with that?
Thanks is advance!
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Posted: September 30 2009 at 9:57pm |
If it is 18" above the water it should be fine. You are reducing the intensity by raising the light. Why not reduce the wattage instead and not have so much light bleed-over?
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Posted: September 30 2009 at 9:59pm |
Mike,
I thought of seeing if anyone had a 150W ballast that I could trade the 250W for.
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:08am |
Ryan,
If your going to abandon the T5 Idea and go MH you might as well swallow all you pride and look at the aquatraders pendant. It has a 150w MH and 2 14w T5HO tubes for $90.00.
I saw one on chads tank and it looks great.
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:16am |
 bfessler wrote:
Ryan,
If your going to abandon the T5 Idea and go MH you might as well swallow all you pride and look at the aquatraders pendant. It has a 150w MH and 2 14w T5HO tubes for $90.00.
I saw one on chads tank and it looks great.
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pitiful guppy tank.
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:20am |
I am not abandoning my T5!!!!!! T5 is the ONLY way I will go on my new tank.
The problem is there are ZERO T5 fixtures for a nano cube. I don't want to buy one of the garbage Current USA fixtures as a temporoary light. I plan on having my new tank around Christmas. Until then I really want to color my corals up and with the stock lighting I have, it will never happen.
So my idea is to get Bob's MH pendant he is selling. It is a great price and will do exactly what I need right now. I can use it later on a frag tank or list it for sale once I am done with it. I could also have John buy it from me at Reef Runners to use on our new SPS only system.
We installed Phoenix bulbs down at Reef Runners and I can't believe the colors that the SPS are showing now. They were completely browned out and ugly. Now one of them is baby blue with green tips. Very pretty.
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:26am |
I couldn't resist the dig.
The point is the aquatraders light has both the MH and T5HO and will fit on a nano for about the same price as Bobs light and you dont have to mess around with changing the ballast and bulb to reduce the amount of light.
Just a thought
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:27am |
pa_reptileman_4 wrote:
bfessler wrote:
Ryan,
If your going to abandon the T5 Idea and go MH you might as well swallow all you pride and look at the aquatraders pendant. It has a 150w MH and 2 14w T5HO tubes for $90.00.
I saw one on chads tank and it looks great.
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They are out of stock on their site and I also will NEVER use anything Odyssea again. I don't care if 100 people on here buy them and have great things to say. I owned Odyssea once and that was enough of a headache for me. Ballast always went out, company didn't stand behind their warranty, wanted me to ship it to China!
Their bulbs are also terrible colors.
I appreciate the idea but I really like the thought of Bob's pendant. I can also look for a 150W ballast and bulb and always trade someone 
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:32am |
bfessler wrote:
I couldn't resist the dig.
The point is the aquatraders light has both the MH and T5HO and will fit on a nano for about the same price as Bobs light and you dont have to mess around with changing the ballast and bulb to reduce the amount of light.
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Burt,
I looked at those fixtures last night while I was trying to decide what to do. I just can't purchase a Chinese knock off. I did once and hated my experience with it.
I have a Current Powerbrite LED fixture. It is all blue and I am gonna find a way to rig it onto the pendant. That way I also get a sweet dusk/dawn!
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:34am |
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:39am |
Back to the original question...
Does anyone think 250W will be too much light?
We run the exact same light setup at Reef Runners and the light is probably 18" off the water. I don't think the corals get enough light actually but we can't move them any closer.
I also found a guy that has a nano with a 250W MH over it. The fixture is only 5" off the water. His SPS look amazing!
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:43am |
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If its a temporary solution anyway it should be fine. You will have plenty of light and can fine tune the exposure by raising and lowering the fixture. It looks like reselling the fixure when your done will be easy as well. It looks like a no loose project to me.
Edited by bfessler - October 01 2009 at 11:44am
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Posted: October 02 2009 at 1:04am |
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Personally I think it would be fine. I thoughtI wouldhave way too much light over my 65 with 2 250's and 2 65w PC actinic but my corals seem very happy and I like the color.
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