MH lighting

[sweeTang21]

Thanks! I am swapping out the fixture for a coralife pendant with a 150w HQI tomorrow. The current fixture on the tank is not designed to sit atop a corner tank, and I don't need the PCs and lunar lights, so a smaller fixture was a better plan.

your lucky. i like the pendant lightsl. the just look nicer in my eyes. not sure why!!

 

[amehel0]

yeh love that tank. i was thinking of doing a deep as tank. around 30inch deep,24 inch long 24 inch wide.

 

[Andrewtfw]

So I just replaced the old MH fixture with the coralife pendent. Not only is it a cleaner look, but it is safer and allows me to utilize the canopy on the tank.

 

[Danyal]

wow, that is an amazing looking planted tank.

 

[davidefc]

wow i like that first tank with the kribensis,rams anf anglefish, t other tank is nice too

 

[Andrewtfw]

wow i like that first tank with the kribensis,rams anf anglefish, t other tank is nice too

I liked it to. Unfortunately it had to be torn down on Feb. 7th, when frozen sprinkler pipes burst and damaged the majority of my condo, and I had to move out for 3.5 months. I hope that after a couple of months that this tank will look as good or better as the old set-up. I am house sitting for 11 days and thought it would be better to wait on adding fish until I get back. Plus, it will give the plants time to root in and grow a bit.

 

[amehel0]

yeh im might be getting a tank. probably will once ive got some filtration on my 5 footer.

 

[northerndarkness]

im sure someone else has figured it out, but you can buy metal halide "security lights out door rated 170 watt for about 120$ at home depot with a switchable ballast for multiple voltages, 120, 220, etc, just wire it and set it up and save a butt load of money.. im going to be adding one soon i have the light, but the bulb they give you is about 4000k which is far to yellow appearing to me

 

[WyldFya]

The bulbs sold at Home depot will not work for aquatic plants.

 

[amehel0]

yeh.plus thoose lights are bulky and arent safe for aquariums as they have no safety features.. also the reflectors arent really useful for aquariums.