Is this a good deal

[Tonyscoots84]

130 Watts PC fixture with dual moonlights 24" in length. for $50.00 brand new.

will this be enough to grow anemones and soft corals in my tank.

thanks in advance.

my tank is 29 gallons. currently only has one 20 watt flour. bulb...
30" long..

 

[marrone]

Yes it will be good for softies and anemones. If the bulbs aren't that old then it;s a good deal if you need to replace the bulbs then you need to fact that into the total costs.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

thanks marrone the whole package is brand new bulbs and fixture. hehe gonna get my new lights and finally start my reef tank...

 

[gforce6]

I suggest you to buy something for 30" It is good deal, but fixture is 6" short.
PC will do for the live stock that you have, but do you have any plan for any hard corals? This hobby is very addicting for better looking coral and better equipment. It will save a lot of money, if you buy stuff according to your future plan.
Just my little thought.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

how about a 36" housing. pc bulb with 192 watts and 3 lunars i think this is the better way to go. $ 88.00 not bad of a price brand new as well.. figure 3" hang off from each side of the housing of the lights....

 

[joseney21]

sounds great, where did you see that deal??

 

[inkblue]

...i'll take one!

 

[yessongs]

"Anemones are shallow water, photosynthetic tropical inverts. They all require bright
lighting in order to thrive. A few species (E. quadricolor and S. haddoni) will thrive
under bright VHO fluorescent lighting, but for the most part all other species require very
bright lighting that includes metal halides."

 

[Tonyscoots84]

http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUARIUM-LIGHT-...722447149QQcategoryZ46314QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

ebay has some extremely great deals on lights i just purchased the 38" long 192 watt pc fixture $88.00 not a bad deal i think... well anyways i gotta get back to work in my basement redoing the whole basement. compounding away. :<(

 

[marrone]

The JEBO aren't the greatest of products.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

this is just to get me by until i get some money.. i want to start doing corals cant wait

 

[Rborgia]

Not the best of products... but cheaper then anything out there. They are built pretty good. I purchase 2 (a 48" and 24") from that same guy. The contruction isnt too shabby. I took the 24" apart and used the ballast and 2 x 55w bulds for my 58 gal hood. Works fine and for less then $50. why not. It is almost disposable.

Rich

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i agree with ya rborgia i figured for my 29 gallon to get me started with the soft corals i want this will be fine.

when i start the 75 gallon with corals i think i might end up doing the 48" fixture which has 290 watts with my 2 exisiting lights on it that are both 40 watts for now well see what happens. maybe ill score some MH pendents...