180 gallon lighting

[Anonymous]

so are you saying that i could run just a mh system. 3x400w bulbs would be alot of light. i think id still rather have some actinics just for night viewing. does it sound like a plan?

Don't get actinics for night viewing. Get moonlights. They kick butt.

Peace,

Chip

 

[JustReefIt14]

that looks great, where can i get some? ps in the june issue of aquarium fish magazine there's an add for a lunar type light for night viewing, by coralife i think.

 

[JustReefIt14]

the site says that the ballasts for the mh's will neeed to be wired by a qualified electrician. how should i make this happen. and what about the lunar lights?

 

[fishfanatic2]

so are you saying that i could run just a mh system. 3x400w bulbs would be alot of light.

3x400 watters would be a lot of money too. :wink:

I believe hellolights has moonlights, coralife makes great ones.

 

[JustReefIt14]

the mh system with 3x400 wattt radium bulbs is 751.90. is that too much?ill have no idea trying to build a canopy for it.

 

[JustReefIt14]

is there anywhere i could probably get the same setup for a little less?

 

[herpsandreefs]

Those moonlights are LED right? I believe they show shimmer reflections on the sandbed & promote coral spawning. Do Metal Halidies do the Same for shimmer reflections?

 

[fishfanatic2]

One feature of MH is that they givea shimmer effect on the water like the sun because they are a point-light source, not a tube with light coming out all over it. :wink:

 

[JustReefIt14]

the three mh system will it work? well i wanna say will it be enough for some of the really hard corals to keep that need alot of light, because if i need more i will be saving for a loooooong time. im trying to get a job this summer to start a little savings for the start up but its going to be split in half for back to school things. . sps,a carpet, and the other things of that nature. again the glow lights sound like a good idea but how will i get them onto the hood and to fit in the canapy? i should make a post in the diy forum. as always thanks in advance :wink:

 

[JustReefIt14]

the three radium bulbs may be a bit blue, saw a post where someone was usin 4x400 watt 20k radium bulbs. i took a close look and decided to go for something with the same wattage but brighter, so someone told me to go for the 400 watt 20k xm bulbs. a crispy white/and a lighter blue. hellolights sells them and i thought about 2x400 watt xm bulbs and maybe some vho actinics. questionable setup or go for a little more. as always thanks and any advice appreciated.

 

[JustReefIt14]

advice!?!?!?!?!?!?!? or am i asking to much?!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[JustReefIt14]

omg what about combining some 400 watt 20k radiums with some vho actinic whites.

 

[JustReefIt14]

heeeeeeeeeelp :!: :!: :!: i really dont want to go and buy something that i dont like or something that doesnt work. an opinion or suggestion is all im asking. :wink:

 

[JustReefIt14]

why's my post being ignored?

 

[ricky1414]

omg what about combining some 400 watt 20k radiums with some vho actinic whites.

I dont think that would be neccessary, I dont believe you would see a difference. The MH's would still appear blue. If you have the 20k radiums, just stick with those. 8)

 

[JustReefIt14]

thank god, i thought my post was like some sort of death trap and thats why no one wanted to reply to it.lol :wink: so you say just stick with the radiums, but why? as ive said i dont the tank to be too blue if get what im saying. lets say i combine the radiums with some vho's with a lower kelvin rating. could this make the blue lighter. i wish i could see some pics of some tanks running on radiums. i may just make a post in the photo gallery. your help has been great and i hope to hear more.

 

[JustReefIt14]

it seems like saving money in this hobby is always a good thing, so i tried to see how i could lower the cost of a mh lighting system. i went to hellolights before and put together a 3x400 watt 10k xm system and it came to 751.90. wow. so i went back again and put together the same setup without the lights and the setup came to 358.00. so good i saved money but i still need bulbs, the 400 watt xm bulbs are 69.00 so three of those would be 207.00. it doesnt look but a little over 500, hey 200 and some more saved. lol. im going to get some moon lights which are 15.00 the 3/4 moon lights from coral life, five of them. totaling this up came to 640.00. now does that sound good or what? oh yeah with the setup ill get 2 three inch fans. will this be enough or should i just omit the fan idea and get a chiller or bigger fans. and lastly the bulbs were on sell does anyone have any idea how long these online ideas last?

 

[fishfanatic2]

I know where your coming from as far as money, and a chiller would rock your budget to mars. Hellolights sales usually last a while. Keep the fans and try supporting the system a couple incehes above the tank surface to flush out some heat. :wink: