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09-05-2008, 05:42 AM
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They won't fill as well as you'd think they would. The average MH bulb will cover a spread of 24x24". T5s will be 24", they aren't going to cover the length of the tank any better! Even if you stagger them...you'd end up screwing around a whole lot, plus you need to squish some T5s in there for actinics anyway. The cost of a set of retro fits to put more white lights in would be about $75 less than replacing your DE with an SE socket, and changing to a Lumenarc fixture. You'll get hella more par running a SE bulb off that HQI ballast. You could always just stick with what you have for now, and if you decide you don't like it, then just upgrade to the SE socket, and buy a Lumenarc. You will need some actinics though...looks waaaaay better.
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09-05-2008, 05:45 AM
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yah for sure actually i agree wth you, and the ballast is hqi i have checked and made sure, so you suggest changing the bulb eh? or buying a different tank haha
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09-05-2008, 05:52 AM
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 A perfect match for your light would be a 24x24x? cube, preferrably about 16-18" deep. That would be the "perfect" tank for your light. Honestly, your light wouldn't be bad over a 30x30" tank, it just wouldn't be ideal. In fact, if you just wanted an LPS tank, not an SPS tank I would say your light would be quite ideal over that 30x30" cube, albeit I've never been a fan of DE bulbs.Your current 29g tank is 30x13x19" (if I remember right) lit by a 250w DE bulb, so putting that same bulb over a 30x30x18" really isn't getting you any further ahead now is it?  Last edited by Myka; 09-05-2008 at 05:54 AM.
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09-05-2008, 05:54 AM
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yah true that no i agree i agree ill work on it, looking for a tank first dont know where to find one, how much you think it worth brand new reef ready? a 24x24 or a 30x30?
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09-05-2008, 05:57 AM
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I edited my above post while you were replying (I'm bad for that), so please re-read it.
You'll have to get custom if you want Reef Ready. Otherwise you'll have to do the overflows yourself, or buy a used one with them installed already. If you have patience you should be able to find one in the next 6 weeks or so. They're always popping up. When I was pricing out cubes I think Seastar made a 30x30x18" for $300ish...? But I'm pretty sure that is a "custom" size.
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09-05-2008, 05:59 AM
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yah that sounds more custom than anything, and i re read the post agreed with that, how many gallons is a 30x30 n 24x24?
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09-05-2008, 06:01 AM
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 Here's an aquarium volume calculator for you (don't worry about the glass thickness n that shizz, just fill in the dimensions): http://www.angelfish.net/tankvolcalc.php
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