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  1. scungili

    Halide Ballasts - not sure which are good?

    Good point Roscoe. Painfully obvious now... What if I just purchased a Electronic ballast, it would still be fine to use HQI correct? How much intensity am I losing?
  2. scungili

    Halide Ballasts - not sure which are good?

    Yeah I'm thinking of going with SE for the maintenance factor. I think the shield on a DE pendant will collect salt spray. I'd like to have no cover on my pendants. + I found a cool moonlight that retrofits on the Mogul base.
  3. scungili

    Halide Ballasts - not sure which are good?

    OK I bought a pair of Ice Cap 250W ballasts. I can run both HQI or SE so which would you prefer? I'm sure most of you will say HQI's, so to you I would ask... Would you have purchased a IceCap HQI Electronic ballast or a regular Ice Cap electronic ballast? I hear you get more light...
  4. scungili

    Halide Ballasts - not sure which are good?

    Ah, photo was rotated in photobucket, sorry. Yes, I know my floors are ugly. I'm waiting to finish this first before tiling... The old lady I bought the house from said the Armstrong tile was gorgeous and I should leave it. lol.
  5. scungili

    Halide Ballasts - not sure which are good?

    My tank is 72" x 24" x 22" h I will def. be doing a reef tank, and I want the option for stony corals, but I don't know how it may evolve. I know I won't put heavy waste producers or aggressive fish and only reef safe animals... Hope this helps, I know it's vague... Here are some pics of...
  6. scungili

    Lighting advice - building 180gal reef

    Thanks, anyone else have knowledge about Magnetic ballast and Mogul base. I may not be too late to cancel the order. Damn, those sales!
  7. scungili

    Lighting advice - building 180gal reef

    OK, I just ordered a dual 250w PFO pulse start ballast for $169. They are magnetic and they are meant to operate a mogul. I initially wanted an electronic and a HQI. But the salesperson, (he did sound well informed) says that the mogul throws off just as much light if not more with the...
  8. scungili

    Halide Ballasts - not sure which are good?

    Thanks, what about PFO's I found a good deal on dual 250Watts, any thoughts?
  9. scungili

    Lighting advice - building 180gal reef

    Thanks, all this is sound advice. I think I'll look into a different type of reflector so that I have room for actinics later down the road. I'm trying to see what minimum lighting is required for a reef tank considering I have a shallow tank (22"height) and I plan to position light hogging...
  10. scungili

    Lighting advice - building 180gal reef

    sale on PFO dual 250W. Anyone know about PFO's?
  11. scungili

    Lighting advice - building 180gal reef

    No hood just the halide pendants. What are the drawbacks in doing this? I see lots of people with combos, I just wanted to keep it simple.
  12. scungili

    Halide Ballasts - not sure which are good?

    Which ballasts for Metal Halide would you recommend?
  13. scungili

    New skimmer

    Mesh mod looks easy enough. Anyone have any more links to enakamat (or however it's spelled) Ebay link is closed...
  14. scungili

    Building new 180 gal Reef - Equipment Advice...

    Hi I promise to post some pics of my built in work in progress... I could use some advice on Lighting. I was thinking of going with (2) 250W 10K or 14.5K Ushios. Any thoughts here? I like the Lumen bright 3 pendants. 19" dia I don't know which ballasts are best for bulb longevity, brightness...
  15. scungili

    Lighting advice - building 180gal reef

    Hi I promise to post some pics of my built in work in progress... I could use some advice on Lighting. I was thinking of going with (2) 250W 10K or 14.5K Ushios. Any thoughts here? I like the Lumen bright 3 pendants. 19" dia I don't know which ballasts are best for bulb longevity...
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