So I was looking around for a good lighting system for my 29 gal biocube that I repurchased for $50 from a friend... and a guy around my area is offering me a 400w hanging pendant and ballast with a 14000k bulb for only $100. I plan on keeping only acans, SPS, an anemone, and maybe some other small corals, with a few fish of course.
400w Halide over a biocube? advice please
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thatguy559
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lvsuckerfish
g funk
400 is over kill it can be done but with out a sump and a chiller I would pass and go with a min. 250
nano24
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Holy crap your nuts!! You will need to buy a chiller, you will need to take sooooooooooo much care when introducing ANYTHING into the tank. Don't plan on having any corals....cause you will COOK THEM!!!!!
Find a different light with lees power.
All you need over that tank MAX is 15o watts.
Sorry, but someone needs to smack you back into reality......
WAY TOO MUCH LIGHT..........
Oh.....sorry, you were looking for advice...
DO NOT GET THE LIGHT, NO MATTER HOW GOOD OF A DEAL IT IS. IT IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH LIGHT FOR THE TANK.
There, hows that for advice???
Find a different light with lees power.
All you need over that tank MAX is 15o watts.
Sorry, but someone needs to smack you back into reality......
WAY TOO MUCH LIGHT..........
Oh.....sorry, you were looking for advice...
DO NOT GET THE LIGHT, NO MATTER HOW GOOD OF A DEAL IT IS. IT IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH LIGHT FOR THE TANK.
There, hows that for advice???
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nano24
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Oh, jeez, sorry to offend you. Not intended, don"t get the light, it's too much.
Can't poke fun at anyone around here........
lvsuckerfish
g funk
if you go higher you will just be wasting light is all light and power 250 you can get closer and can also get away with a cheap reflector. I have a 250 over my 29 and plenty of others have 250's over there bio cubes with out chillers and issues I would just use a fan to divert a possible heat issue.
MGDMIRAGE
Shoulda been a fish!
I second the 250 or even 150 MH depending on livestock if only few SPS the 150 would be fine. 400w will nuke your tank and is way past overkill.
Milles, acros, torts, montis, acans, and an anemone are gonna be a the basis for the tank. I just know I used to have a sunpod 150w and it didn't seem to get the job done and i've seen on forums where people put the 150 directly over the water so I had just figured hanging it about 7 or 8 inches above the water might be ok... plus I won't have to worry about the electric bill 
but I guess i'll start looking around for a 250w, opinions still appreciated
but I guess i'll start looking around for a 250w, opinions still appreciated 
mcoomer
Who's your daddy?!?
If it were me I'd look for a 150 HQI setup for that tank. Definitely not a 400W and probably not even a 250. I'm using a 150W sunpod on my little 20 tall in the garage and it holds SPS just fine. Granted, nothing long term but frags stay in there probably 4-6 weeks before moving to the big sandbox and I've never had a problem.
Mike
Mike
Dalbery
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I've got a 250 over my Solana and that's as big as I would go. I have a XM 14k bulb in it and I love the color. I have it hung about 10" over the tank. Any closer and the heat would be too much.
What do you mean Freakin? As far as color temperature that is. Well see the thing is mcoomer is this is gonna be my permanent tank for probably 2 years atleast... I'm a college student right now so my parents want me to keep it small and I found this on fishneedit (thanks Freakin btw) and its lookin pretty good lol. http://www.fishneedit.com/250w-metal-halide-pendant-lig.html
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