My 55 gallon reef build.

[needmorecowbell]

I just found out that the halides from aquatraders have a small chance of catching on fire... Sorry for the bad info and dont take the risk of catching your house on fire. Lol whoops

 

[mr_X]

don't buy anything that is not UL listed.

 

[needmorecowbell]

What is ul anyway?

 

[hackteck]

ul listed means that samples of the product has been tested and found to meet applicable standards.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Is it marked on a box?

 

[mr_X]

Underwriters Laboratories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[needmorecowbell]

Thanks. I will definitely check for this next time.

 

[kurtyboh]

yes everything thats ul should be marked with their sticker, you've probably seen the symbol a million times and never noticed.

 

[Ibrahim]

I have an Oddysea Metal Hallide 48" 608w and It works perfectly but when you order ask for the legs because the ones in the box doesn't fit. And switch the 2 250w bulbs with 2 150w bulbs.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Are they 20k?

 

[Redfox1]

Would 150 watt bulbs be bright enough to reach down to the bottom of a 30" tank?

 

[Ibrahim]

They should be. The 2 150w and 2 54w bulbs should be 408w in total which is about 8 watts per Gallon if you are setting up a 55 gallon anything higher will damage the corals.

 

[needmorecowbell]

I was told not to go by wpg but instead par. I really not sure though.

 

[Redfox1]

I have a 220 gallon tank.

 

[Ibrahim]

Oh well in that case I'm guessing your tank is 72" and they have another system that is over 1000 watts

 

[Redfox1]

You guess right. It's a little over whemling

 

[kurtyboh]

I was told not to go by wpg but instead par. I really not sure though.

Correct wpg can be misleading, but if you know your par you know exactly how much light you actually have

 

[needmorecowbell]

Ok gotcha. And is there a Meter for it or a website

 

[kurtyboh]

They start at 60-70bucks i think, some places rent them out though

 

[Ibrahim]

Here is where you can buy the 72" http://www.aquatraders.com/72in-Metal-Halide-HQI-T5-Aquarium-Light-p/54269.htm