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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
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04-20-2011, 07:42 PM
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don't buy anything that is not UL listed.
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04-20-2011, 07:51 PM
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What is ul anyway?
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04-20-2011, 07:54 PM
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ul listed means that samples of the product has been tested and found to meet applicable standards.
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04-20-2011, 07:54 PM
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Is it marked on a box?
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04-20-2011, 07:58 PM
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04-20-2011, 08:03 PM
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Thanks. I will definitely check for this next time.
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04-21-2011, 01:37 AM
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yes everything thats ul should be marked with their sticker, you've probably seen the symbol a million times and never noticed.
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04-21-2011, 12:16 PM
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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.
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04-21-2011, 12:22 PM
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Are they 20k?
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04-21-2011, 12:32 PM
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Would 150 watt bulbs be bright enough to reach down to the bottom of a 30" tank?
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04-21-2011, 02:04 PM
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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.
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04-21-2011, 02:07 PM
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I was told not to go by wpg but instead par. I really not sure though.
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04-21-2011, 02:17 PM
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I have a 220 gallon tank.
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04-21-2011, 02:21 PM
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Oh well in that case I'm guessing your tank is 72" and they have another system that is over 1000 watts
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04-21-2011, 03:21 PM
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You guess right. It's a little over whemling
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04-21-2011, 04:30 PM
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Correct wpg can be misleading, but if you know your par you know exactly how much light you actually have
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04-21-2011, 04:33 PM
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Ok gotcha. And is there a Meter for it or a website
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04-21-2011, 05:00 PM
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They start at 60-70bucks i think, some places rent them out though
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04-21-2011, 05:06 PM
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