yanek
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I'm planning a tank-in-wall setup and as yet have not decided what size tank I'm going to have. Either a 120 or a 180... cost will play a factor as always. And one of the cost factors is lighting.
I have a 75G right now with 4 96W PCs, two super white, two actinic. Haven't tried the smartlamps yet. They seem to work well with this tank... i find the light a little diffused (less ripple-shadow) which is a shame, but I'm supporting an anemone on the bottom of the tank and frogspawn, monitipora, and whatnot.
I clearly need to support the same fawna in the new tank and don't want to rule out clams from my future.
My immediate thought is that I could keep one ballast for actinics, running them in one long strip across the tank length (will be a little overlap on a 180, mostly overlap on a 120) coupled with MHes. Two for the 120, 3 for the 180. At least 350W a piece. I saw an article here http://aquarium.union.rpi.edu/articles/DIY_MH.html ... but can't corroborate.
Thoughts? comments?
I have a 75G right now with 4 96W PCs, two super white, two actinic. Haven't tried the smartlamps yet. They seem to work well with this tank... i find the light a little diffused (less ripple-shadow) which is a shame, but I'm supporting an anemone on the bottom of the tank and frogspawn, monitipora, and whatnot.
I clearly need to support the same fawna in the new tank and don't want to rule out clams from my future.
My immediate thought is that I could keep one ballast for actinics, running them in one long strip across the tank length (will be a little overlap on a 180, mostly overlap on a 120) coupled with MHes. Two for the 120, 3 for the 180. At least 350W a piece. I saw an article here http://aquarium.union.rpi.edu/articles/DIY_MH.html ... but can't corroborate.
Thoughts? comments?