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March 4th, 2008, 02:37 AM
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will it work
will 2 250w MH penatrate 24" and ill it be suffice for my 65g tank
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 65 gallon, with some coarls. soon 100g with 50g sump reef tank. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 months Other Intrests: cooking,chillin with friends,drinking,video games, sailing 
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March 4th, 2008, 02:38 AM
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Re: will it work
Sounds like a good set up.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180gal Mixed Reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie to Salt, 2 years planted, Freshwater Forever and a Day! Other Intrests: hunting outdoorsy things, cars motorcycles anything that goes fast drag cars
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March 4th, 2008, 02:46 AM
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Re: will it work
can i keep stony and leathery coarls wit thses
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 65 gallon, with some coarls. soon 100g with 50g sump reef tank. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 months Other Intrests: cooking,chillin with friends,drinking,video games, sailing
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March 4th, 2008, 04:01 AM
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Re: will it work
sure can
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects
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March 4th, 2008, 07:56 AM
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Re: will it work
Leathers only require low to moderate lights, so you could keep leathers in much less light than that. Those lights would be fine for anything you wanted to keep.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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March 4th, 2008, 11:55 AM
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Re: will it work
With 250 watt HQI halides no more than around a foot off the water you can keep nearly all SPS at the bottom of the tank and get good growth potential from most of them, but for leathers and some softies you might think about not putting them directly under the lights even when at the bottom of the tank. The edges of the tanks and slightly under overhanging shelves of live rock is good. With some coral gradual adaption to halide lighting intensity over a period of several weeks is considered wise.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development
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March 5th, 2008, 06:07 AM
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Re: will it work
My tank is 7 feet long, but I use a 6 foot long halide fixture. I have about a foot on each side where the halides aren't as bright. That's where I keep my softies and mushrooms.
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"If we went to a Halloween party dressed as Batman and Robin, I'd go as Robin. That's how much you mean to me... " Sarah
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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March 5th, 2008, 06:13 AM
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Re: will it work
should i get 1x250 mh and t5s cuz i want softies
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Death Before Dishonor Current Aquarium(s) Description: 65 gallon, with some coarls. soon 100g with 50g sump reef tank. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 months Other Intrests: cooking,chillin with friends,drinking,video games, sailing
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March 5th, 2008, 06:15 AM
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Re: will it work
You'll be able to keep softies, just keep them at the bottom of the tank.
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"If we went to a Halloween party dressed as Batman and Robin, I'd go as Robin. That's how much you mean to me... " Sarah
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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March 5th, 2008, 06:28 AM
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Re: will it work
i but i dont really wanna risk hurting them and that seems like a lot of lite for a tank that only 28" deep
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Death Before Dishonor Current Aquarium(s) Description: 65 gallon, with some coarls. soon 100g with 50g sump reef tank. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 months Other Intrests: cooking,chillin with friends,drinking,video games, sailing
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