350gal light ideas?????

Discussion in 'Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting' started by ranger2806, May 15, 2009.

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  1. marlinman

    marlinman Zoanthid

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    Sounds good. I had an acrylic 65 gal tank and I liked how clear the tank is. Just have to be careful cleaning and not pick up any sand with the magnetic scraper. Acrylic does scratch easy. Show some pics when you can. Check out the grim reefer on www.reefcentral.com he will help you with picking out a good combination of bulbs on your T5's. He did me well with his recommendation. I like a bluer look so he geared it that way. Good luck.:)
     
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  3. ranger2806

    ranger2806 Fire Shrimp

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    here's the new tank. i have alot of work to do with cutting the wall out to recess it in and get all the stuff but at least i have the tank!!
     

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    Nice looking tank! I like the overflows and the blue background. Is the tank made by Sealife Systems? Keep the pics coming.:)
     
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    I would like to inject my two cents, if you guys dont mind. Depending on what corals you are planning to keep, will determine the wattage of MH you will need. At 25" in depth, 250w is the min that I would use, again, depends on the corals you have. If its a full blown reef tank that you want or end up with;), you will need 400w bulbs. This hobby rarely gives second chances to get the right equipment without spending more $$$$. Do your HW before you buy anything and be patient, the key word here is patience. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.........with pics.....of course;D


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  7. ranger2806

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    thanks for the input. im not sure on what i am going for as far as corals. i just have the 3 175mh's now and i can add 250's or 400's later. thats the nice part