another poll :p on lighting

I've bought 2 light fixtures from aquatraders,both are pc's,i've been very satisfied with em(Don't tell the other guy,but you can replace the whole fixture for less than what he buys his bulbs for)my softy tank is florishing with them,over 9 months with no problems,I love them for the price.

 

haha ok thanks for makin me feel better about my decision. Not ragging on anyone here, just stating what always happens, its kinda funny. So, i find a cool product i like for cheap, like this light, and i post it on here and ask everyone about it. Everyone says, its pretty good go ahead and buy it. Looks like an awesome deal. I buy it, and then the herd that tells me that its crap comes in ;D always happens, but its ok

I noticed 11 people are in favor of the 150 watt. Is the 70 watt light no good or did the 150 just look like a better deal?

 

150 is the best choice IMO.. I had a 150w viper over my old 5.5 gal, then over a 20H.. I kept just about anything I wanted in both tanks....

 

how complicated would it be to re-wire this fixture to a icecap? how long would it take?

 

i have two of the 150s love them and don't feel like i wasted my money at all. as far as hanging them go to your hardware store buy some small chain and four hooks and you can hang it with the included hardware. these CHEAP lights seem to be very popular these days. the icecap ballast are a direct plug in.

 

I bought a 48" 4 bulb T5 fixture from fish need it and its not the best quality as in the fixture itself feels cheap (china man made) but I have had it since March and the ballast works fine to the best of my knowledge. I have not even replaced the stock bulbs yet (although I need to as one has gone out) and I have a Duncan coral, 2 different candy canes, mushrooms, zoas, acan, and even an SPS frag that I have had for 2-3 weeks now and everything seems to be doing great. The Duncan is producing more heads and the zoas growing like crazy. Both of my Candy Canes are starting to split.

 

As far as hanging, if there's not kit for it, I would drill two holes in the top and use eye bolts, then attach a cable or chain. Instead of attaching it to the ceiling, build a bracket for it against the wall so you don't have 6 ft. of chain hanging down.

 

gotcha, thanks. I emailed the ebayer that seller that sells the same ones and he said he sells the hanging kit for 20 bucks. Dont know which one im going to do.

 

couldn't talk to anybody at aquatraders and thats why i bought mine off ebay. the guy always got me a quick answer.

 

i only asked the guy on ebay because in the description on is web site it says optional hanging kit and it didnt on aquatraders so i just figured ill ask him instead