lighting on a ten gallon

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  1. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    dang, your about 5 seconds faster than me today lol
     
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  2. m2434

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    I would generally agree with you, however, a 70W MH, is probably an exception. I have one on my 29g display and it really does not put out any heat. I actually think it puts out less than the 4xT-5s I had on it previously.

    I also have two PAR30s on the tank as supplemental lighting. Either or would be great on a 10g.
     
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  3. blackreef13

    blackreef13 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    either way i will probably spend the same i found this website called hellolights and they have a retrofit 70 watt pendant with ballast for 100 bucks with no bulb so i have spend like 40 extra for a bulb and par 30's cost about 70 each and i need two so
     
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  4. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    As some have said, why not an LED setup? i have a PAR38 over my biocube 14, and it looks great, it shimmers and everything.
     
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  5. Coastie Reefer

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    For real! LED is the way to go. I bought some new coral this weekend and they looked awesome in the LFS. When I got them home I was hoping they would look as good as they did under the store's MH's. They did, IN FACT, they looked about 10x better!!
     
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  6. Va Reef

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    [ I have no idea how growth compares to MH, as I have never had MH, but I can definitely say LEDs promote great growth, my monti had half an inch of growth in 3 weeks, my palys put out a head every 3 weeks, and my zoa frags covered the whole plug with in a week or so.
     
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  7. blackreef13

    blackreef13 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    does anybody know a cheap lighting system that i can still grow sps under
     
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  8. Va Reef

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  9. blackreef13

    blackreef13 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    how many of these would i need for a ten gallon
     
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  10. Va Reef

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    is it a cube? or is it kinda long? whats the dimesions?
     
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