My 150 gallon build w/pics

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  1. jzenob

    jzenob Coral Banded Shrimp

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    stocking list...
    purple tang
    red sea sailfin
    sohal tang
    hippo tang
    maroon clown
    foxface
    yellow watchmen
    SPS display tank
    As for reflectors well see how those go...just need to clean them up
    the ballast are from industrial style lights...my buddy has a store and thats how he wired all his stuff...no point in paying hundreds of dollars for icecap ballasts and stuff when these do the same thing for 10 bucks lol
     
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    jzenob Coral Banded Shrimp

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    forgot my favorite fish duhh....My Queen Angel!!
     
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  3. Reefer334

    Reefer334 3reef Sponsor

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    I ment the metal hallide ballast.
    As for the reflectors I am just speaking from experience especialy if you are doing a sps tank.

    Any pics of the Queen angel?

    I have a 13 inch Rare deepwater Blue Queen angel.
     
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  4. jzenob

    jzenob Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Hes some pics of the queen...I got it from Cramer's Caribbean Critters about a month ago it is doing great!!!
    I think Ill have enough watts where those reflectors wont play a huge roll....I think I might be misunderstanding what you are saying about the MH ballasts??
     

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  5. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    THe ballast you have i beleave are Magnetic.. A upgrade to electronic ones will do wonders for your electric bill along with the Buzz or humm you get when the ballast turn on...
     
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  6. jzenob

    jzenob Coral Banded Shrimp

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    How do you do the upgrade and where can you get electronic ones?
     
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  7. gwhunter

    gwhunter Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    This is good advice, mag ballast are real energy hogs. Get some electronic ballast and never look back.;)


    Matt
     
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  8. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    not alot of people like them but check out Ice capp. And deff go after Galaxy ballast.. Or check out some of the 3 reef sponsors for ballast help.. Or when in doubt google search Electronic MH ballast.


    Best of luck...
     
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  9. Reefer334

    Reefer334 3reef Sponsor

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    With out good reflectors you are wasting 70 percent of your light.
    You could get better light with one 250 watt se and a quality reflector than the 3 bulb set up you have now. I have seen some nice DYI reflectors to so you do not have to spend a lot to have good reflectors. Trust me it makes a HUGE difference, I had corals under a similar setup as yours for a year and never saw great colors and when I switched to good reflectors all I can say is WOW my SPS look awesome now.

    Not bashing you just trying to help as I wish someone would have told me this a year ago.::)

    As for the ballast electronis are great but if you want the best bang for your buck go with SLS bluewave 7 m80 ballast, it is a true HQI ballast and it is silent. SLS Galaxy ballasts are really good to, you cannot go wrong with either.
     
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    Reefer334 3reef Sponsor

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    Oh and nice Queen angel!;D
    How is he around your corals?
     
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