Par38, is this a good light?

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  1. Piano10

    Piano10 Aiptasia Anemone

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    So I am considering going and upgrading my crappy light(lol) to the par38.

    My LFS sells the par38 50/50, 10,000k with uv.

    Would this be good for a 15g reef?
     
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  3. Va Reef

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    I used a par38 bulb that had 7 diodes, 1 warm white, 2 cool white, 2 warm blue and 2 royal blue. It worked fine, seems like yours is even more full spectrum, I doubt you'd have any problem with it growing corals.
     
  4. Piano10

    Piano10 Aiptasia Anemone

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    Great.

    What did you use to clamp it on to the aquarium? I am having a hard time locating the clamp on lamp...I can't suspend anything from the ceiling
     
  5. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    I used a reptile heat lamp that I cut and hung it from the ceiling. I would look into gooseneck clamps for par bulbs, they typically run $30-$60.
     
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    Piano10 Aiptasia Anemone

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    Thats what I'm looking for, a gooseneck that can handle the weight...no one in cda seems to carry them. Grrr
     
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  9. Piano10

    Piano10 Aiptasia Anemone

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    Thats great!

    I'm going looking this weekend to see if any hardware stores have heavy duty clips but this one is definitely an option.

    Thank you.