electriclunch
Reefing newb
Looking for a pendant light fixture for a 15 or 29g tank that will allow me to keep most corals and a clam. Unsure which tank size I'd really go with as it depends on price and the size of whatever new apartment we move into.
How much light is too much?
It seems that pendant fixtures are cheaper than the standard kind that sit on the tank. I assume because they don't have to come in different sizes. Are there any serious drawbacks to using a pendant? Are they actually cheaper or am I just not looking in the right place?
Basically I'm trying to put it all together cheaper than the cost of the HQI biocube of the same general size, but I know next to nothing about MH lights.
I know WPG is generally a pretty poor way to judge lighting but some of the fixtures I've come across are around 20 and that seems like it would be too much.
Searching different forums and google just confuses me >_<. I've had a 55g for about 2 years with PC lights and hate them. Not strong enough and ugly. But when I was still wet behind the ears the guy at a LFS I no longer frequent told me it would be enough for anything I want.
Has anyone ever ordered from fishneedit.com?
How much light is too much?
It seems that pendant fixtures are cheaper than the standard kind that sit on the tank. I assume because they don't have to come in different sizes. Are there any serious drawbacks to using a pendant? Are they actually cheaper or am I just not looking in the right place?
Basically I'm trying to put it all together cheaper than the cost of the HQI biocube of the same general size, but I know next to nothing about MH lights.
I know WPG is generally a pretty poor way to judge lighting but some of the fixtures I've come across are around 20 and that seems like it would be too much.
Searching different forums and google just confuses me >_<. I've had a 55g for about 2 years with PC lights and hate them. Not strong enough and ugly. But when I was still wet behind the ears the guy at a LFS I no longer frequent told me it would be enough for anything I want.
Has anyone ever ordered from fishneedit.com?
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