New Lighting for Cheap!

[SigEpLucas]

Ok so I got a longer tank and wanted to upgrade from pc's to a metal halide and some actinics but was wondering if anyone new the cheapest way to do this...I'm open to any type such as fixtures or hang ons or retrofits or anything.

If retro fitting is going to be the cheapest are there any good resources to explain setting up and what all is needed?

 

[SigEpLucas]

AlsoApso what is the cheapest anyone has done this themselves?

 

[felix27]

i know i will get flamed for this but i have a aquatraders metal halide and actinic PC set up and i love it, havent had any issues so far and its been about 3 months, only complaint is the actinic bulbs that come with the unit suck but that can be changed pretty easily

 

[SigEpLucas]

Price?

 

[felix27]

$220 for a 36" system, 250w metal halide, 2x96 pc actinic, led moonlights, not a bad set up for the price, the site is www.aquatraders.com

 

[dcantucson]

felix27 I can't believe you would buy from those people! :shock: :lol:

 

[daugherty]

thats what i was thinking about getting if i ever get to upgrade to a 120

 

[felix27]

felix27 I can't believe you would buy from those people! :shock: :lol:

i know...... have read so much bad stuff about them, i figured worst case scenario i replace the ballast with icecap and upgrade the rest, still comes out cheaper haha

 

[Hiker4twenty]

My brother just bought the 150mh/t5 setup from aquatraders and the light is great. The one t5 doesn't work, but they're sending him a whole new unit. I guess you get some problems with a cheaper price.