65g lighting

str8clownr

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hey guys

so ive had my 65g reef setup for almost three years, growth has been good, but id like better..

the light im runnning now is the coralife aqualightpro with 1x 150w MH and two 96wPC...

i would like to upgrade to two MHs and possibly no actinics, just 20ks in the MH..

whats my best bet as in (setup wise) (price) thank you guys
 
I went with two 250 14k coralvue MH setup.... cheap $$ products that have worked great for me. Here is a FTS:

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mh and t5 is the best setup i think.

my tank has similar dimensions i have 2x250w 14k mh and it works great but i would love to have some t5 actinic for morning and night.
 
i dont know about your experience with coralife, but i purchased the exact light that you seem to want. it was the aqualight advanced, which has 2X150W metalhalides and no other secondary lights. i was not pleased. the first time i went o tchange the bulb, the housing for it broke. i was not being rough or careless. i changes the bulb the same way ive always changed halides.

so after getting no help at all from the store i purchaes from, i called coralife. i had to go through three people, who all seemed very upset that they had to speak to me (when all i did was call the number from the website), and i finalyl got to the customer serice gentleman. his extension went straight to voice mail. over the next five days i called three additional times, all during typical office hours. not one responce. i then emailed him a very specific description of the problem, and specifically said that i was interested in purchasing a replacement, and that i knew i was past warrentee (with my own money), he responded saying i need to fax over the serial number and dated receipt to possibly qualify for a warentee replacement, and that i should include pictures of the broken piece. i then sent a second email with nine pictures, each showing a different angle, adn in every picture the piece was highlighted. after a week of nothing, i sent the email again, and even included a video of the light running with the broken piece. nothing.

since then i have sent four emails and called three times with no feedback or responce at all.

so the first time i come into contact with the light, excluding turning it on, it breaks on me. and no one will help me. i now am going to have to pretty much give it away


:D :lol: but im hear sunpods are nice!!:lol: :D
 
I use the Sunpod 36" 2x150w that came with the 12 moonlights and the 14k DE bulbs. The unit is 1 yr old now and I am about to replace the bulbs with 2 10k 150w Aqualine AB blubs.
I added 21w t-5 actinic and when I replace the bulbs, I will add an additional 21w of act.
Even before I added the t-5, I loved the Sunpod. It was very bright and the stock 14k bulbs had a crisp white light. growth was great too. Now that Im switching to more SPS, Ive decided to go with the 10k bulbs with more actinic to see if I can get more growth.
I definitely recommend it.

Heres a pic with the stock 14k bulbs and 21w t-5 actin.

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