65w or 96w for a 10g?

[saltfan]

Thanks for any help!

 

[Hurley675]

Go with a 96W Powerquad, they fit great over ten gallons and its an aweosme amount of lgiht.

 

[InvaderJim]

I agree. I love mine.

 

[saltfan]

Thanks, should I get a moonlight? What does it do?
Thanks!

 

[clayspst]

96

 

[aclos3]

I love my 96 watt coralife quad fixture. Its not in use at the moment because I have upgraded my tank, but I was very satisfied with it. I used it over an 18 gallon tall (same footprint as a standard 10g, but taller. It got plenty of light to all areas of the tank.

I did do a "mod" to it. The crappy fans they included were loud and buzzy so I removed them and epoxied an old computer fan (80mm) to the top. I got a lot more airflow and a lot less noise. Also, the power connectors inside the fixture for the original fans hooked right up to the PC fans connector!

I highly recommend the quad, you should be able to keep anything in a 10 gallon with that light.

 

[Kaos]

I also like the 96w Quad. I have it on my 10 along w/ the Aqualight Lunar Blue-Moon-Glow. I've heard that corals use temp, tides, and lunar cycles to spawn but I have my moonlight on there just because it looks cool. As mentioned above the fans that come w/ the fixture are loud.

 

[i2go]

is it http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=ES53111 or this one http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=ES53201
thanks

 

[Kaos]

The one I have is the first one.

 

[coral acquisition]

how about this?

http://www.hellolights.com/201xcoaqpcho.html

 

[quy_nquyen]

96w for sure. i think moonlight is just for YOU(the reefer). you get to see your corals glow. i removed my moonlight when i retrofitted my 12 gallon aquapod. My corals and fish dont even know it's missing =]

 

[travisurfer]

i would go with a 2 x 40w satellite or orbit as they appear to be much more efficient. look at the difference in the reflectors.

 

[Nano's Rock]

I had a 96 coralife quad and I switched to the current 2x40w. I like the option to turn the actinic on first.

 

[coral acquisition]

what's this "2 x 40w satellite or orbit" is it a brand? how much does it cost?

 

[Rosseau]

again on the moonlight, I don't think it has much use for the corals. Although one sly salesman tried to convince me otherwise. Cheap LED's work the same IMO.


If you're willing to put up the $$$ always (almost) get the higher wattage.