Good point James, but honestly when you think about it, you know the shimmer is there but you forget about it (like fan noise). With my halides now I never notice the shimmer much since I never think about it. :lol:
2 PMs and bulbs would run like $1500 from reefgeek and the constellation with bulbs would run $1200 or so. ATI is supposed to be really good but so is aquactinics and with them you get an additional 2 bulbs to put in the fixture. Also leads to more cost in the long run?
I don't know. Hanging the PMs from a ceiling is no problem right? I heard they are really heavy. How heavy is really heavy?
I was originally looking at the 72" constellation or 2 36" powermoduls. I didn't know you could buy 80 watt bulbs here. I just checked out some websites and sure enough.
I really like the ATI idea because I like having the "known top notch" stuff. :lol:
Would 2 36" 6 bulb (39w) fixtures be better or 1 60" (8 bulb 80w) or 1 60" (10 bulb 80w) be best of those three choices? I'd hang it from the ceiling over my 6' tank.
I've talked about this the last year on switching. I kind of want to do the fixture swap before summer rolls around. My halides reside hanging in a 13" canopy and they get really hot. Computer fans are in there to cool them down. In the summer the temperature spikes to 84 and then I have to pull the lights early and they're only on for 6 hours a day if they ran full length.
Would I have to hang the ATI from the ceiling or could they be hung inside the canopy? I'd really like to actually use the canopy the way it was meant. :lol: I think it'd be cool to actually close the top to create a nicer effect/appeal.
Say I wanted to save some money, would the 8x80w be enough to run 7 hrs a day max or should I go with the 10x80w fixture if I want to do that?
