Bulb change or upgrade?

turbois300

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Another delima. Well only in my head. I'm sure my wife is rolling her eyes at me. :rolleyes:

I have 4 x 65 watt power compact lights over my 29 in a canopy. I have 3 x 10K and 1 x Actinic 03. All are coralife bulbs and the 03 is only a month old. The 10Ks are from yester-year and they are going to need replacing in the not so distant future. At $25 or so per bulb I was thinking that maybe that money would best be put into a Halide retro or pendant. What do you all thinks?

Chris - I'd like to get it from you if you can get that sort of thing. I'd gladly do without the canopy and hang a pendant if that is possible. I know that most folks still run their PC Actinics with the Halide so I guess I'd have to do some sory of pendant with a place to put the compact with it. The canopy is about 6" could we do a retro kit? I have reflectors for the compacts but they aren't the best. Also sorry I haven't made it in but I still need to pick up a fish. Any chance you could tell me what you got in the other day as far as fish or shrimp. If I don't put something in there that swims or moves i think she is going to put me in there..... in large chunks. :eek1:

I'd like to eventually get into some SPS corals but mainly clams. My wife loves them. :inlove:

Or should I just keep the PCs and try a clam at the top of the tank?
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I put a 250 MH over my 29g and the bulb is at 6in over the water. My canopy is probably 10in tall total. Its a retro kit from Chris. 250 was for a pairing on the 90g... so I would have gone with less wattage if I knew it was staying with the 29. I left the back open and threw a fan to circulate air - 78.5 steady, but I have to add water twice a day totalling about 1 gal. Otherwise I've been really happy with the lighting. I also put in a 2x24 coral life along the rear for lighting when the MH is off. Hope you're happy with your selection.
 
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