was wondering if anyone is selling any decent lights that are 48 inches for a 90 gallon was looking on ebay and i found this: http://cgi.ebay.com/48-Aquarium-Metal-Halide-MH-lighting-760W-Reef-Lunar_W0QQitemZ300287288378QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item300287288378&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 dont know if its good or not seeing as though im still new but liked the 2 metal halides with the power compacts
remeber my petkare job doesnt pay me much so im trying to keep it cheap! or else i would just buy a solaris system and spend like $3000 lOl if only i had a lot of money!
Did you see the video of the install of a solaris system? Check the cool video in the main forum. That was more of a $4000 lighting system though.
That light seem a little cheap IMHO. Does anyone here own one and can attest to their performance?
Personally, I’d stay away from any fixture with PC’s @ this point … unless you’re looking to gut it and retro to T5’s within a year. The cost of PC bulbs seem to be skyrocketing.
But, like I said, if you’re willing/capable (both ability and $$$) of retro-ing a year down the road … might not be a bad deal. I know logans_daddy bought a MH/PC fixture about a year ago (Odessea, I think) and just retro’d it. Now it’s a sweet fixture, but I’m pretty sure he bought it knowing he was going to retro down the road. Now he’s got a sweet looking fixture with remote Icecap ballasts.
how hard is it to retro it to t5’s or would u just suggest getting a mh t5 combo light?
I just bought that light fixture off aquatraders.com for $329.00! You would spend $368.00 buying it off e-bay! The initial price is $329.00 but free shipping. 