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Old 12/08/2007, 09:43 PM
rogergolf66 rogergolf66 is offline
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I to did not beleive at first. how many watts is each bulb?

I think you could go with less watts and better reflectors. I am assuming if the reflectors come with it. it is a pendent of some brand. you could save a bunch of money by upgrading reflectors to like a lum III or something like that and lower the wattage. I would recommend 400W bulbs every 24 inches.
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Old 12/08/2007, 11:05 PM
znut Reefer znut Reefer is offline
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Hi welcome to RC. I have a 550 120 x 36 x 29. I use (4) 400 MH and 1 250 MH in the middle. I keep my PM and a few other lps and low lighting corals under the 250. I use LA III reflectors, and have great growth and colors on all my sps. You can use less bulbs with the LA III reflectors.
 


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