Pumps And Lights What To Get? (question not statement) (2 Viewers)

[decimal]

4 bulbs total. but he dropped it to 35. maybe he comes to Houston every once in a while? maybe you know someone you know travels to Austin sometimes? idk.. its a good deal though.

 

[Mpolasek]

so that could be an entire light set up i might ask him if he would consider 50 if he would ship it via ups or something

 

[Stickboy97]

Short drive to Austin, less than 1 tank of gas. I make that trip every few weeks for work. Worth it for a $35 light

 

[Mpolasek]

well its 3 hours but you have a point its just that its 3 hours 1 way and getting someone to drive me there is not easy

 

[Stickboy97]

Do you have any fish right now? Live Rock, sand, etc? Is it drilled for a reef tank with a sump?

 

[Mpolasek]

yes i have a lawn mower blenny, foxface, clown, fire goby, 3 striped damsel, 50 pounds of rock about 60 to 70ish pounds of sand and no sump there is a tank dairy thing i made

 

[Cody]

every 10-12 months new bulbs. thing is, you cant tell from the look. you just start having algae problems and start hunting for the culprit (not starting with bulb age) and then, after finding nothing (or a bunch of stuff) does it eventually become clear that you just need new bulbs. there has got to be someone here with a 48" t5 fixture they are willing to let go cheap.

BRS investigates that and found you’re really looking at about 18 months before any real shift in the bulbs occurs.

 

[Luman01]

BRS investigates that and found you’re really looking at about 18 months before any real shift in the bulbs occurs.

Shoot even better!

 

[Mpolasek]

hey i been looking at the ati brand for t5s and there is alot of different sets like blue do those really matter to the corals and fish or is it just coral?
here is where im looking ATI T5 Bulbs | ATI North America

 

[Cody]

hey i been looking at the ati brand for t5s and there is alot of different sets like blue do those really matter to the corals and fish or is it just coral?
here is where im looking ATI T5 Bulbs | ATI North America

The different bulbs matter to the corals and not the fish. Corals are photosynthetic, fish are not.

 

[Mpolasek]

ok thanks, i think i have lights down and research and now im going to look through this forum at some recommend pumps i saw earlier so thank every one

 

[RR-MAN]

you are really confusing yourself-stick to one thing and go with it [emoji106]

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