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A change in my tank

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OneReef
, 09-26-2010 at 08:43 AM (1669 Views)
Since I have decided to go all SPS in my 150g, I decided to toy with going from 150w halides to 250w. I ended up adding a 250w to the middle and leaving the pendants on the ends at 150w.

The new 250w in the middle is a Lumen Bright Mini pendant, with a SE Radium 20K bulb. Now that I have seen how much brighter and better my colors look in person, I think I am going to change them all over to 250w Radiums.

We had a local frag swap yesterday and I made enough money to pay for all new lighting. :0) Going to change out all 3 now.

Bulb and reflector:

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You can see how bright it is in the middle compared to the ones on the sides. I will soon be rectifying that. :0)

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Also, I was able to get a frag of an SPS that I have been wanting for awhile, a Pink Lemonade. It is a good sized chunk, looks like it came from the main trunk of a colony. May it grow fast... :0)


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Edit: 10/2

Ok, I have added another Lumenbright, I have the 3rd pendant, but still waiting on my last Radium bulb to add it. Everything is much brighter! I have a few sheets of screen and eggcrate up right now to acclimate. Par has drastically changed.
Here two Par Meter readings, one a 250w SE Radium 20K bulb in a Lumenarc reflector, on 250w Hamilton magnetic M80 ballast. The other is a 150w DE Phoenix 14K in a Hamilton Reefstar pendant (hammertone finish), on a IceCap 150w electronic ballast. Both were taken at the same distance, at the waters surface. Can you guess which is which?? LOL

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Updated 10-02-2010 at 04:48 PM by OneReef

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  1. lvpd.cop's Avatar
    Wow, there really is a big difference with the lighting in the photo. It almost looks like there isn't any lights on the ends. Nice tank btw!
  2. chrisfowler99's Avatar
    Just wondering, you said your reflector in the middle is a Lumen Bright Mini. The picture you posted after stating you're going to change out all three is a Lumenarc (mini?). Are you going to go away from the Lumen Brights? If so, why?

    I'm currently running a pair of Lumenarc Minis and I'm thinking of going with Lumen Brights in my coming setup and if there's a reason to avoid them I would like to find out before I buy them.
  3. melev's Avatar
    Lumenbrights can be hung higher, where Lumenarc are closer to the water. The picture above is a Lumenarc.
  4. OneReef's Avatar
    I made an error in posting. I am changing to LumenArcs, and wrote LumenBrights by mistake. From what I understand, Lumenarcs spread the light better, whereas Lumen Brights are more concentrated. I have a short canopy, so I needed the spread.