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Uh oh.. need some lights

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Actuary, Feb 26, 2011.

  1. Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    I was on vacation and got a call from my brother who I had watch my place that there was a loud pop from my 28g Nano Cube followed by a breaker trip.  He eventually said he was able to get things going by unplugging the lights and resetting the breaker.  I thought that seemed a little odd but figured I would just replace the bulbs when I got home (4 days after the outtage).  Somehow there is a significant amount of water in the lighting hood which obviously caused the problem.  Now my more immediate concern is how I'm going to light the tank.  I think it may be a bit late to order something online since it will ship on Monday at the earliest and I'd receive it later in the week after the lights will have been out for 10 days or so.  This tank contains softies and only 1 challice so I don't need anything too crazy.  It was running 105w PCs... so something along those lines should work.  The top of the tank is about 18" x 18"... does anyone happen to have anything that would work for this in Des Moines?  Worst case scenario is I go buy a MH clamp on from Adam or Seascapes.
    Thanks!
     
  2. cowdust9

    cowdust9 Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    i have some pc lights or a 250 watt mh setup you can use, i live in altoona
     
  3. Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    I think the MHs would end up boiling the water in this tank. I'm afraid to move my 150w MH on my frag tank over to this tank temporarily for that reason. Can the PCs be mounted over an 18" wide frame by any chance?
     
  4. Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    If I were to look for some kind of LED setup what are the rules of thumb on the wattage or lumens? Haven't had much luck finding anything in a quick google search.
     
  5. cowdust9

    cowdust9 Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    now that i think about it i do have some par 38 led bulbs pm me if you want to try those
     
  6. Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    Sounds perfect.. pm sent.
     

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