I have a ten with a eclipse hood with a 32wattpc retrokit, is there a way to get more lighting under the ten without getting taken for lighing?????????the 32WATT pc's the only thing blasting over the tanK???????
more than 1PC in a ten?
I have a ten with a eclipse hood with a 32wattpc retrokit, is there a way to get more lighting under the ten without getting taken for lighing?????????the 32WATT pc's the only thing blasting over the tanK???????
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What about this or one of these?
30 L aquarium, 50 lbs LR, 44 lbs LS, 192 W PC, CPR Backpack Skimmer
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corralife now makes 20 watt pc screw in bulbs that fit in normal sockets. Two in the standard full hood would give you a bit more. Or you could ditch the eclipse and go for a pendant type pc fixture for up to 100 watts.
andrew
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Malo,
Just a question, but why would you want more than 32 watts in a 10 gal. Are you planning on putting SPS or some other stony's in there?
Gary
Gary
125 SPS, 75 gal. LPS/softie reef, 9 gal. Nano
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You might have a cooling problem with much more than that. I'm just guessing here. I'm not really a nano guy.
Gary
125 SPS, 75 gal. LPS/softie reef, 9 gal. Nano
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You could do a couple of things; one is go to inlandreef.com and follow links to the eclipse modification DIY, if they still have it up. Basically, you rip the lighting guts out of an eclipse and replace it with 2 PC bulbs. I did it on my old larger eclipse; got 2 55W PC bulbs over my 29. It definitely works with the smaller eclipse.
The other thing is to buy a PC retro hood from ahsupply.com for a 10 gal. It's 2 X36W PC with a nice reflector. It works great; I used it over my 10 gal nano. In fact, I'd consider selling mine, but you'd be better off just getting a new set up. It's a good idea to put in a couple of cooling fans; I did and it really solved heat issues. I kept all sorts of corals in the nano; maybe I should set it up again....
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