Lighting

sparkiesford · 05-30-2007, 07:26 AM

OK
this may be out of the question, but I figured it would be worth asking.
Over the weekend I got for free, two photographers lights, they are a little old but still work great. Is there any way these might work for a reef tank? I have a 55g that eventually will be a reef tank. These lights are powerful, maybe too powerful. They say they are 600watts each, I don't know what kind of bulb they are. If I got a bigger tank would they work? I thought I could potentially make a hood that these lights could attach too. I will try and post pictures tonight.
Thanks

Reefneck · 05-30-2007, 10:12 AM

Wishful thinking but only a pipe dream. Hobbyists have been searching for many years for other types of lighting that can grow corals. None have been successful. Only the Solaris LED fixtures had any success and they are super expensive. Many people have tried plant lights, Photography lighting, Household lighting, Even streetlights with no success!

All you will succeed in doing is losing a lot of money and killing a lot of animals. The words Reef & Cheap do not fit in the same sentence! If you want a successful reef, spend the money on the right equipment or just enjoy looking at tanks that belong to others than can afford to do it the right way.

sparkiesford · 05-30-2007, 10:23 AM

I figured as much, but it never hurts to ask.
Thank you for your input.

Fishboy93 · 05-30-2007, 01:27 PM

you could have an incredibly overpowered refugium...

05-30-2007, 07:26 AM	#1
sparkiesford Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Columbia, MO Age: 25 Posts: 35	Lighting OK this may be out of the question, but I figured it would be worth asking. Over the weekend I got for free, two photographers lights, they are a little old but still work great. Is there any way these might work for a reef tank? I have a 55g that eventually will be a reef tank. These lights are powerful, maybe too powerful. They say they are 600watts each, I don't know what kind of bulb they are. If I got a bigger tank would they work? I thought I could potentially make a hood that these lights could attach too. I will try and post pictures tonight. Thanks __________________ 10g 2 neon tetras, 1 small pictus cat 55g 2 rainbow sharks, 1 rope fish, 1 dragon fish, 8 tiger barbs, 2 angel fish, 1 snail

05-30-2007, 10:12 AM	#2
Reefneck Senior Aquarist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Near a Coral Reef Age: 47 Posts: 1,351	Wishful thinking but only a pipe dream. Hobbyists have been searching for many years for other types of lighting that can grow corals. None have been successful. Only the Solaris LED fixtures had any success and they are super expensive. Many people have tried plant lights, Photography lighting, Household lighting, Even streetlights with no success! All you will succeed in doing is losing a lot of money and killing a lot of animals. The words Reef & Cheap do not fit in the same sentence! If you want a successful reef, spend the money on the right equipment or just enjoy looking at tanks that belong to others than can afford to do it the right way. __________________ I wonder how much salt mix I would need to turn our in ground pool into a Reef.

05-30-2007, 10:23 AM	#3
sparkiesford Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Columbia, MO Age: 25 Posts: 35	I figured as much, but it never hurts to ask. Thank you for your input. __________________ 10g 2 neon tetras, 1 small pictus cat 55g 2 rainbow sharks, 1 rope fish, 1 dragon fish, 8 tiger barbs, 2 angel fish, 1 snail

05-30-2007, 01:27 PM	#4
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 15 Posts: 658	you could have an incredibly overpowered refugium... __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

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