ballistic.reefer Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 So I am going to be doing another conversion to save room in my bedroom and also because I am going to be moving out next august and I want to make the move as simple as possible. I will be doing a conversion from a 40g Breeder to a 34g Solana. I have asked a lot of ppl for help and kind of wanted a general opinion from everyone here on the forum. My plans are to have a jbj de k2 viper 250w MH over the top but what I cant figure out is what kind of vortech to get: mp10 mp20 mp40. I would of gotten a nano box but there isnt anyroom in the tank for it to fit . Let me know what yall think and why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 mp10 should be good. thats what im running on my 30 long and it does an amazing job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 mp10 and go for a 150W MH. 250 will over power that sucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 mp10 and go for a 150W MH. 250 will over power that sucker. At the right height, that 250w will be fine over the Solana. My 150w didn't do it's job very well IMO. I was considering going to a 250w at one point, then decided to go with T5's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic.reefer Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 ordered, thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 what did you go with? i loved the shimmer of the metal halides, but thats about it. T5's are the best for getting the color you want imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic.reefer Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 i ended up going with an mp10 wireless bc i figure in the future even if i go with a bigger tank for the living room i am always going to want a tank in the bed room so ill always have use for it. plus the way the solana is built i thought it would be a good fit. and then im also going with the 250w metal halide. although ill be a little honest i think im afraid of the heat from the halide. but i will still have my built led in the coralife housing as probably supplemental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxiq Reef Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 150 would of been plenty i think, but congrats, we want a solana too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic.reefer Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 yeah i opted out and will be getting a 150w mh with a 14k pheonix bulb. thanks for all the great advice guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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