cheetum Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Too smart for their own good ! reminds you of the coyote & the roadrunner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I know a guy in Seattle that lights a 1000g tank with 3 MHs. He uses a rotating rig to light his tank. It takes it 6 hours to rotate. Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caferacermike Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Personally I think it's a waste of time and energy. Think this through real quick, you'd have to run it twice as long or your corals would end up with half the intensity of just running 2 bulbs. So for it to be beneficial his light would need to be on for at least 16 hours to mimic most reef tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 In this case I would agree. However, the guy in Seattle was lighting a 1000g tank with one 1000w and 2 x 400w bulbs. That's less than 2 watts per gallon and he can grow anything. Don't forget the corals are still getting light even when the bulb is not directly over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetum Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 seems like it cost more to make and run than to just run a dual set-up. Like I said before just an elaborate mouse trap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caferacermike Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yeah but the problem is that it's not just about getting some light, hell we'd all run some cheap 75w light bulbs over our tanks if that's all it took. You can't grow much with a plain ol T12 on your big tank, no it takes several T12 VHO's or lots of T5's packed together with very specific reflectors, and at that halides still work better. It's all about the intensity of the light. That's why halides work so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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