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tony45power
09/14/2008, 10:33 AM
i am installing my lights into my new canopy i built. i have a 125 gallon tank i am setting up. i have a 72" current with 3x 150watt mh 14K bulbs. i am going to purchase phonix14k bulbs someone gave me a good deal on. also i have 2x 6' T5 buls and 2x 4' VHO should i try to install all of these or i was thinking just the MH and the T5.

what type of fan should i mount into the canopy also?<a href="http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb173/tony45power/?action=view&current=boilerroom051.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb173/tony45power/boilerroom051.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><a href="http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb173/tony45power/?action=view&current=boilerroom053.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb173/tony45power/boilerroom053.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

tony45power
09/14/2008, 05:55 PM
what are good fans i could use that are quite and adjust to temperature?

ccorpse27
09/14/2008, 06:11 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13353163#post13353163 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tony45power
what are good fans i could use that are quite and adjust to temperature?

Icecap makes some nice ones.

tony45power
09/14/2008, 06:17 PM
should i install2 of them?

ccorpse27
09/14/2008, 06:28 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13353306#post13353306 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tony45power
should i install2 of them?

Yes I would install at least two, one pulling the air and one pushing. I would also cut vents in the rear of the canopy so air can exhaust there too.

tony45power
09/14/2008, 06:30 PM
should i install the t5 bulbs or the vho i have i think i can only fit 1 or the other with the MH lights

ccorpse27
09/14/2008, 06:34 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13353395#post13353395 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tony45power
should i install the t5 bulbs or the vho i have i think i can only fit 1 or the other with the MH lights

Not sure if it's true anymore but I think VHO actinics are the best actinics you can get so I would go with the VHO if that's what you're using them for. I personally run a 1x150w MH with 2x24" T5HO actinics on my 20L tank. I'm currently upgrading to a 75 gallon cube and I'm just going to use a 36" 2x150 Sunpod fixture with moon lights.