Thoughts on tank and help ID this light

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I am new to this. I found out quickly my 50 was to small.
I now own an big aquarium and light.

The light is only marked Current. There is no other ID on it.
72" long 4 - 96w actinic bulbs 3 bulbs I assume are Halide
There are 4 fans on top. It has 2 seperate swiches.
It is HEAVY and also hangs from the ceiling.
Any idea if it has a model or name?? Is it good, decent, or great??

The tank is 125 gallon Oceanic with stand. It is bottom drilled on both ends.
Hope it a good one..??

Also has a nice tank with bio filter / skimmer combo. Gonna need help with ID on this once I get a picture of it
 
more than likely the light is the outer orbit model,good light but parts are VERY hard to find...
 
Just a thought if your a DIY'r at all. Pc bulbs work for actinic purposes for sure ( and growth in low light corals) but they are on they're way to being obsolete imo, and they run hot and have low par values. That fixture can easily be rigged up to use 4x39 watt t5's or reefbrites in the pc's place. That shell and fans are nice to me. I'm gonna powdercoat one and swap out all internal parts just cause I like that fixture. Those old oceanic tanks are are built like Shermans! No pun intended lol. I've refurbished a few back to like new condition in my early reef days ( 2006 or so) that I got for cheap off Craigslist because they had old discoloured silicone and scratched up overflows. They are up til this day, original owner said he got them in 99! So 13 years strong with minor tlc after 7 years running is good in my book. I buy up all old oceanic tanks I can. :) good buys. Probably cheap too. Glwt. *Drae*
 

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