metal halide ADVICE NEEDED

Discussion in 'Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting' started by pokeyprelude, Mar 17, 2008.

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  1. pokeyprelude

    pokeyprelude Astrea Snail

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    hi there guys havent been updating much been very busy working, need help choosing some new lights for my set up. at present i dont have any serious corals, the guy i bought the setup off has had it running on 2 x t5's and 1 actinic, the tank is 60"x28"x28" any advice on wattage which bulbs to go for and which brand to go for thanks.
    jon
     
    pokeyprelude, Mar 17, 2008
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  2. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    That all depends on what type of corals you want to keep now and in the future. If your planning on all kinds of corals, to include clams, I would consider MH. LIke this one,[​IMG]hombby, he usually has a 60" light . T-5 are not bad lights, alot of ppl have them with corals. I know when I had my other tank with PC's, I was limited on some corals and that would piss me off, so when I up-graded to my current tank, I didnt want that to happen again, so I got MH's this time. Good luck. Luna
     
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  3. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Definitely don't mess around with your lights
    get halides!
     
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  4. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    3 250 Watt MH's??? Just my best guess, but don't take my word for the gospel, see if some of the "experts" will chime in!!
     
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  5. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    220 gallons? id go with 400's.
     
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  6. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    two 400w mh and t5 supp will house the majority of the corals on the market.
    even though it is possible to have an sps tank with just t5's
     
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  7. billgil1

    billgil1 Astrea Snail

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    I heard that you want about six watts per gallon so you probably want about 1200 total watts for a 200 gallon tank... Just my opinion...Bill
     
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