lighting for a beginner's 90g

[mdhoward]

I am setting up a 90 gallon tank with a berlin style filtration system and a refugium. I am planning on setting up either a 4 lamp VHO system with two blues and two whites running off of a IC660. Eventually when i start putting in corals, i want to be able to put in 2x250 metal halides.

I am not sure what corals i will be looking at, but i am do like clams, so i would like to be able to keep some pretty light needy corals.

How do you all think this setup sounds?

Also, do you think I should use 2 or 4 VHO supplements and should i use 2x150 MHs or 2x250 MHs?

Matt

[reiple]

sounds workable! pair two actinics vho with your two MH 250w and your future clam will be happier than with two MH 150w. so go for it!

[Jason McKenzie]

I would go with 2x110VHO actinic and 2x250 HQI MH. The HQI will output a higher PAR value light and more bulbs will work with HQI.

J

[mdhoward]

what brands would you suggest, i am thinking about IceCap440 and ARO's equivalent for the VHOs. What do you think about MHs?

Thanks
Matt

[Jason McKenzie]

You could get these VHOs

Then this Ballast

And the bulbs I would go for are These

This is just my opinion and I have been proven wrong many many times.