What do I do?

[wesleydnunder]

Re: What do I do?

I fully agree with Tim. In order to use the metal halide fixture it would need to be suspended well above the water's surface. Also, that fixture is almost 700 watts. Like a lot, lot, lot of light. For a 200+ gal tank it would be ok to use. Smaller tanks, 125 gal and less, would wind up with severe algae issues I think. Besides, the pc lamps are way up into the blue end of the spectrum, and not the best for plants, IMO. The 10,000K MH are also bluer than needed, but some folks like them for plants.

The pc fixture is listed as reef lighting and may come with actinic lamps. You'd still have to change the lamps out, IMO. Aqua Zoo has some of those fixtues. They may stock the 6700K lamps for them.

Mark

[alexarae]

Re: What do I do?

8O  I guess I'm selling the MH's then.

[alexarae]

Re: What do I do?

Also, thanks for the info guys. I know it takes yall a second to look certain things up and then write the post.
It's just nice. Gracias mi amigos.  

[PhishPhreek]

Re: What do I do?

I mounded a 36" dual MH shop fixture to the bottom of a 8" tall canopy
It raised the temperature of the 75g tank about 5 degrees
Also caused me to have to add about 1g per day to the wet/dry filter.
Always ment to add a couple of computer fans to the canopy but never got a round tuit.


Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want.