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I will second the purple tang.

I have been using reef solution for two years and everything in my tank seems to love it. I would highly recomend it. :D

Thank you for the response skilos1 and BigMac Very nice tank skilos1.

I was asking Broomer about his lighting setup and he refered me to you. I am looking into buying a PFO metal halide retro kit, it is a dual ballast 250W and comes complete with everything ready to mount into a hood. The kit comes with 2 10K Ushio bulbs. I believe the it is a standard ballast...

Thanks for the response, Ill try Bigmac.

The ballast i was looking into is a standard ballast is there a major difference between a standard ballast and a HQI?

I was looking at your lighting setup and was wondering if there was any reason why you had one ushio MH bulb and one ab MH bulb. I think i am going to order a PFO retro fit kit. Comes with a dual ballast both reflectors and all wiring. It also comes with 2 Ushio 10K bulbs. I was wondering what...

Thanks for the replys, Ill go with the 10K bulbs. I am just learning about metal halides so i got a dumb question for Chris L. You said you use a 10K AB bulb. What is an AB bulb, is it just a name brand?

I was looking into metal halide retro fit kits, I am pretty sure I want to go with a PFO ballast. What I was wondering was is this kit ok? I have a standard 90 gal tank (48x24x18) PFO 250watt Dual 65K Metal Halide Retro Kit Sorry i cant get the picture on here. Basically it comes with...

What I ment was i dont mind.

cmpowell..... Ask away, I am just as interested in lighting setups as anyone. (I just might learn something) :D

very nice coralcollector

Thanks for the info and advice I will probally have some more question in the near future on ballasts, but for now you guys got me going in the right direction. Much appreciated!!!! :)

From what ive seen most people keep there lights about 7 to 8 inches of the water to help keep them cool. (along with fans) is there a such thing as too high off the tank? say 12 inches or more.

That makes sense, my pc's do give off a yellow tint. I wish I would have found this site when i first setup the tank. MH Producing too much heat is a concern of mine.

One more quick question, DvSKiN, why will I like the VHO better? I have seen on this board before people who have switched from PC to VHO and say they like the VHO a lot more than they like there PC fixtures. Is there a reason why? My lfs sold me my pc fixture and told me this is the best you...

Excellent, I thank you all for your advice and I will let you know what I decide. :)

Thanks for the response jim627,overanalyzer, and broomer5. Broomer I’ve seen your setup and I must say it is awesome. Would 2 175w be sufficient or should I go with 2 250w. Also broomer mentioned that VHO seems to produce better coral growth than MH only. Would my PC’s be ok to run with the MH...

I know this question has been asked about a thousand times but I’m still lost on the lighting subject. I have a 90 gallon tank (48x24x18) I currently have 220 watts of power compact lighting. I want to upgrade to metal halide, everybody says there the best but my major concern is will metal...