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Originally Posted by lion_crazz No, one halide over a 55 will cut it. As far as 150 or 250, it really depends on what kind of corals you want to keep. Either one of the lights will work for softies and LPS, but if you want to get into SPS, I would get the 250 watt halide. Thank You guys for...

Originally Posted by lion_crazz In order to get a metal halide, you need a fixture that can run a metal halide. That means you need a light fixture with a ballast that can light a metal halide. Usually the cost difference between a PC light and metal halide light is $300. Okay, I know...

Originally Posted by meowzer NO...you can not add a MH light to a PC fixture Okay, and if I were to eliminate my PC's what would be my setup for MH?

Originally Posted by meowzer Just to make sure, you don't mean you want to add a MH bulb to your existing unit do you?? Okay right now I have PC's. I was told that I can add a MH to my setup by eliminating one PC....Is that true???

Originally Posted by lion_crazz Either a 150 or 250 would be fine over your 55. In adding a halide though, I would change both PC's to actinic. So I would basically eliminate the whites and replace them with actinic...

I have power compact lights for my 55 gallon tank. Both compact lights are 10K. I want to add a metal halide bulb, but I don't know how many watts I should get..?? Any help would be great...

coastie81...are you still located in P.R.? Just wondering..because I read an old post of yours, on how nobody would ship to P.R. Did you ever get to find someone who was willing...just asking because I find myself in the same situtation.

Any luck coastie81???