75g: 1x175w MH and 1x250w MH ... would this look bad?

[tjkohler]

Ok, I've got one 175w IceCap Electronic ballast coming in tomorrow with an AB 10K bulb. I have the oppurtunity to get a 250w PFO ballast from a friend for relatively cheap. Would it look bad if I had these two combo's running in a singe 75 gallon? If I used the same brand of bulbs, AB 10K? Anythoughts?
Thanks!

 

[josh]

IMO it would look fine, you might be able to detect a difference but it would be all that obvious. Plus this will allow you to have different lighting zones, which is pretty cool in itself.
Josh

 

[broomer5]

tjkohler
Define "look bad"
Personally - I think you should do whatever you want to do in regards to your lighting.
Will it look "uneven" or something like that - possibly.
But ......
I run my lighting on a goofy schedule. There are times when I only light one end of the tank. Other times I light the whole thing.
Sometimes just VHO .. sometimes just MH
The corals respond differently.
The tank "looks" cool to me under different lighting schemes.
Do whatever YOU want my friend !
It's your tank - go for it ( especially if you can get a "deal" on lighting components !!!! )