? about HPS vs MH

[dem3rd]

I was just wondering if High pressure sodium lights would work as well as MH.The reason I ask is becouse HPS are suppose to be a pretty good mimic of natural sunlight and very powerful.They are used alot in growing plants.Does anyone have any thoughts on this?I was wondering if they would work over a reef tank?Soft and hard corals!
thanks , Don

 

[reefforbrains]

High Pressure Sodium are wrong Kelvin spectrum. Coral would be able to use some of the light, but the algea would go apesnot with such low K value.

 

[dem3rd]

Thanks.I was just wondering becouse I had a thought about combining the two lights into one combo fixture,but now after you posted that i would have to say its not a very good idea.Hell it was worth a thought i guess.