MH, Not the ultimate?

[mbuckley]

I'm sure this topic has been beaten to death, but I was surprised to read in a previous post that some corals don't do well under MH lighting. Is this true? I ask because I was contemplating adding a 175W 10, 000K MH and 2 actinic VHO's (75 W) to my 35 gallon tank so I could keep almost anything I wanted. However, now I'm beginning to wonder if this is the best course of action... As always I appreciate the advice... Mike

 

[mbuckley]

Would 300W of VHO be better?

 

[flamingkingofhe]

First off nice aviator, not to sure about this but i believe that some low light corals such as an open brain do not appreciate this. For instance i once had an open brain that croaked because i caused it to bleach out by giving it to much light, but do not take my word for it i am not to sure on this particular issue.