MH Questions

jtwilson

jtwilson

Member
Well i am thinking about invsting in some good MH for my 55 gal. I have sen a few pictures of some of your reefs with MH lighting and i was wondering what kind i should get. I am wanting a more actinic bluish purple look rather than a whiter daylight look. Any suggestions and pictures would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
P.S. Price Range is 350-400 OR CHEAPER!
 
connor

connor

Active Member
check the big E i would get the 14k if i were you not to much daylight not to much blue
 
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toungetwster

Guest
I just went from 260 watt PC 12k daylight and actinic plus 78 watts T-5 HO 12k daylight to 2 250 watt MH 12k reeflux lights on my 125 and I'm amazed at the difference. I too like the blue color but want bright white. The reeflux bulbs are awesome. I only paid 371 with shipping for the ballest, reflectors and 2 bulbs! It lights up a 6 foot tank without problems or low light spots!
 
harndog

harndog

Member
I have a 48" mh/ pc light. it uses 2 de 150w mh and 4 65 w atinic I use 10,000k mh and the atnic provides plenty of blue. The 10,000k makes the coral grow like mad. I am taking the 75 down and would sale the fixture for 450 i bought new in november. check my post to confirm. I am moving everything to the 175 bf and bought the coral life with 3 150 de mh and 4 96 w atinic again in the 10,000k. the 175 is awsome now. pics to come guys.

 
jtwilson

jtwilson

Member
Hey harndog i noticed you had that fixture on a 75gal. Would it be too much light for a 55gal? anybody??
 
rhomer

rhomer

Member
I've found that the 20k xm's are great mixed with 10k 55 watt pc's. I get really good growth with this and I really like the blue from the MH's. The white from the PC's is plenty and the color on my corals improved greatly over the 10k AB's I first had.
I built my own hood, I bought reflectors seperate and fans for the hood. I run them on a dual PFO 175 watt remote ballast that sits on the floor. Minus the cost of materials for the hood, I think the cost was about 350.00.
This thread shows my first pic with 10k AB's and Actinic PC's. The following 2 pics shows 20K XM's and 10k PC's
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=199103
Rob
 
unleashed

unleashed

Active Member
if you realy like the bluest effect you can order 20k I just got my 400 20k blue line SE bulbs and i love them
 
harndog

harndog

Member
The fixture would work nice on a 55 you are just a little more narrow. I think like 6 inches so the light would cover the top really well. In fact I have a buddy with a 55 that wants it if he can come up with the money he will most likley get it. I like the 10k supplemented with the atinics it just makes it look so real. also the coral grows better. This fixture will not work in a canopy due to the fans. The did a great job at keeping temp down on the 75 with open top. My temp stay at or below 80 all the time.
 
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