Montis?

[rldavisou]

I've seen quite a few people who have had luck with monti's under pc lights. I've got 196 watts over a 30 long. If I place them as high in the tank as possible (a few inches under the surface), will they live? Can I expect them to keep their color if they do survive?

 

[mscarpena]

Should be fine. I had montis under 4 x110 vho in the mid pstion kept colors good and they did grow, but not too fast.

 

[teen]

vho's and pc's are not comparable imo. you could try them under the pc's, but its gunna be more difficult for them to keep their colors and thrive.

 

[turningtim]

If you're going to give it a go try a orange cap frag. Put up in the tank and see what happens......

 

[rldavisou]

I really want a red cap frag...is that one closely related to the orange ones? I'm thinking about saving for an inexpensive halide fixture I found, but that would still a minimum of six months out. I'm a waiter, so everything I do in this hobby takes a loooonnnggg time to save up for.

 

[turningtim]

Before you go with MH, you should check some T-5 fixtures. I keep a number of SPS and clams under T-5 and it works well. Less expensive than MH, less heat and less cost to run (less watts).
Not sure if there is a real difference between red and orange just a color variation maybe. Not sure though.
Heres a pic of mine. Was a nickel size frag 7-8 months ago.....

 

[zeroc]

how big is that monti now? can't really tell from the pic.

 

[turningtim]

idk, maybe 5-5.5" The frag I got was about half the size of that "leaf" coming out the left. Kinda by itself.....

 

[rldavisou]

Looks really nice. I just bought my PC light about a month ago though, and I couldn't afford halides. I had to rush and buy a light because the ballast went out on my old PC fixture and my softies were dying. I really wish I could have saved up longer and buy a halide, but I did manage to go from a single bulb to a double bulb fixture. That was all I could afford at the time.