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[reeferdude]

When I first started keeping freshwater fish I bought a 5 gallon hex tank with a little light. Well no it is salt and I have a shrimp in there, my question is if I could just screw in a metal halide bulb in there or is there some kind of special fixture I will need?

 

[azonic]

you need a "special" ballast and socket...also...you would never fit a halide over a 7 gallon hex....

 

[mr . salty]

Even if you could get MH over that smalltank,the heat grom the bulb would probably cookwhatever you have in there...

 

[surfnturf]

MMM, a little garlic, a twist of lemon, maybe some old bay seasoning

 

[jim27]

I wouldn't worry about heat being a problem. The only way I could see you getting mh over that tank is if you bought a pendent to hang over it. I've seen a 400 watter over a 7g before.
You can't just screw a mh bulb, like I said earlier you'll probably want a pendent to hang over the tank.

 

[robchuck]

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