What would you recommend?

[asbury030]

Ok i have a 29 gallon and i want to get hard and soft corals so which kind of lighting do u recommend?plz respond

 

[asbury030]

here is the tank

 

[poiboy]

Go with PC lighting

 

[fender]

That tank already has too many fish and sharks are not reef safe.

 

[fender]

Jk. A 250w 20k Metal halide will let you keep just about anything you want including clams.

 

[fishfood]

Get a 150 to 250 MH DE pendant. You could keep anything with that and you can view the tank from the top.

 

[asbury030]

mh sounds good i think i'll get them and thank u for all the info guys.

 

[asbury030]

what would i use as a lid?

 

[asbury030]

and also how would i keep the temp down?

 

[wrassecal]

If you go pendent style you won't have as much of a problem with heat. If you put the mh in a canopy you should put them 10 - 12 (or more) inches above the water and you will need to add fans to move the heat out of the canopy.

 

[asbury030]

what is pendent style?

 

[fender]

Pendant means the light is in a fixture that hangs above the tank, suspended usually by its cord.

 

[asbury030]

oh ok

 

[fishman88]

ohhh that lighting should be fine lol j/k go with mh's and vho's
mike

 

[asbury030]

what are vhos?

 

[poiboy]

PC or vho less hassel
(V)ery (H)igh (O)utput

 

[logan15]

Very High Outputs There The Long Bulbs Shown Here Instead of being 40 watts a piece there 110 watts a piece there the bulbs with the red wires connected to them
VHOS

 

[asbury030]

well if u guys could choose between pc vho and MH which would u pick?

 

[asbury030]

k i guess i will get MH how many watts should i get?

 

[poiboy]

Originally posted by SquishyFish
The only two things I would add/change is:
1: Generally on the m/b most will advise you to keep your m/h lights 8 inches off the water (give or take and inch). If there is any problem w/ heat, just put a fan in. Very easy to do.
2. How are Vho's less hassel that m/h?
3. No lids (not sure if they said that)
Squishy

Less heat, no fan required (may be) and cost effective