Spot lights?

Giga · 10/23/2007, 02:06 PM

I am making a tide pool tank and will be running 1 150W MH in the middle and want to maybe put some simple spotlight on the side because the tank is 4' long and the MH won't cover the whole tank. Anyone know a good spot light to help provide some viewing pleasure light? I was thinking of just buying some from lows and putting some 6,500k lights in. Also LED lights would be great too! Thanks for any help.

ReefWreak · 10/23/2007, 02:12 PM

I wish we had the spotlights that it sounds like you're looking for, however in the US and I believe in EU as well, none of us have them. In Japan at the crazy aquarium trade shows, they've got halide spotlights that can color one coral with a specific color light to make it turn a certain color so they really stick out in the tank and things like that.

I know that doesn't help, but I just thought I would share it.

Giga · 10/23/2007, 02:36 PM

I don't need spot lights for growing the coral like MH spot lights. I'm just looking for a couple lights to help light up my tank to view all the cool creatures. Also do antic serve a purpose or are they just to make the corals look cool?

mg426 · 10/23/2007, 03:33 PM

Mabe a couple compacr flourescents might help things out.
Mabe here www.lightbulbsdirect.com

10/23/2007, 02:06 PM	#1
Giga Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia beach, VA Posts: 1,709	Spot lights? I am making a tide pool tank and will be running 1 150W MH in the middle and want to maybe put some simple spotlight on the side because the tank is 4' long and the MH won't cover the whole tank. Anyone know a good spot light to help provide some viewing pleasure light? I was thinking of just buying some from lows and putting some 6,500k lights in. Also LED lights would be great too! Thanks for any help. __________________ "You said it didn't bite!"......."Well"......"It didn't bite me." Current Tank Info: cool

10/23/2007, 02:36 PM	#3
Giga Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia beach, VA Posts: 1,709	I don't need spot lights for growing the coral like MH spot lights. I'm just looking for a couple lights to help light up my tank to view all the cool creatures. Also do antic serve a purpose or are they just to make the corals look cool? __________________ "You said it didn't bite!"......."Well"......"It didn't bite me." Current Tank Info: cool

10/23/2007, 03:33 PM	#4
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Mabe a couple compacr flourescents might help things out. Mabe here www.lightbulbsdirect.com __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

10/23/2007, 02:12 PM	#2
ReefWreak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Astoria, NYC Posts: 10,159	I wish we had the spotlights that it sounds like you're looking for, however in the US and I believe in EU as well, none of us have them. In Japan at the crazy aquarium trade shows, they've got halide spotlights that can color one coral with a specific color light to make it turn a certain color so they really stick out in the tank and things like that. I know that doesn't help, but I just thought I would share it.