mh light

leesanhua · 05/05/2006, 01:21 PM

can mushroom and zoos survive under mh light? is it too much?

i just got a 90gal tank. should i buy a compact flurocent light? or should i build one mh light myself? i am think about some hard corals and some soft corals. which light works better?

PiNaPLeX · 05/05/2006, 01:23 PM

they should be fine under MH lights. just try and put them into a shaded area and lower on the rocks to reduce the amount of light they get.

leesanhua · 05/05/2006, 01:25 PM

now. i never build a light myself before. so i was wondering what do i really need?
1. bulb
2. reflector
3. ballast

what else?

jimbo045 · 05/05/2006, 01:42 PM

MH are a good thing. JD

leesanhua · 05/05/2006, 01:58 PM

people who build their own light out there. do you guys use the pc light too (for the actinic)?

PiNaPLeX · 05/05/2006, 05:25 PM

leesanhua,

to DYI a MH light, you need:

-ballast
-bulb
-reflector
-socket (mogul or DE socket)

I'm using T5s for my actinics. I like them alot better than PCs.

AZDesertRat · 05/05/2006, 05:36 PM

I prefer URI Super Actinic VHOs over both PC and T5 for actinic supplementation. The best color available.

leesanhua · 05/05/2006, 08:56 PM

ok. wht is mogul? is it single ended?

AZDesertRat · 05/05/2006, 09:10 PM

Yes. Mogul is single ended with the large sized threads such as MH, high pressure sodium and some old fashioned regular bulbs.

leesanhua · 05/05/2006, 09:11 PM

which one is better? de? or mogul?

leesanhua · 05/05/2006, 10:17 PM

but the VHO has low watt. i thought we suppose have high watt to keep the coral alive?

AZDesertRat · 05/06/2006, 10:11 AM

DE is probably a little more efficient due to the design of the reflectors. VHO is not low watt, a 4' bulb is 110watts so 2x250 MH and 2x110 VHO is 720 watts over a 90G tank.

leesanhua · 05/17/2006, 01:24 PM

AZDesertRat, do you have pictures to show me how you mount the lighting?

05/05/2006, 01:21 PM	#1
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	mh light can mushroom and zoos survive under mh light? is it too much? i just got a 90gal tank. should i buy a compact flurocent light? or should i build one mh light myself? i am think about some hard corals and some soft corals. which light works better? __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..

05/05/2006, 01:23 PM	#2
PiNaPLeX Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 439	they should be fine under MH lights. just try and put them into a shaded area and lower on the rocks to reduce the amount of light they get. __________________ PiNaPLe X - If fate really exsists, then it HATES my guts! Current Tank Info: 29g glass tank, Penguin 330 filter, AquaC Remora Skimmer, 2x65w PowerCompacts (10k & actinic), 90g RR AGA tank /w Megaflow(in progress), 40g Sump/Fuge, 2 x Seio 1500, Dolphin 800, 2x250W MH (XM 10k), 2x54W T5 (Actinic Plus + True Actinic)

05/05/2006, 01:25 PM	#3
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	now. i never build a light myself before. so i was wondering what do i really need? 1. bulb 2. reflector 3. ballast what else? __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..

05/05/2006, 01:58 PM	#5
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	people who build their own light out there. do you guys use the pc light too (for the actinic)? __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..

05/05/2006, 05:25 PM	#6
PiNaPLeX Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 439	leesanhua, to DYI a MH light, you need: -ballast -bulb -reflector -socket (mogul or DE socket) I'm using T5s for my actinics. I like them alot better than PCs. __________________ PiNaPLe X - If fate really exsists, then it HATES my guts! Current Tank Info: 29g glass tank, Penguin 330 filter, AquaC Remora Skimmer, 2x65w PowerCompacts (10k & actinic), 90g RR AGA tank /w Megaflow(in progress), 40g Sump/Fuge, 2 x Seio 1500, Dolphin 800, 2x250W MH (XM 10k), 2x54W T5 (Actinic Plus + True Actinic)

05/05/2006, 01:42 PM	#4
jimbo045 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiea, HI. Posts: 1,788	MH are a good thing. JD

05/05/2006, 05:36 PM	#7
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	I prefer URI Super Actinic VHOs over both PC and T5 for actinic supplementation. The best color available.

05/05/2006, 08:56 PM	#8
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	ok. wht is mogul? is it single ended? __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..

05/05/2006, 09:10 PM	#9
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	Yes. Mogul is single ended with the large sized threads such as MH, high pressure sodium and some old fashioned regular bulbs.

05/05/2006, 09:11 PM	#10
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	which one is better? de? or mogul? __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..

05/05/2006, 10:17 PM	#11
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	but the VHO has low watt. i thought we suppose have high watt to keep the coral alive? __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..

05/06/2006, 10:11 AM	#12
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	DE is probably a little more efficient due to the design of the reflectors. VHO is not low watt, a 4' bulb is 110watts so 2x250 MH and 2x110 VHO is 720 watts over a 90G tank.

05/17/2006, 01:24 PM	#13
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	AZDesertRat, do you have pictures to show me how you mount the lighting? __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..