MH fixture for my 90

Danny Mac · 02/07/2011, 11:47 PM

Hey all,
so I had planned on getting a 75 gallon tank but ended up leaving my lfs with a 90 gallon! I decided I wanna go with metal halide lighting. The cealing in the room my tank is placed is

about 15 feet high so hanging two fixtures from the ceiling is out of the question. I would really like just to get 1 solid 48 inch fixture. I want an open top and not a canopy. So I guess my first question would be is there any fixtures people use like or recommend? Perferrably a fixture that has moon led t5 and metal halid. Second question would be what wattage? I don't have the dimensions off hand but it is the standard 90 gallon. I wanna do a dominant sps tank. Thanks for any help or suggestions in advance.

b16drag · 02/07/2011, 11:54 PM

Why not just go straight LED?

Danny Mac · 02/08/2011, 12:07 AM

I thought about that a lot. I went to my local fish store and seen both fixtures in action first hand. I just really like the look of a metal halide tank.

The icecap by reef illuminations looks so sweet.... but the Belize sun 48 and the maristar look nice too. These two are HQI andthe icecap says medal halide. What's the difference between MH vs HQI in a nutshell?

b16drag · 02/08/2011, 01:15 AM

HQI is just a type of metal halide.

Be careful with IceCap products. They are now out of business!

Danny Mac · 02/08/2011, 11:25 AM

Wow thanks I didn't realize they were out of busniess. Does anyone use a good quality MH fixture that they recommend?

02/07/2011, 11:47 PM	#1
Danny Mac Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 75	MH fixture for my 90 Hey all, so I had planned on getting a 75 gallon tank but ended up leaving my lfs with a 90 gallon! I decided I wanna go with metal halide lighting. The cealing in the room my tank is placed is about 15 feet high so hanging two fixtures from the ceiling is out of the question. I would really like just to get 1 solid 48 inch fixture. I want an open top and not a canopy. So I guess my first question would be is there any fixtures people use like or recommend? Perferrably a fixture that has moon led t5 and metal halid. Second question would be what wattage? I don't have the dimensions off hand but it is the standard 90 gallon. I wanna do a dominant sps tank. Thanks for any help or suggestions in advance.

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02/07/2011, 11:54 PM	#2
b16drag Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 903	Why not just go straight LED?

02/08/2011, 12:07 AM	#3
Danny Mac Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 75	I thought about that a lot. I went to my local fish store and seen both fixtures in action first hand. I just really like the look of a metal halide tank. The icecap by reef illuminations looks so sweet.... but the Belize sun 48 and the maristar look nice too. These two are HQI andthe icecap says medal halide. What's the difference between MH vs HQI in a nutshell?

02/08/2011, 01:15 AM	#4
b16drag Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 903	HQI is just a type of metal halide. Be careful with IceCap products. They are now out of business!

02/08/2011, 11:25 AM	#5
Danny Mac Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 75	Wow thanks I didn't realize they were out of busniess. Does anyone use a good quality MH fixture that they recommend?