metal halide question

carnavor · 07/14/2007, 07:32 PM

i have been a vho fan for years, im geting ready to make the switch.i have a 180 gal with lps and soft corals also two anemones.after my lighting upgrade i will be adding sps also.
does this sound ok for a lighting set up?
four 250watt 20,000k and two six foot vho actinic that would run on a solar dimmer for morring and evening affects?

thx joe

msn711 · 07/14/2007, 07:44 PM

I thought 180g tanks were only 6ft long??? If that's the case, you should only need 3x250w to light it. 1 MH will cover a 2x2 area. Unless you purposely want the super-blue look, a 20,000k MH plus VHO's sounds like overkill.

carnavor · 07/14/2007, 07:52 PM

so it sounds like three 250watt 10,000k aqualine bulbs(german bulb) and two six foot vho bulbs would work better?

shag26272 · 07/14/2007, 08:08 PM

I would just use the MH on lumenarcs, I know someone with this setup on his 180, he uses 3 400's though

07/14/2007, 07:32 PM	#1
carnavor Moved On Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Douglassville, PA Posts: 128	metal halide question i have been a vho fan for years, im geting ready to make the switch.i have a 180 gal with lps and soft corals also two anemones.after my lighting upgrade i will be adding sps also. does this sound ok for a lighting set up? four 250watt 20,000k and two six foot vho actinic that would run on a solar dimmer for morring and evening affects? thx joe

07/14/2007, 07:44 PM	#2
msn711 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Reynoldsburg, OH Posts: 974	I thought 180g tanks were only 6ft long??? If that's the case, you should only need 3x250w to light it. 1 MH will cover a 2x2 area. Unless you purposely want the super-blue look, a 20,000k MH plus VHO's sounds like overkill. __________________ Shay Current Tank Info: 120 Deep Blue Pro

07/14/2007, 08:08 PM	#4
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	I would just use the MH on lumenarcs, I know someone with this setup on his 180, he uses 3 400's though __________________ .

07/14/2007, 07:52 PM	#3
carnavor Moved On Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Douglassville, PA Posts: 128	so it sounds like three 250watt 10,000k aqualine bulbs(german bulb) and two six foot vho bulbs would work better?