Help with light set ups

Captinshinyside · 10/09/2008, 12:24 PM

My master, show me the light
I am looking for a light setup that will have a clean looking instale and allow me to grow anything in this tank I want to. The tank will have no canopy and the lights will either hang down from the ceiling or be on legs.

About the tank its a standard 210 gallon tank.
6ft long
24 wide front to back
29 1/2 depth
I have had it resealed and a glass brace added to the middle of the tank for extra support. The brace is 3/8ths inches glass and is about 24 innches long.

I do understand (correct me please if I am wrong) that Metal halides are the way to go for a tank this size and with what all I want to put in it with time. What if anything do I need to pair up with the MH's? Any lights that are better then others? Do I need one long light strip or 2 or 3 little strips? Will light go thru that brace or not?

Thanks in advance
Any links to a exact model would great. Or just some opions would be nice

areze · 10/09/2008, 02:19 PM

Id go with a MH/T5 combo fixture. 250w MH, some T5.

heres a nice little unit lol
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...HMTMDMLM8.html

incase your not rich though...

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...2~vendor~.html

also nice

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...IMHSTDET5.html

10/09/2008, 12:24 PM	#1
Captinshinyside Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 176	Help with light set ups My master, show me the light I am looking for a light setup that will have a clean looking instale and allow me to grow anything in this tank I want to. The tank will have no canopy and the lights will either hang down from the ceiling or be on legs. About the tank its a standard 210 gallon tank. 6ft long 24 wide front to back 29 1/2 depth I have had it resealed and a glass brace added to the middle of the tank for extra support. The brace is 3/8ths inches glass and is about 24 innches long. I do understand (correct me please if I am wrong) that Metal halides are the way to go for a tank this size and with what all I want to put in it with time. What if anything do I need to pair up with the MH's? Any lights that are better then others? Do I need one long light strip or 2 or 3 little strips? Will light go thru that brace or not? Thanks in advance Any links to a exact model would great. Or just some opions would be nice

10/09/2008, 02:19 PM	#2
areze Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,048	Id go with a MH/T5 combo fixture. 250w MH, some T5. heres a nice little unit lol http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...HMTMDMLM8.html incase your not rich though... http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...2~vendor~.html also nice http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...IMHSTDET5.html __________________ current tanks:240g of wallet draining capacity.