MH Lighting Question 30"

Discussion in 'Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting' started by tpme06, Aug 25, 2010.

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  1. tpme06

    tpme06 Astrea Snail

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    Any suggestions than for a name brand one? I would love any suggestions, will even buy used stuff, I just have had good luck with knock off brands no matter what it is so I figured I would give it a try. I am looking into the Coralife Aqualight as suggested above and that seems like a pretty good option. With something like that, do you need seperate actinic lighting?

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  3. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    I wasn't implying that you shouldn't do it, but just wanted to make you aware of some of the issues that have come up with those types of fixtures. If you've had good success with them, then go for it. Another option may be a pendant rather then a fixture. You don't even necessarily need supplemental T5/PC lighting if you run a bluer bulb. (you really don't need it at all, it's just for aesthetics. For example, I will be running 2 150w pendants over my 55 with Phoenix 14K bulbs, a pretty blue bulb.
     
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    Would I have any limitations with 1x 150w Coralife pendant?