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Old 09-16-2007, 11:22 AM
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I currently have a 44 gallon corner tank, with a 130 watt powercon=mpact flourecent fixture. Thinking about adding a 175 or possibly 250 Metal halide to the tank. Currently I have 3 acropora frags, deresa clam, blue and red muchrooms, candy cane coral, various zoos, anethelia, green and white star polyps ect. I will probablyl make my own hood to house the lighting. Any suggestions Or would I be better off adding another flourecent fixture?
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Old 09-16-2007, 11:34 AM
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I would just get a t5/mh hood. I have a corner tank as well. Im guessing you dont have all the room in the world so adding a 8 inch mh would be a pain.
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Old 09-16-2007, 09:21 PM
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I was planning on supplementing the metal halide with the 2 actinics and making my own hood. Just want to give everything in the tank the best lite so they grow quickly
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A 250 watt halide (14k or 20k) would be nice with some PC or T5 actintics.

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Old 09-29-2007, 01:34 PM
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Ordered another pc hood, I didnt want to worry about a chiller and my acros are already coloring up nicely with just 130 watts right now. Halides ar a nice t5 setup will come with the 75 gallon that I will be ordering soon
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