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cheseboy · 02-23-2006, 08:53 PM

Hi, I am planing out my whole reef tank for when I finally get enough money to make my fish only into a reef. So I am looking at the types of lighting. I want enough lighting to move up when I get more experienced to hard corals but I don't want to pay 500$ to do so. So I can either get a 65x2 PC. That is the biggest size they make for my tank. Or I can get Metal Halide. i would probably DIY it and I can vary on the wattage. I am thinking 175 watts for metal halide. Since it's only a 30 G and I don't want my tank to overheat. What do you think? If there is another lighting option feel free to say so.

02-23-2006, 08:53 PM	#1
cheseboy Freshwater Shrimp Dude Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Age: 17 Posts: 340	Metal Halide or Power Compact ? Hi, I am planing out my whole reef tank for when I finally get enough money to make my fish only into a reef. So I am looking at the types of lighting. I want enough lighting to move up when I get more experienced to hard corals but I don't want to pay 500$ to do so. So I can either get a 65x2 PC. That is the biggest size they make for my tank. Or I can get Metal Halide. i would probably DIY it and I can vary on the wattage. I am thinking 175 watts for metal halide. Since it's only a 30 G and I don't want my tank to overheat. What do you think? If there is another lighting option feel free to say so. __________________ 20 Gallon Saltwater Tank status: Full Blown Reef! For Information and stories Visit my Journal Here! I Love Inverts!