loganj
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OK...I've started to think about trying MH lighting. I'm setting up another pair of growout tanks for my corals. The tanks will be 20 longs. For now, all the livestock will be either soft corals or zoanthids. Will these benefit from a 175w MH? I'm looking for faster growth if possible although the stuff in the other tanks is growing quite well under PC's. It will have to be DIY because no way am I paying what retailers are asking for complete systems or even retros. I think, if I go with MH, I'll be willing to shell out the $ for an electronic ballast. Found the Icecap for $125.00. I'm currently running one 55w 8800k PC and one 65w 10000k/actinic PC. Bottom tank is lit with NO because all that's in there is shrooms. What I had in mind was a 175w MH with a 55w PC actinic. Will the 175 (or is it a 150?) Iwasaki fire on a MV ballast? The other option is to build a pendant that holds 3x55w PC's. VHO isn't really an option as I'm saving my Icecap VHO ballasts for the 48" tanks when they are set up. Ideas? Thoughts?
Logan J
Logan J