pendergraft2111
Aquarium Advice Regular
Ok so here is what happened. I have had a ton of freshwater tanks and have now started my first Saltwater tank. I have been doing a ton of research and my wife wants me to put coral in the tank so Metal Halide...right? I bought two for my 75gallon DAS tank. It has a built-on 2.5 inch canopy with covers so I had to customize the lamps to fit under it. I bought 1/4inch galss to put under the bulbs to keep them safe. I wired up the ballast under the tank turned on the lights and WOW they were bright and beautiful. The live rock looked great and the damsel I am using for "cycling" came out and looked like they where loving it. I am sitting there marveling at what my wallet is crying about...lol and then BOOM and CRASH... the galss I bought shatters and falls into the tank. I immediatly turned them of and I am slightly scare to turn them on without some sort of cover. Right now all I have are 2 three foot long 50/50 bulbs on. Excuse my nube but the best I can figure is one bulb is 300watts(blue for some reason) and the other is 400watts. I bought them second hand and as I am sure most of you know money is getting tight on this project...any ideas/suggestions?... I bought some fans but have not wired them up yet... I am at a loss and broke for at least a month. Any help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks in advance.