500 watts halogen light

[sihc2278]

hello, nice to meet you all. I have a 70 gallons oceanic aquarium. I'm planning to upgrade my lighting, and sow a 500 watts hallogen light for 10 dlls at harbor tools, do you thing it would be a good idea to buy one and place it 2 or 3 ft above the aquarium to grow corals and anemones?

thank you for your help.

 

[ccCapt]

No. There are the wrong color spectrum and they produce a ton of heat. They are probably good for growing algae tho.

 

[cabezon]

An aquaculturist around here tried using a sodium vapor light to see if it gave growth. It didn't work as well as he'd hoped. But for a display tank it would be absolutely horrendous. Everything was a yellowish brown. Hey, I can add the pic.

 

[melosu58]

Moved to General Hardware and equipment discussion

 

[thincat]

Good advise. And by the way....Welcome to AA.

 

[sihc2278]

thank you so much for your advise. I'm going to keep looking and saving for a better lighting equipment for my corals and future anemones.

 

[uscamaro]

An aquaculturist around here tried using a sodium vapor light to see if it gave growth. It didn't work as well as he'd hoped. But for a display tank it would be absolutely horrendous. Everything was a yellowish brown. Hey, I can add the pic.

Gross! haha