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Metal Halide fixture

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bmwalley

Hey I have 150 gallon tnak with lps and spscorals right now I am running coral life fixture with 3 150 hlaide and 4 96 watt compacts. I feel there are areas yjay do not get enogh light. I was going to upgrade to 250 watt fixture does any one know of any good ones. I was looking at this one does any one have it Coralife Aqualight Elite Series 3x250 Watt Metal Halides & 2X96W Compact Fluorescents, 72 inch
 
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Hirobo

how are your corals doing? if they are doing good then why change. if anything i would change the pc's out to a better bulb if they are the stock bulbs. UVL makes some nice pc bulbs
 
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bmwalley

For the most part the corals are doing fine except for the plate coral at the bottom of the tank. I changed from 10 k to 14 k and they seem to hate the new bulbs.
 
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bmwalley

I just changed them 3 months ago but I went from 10 to 14 tand I have seen a change in soem of the coral like growth a and extention
 
Nickjr000

Nickjr000

Keep in mind if you don't have a chiller already your gonna need one with 3-250watt halide's over a 150. And that much light might be overkill. I had a 125 and kept what ever I wanted under 2 - 150's How deep and long is the tank?
 
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reeferwanabe

you could go back to the 10's or try 12's. if you have room on top put a small 2 bulb t5 fixture. I have a 150 its 6 ft 18x27 if you count top to bottom more like 25" deep. and I think I have the same fixture. 3-150's 4 pc 90's all 4 are actinic 03 so plenty of blue and the 14's are pretty blue right? the 150's are 10's and I think its plenty of light.
 
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bmwalley

Hey its a coral life fixture but I really do not have any more room on top the whole fixture takes up to much room with the legs
 
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ynotme4886

I have a 72" current outer orbit 3-150w halides and 8 39w t-5's over my 125 and its overkill.

Am probably going to go back to all t-5's as soon as I can afford it.
 
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