good MH?

[Reefer769]

hey!
i finally found someone about one hqi 150 watt MH light with ballast built in and it comes with an ushio, for 100$, good deal? and with this fixture would i be able to hold sps corals?

[orion25]

Looks good to me. But the seller only has 1 Feedback point. Buy at your own risk.

[Reefer769]

could i keep sps corals?

[Reefer769]

HELLO... haha i need to know if SPS corals will do fine under this type of lighting becuase im planning on buying it from someone and i need to know soon, so please help!!

[Reefland]

Generally speaking, yes a 150w DE Metal Halide fixture will provide plenty of light for SPS corals. However each different type of ballast in combinations with different types of bulbs emit different levels of PAR (photosynthetic active radiation) which is the measure of useful light so to give you a definitive answer on whether or not there are better combinations, more information would be needed about this combination in particular.

Scott Z.

[Reefer769]

its a hamilton 150 wat hqi MH, it comes with a built in ballast, and a 10k Ushio bulb, would that be good enough?

[Reefland]

I think that would be a nice fixture for your tank. I would keep any really light demanding SPS in the upper half of your 30 cube.

Scott Z.

[Reefer769]

alright sounds good i will tell the guy im interested in getting it and soon enough i will be growing SPS!! my tanks been up for about 6 weeks now is it safe to start keeping sps?

[Reefland]

I'd give it till about 8 weeks and make sure you have your calcium and alkalinity steady then give a Montipora sp. a shot.

Scott Z.