is 250 watt mh too much?

[matt_wahoo]

I have a 25 gallon tall tank. Right now I have 130 watt pc on the tank. I got a great offer from a friend for a 250 watt mh set up. I was wondering if it will be too much for the tank? I have leathers, zoos, mushrooms, xenia, anthelia, and a couple of other things. as far as fish go i have a psuedocromis and a yellow line maroon clown. I do have a chiller for the tank so the heat should not be a problem. I also have the option of a 70 watt mh for the tank which would be the best for the tank? I would like to keep some high light req. corals

[charlie]

I would think that you would be OK, especially since you have a chiller set up. How high were you planning on putting the fixture off the water?

You should be able to keep any high lite coral with this, IMO.

[matt_wahoo]

Well my canopy would make it about 6 or 7 in over the water but i might have to make it higher

[charlie]

If it were me, I would go for at least 9" off the water. That would give you a fairly good lite spread. You could even go higher if you wanted. Would that be a real inconvenience?

[Reefland]

I agree with Charlie that the light would be fine and would go at least 9" from the surface.

[SKRIZ]

I used a 250w on a 29g, so i would think it would be just fine on a 25.

btw, I didnt use any fans or chillers and I didn't have any temp issues.