Help me find a good lighting setup for a 200G

[ChrisIsBored]

I have a few idea's in mind but when it comes to PAR, Kelvin, PPFD, nm's I know very little. So hopefully someone can make some suggestions on a lighting setup.

The tank is 200G Oceanic RR. 84"x24"x24".

I plan to keep mostly hard and some soft corals. I don't really have much interest in SPS...

The Oceanic has glass as the brace, originally I was thinking two 250W MH's along with 2 or perhaps 4 six foot VHO's run off IceCap660's. That would provide plenty of lighting ya think?

Any recommendations on brands? Along with ballasts? And links are helpful too if anyone has any good deals.

[Reefland]

Welcome to Reefland!

2 MH will not give you complete coverage over a 7' long tank. 3 would be optimal but can get costly. You may look into one of the Aqualine fixtures which utilize HQI double-ended bulbs and PC's for supplements.

Since you are going with LPS and soft corals, the shady areas provided by 2 MH's may be desired. If this is the case, get 2-400w, either Iwasaki or Ushio with some VHO to reduce the shading.

Lastly, I'm going to move this to the Lighting forum for a better response.

Best of luck,
Scott