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Old 01-15-2003, 05:19 PM   #1
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lighting and size

I am building a 75 gallon and want to add lighting. mostly soft corals
I am staying away from mh. need vho or pc?

what do you suggest?
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Old 01-15-2003, 05:28 PM   #2
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MH would be awesome for this. i use sunlight supply ballasts

2 175w would be nice, 20k radiums ofcourse. this would be a crisp white color with all the blue you need---no supplements required



or, just 4 36" VHO's with 2 50/50 and 2 420nm actinics



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Old 01-15-2003, 06:11 PM   #3
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Hi captainken, welcome to Reefland!

If you are not going to consider metal halides, then either VHO or power compact fluorescents would work. I like the appearance of four 110w VHO's over a 75-gal tank (two super actinics and two actinic whites) for someone who has ruled out metal halides completely.

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Old 01-15-2003, 07:39 PM   #4
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I would also go with 4 - 110W URI VHO's with the internal reflectors. 2 - actinic/white and 2 actinic bulbs. They are the 48" ones. You can drive them with 1 IceCap electronic ballast (660 model) or 2 VHO tar ballasts.

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