Reef Sanctuary - View Single Post - 1000 Watt Mh-$100---?

SueT · 02-01-2007, 06:06 PM

I have kept sps corals and in particular acropora and montipora{plating type} for 9 years now and have never used anything more than a 250w halide. I have a 120g and have 2 250w 10k reeflux and have all the growth and color you'd ever want in a sps tank. 1000w halides are not needed to keep these corals. The most important thing after lighting is keeping the water stable for calcium, alk and mag. After that they grow like weeds.

02-01-2007, 06:06 PM	#23 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 1000 Watt Mh-$100---? I have kept sps corals and in particular acropora and montipora{plating type} for 9 years now and have never used anything more than a 250w halide. I have a 120g and have 2 250w 10k reeflux and have all the growth and color you'd ever want in a sps tank. 1000w halides are not needed to keep these corals. The most important thing after lighting is keeping the water stable for calcium, alk and mag. After that they grow like weeds. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/