Is the ROIII pendent pretty much equivalent to a PFO mini pendent? I've never seen a side-by-side comparison but the photos of each make them look pretty similar to each other.

I don't like the looks of a horizontal pendant, and as any MH will be a vast improvement I'm sticking with the bell style. Now to find one...

Are you trying to keep the hood open? Can't you hide the pendent behind a hood or psuedo-hood (i.e., an open top box that sits on top of the aquarium that you can use to hide the less esthetic elements of a tank behind..)?

I'm not trying to nag, but I think you're selling yourself short by going to a vertical mount. It's a bit of a spotlight effect, and bulbs (we tend to use in this hobby) tend to have a better colouration in the horizontal position. And horizontal tends to have a lower profile.

Just my $0.02 ..... :biggrin:

They're pretty similar. The ROIII is a little larger and spreads the light out more evenly whereas the PFO mini is smaller and doesn't spread light that well, it is more focussed.

Where could I find some info and pictures of these? I'm not having any luck.

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I used to have a 54 corner tank which I lit with a 250watt 14K MH. I found that because my rockwork was mostly in the back of the tank 1 bulb worked quite well at covering the corals. Before I had the MH I had a 2x 65 watt PC with supplimentary NO actinics; basically as much as I could fit over the oddly shaped tank. It worked well with softies but nothing compared to the MH on that tank.