electrical current and i are very old friends... you know you got zapped hard when your 5 feet from where you once where. i just dont trust myself building it as of yet. i can wire a home i can wire alarm systems (thus how i got zapped thanks to a customers faulty panel) but setting water under my work..that i need to think about.

your tank and lights are excellent and have great color. i figured they where bought lights. you did a great job. i think ill just take baby steps for the light building. keep in mind i havent even been reefing for a year yet. besides this tank is a daycare right off. if i have to build or get new lights down the road ill write that off as well..

On my 90 I ran 2x150W Metal Halides and 4x65W PC...worked good. I made sure to leave lots of room for the ballasts to "breathe" and kept the top of the fixture clear too....The newer models don't seem to have the heating issues that the old ones did/do

First of all, I think it's a load of s*** it we have to tip toe around these parts and not discuss certain things because certain vendors don't sell those products or it's being sold by a competitor. Granted, they do support the forums but we are all here to discuss the hobby and help each other out, not discuss what the vendors are selling. Sorry, I've seen it happen a few times around here are it bugs the hell out of me... Sorry, needed to vent.

About your lights... Personally I'd go with the Odyssea (though I can't say for sure without knowing what dorothy is); I considered this same unit at one point. The 250W will give you more options down the road with what you can keep and the power compacts actually aren't all that bad if you're just supplimenting a halide (which can even be avoided if you want to use a high colour temperature bulb). My Coralife Aqualight Pro (not bought from any of the vendors here) uses this same sort of MH/PC set-up and it's stellar.

Also, there are some tricks you can use to make an Odyssea cool. Google 'em or we can discuss them here.

not to sure about the vender policies here i just figured id be safe and not if i could kinda thing. dorthy islike a pendant with dual t5's clipped on by a strapmetal on each side which makes me nervous.

i think ive made my decition to go with olga mainly cause of the 250mh vs 150. as well they have a refugium light i like.

but thank you i will google thecoling methods and do thank you all for the input i was just surprised earlier that noone had any input usually tons of opinions :wink: i remember certain seahorse discussions earlier this year.

This isn't the Fishneedit fixture is it? If it is, they have a pretty snazzy 250W as well for a decent price.

i didnt see that just the combo with t5 is 150w so obviously yesitis that oneas well.

i feel likei just played charades.

Stay away from MH, it's archaic in todays systems, too hot, uses too much power, too bulky...T5s will suffice 90% of the situations. But hey what the hell do I know....lol ....If you electricute my son " I kill you"

regretfully electricution isnt one of our prefered methods we tickle them to death. so your son will be safe lol... maybe. as you know i over think my safety precautions soooo.. :razz:

Be careful with writeoffs like that. My wife had a dayhome and they do look into things like that and I recall at the time it wasn't 'recommended' by an accountant friend to even go there (tanks).

And people are always discussing products not sold by our vendors. I think you just don't want to discuss specific vendors themselves that don't sponsor.

really? great, now I'm living in the stone ages of reefing.. :sad: