Me too!:mrgreen:

Have 4 - T5s on my 90 gal reef and 2 on 70 gal FW community. Happy with both set-ups, but may add MH to reef in future. Tank has only been running for 3 months

Just switched out my 2x150MH for a 6bulb tek unit today. So far I like it :) Nice and light, so very little heat being thrown off. The colours are nice and I like that I can fine tune it. The only thing after a few hours that I don't like is that I miss the MH shimmer :(

Since it's only one day I can't be positive if I made the right decision (I was also thinking of changing into 2x250MH) but I guess time will tell eh?

I've heard you can add a clear LED to get a shimmer without the heat. I'm not sure how MH looking it would be though.

Anything that has a point source will shimmer

I have a 28G nano and am just waiting for my Nova Extreme T5HO 24" fixture to arrive. I plan on using it in conjunction with one other NO actinic bulb.

I added a 10k 250W MH to my T5's, and I have to say I like the look of the tank better now (90 gal corner bowfront) The shimmer from the MH is so much nicer than the straight T5 look. I'm now running 18K T5, Pure Actinic T5and the 10K MH Ushio.

Hey Lance, do you mind if I ask how you added your MH? Pendant? I have a Aquatinics TX5 light, which is a great light, but I would LOVE to get some shimmer happening, and dont really want to buy a whole new fixture. Any ideas?

Never!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Metal Halide all the way.:biggrin:

PFO Lighting Mini-Pendant from J&L. I built a small frame for the light to sit on It is about 6" above the surface, and adds very little heat. I'll post some pictures tonight so you can get an idea.