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					Originally Posted by  Aquattro
					 
				 
				For a 36" tank, a single MH is pushing it unless you get a great reflector and hang it higher. 12" would be good, but at that height, I'd go 400w (personal taste). I'm currently building a floating canopy/light box that houses my gear, using a flat panel mount to "float" it.  
Adding supplemental T5 would also work well. 
			
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					Originally Posted by  xenon
					 
				 
				We use ReefBrite Hybrids on our SPS coral bed and love them. 
 
I would also recommend the 400w. Unfortunately, it won't spread the full 36". Even at 30" its pushing it. 
			
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 Thanks for the input guys!
So besides going with a 400W what else would you guys suggest?
I'm completely ignorant to Halides.
Would you guys suggest using 2 pendant reflectors @ 250W each or would you still go with 2 @ 400W each? 
Also is there any reflectors that you would suggest for me to try and find? 
Any places you suggest I try and source everything?
Or perhaps a better question is;
 "If you were to start from scratch with halides with a tank of my dimensions what would you personally go with?"