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11-23-2007, 02:41 AM
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SPS, to live and be in reasonable health, IMO, need at least 175w MH. I have seen acros live and even grow under much less, but the light was 6 inches away. I'm not familiar with the T5 technology, so no idea what they would offer. To get nice color and growth, I'd go up to 250w minimum. A lot of this depends on the depth of the tank though
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11-23-2007, 02:43 AM
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I kept Montipora Capricornis alive with PC lighting, but its colours faded. HO T5 or Metal Halide would be the minimum for SPS to thrive.
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~Drew 10G Nano * 10G Sump * Deltec MCE 600 Skimmer * JBL Viper 150w MH * Zeovit * Vortech MP40W Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ~S. Ertz 
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11-23-2007, 02:57 AM
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i have tried 96x2 PC for SPS.
Was enough to survive but no color show. HO T5 with Tek reflectors is minimum. . MH is proven to be excellent for SPS. If MH is you choice I’d go with 250HQI DE. With good ballast like M80, also good reflector is a KEY. I think if you go with 175W MH, you’d still have almost same heat issues as with 250W’s and you WILL want to upgrade !. So 250w and good cooling fans and/or chiller should be in the budget.
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11-23-2007, 02:59 AM
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300$ later, but if i found some on ebay.. anyone tried the ebay MH's before? For 10 gallons, or less *yea I like pushing the limits*, I think that would be a bit much, but the bigger the better, lol
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11-23-2007, 03:07 AM
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If I had a 10G, I would definitely look into something like this (the 150w version).
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~Drew 10G Nano * 10G Sump * Deltec MCE 600 Skimmer * JBL Viper 150w MH * Zeovit * Vortech MP40W Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ~S. Ertz
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