250 MH enough for 30 inch deep tank??

[mooch28]

Originally Posted by danny zubot

DE bulbs are more intense than SE bulbs so you might be ok with having SPS and clams as long as they are placed higher up on your rockwork. Some people have told me that a 250 watt DE is equivelent to about 325-350 watts SE.

BTW, $300 seems like a pretty good deal. Does that include the balast?

Yep. Ballast, 2 pendants, 2 20k unsed bulbs, and all accesories.

Ok thanks guys. Look slike ill go for it!!

[mooch28]

Guys this is the unit.......

http://www.saltycritter.com/lighting...cean-light.htm

Any opinions on it. Made in Germany by aqua medic.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by mooch28

Hey guys, i have a 30 inch deep tank. 110 gallon, with dimensions 48 x 18 x 30 to be exact.

Im wondering if two 250 watt MH pendants (DE) will be enough for SPS and LPS corals or possibly even clams??

Im getting the unit for $300 brandnew. Any opinions??

Yes it will. a regular 250 is only recomended up to 24" depth but HQI is the same rating as a 400 watt.

Steve

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by danny zubot

DE bulbs are more intense than SE bulbs so you might be ok with having SPS and clams as long as they are placed higher up on your rockwork. Some people have told me that a 250 watt DE is equivelent to about 325-350 watts SE.

BTW, $300 seems like a pretty good deal. Does that include the balast?

Some people told you wrong, it has nothing to do with the bulb and everything to do with the ballast. If they are comparing a DE (always HQI) to a SE (normal output) then yes this is true, but if you run a SE on a HQI ballast the SE will normaly outpreform the DE. another benifit to running a SE bulb on a HQI ballast is you will get about twice the coverage as you would from a DE bulb so that means you will have a larger and more even lighting patch in the higher intensity area.

Steve

[kari]

Couldn't find any info on what ballast comes with the lighting package.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by kari

Couldn't find any info on what ballast comes with the lighting package.

hmmm says right in the name "Ocean Light HQI Pendant" so looks like HQI ballast.

Steve