thanks guys that cleared up a lot for me and it is much appreciated. I'm still in the preliminary stages of planning, I am also considering 75 gallon just hadn't mentioned it. As for the response I guess I'll be going with a 75 or maybe a 90. I am planning on eventually keeping as many kinds...
so for a 55 gal. setup i was going to go with 2 250 watt mogul base metal halides at 10k. If I were to go with double ended HQI lamps instead would I need the same wattage or could I use lower wattages? Basically in terms of efficiency and performance what is the difference between going with...
so to reduce costs I'm planning on building my own lighting. I'm going to go with 2 metal halides, two actinic bulbs and some led's. I'm trying to find a manufacturer or supplier who sells reflectors that I could install all of that under, doesn't have to look good I just want it all under one...
