Metal Halide height

[E.intheC]

How high do you have your Metal Halides off your tank?

I have a Hamilton 2 x 250 mh fixture and right now they're about 8 inches off the water. The light spills out all over the room splitspin) so I can either lower the contraption or use some wood facing to 'direct' the light down toward the tank.

Looking to start either a mixed with sps/lps/zoas or an anemone species tank, so lighting is crucial.

Bulbs will be Radium 20,000K's.

 

[mcnuggget]

depends on how much spillage u can live with, and how much lighting your corals required.
acclimation is the key.