Show your Metal Halides tank!

[Mellotang]

Correct, I left the hobby for 15-20 years and when I reappeared, Metal Halides were no longer the premiere lighting although I really wanted it. Equipment was hard to find, heat was always an issue. So now on my smaller tank back in the hobby I went with LEDs supplemented with T5s.

Lol

i think you mean you have T5 supplemented by LED

 

[MtnDewMan]

Lol

i think you mean you have T5 supplemented by LED

I guess it's a matter of which way you want to look at it, but since my T5s are used primarily to provide a good actinic supplement to my main light source (the LEDs), that makes my T5s a supplement to my main LED lights.

 

[Mellotang]

I was partially joking

I just feel you can get better results with T5 as primary, supplemented with led

either way your tank is growing and you are enjoying it so that’s what counts

i still Miss the old 75 gal MtnDewTank

it was inspiring back in the day

 

[Syntax1235]

Two 250 ReefBrite Hybrid fixtures lighting a five foot tank, 14k Reefbrite on the left and Hamilton 10k on the right. Going to switch out the 14k for another Hamilton 10k.

 

[MtnDewMan]

I was partially joking

I just feel you can get better results with T5 as primary, supplemented with led

either way your tank is growing and you are enjoying it so that’s what counts

i still Miss the old 75 gal MtnDewTank

it was inspiring back in the day

Thank you, I miss it too!

 

[MickeyCT]

I've been running 250 watt DE metal halides since January 2004 but I'm now finding the bulbs difficult to find so may have to consider changing, though I hate to. Still using original fixtures and ballasts too.

 

[zheka757]

I've been running 250 watt DE metal halides since January 2004 but I'm now finding the bulbs difficult to find so may have to consider changing, though I hate to. Still using original fixtures and ballasts too.

14k bulbs?

 

[Wolfw28]

If anyone is interested i have 4 175w MH ballast for sale.

 

[JCOLE]

4- 400w Radium

 

[Wolfw28]

 

[zheka757]

4- 400w Radium

Very clean looking system, what leds you used for supplement?

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I hope someone can help me with a question. Can you use mh without a uv filter glass? And if so, has anyone used grow light fixtures on their reef?

 

[jmichaelh7]

Sadly, it’s a mess right now but bouncing back very nicely. These pics are a month old. Sand looks much better these days.

how did you make that fixture? nice

 

[jmichaelh7]

My last system I shut down end of last year to upgrade. I’m still trying to find an mh that will work for my current footprint.

Top down with just Xho.

What setup were you using at this time

 

[rtparty]

how did you make that fixture? nice

It’s 80/20 from Zyltech. Lots of pre planning on paper before ordering lol

 

[jmichaelh7]

It’s 80/20 from Zyltech. Lots of pre planning on paper before ordering lol

Oh okay i thought you DIY ...

Are you still running halides? I'm having trouble getting into it due to availability

 

[rtparty]

Oh okay i thought you DIY ...

Are you still running halides? I'm having trouble getting into it due to availability

Sure am. There might be some updated pics in my build thread. Availability and is definitely dwindling but buying 5-7 years worth of bulbs isn’t terrible and I’m set for a very long time

 

[Yazannreef]

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[JCOLE]

Very clean looking system, what leds you used for supplement?

Thank you. I have 8 Black Boxes with the SBREEF PCB upgrades.

 

[MickeyCT]

14k bulbs?

Yes, 14K bulbs plus 2 72" Reef Brite blue XHO's.