What watt metal halide?

[Uroplatus]

I want to put a metal halide over my 45 gallon cube 150 175 or 250?

 

[infinite0180]

I guess I’d probably prefer the SE bulb, one less thing to worry about breaking.

Edit:: So would the switchable ballast work and would you do a 175w or 250w

I just got the icecap 250w selectable e ballast. Its a nice unit for sure. Im going to run a DE 14k bulb and decided that the e ballast suites me better than a m80...

 

[Turd Ferguson]

You'd go 250 over a 45 gallon tank? That's a ton of heat and super bright for such a small tank don't you think?

I’ve 250W over a 40G, lights come on at 2pm, off at 8pm, temp creeps you from 77 to 80 degrees.

Light is 8”-9” from waters surface. 14k DE Housed in a cayman sun

 

[dhnguyen]

150W is plenty for a 40g just make sure you have a good reflector.

 

[greekspec2]

37gal 24x18x20 250W Giesemann Infiniti, M80 ballast, BLV/Giesemann/Ushio 20k, Giesemann actinic blue 8" above waterline....

 

[A. grandis]

37gal 24x18x20 250W Giesemann Infiniti, M80 ballast, BLV/Giesemann/Ushio 20k, Giesemann actinic blue 8" above waterline....

Piece of living art!
Could you post a picture of the fixture and ballast, please?

 

[Turd Ferguson]

37gal 24x18x20 250W Giesemann Infiniti, M80 ballast, BLV/Giesemann/Ushio 20k, Giesemann actinic blue 8" above waterline....

I’m not the tang police, just curious how yours does in 37G?

Ive been considering one.

Tank looks great. I’ve also a school of Chromis in my 40G

 

[greekspec2]

no skimmer just a pair of Aquaclears .....fixture is hung with the factory hardware inside a canopy

 

[greekspec2]

I’m not the tang police, just curious how yours does in 37G?

Ive been considering one.

Tank looks great. I’ve also a school of Chromis in my 40G

I donated the Scopas awhile back and now have a 5-6" Sohal (got him at 2") and the clownfish pair