3 x 250w halides too much for 125

[lightningfront]

Are 250w halides too strong for a 125? The tank is only 20" deep. Reaon I ask is I found a current USA Sunpod 3 x 250w fixture for a great price. I just got done building a 6 x 80w T5 canopy and now this comes my way and well I want to be able to keep any kind of coral so i planned on using the sunpod 3 x 250w, but it says not to mount in a canopy, i'd still like to use a couple of my T5s for actinics.

Would I have to have a chiller if I used the halides?

 

[Crazyju]

250s

250s

I run a 3x250 with 4x96 pc s. Room temp stays around 70 year round and I do not use a chiller. Tank tops out at 80.5 in the summer. My fixture is mounted on legs, no canopy.

 

[BigJay]

That sunpod should work fine over a 125.

Better yet, you can run three 20K bulbs and not really worry about penetration or PAR loss.

 

[muzz]

I use 3 x 400w lumenmax II over my 125g, so the 250s will be fine.

 

[scottwhitson]

I run 2 400's on my 75 with 20000K XM bulbs and love them.