Is this MH a good choice???

[Chago09]

I am only keeping softies and LPS..... my tank is 30" x 18" x 20".
Would this be a good choice for me as the only light source????
I love this unit simply because its a total package for MH and it has that arm which is so key to me because my major problem with MH is I currently can't mount them from the ceiling.

 

[Chago09]

sorry I forgot link.... here it is

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/details/l-mh-pene.php?product_ID=MH-CPENA20

 

[iwishtofish]

I was considering that light until I realized that I could probably get away with drilling (carefully) two 5/8" holes in the sheet rock of my apartment building ceiling. I bought the Aqua Medic Ocean Light 150w MH pendant and it hangs from two cables. I used expansion bolts from Lowe's to attach the two small cylindrical mounts to the ceiling. It is a very unobtrusive mount.

Let me know if you are interested in a picture.

 

[reefnetworth]

www.marinedepot.com has them for $199.00 + $6.00 for shipping.
JDM

 

[[17]shawn[17]]

i have 1 on my 20 gal i love it

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Ah, another 29g with metal halides. If it helps any, I have a 250w over my 29g and I can keep anything under the sun. You should be able to do the same with that fixture.

 

[loosecannon]

Go t 5`s.

 

[iwishtofish]

T5s are probably very nice, but I shied away because the good fixtures (and not all include bulbs) would have cost me a lot more money than my single MH pendant.

 

[sabbath]

Metal Halides all the way for me! Look at a tank with and without LIVE. It looks much more natural to me, With a point source, waves shadowing (shimmer affect)....

 

[ahullsb]

I think a mh would be just fine. I would go with a company other than coralife but people above seem to like them just fine.