lighting questions.....maybe a trade?

[SLOreefer]

A little background....

My plan was to build my entire system from scratch to have a little...ok big...project. I wanted to build something along the lines of 30x18x18 or so....those plans have changed and I bought a tank that was already made....and it is only 12 inches deep.

I purchased a 250w se lumenarc mini from Karl, and had planned on using a xm20k bulb. now I am concerned about having a mixed reef in such a shallow tank with this light...

What do you guys think would be appropriate for a 30ish gallon tank that is only 12 inches deep? I was thinking maybe t5's but miss the halide shimmer...I then thought about 150 watters but have never really been impressed by them. help me out with some opinions please!

 

[xia]

I think 250's should be okay. Can you adjust the lumenarc up and down?

 

[bladeruner143]

If you use the 250s all you have to do is put them higher up, say 10 inches above the water or so. I have a 400W MH on my 55G but I have that bad boy 12 inches above the water and everything looks great.

 

[SLOreefer]

awesome! Thats the answer I was hoping to get....I am going to be hanging the reflector like a pendant so I will make sure I can change the height of it and will start t 10-12 inches! Im excited I dont have to look at other lighting options!