mh and sh

[lennyd19]

I know they say you should not use mh on a sh tank. But what if there are alot of shaded spots in the tank.

 

[CeaHorseMaShell]

too hot IMO. Seahorses don't need MH, so why waste the money.

 

[hydroid]

Seahorses only need enough light to see. Light from the room would be enough.

And like MaShell said, MH can rasie temps to undesireable levels.

 

[lennyd19]

mh for two resons, one corals and two it just a marine aquarium that shimmer. I also would be useing a chiller.

 

[lennyd19]

opps gives a marine aquarium that shimmer!

 

[pledosophy]

Many people use MH's with horses, often to grow seagrasses.

Take care of the ventalation, don't go crazy with the watts and you'll be cool.

 

[hydroid]

What species?

My capensis hate light and prefer to stay hidden in the shadows.

My reidi could care less and would do fine under MH.

 

[Fishfreak218]

i have 150w MH and 130w PC over my 30g. Cube seahorse tank and have had no ill affects.. but i havnt had them that long.. only like a month.. i dont think it will be a problem.. i think thats a myth

 

[seahorsedreams]

Seahorses do fine in whatever light you want to put them in. They are not a deepwater fish. My 50 gallon pent will have 223 watts of a HQI/PC mixture. But I also have a chiller. Just mind the temp.... that's not a myth.

 

[Fishfreak218]

oh.. i have a chiller to BTW... without the chiller my tank runs about 83 which is really high.. to high for my likeing...