forgedscales
New member
Hello everyone my name is william starke and i just joined the forums, and plan on joining delaware reef club soon.
anyway on to my problems. basicly 8 years have passed sense I last had a marine tank, and boy things seem a lot different.
What I am planning on doing is what i consider a nano reef tank. the reason i say it like that is because the tank is actually a 55 gallon, but it is a tall hexagon tank. so the dimensions i think will make it feel more like a nano tank.
What I am mainly stuck on right now is lighting. that seems to have changed to most sense i last had a tank. I think I need to go with metal halides sense the thank is so deep. but I not not understand all the different types of metal halides there are. like hqi, pendants, lamps, hoods. there are so many different styles its making me crazy.
so if anyone could explain the different types of metal halide lights, and also if anyone has any recommendations for a tall 55 hex reef. that would be awsome
anyway on to my problems. basicly 8 years have passed sense I last had a marine tank, and boy things seem a lot different.
What I am planning on doing is what i consider a nano reef tank. the reason i say it like that is because the tank is actually a 55 gallon, but it is a tall hexagon tank. so the dimensions i think will make it feel more like a nano tank.
What I am mainly stuck on right now is lighting. that seems to have changed to most sense i last had a tank. I think I need to go with metal halides sense the thank is so deep. but I not not understand all the different types of metal halides there are. like hqi, pendants, lamps, hoods. there are so many different styles its making me crazy.
so if anyone could explain the different types of metal halide lights, and also if anyone has any recommendations for a tall 55 hex reef. that would be awsome