SPS lighting for 75g

[CJonesAU]

i have finally saved up enough to upgrade my lighting to some halides, as im ready to try my hands at sps. i have pretty much decided (unless anyone has better ideas) to get my lighting from aquariumlight.com. now heres my question, i want to be able to keep most any corals, especially acros. i have decided to go with a MH/VHO combo, but here comes my questions. should i go with dual 250 mh's or 175's? then the vhos are 110w's and come either duals or quads. which combonation of these 2 should i go with? i wanna get it right, and i would hate to wish i had bought something else later on.as far as kelvin, i'm leaning towards a 13k or 14k mh bulb. so what do u guys think? the tank is ur standard 48"x18"x20" 75g

 

[docwells]

I would go with the dual 250's with 4 vho's. With that said, I have dual 250's and 2 vho's. That is only b/c of the way my canopy is made would not accept 4 vho's. Bulb kelvin is a personal choice to me. I am using 14k now and it is ok. I am more of a 10k person ans will probably switch back with next bulb change.

 

[reeferkid]

id go with a twin 14K 250w halide with quad 110w VHO's (2x actinic and 2x 10K) should be intense enough for pretty much anything you wanna keep

 

[CJonesAU]

alright thanks guys, i was kinda leaning toward that setup myself. like i said i dont wanna spend so much now, then 6 months later wish ihad the quads! im really excited about making this jump, so i appreciate the help!