Which would you choose out of these 2 MH setups?

[drummereef]

Starting to narrow down my choices. The tank is a 180 (72x24x24). Which setup would you choose?

Option 1:
3 CoralVue L3 Large Reflectors (Lumenarc copy)
3 CoralVue 250 watt Electronic MH Ballasts
3 Reeflux 250 12k SE lamps


Option 2:
3 CoralVue Stealth Lumen Arc DE Pendants (Lumenarc copy)
3 PFO 250 watt HQI MH Ballasts
3 Phoenix 250 watt 14k DE lamps


Am I going to see a difference in coverage, PAR, color with these two setups? Any thoughts?

 

[spooda420]

option 2... dont the DE bulbs produce higher PAR? plus the 14k will look better IMO.

BTW great sig from a great movie... Its a liger... a cross between a lion and a tiger... another good line.

 

[drummereef]

Thanks for the input. And yes, it's like my favorite animal. :lol:

 

[inwall75]

Did you know that Ligers are real. They've bred lions and tigers. For some reason when they do that, something in the brain doesn't work and the offspring are MUCH larger than either lions or tigers.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/250400/liger/

 

[drummereef]

Yeah, I've seen that. Crazy, huh. So what do you think I should do about my lighting?

 

[inwall75]

I vote for option 2

 

[Markk96]

I vote for option 1

 

[drummereef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9317192#post9317192 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Markk96
I vote for option 1

Why #1?