Finally it gets cold enough for metal halide.

[dz6t]

I am slowly switch to metal halide for winter. I almost forgot how good LPS and zoas looks under metal halide. Kinda not wanting to switch back to led in summer but the heat is too much.



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[Bagdis831]

And here I was starting to think that we were just going to skipne


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[Bagdis831]

Skip winter all together. (Dropped my phone sorry). What do you run for LEDs right now that you feel that need to change back and forth?


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[Jim Tansey]

Dong heats his house with metal halides.

Jim

 

[reefstarter]

25 250 watt halides will do that

 

[dz6t]

IMO, metal halide is still the king of reef lighting, the draw back is the heat they produce when the weather is warm.
In winter time, it is the best solution.

I still keep the most prized coral under metal halide all year round and keep frag tanks under led to reduce heat.

 

[dz6t]

For LED, I run AI hydra 26/52/Sol and Maxspect razor.

 

[reefstarter]

since movin my tank to my sun room there is one light I have found that can't be beat . That big yellow ball in the sky . The entire tank does not get full sun and what does is only for a few hours of the day . but those corals getting direct sun have exploded in growth .

 

[this is me]

Long live metal halide!

 

[dz6t]

since movin my tank to my sun room there is one light I have found that can't be beat . That big yellow ball in the sky . The entire tank does not get full sun and what does is only for a few hours of the day . but those corals getting direct sun have exploded in growth .

In my old house, the SPS reef got morning sunlight and early afternoon sunlight, SPS grow out of water.

 

[frank180reef]

Didn't "they" always say not to let the tanks get natural light? Algae or something