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swill 06-02-2014 03:39 AM

Need to loose the M/H lights, help me pick.
 
I'm old school, I've been in this hobby for 15 years and have had metal halides pretty much the whole time. I had no plans to ever change to LED's until a month ago when my chiller died. Now that the weather is getting warmer I have realized that I have 2 options, get a new chiller or upgrade my lights. The thought of spending hundreds of dollars on a new chiller seemed backwards to me so it's time to upgrade and step into the 20th century of the saltwater world.

I have an aquarium that is 32" deep by 45" long by 26" wide. It is a 190 gallon with the sump. We have SPS and LPS coral all throughout the tank. We are currently using Metal Halide (1 x 400 watt and 1 x 250 watt) and 2 VHO's. We are looking to upgrade to LED's and have no clue on what to get. Could someone tell me exactly what we can safely use in our system?

Coral Hoarder 06-02-2014 04:33 AM

Go with one of the ever grow fixtures

Proteus 06-02-2014 04:35 AM

T5

Aquattro 06-02-2014 04:49 AM

Replace the chiller.

zv3n 06-02-2014 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 899788)
Replace the chiller.

+1

WarDog 06-02-2014 05:55 AM

Sounds to me like you have a huge investment in LPS and SPS. I agree with Brad and zn3n, replace the chiller. If you are old school I think LED's would disappoint you and your SPS's.

spit.fire 06-02-2014 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zv3n (Post 899790)
+1

+3

imo your tank would do best wth mh due to the height of it

Nuttyreefer 06-02-2014 06:50 AM

Hi
 
I have 9 Ai over my 300g it is 33 deep and I have light to spare :biggrin:

NIVLEM09 06-02-2014 07:25 AM

+4 you can't replace a technology that's proven.just get a new chiller and your corals will love you for it!i regret switching to LED's:cry:

hfp75 06-02-2014 11:17 AM

Kessils with the narrow lens will penetrate down....

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