Lighting 180G (72x24x24)

[Marmot74]

I was looking at the all in one types (MH, T5, Moonlight) like Hamilton Belize Sun. Do they suck?

[burrows14]

Ive heard good things about them from a couple of people. The only thing is that the centre brace will block out the middle MH.

[Marmot74]

The tank has 2 braces. Splitting the tank into 3rds. Wouldn't that be ideal for a 3 light unit?

[burrows14]

My mistake! I swear I read that you had only one centre brace lol Yes then that fixture would be great for your tank lol I almost went with the 60" version but I couldn't find one with mogul bulbs so I am making my own fixture lol Other wise looks like a great light

[Marmot74]

It's possible it did say that at one point until I actually looked at the tank and saw it had 2 braces

[Lance]

3x 250W MH with supplemental T5 will be fine for just about anything you want to grow in a 24" tank.

[Slick Fork]

I'd also agree with 3x250watt MH OR 3x175 would probably be ok to. I ran 175 watts when I had my big tank running. It was 22" high, and if I was picky about where I put things I could keep anything I wanted, high light stuff in the top half with low light stuff closer to the bottom.

Give some thought to building your own "fixture" it's quite easy and can save you a lot of money as well as give you some interesting ways to customise.

Whatever route you go pay extra attention to reflectors as those are critical to whatever light source you choose.

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by Marmot74

I was looking at the all in one types (MH, T5, Moonlight) like Hamilton Belize Sun. Do they suck?

I think GlobalDesign has one and he is loving it. I got a chance to take a look at the light and I got to say it is very nice too. However, he was using 10K bulb at the time so i did not light the color much but the fixture itself is very solid build.

Unfortunately, if you want this fixture you are in a very long waiting list because they seems out of stock all the time.

I have been waited for over 2 months and now still waiting. If i have known this, I would have bought the maristar from Bulkreefsupply when they are 10% off on remember day. It is just Brutal if you are looking for 6 feet fixture.

I don't think you can go wrong with either one. If you look at build thread, Kien is using maristar for his reef tank.

Good luck