PC VS MH

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

I have to agree with Em. While PC lighting may have it's place(and I'm not sure where that is), I certainly wouldn't trade down to PC from MH!! That's just plain crazy talk!!

I am that crazy. I went from MH to PC lighting exclusively, but I need to temper that statement with an explanation. I had one 175W MH pendant over my 50. The problem was that the 50 is only 18 inches deep, and with the sandbed I am down to 14 inches. That configuration with the center brace did not allow the light from the pendant to cover the whole tank. In addition my last MH was that POS Coralife pendant which ramped down before it shut off. The bulb was horrible to say the least.
So rather than trying to find a two bulb fixture I would have needed for proper lighting, and the fact that I only have softies, zoos, and LPS corals, I bought the 2x96W Coraliife Aqualight. I soon replaced the Coralife Actinic with a Custom Sea Life Ultra actinic, which is a superior light..
So all in all Brad, Deb, and Steve, I am crazy. I am crazy but happy, and perhaps if I can find the right fixture I will go back to MH, but for now I am committed to what I have,