Reef light

CoolWaters

Superstar Fish
Dec 10, 2006
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#1
is a 175 Watt Metal Halide Ballast with the MH bulb ok?
or should the wattage be higher? and wats a good kelvin lvl?

just saw a place that sells the ballast and bulb for around $60 (but the energy bill....)
 

TheFool

Large Fish
Apr 19, 2006
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What for? You can keep most things under that in a tank up to 3 feet long.

Also you'll need a reflector, and how do you plan to mount it. And what kelvin is the bulb?