Reef Aquariums

It seems that all metal halide lighting now, only come with HQI bulbs. Unless you buy a retro kit and build your own hood.

I have always used metal halide lighting on my tanks! I like the shimmer in the water and the corals seem to like it over fluorescent lighting.
With that said which bulbs are better? The HQI or mogul base bulbs!
This is only my opinion, but I fell that the mogul bulbs are the better choice! I have never used the HQI bulbs, but have heard stories of bleaching, burn spots on corals and that the light does not spread out in the tank as well. Along with corals getting UV’ed to death!! What has your experience been with halide lighting! And with the T-5 lighting hitting the market Like an F-5 tornado are halides going to the wayside! What do you use on your tank?

Hi all, My name is Scott. I live in central Minnesota! this is my first attempted at doing a blog, so please bare with me! I have been keeping Reef and saltwater fish aquariums for about 15 years! I mostly do Soft corals, Mushrooms, Zoanthids and Leathers. But do have Many LPS corals as well! My main tank is a 125 gallon, with a 20 gallon Refugium and metal halide lighting!

I would like to here about peoples tanks!

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