mattseattle
Well-known member
my new lighting came today! 2 175w metal halides! installed and working now!
boy they are nice.....definitely lights up the tank well. i can see things on the rocks i didn't know existed. i even think i saw some little star polyps on one of the rocks and tons of tube worms i didn't see before.
it's almost a little too bright for my living room though!
i guess now my algae bloom may happen because up to this point i haven't had much algae growth. at least nothing substantial that my cleanup crew hasn't taken care of.
so i heard that at the beginning you should only run them a few hours a day then gradually work up. what do you guys recommend for the schedule for the coming weeks?
also as far as timers for these.....do most times work? i have a timer that i had on my old NO tubes but was afraid that the amperage/wattage or whatever of the new metal halides might be a little much for it.
thanks
boy they are nice.....definitely lights up the tank well. i can see things on the rocks i didn't know existed. i even think i saw some little star polyps on one of the rocks and tons of tube worms i didn't see before.
it's almost a little too bright for my living room though!
so i heard that at the beginning you should only run them a few hours a day then gradually work up. what do you guys recommend for the schedule for the coming weeks?
also as far as timers for these.....do most times work? i have a timer that i had on my old NO tubes but was afraid that the amperage/wattage or whatever of the new metal halides might be a little much for it.
thanks