Many years ago metal halide lighting was necessary for lighting deep marine reef aquariums especially if they were dominated by sps corals.
Reef aquarium lighting led vs metal halide.
In the picture to the left a 12 watt led grow light similar to the natural daylight led aquarium light showed superior growth to a 175 watt full spectrum metal halide.
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Achieve beautiful near natural reef lighting and enhance coral growth with these high quality lighting options.
In exchange for the intensity needed to grow sps corals negative factors are also included.
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Metal halide hqi lighting is nearing the end of its reign over marine reef aquariums.
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Using technology to emulate the sun and reef ep 1.
Developed for the aquarium industry by world renowned lighting specialist and luminaries designer tullio dellaquila the reef brite twin arc metal halide lamp is not only the most innovative lamp available it is.
The reef brite twin arc metal halide lamp is one of the most exciting new developments in aquarium lighting in almost a decade.
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Additionally aquarium led lights offer maximum flexibility to fine tune light coloration intensity and shimmer without having to replace bulbs because each led is controllable.
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Because metal halides produce more lumens per watt than other types of aquarium lighting this type of lighting is preferred by many reef aquarists.