Bring Lights To Your Aquarium And Watch It Bloom

When it comes to lighting a saltwater or a reef aquarium metal halide aquarium bulbs

, are the best for your lighting needs. The light from a metal halide lamp is the most intense kind of aquarium lighting, simulating the effect of shimmering sunlight-through-water effect that works best with deep tanks to penetrate further, reef tanks especially those with shallow water type corals, Tridacna clams, or other marine species which require intense lighting to survive. The shimmering sunlight through water effect recreates the type of light that a shallow reef requires perfectly, and it lights your aquarium to stunning effect like no other type of aquarium light can do.

It takes a lot of time and effort to make your salt water aquarium look just the way that you want it to. Your fish and other animals will thrive in an environment which is as close to their natural habitat as possible. Coral reefs are some of the liveliest and most widely populated ecosystems in the ocean. Corals which are housed in aquariums require specific conditions to thrive. Many people with coral aquariums have had a good deal of trouble properly lighting their coral tanks so that their corals can grow and thrive until they discover metal halide aquarium lighting.

Metal halide lights will fit into your existing lighting hood whether you have mogul-based (single ended) or HQI (double ended) light sockets. The output from metal halide lighting is the most intense type of aquarium lighting you can find. Most metal halides require that you use them for a minimum of 100 hours before the light output and the color stabilize, they have a slight color variation between individual lamps that is inherent. If there isn't some type of ballast built-in to your lighting fixture you will need to get one that is properly rated for the wattage and bulb type that you select.

You can buy metal halide aquarium lighting in several intensities from 150 watts up to 400 watts bulbs in shades of both white and blue. For tanks that are 16 inches or more deep metal halide lighting is a practical choice, for a tank that is deeper that 24 inches they are an absolute necessity. For tanks that are deeper or which house your more demanding stony corals like, Goniopora, Pavona, and certain types of Acropora coral species you may even need 250 watts or possibly even 400 watt metal halide lights for success.

by: Jack Rackham

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