Why I love my Metal Halide

jetmaker · Jan 11, 2016

Pfisherman said:
That is the key question, folks that just get their feet wet in reefing don't realize where the hobby has been. LED is the future, but it will be by those who have no desire to go back to tried and true methods. The techy kids will figure out less, not me.

True

Pfisherman · Jan 11, 2016

BTW I'm using led now and have been ramping them up for a year. Hard to balance between bleaching and happiness

jetmaker · Jan 11, 2016

Yup you may need to go back to what us old reefers know lol

jetmaker · Jan 11, 2016

Pfisherman said:
BTW I'm using led now and have been ramping them up for a year. Hard to balance between bleaching and happiness

Pfish sounds like you have a sense of humor lol I'm going to tell u something wild lol I have a 40 b down stairs I set up a 110 g system 75 dt in my foyer I added ammonia started the cycle about 2 wks my external over flow messed up so I put the water in brutes and the sand in a trash can to which had water and was moist. I ordered a h20 overflow it took a week to get and 2 wks before I got it drilled and installed lol I put the sand back in and the water dang thing cycled and cured in the brutes lol sweet.

McMullen · Jan 11, 2016

@jetmaker, reefing for little over 6 years. Been using LED for almost 4 of em. New technology is always the future

McMullen · Jan 11, 2016

@RedneckReefer68, got a little distracted from your original intent, very sorry. I do love the overall look of MH. Though I'm using LED I destroy everything that's not hard and full of small polyps.

jetmaker · Jan 11, 2016

McMullen said:
@jetmaker[/UskimmetdSER], reefing for little over 6 years. Been using LED for almost 4 of em. New technology is always the future :D

Over 30+ here when I started there was uv and mh no Rodi it was for scientists no protein skimmers we had tap water and api slime coat. I've been on at least 5 forums and 15 yrs ago we were talking water issues. Led came out about then and since it came out I've noticed triple or more about disease that wasn't talked about then I know halide will kill good bacteria but will also kill bad plus brook velvet and ick and others I don't think you know what you are talking about at this point you need more experience.

jetmaker · Jan 11, 2016

Plus 35+ yrs not one disease

timkenagy · Jan 11, 2016

jetmaker said:
How long you been doing this.

You disagree? You don't think LEDs are the future? I could sell a hundred led fixtures at pretty crazy prices tomorrow all over my local reefing community.. Yet can't hardly find someone to take this awesome 250w x2 Luminarc reflectiors and massive pfo ballast.. And it's not because MH is the future!

McMullen · Jan 11, 2016

@jetmaker, I think you over estimated the seriousness of my post. No doubt you have forgotten more things about reef keeping then I have learned! Perhaps in 24 + or - years when my experience meter is full we can debate which lighting option once and for all is superior. Until then, +1 MH

jetmaker · Jan 11, 2016

McMullen said:
@jetmaker, I think you over estimated the seriousness of my post. No doubt you have forgotten more things about reef keeping then I have learned! Perhaps in 24 + or - years when my experience meter is full we can debate which lighting option once and for all is superior. Until then, +1 MH

Lol

jetmaker · Jan 11, 2016

I'm not saying led won't take over but just not for me or for the good.

NanaReefer · Jan 11, 2016

Easy choice for me.

timkenagy · Jan 11, 2016

I always see all this talk of experience, what works, what doesn't.. but never tank shots.. The op had a great example of why he had better luck with halides.. I applaud him for that.. But just talk of 24+years with no diseases means mh is better? I don't even know what that's supposed to mean? And just because you're stuck in your way that you've done it for 24 years doesn't prove its better.

timkenagy · Jan 11, 2016

NanaReefer said:
Easy choice for me.

1.5 years growth all Rapid LED lighting.. Way better results than the old system under mh. Was scared to change. But did for the reason @NanaReefer just displayed

Mark_D · Jan 12, 2016

I loved having dual MH on my tank... Can't beat the shimmer, but you also can't beat the price of running led instead.

McMullen · Jan 12, 2016

timkenagy said:
I always see all this talk of experience, what works, what doesn't.. but never tank shots.

I don't think you can upload polaroids……ZING…..

timkenagy · Jan 12, 2016

Seriously.. $200 practically giving away for what I paid.. Can light any 6ft tank

jetmaker · Jan 12, 2016

timkenagy said:
I always see all this talk of experience, what works, what doesn't.. but never tank shots.. The op had a great example of why he had better luck with halides.. I applaud him for that.. But just talk of 24+years with no diseases means mh is better? I don't even know what that's supposed to mean? And just because you're stuck in your way that you've done it for 24 years doesn't prove its better.

30+ and get lucky

timkenagy · Jan 12, 2016

McMullen said:
I don't think you can upload polaroids……ZING…..

That's funny.. But in all seriousness @jetmaker i did start a thread a few weeks back for old school tanks if you do happen to have some old pictures you could upload? Here's a link to the thread.. I was hoping some more old timers would do it.. It would be neat to get a collection going.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/old-school-tank-thread.228661/