40g breeder question

[stocker]

Was wondering what a good height(off the water) would be to keep 250w mh's. Either 10-14k's. Somewhat mixed tank. Primarily sps though

[username in use]

you could keep them pretty high, only because the 40breeder is pretty shallow, so you dont have to penetrate the water too far.

[MarineGirl411]

Have mine about 7-10 inches above the water.

[am3gross]

id have to concur.. 7-10 inches.. if you have not got the light yet you could go with a 175 watt mh and the same 7-10 inches and you would be fine

[stocker]

I already have the lights. Been in storage for a couple months. They used to be in my 45g.

[fishnut321]

running one 250 about 10 inches to cover whole tank

[upster]

I have my 250w 14 inches high but will be moving it down to 10 inches in the very near future.

[stocker]

I was kind of thinking somewhere around 8-10 inches. Maybe for the 2 lights I'll go with 10.

[elegance coral]

I have two 250W 14K MH's in Lumenarc mini reflectors. The bulbs are 11" over my 40 breeder. I have a torch coral, malu and haddoni anemones, and a few small stony coral frags. They all seem to like this light. I have a red open brain that bleached while on the bottom of the tank but fully exposed to the light. I moved it to a corner to see if it recovers. I'll probably need to find it some shade. HTH.

[wrestle1952]

I have 2 - 250s over my 50 gallon breeder. 11 inches off the water.

[stocker]

Maybe I'll go in the 10-12 range that way I can lower them if I need to.

[TLParker]

I am going 12 above my 40 breeder with a 250 MH 20K bulb.

[frags75]

I have 1 250 at 8" above the water. I think 6" would be the minimum you would want to go. It works well for me. And I like the Hamilton 14k. JMO