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My budget is unlimited, I just want to make sure I have enough lumens for coral. On the other hand, I don't want to have to buy a chiller because of the heat from the MH.
I'm probable going to customer make a canopy. There has to be a rule of thumb on lumens. If I can get enough lumens with VHO lights, I'll go that way. I just want to know how many lumens I need.
By the way, watt for watt, MH puts out more lumens than VHO and PC, and they put out more lumens than standard flourescent. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the corals couldn't care less about how many watts I'm running through the fixtures, they just want the brightness (lumens), right?
They also want the proper spectrum, too, but I can do that with HO or VHO lights.
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