I was planning to setup my 100gallon with 384-480w of Actinic PC and 500w of metal halide (XM 10k's). However, I've run into a problem with fitting it all in my hood, so naturally I'm looking to replace my PC amount with a similar amount from more MH's. I've got a chance to relieve somebody of their pair of 250w Hamilton Technology pendants. Only thing is they need new bulbs. I either plan to run all 4 halides in a row along the length of the tank, centered in the canopy, or I can run them as 2 in the front, 2 in the back. Either way, would running these as 2 XM10k's and 2 whatever-brand 20k's be ok? Or funky looking? Should I instead get some 14-15.5k bulbs all around? I just need suggestions/ideas on which bulbs to run in my 2 new units, or if all 4 units should use the same, and if they should be all in a row, or 2 in front, 2 in back :unsure
All help appreciated :huh