Bill,
As someone entering (for the past two years) into the aquarium market, I
have to thank you exceedingly for the offhanded last comment you made about
DIY lights. I almost did it myself, my lighting, but living in an apt. I
didn't have the space or tools to make my own canopy. I bought two
SmartLamps which @$140 ea. was an excellent price. I hear all the time
about MH lights and their benefits, although the bulbs themselves are
expensive, the upfront costs can be completely inhibiting. It never occured
to me that such lights might exist outside the aquarium realm, go figure! I
was hoping to have another tank someday, and this is just what I'm going to
do...take a nice trot on down to the local hardware store and have one of
those guys help me out putting together my very own MH lights ;-) THANKS!