175 watt metal halide

[slosurfer]

How would a 175 watt metal halide setup be over a 36 gallon reef tank? would that be enough output for most corals?

 

[nas19320]

:yes:

 

[slosurfer]

does anyone else have a say on this?

 

[saltcreep]

I believe it should be fine.:yes: Maybe no clams........

 

[neowind]

Yea you should be able to keep about anything with that size tank and that lighting. If you go clams or sps keep them at the top of the tank.

 

[kistheeze]

what are the dimensions of the 36 gallon? I'm not familiar with it.

 

[saltcreep]

I am under the impression that u need close to 10WPG for clams. I am no expert here however, just a caution.

 

[kistheeze]

forget WPG - just forget it..... Literally it's meaningless.
Kinda like measuring how fast a car is on how big the engine is - too many other factors for that equation to work.

 

[slosurfer]

what are the dimensions of the 36 gallon? I'm not familiar with it.
it is 30 inches long, 20 inches high and the width is between 11 and 15 inches depending where you are measuring from the bow front

 

[slosurfer]

thanks for the replies, I plan to get this lighting asap

 

[kistheeze]

just as an FYI. MH lighting is pretty much effective for about a 24" area. The edges might be a little dim.

 

[saltcreep]

you will def be happy with the mh. It seems clams should be ok also. did you pick a brand? are you going with 10k or 20k

 

[slosurfer]

I dont remember, I'm going back to my lfs once I get my paycheck

 

[slosurfer]

do you have any suggestions?

 

[saltcreep]

I have 2 x 175w XM 10k, and sup them with 220 VHO to make em a bit more blue. They are a tad yellow. A lot of people out here like the 20k. These have more blue to them. if you go with the 10k, you may need to add some VHO or PC to enhance the color.

 

[saltcreep]

I will try to get some pics tonight of the 10k alone and with VHO so you can se the diff.

 

[saltcreep]

This is with both on

 

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