20L Frag Tank! Need Light! what one????

[grubsnaek]

Filtration= Aqua Clear 500(carbon,sponge,bio-max near future)
Flow= Aqua Clear 500, and a power head rated at 100gph on the back wall.
total flow is 550-600gph. turnover is 27.5X-30X. i can throttle the Acuaclear
back.
Lighting= will be 150-300w of VHO. i might only go with just two bulbs.
how does this sound.

 

[zanoshanox]

You shouldnt care about color or fish if its going to be a frag tank. Just get intense lighting so that you can grow things, not only keep them alive.

 

[grubsnaek]

true just wanted the blue color so that the coral would look crazy. but the frag tank is what i am going for, just some random question on the way.
you pic is that clown real. if so damn that sh*t is hot! does everything else meaning filtration and flow look good.

 

[volitan_fa]

You can get the blue effect with any fluorescent lighting is what I was trying to say. VHOs come in actinic too, not just T5s. I read a research once that said a ratio of 2 daylight (10,000K) bulbs to every one true actinic VHO bulb works best for coral growth...just a consideration, 3 VHO bulbs might be the way to go!

 

[grubsnaek]

thank you i look into that. i think they only come with 2,3,4 bulbs though. i will look