Another lighting question

[jpa0741]

I have a 92g. corner tank. Currently have a 192 watt pc on tank. I will be adding more light. My question is do you think if I add another 130 watts of pc light that it would be enough to keep leaters, mushrooms, and zoos? I really don't want mh because I do not want to remove my glass top, (cats, fish jumping) and egg crate does not look very good on corner tank. I think by having a 36" fixture towards the front with a 24" fixture towards the back, that it would light it pretty good. Any thoughts on this would be great.
Thanks, Jeff

 

[birdy]

I think that sounds like a good plan.
FYI they do make a black egg crate, If your only hang up on using egg crate is the look.
I always prefer MH and open top vs, pc's and glass tops.

 

[am3gross]

i agree with birdy. mh is the way to go.... then you can keep alot more types of coral. i to tried the pc thing and everytime i went to the pet store i seen a cool looking coral but needed mh lighting.now i have a dual250 mh set up with 110 watts actinic and now i can have almost anything i see at the fish store.
am3gross

 

[jpa0741]

But do you think I will be able to keep mushroom and zoos under 320 of pc lights on a 92 corner?

 

[bang guy]

Some, not all. If you have rock to get them closer to the lights it will help a lot. The problem is that flourescents lose punch very quickly so a deep tank won't have much light near the bottom.

 

[jpa0741]

This my setup with the 192 pc light. Do you think these will be ok under these lights plus another 120 pc? I would like to add a few more maybe up higher in the back when I add the 24" fixture. Any comments?

 

[jpa0741]

Any thoughts on this?