Can i have some lighting opinions?

[fishymaster776]

okay well i have a 60 gallon tank 40L 16 W and like 20H i think, and i want it to be a spectacular reef tank. Theres nothing in it because i've been doing research cause i dont wanna screw anything up(7 months of research) well and i finally picked out a light. since there are basically no 40 inch lengthed lights, i picked a 36 inch Coralife Aqualight pro, 10k with actinics of a total of 380 watts. is this enough? anyone have experiecne with this light, enough wattage or something? HELP

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[fishymaster776]

Hello Anyone There?

 

[reefnut]

That's enough for a lot of corals... not all but many.

 

[reeffreakgeek]

I think its safe to say that you could keep all softies and LPS.Probably most SPS but not all.Placement is the key.

 

[fishrul11]

that is a good amount of light, but i would suggest going with the halides. the more money you spend now, the less you spend later on replacing corals. GOOD LUCK!!!!
-Jo$h

 

[teen]

Originally Posted by fishrul11
that is a good amount of light, but i would suggest going with the halides. the more money you spend now, the less you spend later on replacing corals. GOOD LUCK!!!!
-Jo$h
those are halides

 

[frankthetank]

Halides are not necessary. But they are nicer and the newest thing. Your lighting will be fine. How much did you spend? There is a nice lighting system that does include halides made by current. Think it's the outer orbit. That's what I would get if I was starting a new one.

 

[teen]

guys, the light he mentioned above is a halide.

 

[frankthetank]

Originally Posted by teen
guys, the light he mentioned above is a halide.
Oh...

The lighting system you have picked sounds great!

 

[bonebrake]

You should be able to keep anything you want.
:joy:

 

[fishymaster776]

thks guys this lighting that i was talking about costs basically 580 us dollars

 

[fishrul11]

sorry about that, i miss read the lighting

, hope everything worked out well.