Clam Light

[casey]

If I want to get a tank for my 75 gal tank what light do I need and how many wattages

 

[kpogue]

WHAT!!!???

 

[hondo]

depends on what you want to keep. soft corals and LPS only you can get buy with VHO or PC. Probably look to have close to 400w total.
If you want to keep clams and SPS corals then you are better off with Metal Malide lighting with actinic supplemation in either PC or VHO.
Personally I would recomend 2 250w MH 10,000k with between 220 - 440 VHO actinics.

 

[casey]

How much will 2 mh's cost or the other lights u reconmended

 

[hondo]

depends if you want to go with an complete system in a hood, a retrofit kit, or the DIY route. Lighting is expensive so be prepared for some sticker shock.

 

[zack schwartz]

casey
Lighting like already said is expensive. I would defently look on ---- and online to fin good deals. I found my lighing cheap on ----!

 

[casey]

If I get two 250 wat mh's do I get a strip lamp head or do I get a 1 450 wat mh with a bowl lamp head.

 

[hondo]

on your 75g tank which is 4' long you should have 2 X 250w MH and some VHO or PC actinic. Look around ---- and any number of lighting supply places on the net for deals and types of fixtures. There is also the DIY method which will save you some $$$ and it's not very hard to do as My lighting is DIY MH and PC and I am not a real DIY kindo f person but managed just fine.