Enough Light?
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littlebuck
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Get some MH's or at least some VHO's
wax32
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If you are semi-handy and have a wooden canopy or can build one, look into a 4 bulb 48" VHO retrofit kit and go that route. This will give you enough to keep most corals except the most demanding like Acropora. Total of the lights minus canopy if you end up needing to buy one: $300 or so.
This will put you at 440w of light.
This will put you at 440w of light.
oceana
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lighting quality goes in this order IMO
NO<- normal output. some soft coral but really only good for fish only tanks
HO<-- High output. most soft corals
pc<-- power compact most soft corals some lps. no sps or clams
VHO<-- Very high output. most corals otehr then some sps and clams IMO
T5<-- just about any coral you want depending on the wattage, reflector, and ballast
MH<-- metal halide. any coral you want as well as clams
all of this is subject to how many watts you use but for standard applications the above applys
NO<- normal output. some soft coral but really only good for fish only tanks
HO<-- High output. most soft corals
pc<-- power compact most soft corals some lps. no sps or clams
VHO<-- Very high output. most corals otehr then some sps and clams IMO
T5<-- just about any coral you want depending on the wattage, reflector, and ballast
MH<-- metal halide. any coral you want as well as clams
all of this is subject to how many watts you use but for standard applications the above applys
wax32
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Originally Posted by BigFish24
and will my electric bill take a big hit?
Well, you will be running about 400 more watts if you go with 4 bulbs, so you do the math.
It shouldn't be real bad though. I am running 665 watts of VHO on my 70. Our next bill will be the first to show anything though since I went from 400w of light last bill to 665 this one.
and will my electric bill take a big hit?
Well, you will be running about 400 more watts if you go with 4 bulbs, so you do the math.
It shouldn't be real bad though. I am running 665 watts of VHO on my 70. Our next bill will be the first to show anything though since I went from 400w of light last bill to 665 this one.